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New plans to green cities, countries, and the world seem to be popping up everywhere. Similar to Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC, the Mayor of London's office recently...
In this issue: ·United Nations Approves Master Plan ·Art Deco Jewel Gets 21st Century Uplift ·Look No Further Than Chelsea's "Vision...
In case you haven't heard, there is a man with a family in NYC aiming to put us all to shame. Colin Beaven, or No Impact Man as he calls himself on his blog, is spending...
Atlas of Novel Tectonics, a book by Jesse Reiser, AIA, and Nanako Umemoto of NYC-based Resier + Umemoto RUR Architecture, has won two international awards: The Jan...
Edgar Tafel, FAIA, celebrates his 95th birthday at the Center for Architecture. Annie Kurtin Let them eat cake: New Housing New York winning design...
Oculus 2007 Editorial Calendar If you have ideas, projects, opinions -- or perhaps a burning desire to write about a topic below -- we'd like to hear from you!...
Event: Process 2 Collaboration 4: Inside/Outside -- Seamless Collaboration Location: New York Design Center, 03.14.07 Speakers: Joan Blumenfeld, FAIA, IIDA, LEED AP --...
Event: Helmut Jahn: A MIXED GREENS LECTURE Location: The New York Academy of Sciences Headquarters, 7 WTC, 03.15.07 Speaker: Helmut Jahn -- President and CEO, Director...
Event: Interpreting and MisInterpreting Jane Jacobs: New York and Beyond Location: Museum of the City of New York, 03.07.07 Speakers: Ronald Shiffman, FAICP, Hon. AIA --...
Event: Russell Shorto Details Manhattan's Dutch Origins -- Downtown Third Thursdays Lecture Series Location: National Museum of the American Indian, 03.15.07 Speaker:...
It’s great to read a favorable write-up on the pedicab regulations (See Editor’s Soapbox: Proposed Pedicab Protocol Not So Appalling). I also agree that the limited...
"In an effort to bring uniformity to sustainable building practices, the International Code Council (ICC) and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) have announced...
In this issue: ·Collaboration Success Story Hits East New York ·Three New Landmarks in Far West Village; Five to Go ·Compassion & Healing: 2007...
During the Global Emergency Teach-in, Architecture2030 issued the 2030 Challenge and the 2010 Imperative -- strategies to transform the built environment, stabilize...
The American Institute of Architects College of Fellows has awarded its 2007 Latrobe Prize of $100,000 for the proposal, "On the Water, A Model for the Future: A...
Crowds gathered at the AIA NY Chapter’s New Members Reception at the Center for Architecture 03.15.07. Kristen Richards (l-r): Abby Suckle, FAIA,...
Oculus 2007 Editorial Calendar If you have ideas, projects, opinions -- or perhaps a burning desire to write about a topic below -- we’d like to hear from you!...
Event: The Sustainable Works of Foster + Partners: A Mixed Greens Lecture Location: New York Academy of Sciences, 7 WTC, 02.22.07 Speaker: Brandon Haw — senior...
Event: Clodagh Inner Circle Speaker Series Location: Clodagh Design Showroom, 02.27.07 Speaker: Paul Novack — Founder & Operational Manager, Environmental...
Event: The Big Oyster; History on the Half Shell, part of the Downtown Third Thursdays lecture series. Location: India House, Marine Room, 02.15.07 Speaker: Mark...