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show us your '70s house
As I write this, 20 universities have taken over the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate the potential of solar power in housing. Those of us who remember the '70s can smile at the exuberance of students rediscovering these technologies. This time around, they vow, they'll make the houses pretty!
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objects in stillness
Four well-composed houses demonstrate the power of function.
desert variations
World-class paintings and sculptures possess a constant ability to surprise. The more you look at them, the more you see; different layers and meanings reveal themselves with each viewing. This high-desert house outside Santa Fe, N.M., by San Antonio's Lake/Flato Architects, evokes a similar sensation.
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tranquility zone
Most architects are lucky to find a client with a little design knowledge or background. Dion McCarthy, AIA, landed in an even better situation when creating this beach house in Ventura, Calif., for a pair of design connoisseurs.
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my own private iowa
Paul Mankins, FAIA, LEED AP, connected artistically with the owner of this Des Moines, Iowa, loft right from the start. In fact, his first thought about how to approach the long, narrow shell and its panoramic skyline views resonated perfectly with the owner's vision.
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creative license
Architects who favor a streamlined approach to design in Washington, D.C., have often felt constrained by the city's prevailing preference for traditional styles. But times are changing, just a bit, and local design pros are discovering more clients willing to push the envelope and embrace the unexpected.
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Form Meets Function in Solar Homes
The DOE Solar Decathlon teams prove solar-powered houses can be beautiful as well as green.
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residential architect design awards: call for entries
could your house win an award from a group of other accomplished architects?
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Scientists Developing Debris-Resistant Construction Panel
A team of University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers, led by assistant professor of civil engineering Nasim Uddin, is developing a housing material that will better withstand damage from airborne debris, high winds, and flood waters.
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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 to read article. Visit www.weathershield.com.
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Time Passages
A contemporary lighting approach redefines a Kansas City residence.
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Rustic Minimalism
An Illinois barn is given new life and light as an architectural retreat.
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Suspended Elegance
New indoor lighting products.
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