Architecture

A Poorly Camouflaged Cell Tower

In upstate New York, a fake pine tree leads to a clash between a design-conscious small town and a communications giant.

June 13, 2003 - Rochester Democrat And Chronicle

US-style College Town Architecture Opposed Down Under

A proposed 11-story complex at Melbourne University is criticized for repeating the mistakes of inexpensively built U.S. private student housing.

June 12, 2003 - The Age, Australia

Is WTC Design Being Undermined?

Civic and planning groups charge that business interests are attempting to undermine Libeskind's design concepts.

June 12, 2003 - The New York Times

Sen. McCain Opposes Growth Near Luke Base

Arizona approves development plans inside the noise limits of Luke Air Force Base angering Sen. John McCain among others.

June 11, 2003 - The Arizona Republic

Welcome To The New America

A quiet but dramatic change is taking place in American society as the nation enters a post-ethnic era.

June 10, 2003 - The Washington Post

Top City For Architecture Buffs

Amsterdam is futuristic, pragmatic, and fast becoming a top design destination.

June 9, 2003 - The Globe and Mail

Urban Heat Islands Also Cause Smog And Rain

According to a new study, "heat islands" created by urban paving and buildings are also responsible for causing smog and rainfall.

June 8, 2003 - The Houston Chronicle

Good Architecture Doesn't Mean Good Urban Design

John King looks at SoMa's 'half-baked' masterpiece of design.

June 7, 2003 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Phoenix May Try Transit-oriented Zoning

City planners are rewriting zoning codes to create pedestrian-friendly hubs around proposed light-rail stops.

June 7, 2003 - The Arizona Republic

But Does It Say L.A.?

L.A. hopes Frank Gehry's metal swoops and swirls will give it its own icon - à la Empire State Building or Eiffel Tower.

June 6, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

'City Of Tomorrow' Award Winners Announced

The winning design at an international competition to design the city of tomorrow incorporates hydrogen-powered neighborhoods, interlocking 'greenway' parks.

June 6, 2003 - The Globe and Mail

Planner Appointed Director Of Design For NEA

Jeff Speck, is currently director of town planning for DPZ, is appointed Director of Design for the National Endowment for the Arts.

June 5, 2003 - National Endowment For The Arts

Over 13,000 Register For WTC Memorial Competition

The LDMC announced that 13,683 prospective participants from 94 nations and all fifty states have registered for the World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition.

June 5, 2003 - Lower Manhattan Development Corporation

Interview With WTC Architect Daniel Libeskind

Daniel Libeskind discuss his design for the World Trade Center site.

June 4, 2003 - WNBC

Detroit Pins Hope On Downtown Complex

Detroit, MI, hopes a new urban park will bring urban vitality and street life to its downtown.

June 3, 2003 - The Detroit Free Press

Ensuring Architectural Quality In Sprawling Subdivisions

Municipalities are hiring architects to ensure that new development is architecturally interesting and does not look resemble sprawling cookie-cutter subdivisions

June 3, 2003 - The National Post

Think Smaller

Reinvigorate the Buffalo region by thinking small, says the new dean of the University at Buffalo School of Architecture.

May 30, 2003 - The Buffalo News

Can A Building Reclaim Democracy?

Can Daniel Libeskind's 1,776-foot tower reclaim the symbols of democracy?

May 30, 2003 - MetropolisMag.com

Prefab Is Fab Again

Modular housing, though often overlooked, has the potential to transform American domestic architecture.

May 29, 2003 - The New York Times

Bending The Future Of Architecture

An unlikely collaboration between an architecture professor and a Brooklyn metalworking shop has the potential to change the shape of architecture.

May 29, 2003 - MetropolisMag.com

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