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Figure Eight: A Look at One of Denmark’s Latest Developments
“When designing, we go through hundreds of ideas, layers and layers and layers until we come up with the final design,” said Kai Bergmann, an architect with BIG, a Copenhagen and New York-based firm during a presentation last fall. During the presentation he said it’s important to think of a building not only as an [...]
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Sean Lally, assistant professor of architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has received an international award that began in the 19th century to ...
Fentress Architects has announced the members of the final jury for the 2011 Fentress Global Challenge, an international competition for architecture and engineering students to ...
Tom Minnon, eastern region sales manager for Tubelite Inc., is the latest blogger to join the Architects’ Guide to Glass & Metal website and bi-weekly ...
The Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) has won an international competition to design the Greenland Group Suzhou Center, in Wujiang, China. ...
The Kimball Art Center will present the five architectural designs for its renovation and expansion project, leading up to the selection of the winning design ...
AGG Blogs
Lite Notes
By Ellen Rogers
Ideas that can Inspire With 2012 just around the corner, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at some likely architectural trends and perhaps what the industry can expect to see in the future. In my research I came across three that I think have particular significance in regards to glass and glazing. Well two, I [...]
Architectural Insights
By Bob Borson
2012 Resolution to Recycle To state the obvious, glass recycling is what allows us to turn glass waste into usable products … everybody knows this, right? Sure they do, and if you’re like me you already make an effort to throw your empty bottles into the recycle bin rather than your generic waste bin. “In 2010, Americans generated about [...]
As I See It
By Charles Cumpston
Larry Parisi: Renaissance Rocker Man I recently met Larry Parisi who will become president of the New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in January. Like many architects, he has a wide range of interests. Born in Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, N.J., Larry, who is 62, grew up in nearby Cliffside Park where he went to [...]
Shared Learning
By Tom Minnon
Lessons for a New Year As we begin 2012, I add blogging to my list of New Year’s resolutions and new skills. In our industry, “What’s new?” is a question we’re constantly asked by architects. Staying current, accessible, relevant and knowledgeable are expectations. These are especially important qualities when discussing sustainable design and environmentally responsible construction. The challenges, codes and [...]
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The Columbia Building Intelligence Project (C-BIP) of New York-based Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation will host a think tank titled Vectored Resources on March 8 at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, Ontario. Architects, engineers, ...
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