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National conference addresses world sustainability issues
March 1st, 2008
Leading educators get together to prepare for the inconvenient truth. By Thomas Fisher For the first three days in November, administrators and faculty from both architecture and landscape architecture programs across North America and from abroad met in downtown Minneapolis to share ideas and gather information about how to help their own regions, institutions, and […]
Green roofs and living walls create eco-friendly clothing shop
March 1st, 2008
Mass Studies has out done itself with a cool (literally) flora-covered multi-use building in Seoul. A blend of natural and artificial, the new Ann Demeulemeester fashion retail shop in the Gangnam district of South Korea’s capitol city brings green building to a new level. Sited on an alley in a neighborhood that has seen rapid […]
Art museum clad in metal mesh
March 1st, 2008
The New Museum of Contemporary Art soars above the Bowery with expanded metal. By Frank Edgerton Martin One of today’s “hippest” art museums is clad in the expanded metal mesh that many of us remember from our parents’ cheap summer lawn furniture. Just opened in December 2007, New York’s New Museum of Contemporary Art is […]
Retaining walls overcome site challenges for luxury condo development
March 1st, 2008
The Norris Canyon Estates in San Ramon, Calif., east of San Francisco, are gaining a local presence not merely for luxury homes but also for the nearly 46,000m2 of multiple-tiered retaining walls built throughout its challenging terrain. A location with 1:1 slope ratios and expansive clay soils required a major transformation to make the area […]
Effective erosion control
March 1st, 2008
Selecting a rolled erosion control product (RECP) for designing with vegetation. By Roy J. Nelsen Erosion due to water is a natural event resulting from both the detachment and transportation of soil particles. Accelerated erosion due to human activity and the removal of vegetation or cover from the land often results in drastically increased rates […]
Awning allows hotel guests to enjoy the weather
March 1st, 2008
Sunmaster of Naples Inc. | Naples, Fla., United States This dining area of the Edgewater Beach Hotel, Naples, Fla., has a prime beachfront location and allows guests to enjoy the weather and the view. The awning, which won an Award of Excellence in the commercial awnings category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, wraps two […]
Lit awnings resemble old “arcade” awnings
March 1st, 2008
Architectural Sails | Ashmore City, Queensland, Australia For the Wynn Casino’s exterior, the client wanted to make a statement both day and night. The request was for 80 lit awnings, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the commercial awnings category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, in eyelid, curved and straight designs to be […]
Elliptical entrance awning symbolizes airplane wing
March 1st, 2008
Miami Awning Co. | Miami, Fla., United States This elliptical entrance awning, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the commercial awnings category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, is for the sales center of a new housing community located near an airport in Miami, Fla. Low-flying planes are a common occurrence, and the client […]
New awnings match company’s new identity
March 1st, 2008
Chesterfield Awning Co. Inc. South Holland, Ill., United States After Macy’s bought out Marshall Field’s, the historic Marshall Field’s Building on State Street in downtown Chicago, Ill. was in need of new awnings to match the company’s new identity. The awnings, which won an Award of Excellence in the retractable awnings category of the 2007 […]
Retractable awning thrills homeowners
March 1st, 2008
Craft-Bilt Mfg. Co. | Souderton, Pa., United States These homeowners wanted to shade both their wide patio and spacious living room in their Haven Lake, Penn. home. Engineers designed and installed a 12m-by-4m awning, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the retractable awnings category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, with a motor and […]