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Dear Readers,
In this special issue, we profile a handful of architects who are working tenaciously to put the pieces of post-Katrina Louisiana and Mississippi—the states hardest hit—back together again. They are alternately hopeful and pessimistic. Everyone participating in the recovery has a different view of what the finished picture should look like. So consensus on what to do now and next is difficult to secure. Almost no one thinks rebuilt neighborhoods should tower atop 12-foot-high foundations, and yet in some places that may happen. complete story
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after the storm
architects along katrina's path of devastation struggle to resurrect the cities and towns they love.
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head above water
a new orleans architect recounts her personal hurricane katrina story.
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project: upwardly mobile
After working in private practice for nine years, architect Michael A. Berk shifted gears in 1990 to become a professor and researcher. His new pursuit ultimately led him to explore affordable and ecologically based factory-built housing in the rural Southeast and Delta regions, where the dynamics of poverty differ from those seen in urban centers.
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Gulf Coast Green 2008 Calls for Presenters
Until Sept. 17, AIA-Houston COTE is accepting proposals for session presentations at the Gulf Coast Green 2008 Symposium.
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Take a Course in Sustainable Home Design—Online
Solar Energy International, an educational non-profit organization that provides renewable energy education and training, is offering a six-week, self-paced online course on up-to-date strategies for sustainable new home construction and remodels.
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 ProShield Receives Recycled Content Certification
Today’s focus is on “green building” materials. ProShield® vinyl clad windows and doors have received “% recycled material content” certification from Scientific Certification Systems making Weather Shield® Windows & Doors the first window company in North America to receive this certification. Qualifying under LEED MR-4-Recycled Content, eligible for 2 points, ProShield windows and patio doors deliver uncompromising beauty with natural wood on the inside and resilient, low-maintenance vinyl on the outside. Click Here. Visit www.weathershield.com.
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U. Memphis to Offer Master of Architecture Degree
Students at the University of Memphis no longer need to leave the school to seek a master's degree in architecture.
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Get Trained in Green Roof Design
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities offers regional courses and symposia in green design.
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Integrating Habitats in Oregon
A design competition for the Portland, Ore., region—called Integrating Habitats—has been established with the aim of furthering the balance between development and conservation.
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 AZEK® TRIMBOARDS HAS THE EDGE ON DESIGN AND LONGEVITY
The sky’s the limit when it comes to designing exterior trim with AZEK Trimboards. Specify the leading brand of trim for long-lasting beauty and designs that will withstand the test of time. AZEK Trimboards is more versatile than wood, both on the jobsite and in the millwork shop, where it can be easily milled, mitered, routed, turned on lathe and even heat-formed into arches and unique shapes. It does not require paint for protection, however if a paint color is desired, it has excellent paint adhesion that will last years longer than painted wood. Now, new Sherwin-Williams VinylSafe Color Technology makes it possible to paint AZEK products in a broad range of darker colors to suit any home design. With a 25-year warranty, AZEK Trimboards is the only brand of trim to hold a building code report (ESR-1074). Visit www.azek.com or call 1-877-ASK-AZEK
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Architect As Developer: Seminar with Jonathan Segal
Jonathan Segal is now preparing to make a 6-8 hour seminar presentation in Los Angeles, CA to explain the entire process of architect as developer. He will go through case studies of his own work, taking attendees through the entire process start to finish.
See this event and more on the ra calendar.
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Reinvention 2007
What does modern design mean today? And what can traditions teach us about ourselves and our dwellings? Reinvention 2007 will examine ways you can learn from the past while still advancing the profession and the art of residential design.
www.reinventionconf.com
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