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Top StoriesautorotateTruedelay5Air Conditioning: A Boon and a BurdenAir conditioning was invented 110 years ago this week, providing cool comfort for?Hashi Mori / BerlinAffect StudioArchitects Shy From TrutherismEven as the new World Trade Center buildings are preparing to come online, one?Cahokia and American ExceptionalismAmerica is a great nation, but is it wise enough to learn from history and curb its?Student Life and Performance Center / Academic Center, New England Conservatory of MusicAnn Beha ArchitectsMaking Progress With Diversity in ArchitectureThe lack of diversity in architecture isn?t a simple problem, but there are better and????AllNewsCultureProductsAIA ARCHITECTProduct: Tandus Flooring DV8The shifting of a needle in the tufting process can result in serendipitous beauty as well as a colorful carpet pattern.?A Tawain Port Attests to the Vagaries of CompetitionsArchitectural competitions invite grand, visionary ideas, but the built realities are often a letdown, says Aaron Betsky after visiting a competition-winning, built project in Fugee, Taiwan.?New Book Encourages You to Get DirtyA team of landscape architects wants to change your perception of dirt as ?icky? through essays, interviews, and illustrations that explore the positive potential of the soiled substance.?Lutron Joins Green Retrofit Team for the Empire State BuildingJohn Gendall reports that the lighting manufacturer will install architecture news 340 new fixtures, sensors, and controls per floor as part of the historic project?s overall goal to reduce energy consumption by 38 percent.?Obstructed Views Inside and Outside the London 2012 Aquatics CentreTreehugger?s Bonnie Alter responds to the seating wings at the Aquatics Centre by Zaha Hadid?capacity-boosting features that obstruct the view of the swooping venue.?San Diego Residents Look to Increase City?s Walkability In San Diego, there?s no lack of public parks and open space. Residents say the problem, though, is getting to them. Feeling confined to their cars, San Diegans are starting to speak out architecture news the city?s lack of options for pedestrians. ?3D Printing Guns Now a Scary Reality3D printing has been used by the architecture, engineering, and medical community. Now, the weapons industry could also join in on the technology?thanks to one DIY weapons guru.?Product: Richlite Co. CascadeFSC-certified and post-consumer paper find new life as surfacing products for shelving and countertops.?Object: Chris Boardman?s Lotus Type 108 Olympic Pursuit BikeAn Olympic bike is one object among many featured at the London Design Museum?s ?Designed to Win? exhibit, architecture news all the gear that helped athletes with their gold, silver, and bronze victories. Through Nov. 18.?Paddle 8 and Visionaire Present Oscar Niemeyer in 3DTen images by Vicente De Paulo present the sensuous curves of Oscar Niemeyer?s architecture in 3D. Viewers can see the images online, using glasses provided by Paddle 8, or in the forthcoming Rio issue of Visionaire.?Subscribe All articles in ARCHITECT NewsA Tawain Port Attests to the Vagaries of CompetitionsArchitectural competitions invite grand, visionary ideas, but the built realities are often a letdown, says Aaron Betsky after visiting a competition-winning, built project in Fugee, Taiwan.?New Book Encourages You to Get DirtyA team of landscape architects wants to change your perception of dirt as ?icky? through essays, interviews, and illustrations that explore the positive potential of the soiled substance.?Lutron Joins Green Retrofit Team for the Empire State BuildingJohn Gendall reports that the lighting manufacturer will install architecture news 340 new fixtures, sensors, and controls per floor as part of the historic project?s overall goal to reduce energy consumption by 38 percent.?Obstructed Views Inside and Outside the London 2012 Aquatics CentreTreehugger?s Bonnie Alter responds to the seating wings at the Aquatics Centre by Zaha Hadid?capacity-boosting features that obstruct the view of the swooping venue.?San Diego Residents Look to Increase City?s Walkability In San Diego, there?s no lack of public parks and open space. Residents say the problem, though, is getting to them. Feeling confined to their cars, San Diegans are starting to speak out architecture news the city?s lack of options for pedestrians. ?3D Printing Guns Now a Scary Reality3D printing has been used by the architecture, engineering, and medical community. Now, the weapons industry could also join in on the technology?thanks to one DIY weapons guru.?Paddle 8 and Visionaire Present Oscar Niemeyer in 3DTen images by Vicente De Paulo present the sensuous curves of Oscar Niemeyer?s architecture in 3D. Viewers can see the images online, using glasses provided by Paddle 8, or in the forthcoming Rio issue of Visionaire.?AIA Awards 2012 Diversity ScholarshipsThe American Institute of Architects awards its Minority Disadvantaged Scholarship of up to $4,000 each to four architecture-students-to-be.?Robotic Jellyfish Made from Plastic and Rat MuscleBiology, engineering, materials science, and design come together to make a rat-muscle-based, synthetic, swimming jellyfish, Blaine Brownell reports. ?Commercial Buildings Compete for Title of Biggest Energy LoserThe EPA?s third annual Energy Star Program kicked off Wednesday. Nearly 3,300 commercial