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Gamble For Architectural Glory: The American Institute of Architects New York Chapter (AIA NY) and Carbone Smolan Agency (CSA) will host a symposium entitled "If You Build It, Will They Come: Art's Gamble for Architectural Glory" at the Center for Architecture in New York. The all-day event, which is scheduled for Saturday, February 14, will bring together museum directors, trustees, architects, and designers for a lively and constructive debate about the role architecture plays in developing and sustaining world- class cultural institutions. Confirmed speakers include Stephen Holl, Stephen Holl Architects; Jay Gates.
In the past few years, the academic and professional debate has focused primarily on form-making, the most obvious result of which has been those blobs, or funny shapes, that have proliferated in many architectural and urban design studios.But according to architectural theorist Antoine Picon: "What many designers have had in common is the belief that architectural form must express the intrinsic complexity of the invisible electronic networks and fields that surround it.Carlo Ratti and his colleagues and partners have taken a different course.Their mapping comes prior to any architectural endeavor.It reveals a level of complexity with which design should not even try to compete."See Also Orleans Architectural Record:International Competition for New Housing in New Orleans architectural RecordArchitectural Record, in partnership with the Tulane School of Architecture, announces two International Competitions to generate housing proposals for New Orleans architectural Record in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.The dual competitions are: (1) New Orleans architectural Record House Prototype, open to current architecture students; and (2) High-Density on the High-Ground, open to everyone.Participants in these competitions will design much-needed housing for the city of New Orleans architectural Record.
BusinessWeek Architectural Record Award 2006The editors of Architectural Record and BusinessWeek announce the 9th annual BusinessWeek / Architectural Record awards program.After a year's absence, they have simplified the process of entering, yet they retain the program's distinguishing emphasis on exceptionally designed work that makes a contribution to the business aspirations of a given company or institution.Recipients will be featured in the November 2006 issues of Architectural Record and BusinessWeek magazines, read by over 5 million business and design professionals.
On The Other Hand See In-house Architectural Team:According to the designers, the completed house was a hit with the owners."We've heard great things from them," said Christine Santana and Jenifer Manning of Santana Interiors, South Pasadena. "They gave their blessing."Hillary Wolfe is a member of our Social Scene team. One of the most inspiring spaces at the Pasadena Showcase House of Design is the Kitchen Pavilion and Grill Garden.
WCI Designs First Green New American HomeWCI Communities, Inc. has designed the first green certified New American Home, which previewed at the 2006 International Builders' Show in Orlando.WCI's design of this year's New American Home received green certification from the Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) for its sustainable design.It is also the first time a builder's in-house architectural team was selected to design the New American Home."We are honored to have been selected to participate in this project," said WCI President and CEO Jerry Starkey.
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