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For our last newsletter of the year, we've assembled a greatest hits collection for your perusal. This isn't a list compiled by us; it's comprised of stories our readers chose most frequently with the click of their mice. So, just in case you missed a few choice morsels with your mouse, we serve them up one last time.
And for those of you who were closed out of our sold out symposium, Reinvention 2007, we've assembled a highlights view of its hot topics. If you'd like a jump on planning for next year's conference, we're gathering in Austin, Texas, December 8 through 10, 2008.
Meanwhile, have a safe and happy holiday season from all of us at residential architect magazine.
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h e a d l i n e s
ra design awards
project of the year: camouflage house, green lake, wis.
Every once in a while, an architectural perfect storm occurs. A series of favorable circumstances—a gifted architect, a beautiful site, a thoughtful client—coincide in one project, leading to a sublime synthesis of design, surroundings, and program. That's exactly what happened with this weekend home for a Milwaukee family in Green Lake, Wis.
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custom home: oshry residence, bel air, calif.
What impressed the judges most about this house was the way Zoltan E. Pali, FAIA, used public and private space to break up its long bar shape.
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multifamily: loft23, cambridge, mass.
Strung between two parks, the glass-and-copper Loft23 takes modern urban housing to a new level. It was the final building in a large mixed-use development, and in order to fill out the 100-foot-by-200-foot site and meet a 70-foot height datum, the architects designed four stories of apartments with 14-foot ceilings.
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2007 leadership awards
our three winning firms find originality and humanity in architectural traditions of the past.
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man about town
alexander gorlin reaches across stylistic divides to bring sumptuous modernism to urban dwellings.
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sarasota serene
building on the legacy of paul rudolph and ralph twitchell, guy peterson refreshes florida's mid-century modernism with a calm, cool touch.
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a passion for craft
anne fougeron's work explores the boundaries of art, light, and life in california.
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field maneuvers
survival skills for your first forays in design/build.
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our town
how architects are helping their communities understand and appreciate good design.
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on thin ice?
as the housing market teeters on the brink, architects adjust their game plan.
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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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taking the leed
an insider's tips for meeting residential green building standards.
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delivering the goods
architects must find a way to bring better design to more people.
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the urban window
working within city limits, contemporary designers devise a fresh response to context.
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 We go through a lot to protect your reputation.
At the American Architectural Manufacturers Association, we’re obsessed with the quality of doors and windows. Every product that displays our certification label has had a sample of its design pass independent, accredited lab tests for resistance to wind pressure and air and water leakage. To learn more, visit aamanet.org/certification. AAMA Stands for You.
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