buildings will compete to improve energy efficiency, with the biggest loser taking home the prize. ?Subscribe All articles in News CultureNew Book Encourages You to Get DirtyA team of landscape architects wants to change your perception of dirt as ?icky? through essays, interviews, and illustrations that explore the positive potential of the soiled substance.?Object: Chris Boardman?s Lotus Type 108 Olympic Pursuit BikeAn Olympic bike is one object among many featured at the London Design Museum?s ?Designed to Win? exhibit, architecture news all the gear that helped athletes with their gold, silver, and bronze victories. Through Nov. 18.?Exhibit: ?Stadia: Sport and Vision in Architecture?Just in time for the Summer Olympics, Sir John Soane?s Museum in London is showing an exhibition on how architects have used the stadium throughout history to push innovation. Through Sept. 22.?Exhibit: ?Kevin Roche: Architecture as Environment?The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., is holding a retrospective of the 1982 Pritzker Prize?winning architect, Kevin Roche. Through Dec. 2.?Exhibit: ?Loop Value: The How Much Does It Cost? Shop?A pop-up shop by the Chicago Architecture Foundation factors in all of the hidden costs that products use throughout their lives. Through 2012.?Blog: BetonbabeOn this Tumblr site from a Princeton University School of Architecture grad student, you?ll be escorted through the coolest lost-and-found of concrete items.?Book: ?Up on the Roof?A trained-architect-turned-photographer-pilot turns his camera on the rooftop lives of New York City, to find pools, gardens, restaurants, and more.?Exhibit: ?Lost Dallas?From the Dallas Center for Architecture comes a look at all of the historic buildings and places that were demolished to make way for the city?s oil-fueled growth. Through July 13.?Film: Steven Holl Explains the Daeyang Gallery and House in Documentary FormFilm, a new medium for AIA Gold Medalist Steven Holl, allows a dynamic exploration of one of his latest works: the Daeyang Gallery and House in Seoul, South Korea.?Book ?Engaging Spaces?The best of Kossmann.dejong?s oeuvre of exhibition designs come alive through unexpected use of ordinary materials to make what the firm calls Engaging Spaces. ?Subscribe All articles in Culture ProductsProduct: Tandus Flooring DV8The shifting of a needle in the tufting process can result in serendipitous beauty as well as a colorful carpet pattern.?Product: Richlite Co. CascadeFSC-certified and post-consumer paper find new life as surfacing products for shelving and countertops.?Product: Dow Solar Dow Powerhouse Solar ShinglesThe energy-producing shingles are gradually being launched throughout the United States, furthering the prevalence of building integrated photovoltaics.?Product: Iron Age Designs InterlakenThe Seattle-based manufacturer of metal trench drains, tree grates, and skimmer lids offers many geometric designs, including an intricate Victorian-era pattern.?Product: Seves Glassblock VetroPienoGlass masonry blocks with a high-end aesthetic can be used in applications beyond bathrooms and basement windows.?Product: Art+Com Manta RheiWhen organic LEDs and mechatronics technology come together, they can create a kinetic, energy-efficient luminaire.?Product: Maharam Design Studio BandGerman designer Konstantin Grcic took four years to research textile materials and production processes to create four textured, nonwoven concepts.?Product: AMICO Apex 02The potential of expanded metal mesh goes beyond simply aperture patterns.?Product: Maffam FreeformLatvian designer Raimonds Cirulis creates organically formed furniture from an unlikely natural material.?Product: Olson Kundig Architects Peek Sliding Door PullThe Seattle-based firm has designed a line of steel hardware and accessories, which is aptly named the Tom Kundig Collection.?Subscribe All articles in ProductsAIANPR and PBS Sponsorship Opportunities Broaden the Reach of Repositioning InitiativeRepositioning UpdateDespite National and International Impediments, Some Improvement AnticipatedSlowdown at Architecture Firms ContinuesDesign Doctrine: Five GSA Case StudiesLondon Power PlayFrom Suspension to Resurrection: How to Restart an Abandoned ProjectRepositioning Phase Two?Building a New Brand Platform for the AIASuzanne Frasier, AIA: Infrastructure Needs and Third-World Know-HowArkansas Design Center Tackles Problems Omnipresent and Invisible ? The Architects of HealingHonoring a Profession that Helped Heal the Nation A special convention ceremony honored the architects involved in post-9/11 memorials and rebuilding efforts. Watch these ?Architects of Healing? talk architecture news the restorative power of place and remembrance in a series of new videos. ? ? 2012 Olympics CoverageThe Games Begin: The London 2012 Olympics Millions of viewers will watch the London 2012 Olympics to see their champions compete. London, as a city, will be competing, too, as its Olympic infrastructure and architecture are tested by the world?s greatest sporting event. ? ?? Continuing Education How to Remediate a Brownfield Site and Revitalize Communities Critical in the repositioning of our postindustrial cities, brownfield redevelopments can transform a blemish on the map into a thriving hub of activity?particularly if designers have a say in the process. ? ? 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