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Not long ago, I made my obligatory pilgrimage to the NAHB's International Builders' Show. I've been going to the trade show for about 16 years now—since it was the plain old Homebuilders' Show—so I've seen some trends come and go. And I've seen attendance steadily rise until, most recently and for the first time in my memory, it fell.
This time, instead of giddy exuberance, there was an undercurrent of desperation as everyone went through the motions of this yearly ritual: bearing witness to the unveiling of new products. The hushed whispers conveyed the same questions: “How are you doing?” “How long do you think this will last?” Longer than we want to imagine, perhaps.
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Second OPEN Prototype Initiative House in Progress
The OPEN Prototype Initiative (OPI), a partnership between custom timberframe home builder Bensonwood of Walpole, N.H., and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's House_n Research Consortium, has launched its second prototype house project.
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ASLA Honors Landscape Designs
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has announced the winners of the 2008 Professional Awards, which honor the best in landscape architecture from around the world.
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Balance and Method Debut Prefab Cabin
Start-up prefab house manufacturer Method Homes of Seattle has debuted its first model, The Method Cabin. Designed as a series of vacation homes, the sustainably designed prefab cabin will strive for LEED for Homes Gold certification.
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Esherick House on the Auction Block
Louis I. Kahn's Esherick House, one of the architect's most important houses, will go up for auction at Chicago auction house Wright's May 18, 2008, Important Design Sale.
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New Showrooms Open at a&d Building
On May 19, 2008, New York City's Architects & Designers Building will host an opening-night extravaganza with parties and events throughout its 40 showrooms.
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Eric Olsen Wins Metropolis Next-Gen Prize
San Francisco-based architect and California College of the Arts professor Eric Olsen is the winner of the 2008 Metropolis Next Generation Design award and $10,000 prize.
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AIA and Dwell Ask: How Green Are You?
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Dwell.com have launched a competition to find the most sustainable, functional, original, and cost-effective building design.
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Author Seeks Small Retreats for New Book
architect Katie Hutchison of Katie Hutchison Studio is seeking submissions to include in a new book that will illuminate for readers characteristics of good small-retreat design.
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AIA Selects Top 10 Green Projects
aia and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have announced the 2008 COTE Top 10 Green Projects—all of them examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment.
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architects' choice
This is our ninth year of talking with talented residential practitioners about the products and materials they admire most.
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rock star
a sustainable vacation home community takes shape.
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a different model
architects with alternative practice structures are redefining the way they do business.
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Special Summit: Strategies in Sustainable Design
Must green look green? How architects can incorporate earth-friendly strategies, materials and technologies into their architecture without compromising design integrity. Click here to watch the video.
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