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The article focuses on the residential design of Shigeru Ban's Picture Window House in Izu Peninsula, Japan. It is a 2,950-square-foot structure consisting of two glass membranes anchored by metal wall panels at either end. The main room combining kitchen, living, and dining areas opens directly onto a porch overlooking the water. A corridor that doubles as a bathroom gives access to a storage area and four bedrooms. The house's skin derives most of its uniqueness from a system of sliding doors.

This article presents information on the role of heat and moisture in architectural design. Architects must understand air, heat and moisture and moisture flow to achieve better air quality. The images are haunting: greenish-black fuzz advancing across ceilings and pink splotches blooming on vinyl wall coverings. Hotels close for months at a time to remove unsightly and destructive invasions, juries award hundreds of thousands of dollars to plaintiffs who believe toxins from such growth have seriously compromised their health, and property insurers have begun inserting language into owners' policies to spell out what, if any, mold damage they cover. According to Gita Dev, FAIA, an architect in San Francisco and chair of the AIA Housing Committee, members of the industry have become increasingly worried about mold, because its presence in a building could potentially make them liable for health-related problems. INSETS: Summary of Findings Regarding Association Between Health..;Summary of Findings Regarding Association Between Health..;Mold Prevention Resources.

The article discusses architectural drawing in the year 2009. The author examines the fact that most architects draw electronically as a supplement to other methods of modeling and virtual manipulation. The drawings of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, which are on display at the Guggenheim Museum in 2009, are analyzed.

A lesson plan and corresponding article is presented, which will allot students a credit from the AIA (American Institute of Architects) and focuses upon construction defects that cause water leaks around windows.

This article describes the work of architect Steven Holl. Some of his sketches were on display at the China International Gallery Exposition while other are contained at New York's Museum of Modern Art. His sketches offer Holl a way to get ideas down on paper. They may or may not be incorporated into his work but he enjoys the process.

The article details the architectural design and construction techniques applied by Hillier Architecture in restoring the State Capitol of Virginia in Richmond. Hillier Architecture was selected in 2003 to lead the assessment, renovation and expansion project. The firm, together with other construction and engineering firms, collected and reviewed historical documents to understand the design intent, the original construction and the changes that had occurred throughout the building's life.

Designing Social Equality: Architecture, Aesthetics, and the Perception of Democracy, by Mark Foster Gage. This reference to the unknowable or inaccessible opens the door to another major philosophical construct that has been garnering attention in academic architectural circles and that Gage has adopted - that of "object-oriented ontology", (usually referred to as OOO), as conceived by Harman. In addition to these issues is the one raised by Gage's Yale colleague Deamer in her valuable, wary commentary in Aesthetics Equals Politics. [Extracted from the article]

This article presents information on several architectural technologies. There are certain woods that seem as American — and as familiar — as apple pie: oak, pine, and maple, to name just a few. According to Dan Meyerson, who has been selling wood veneer to architects from the New York office of Bacon Veneer Co., since 1993, there is no official definition. In the late 1980s, African anegre was one of the most common sold woods, recalls Meyerson, but his father, who had been in the furniture business since the 1930s, had never heard of it. Before such a permit can be authorized, however, the designated scientific authority of that country must be able to verify that the specimen was not obtained illegally and that its export will not be detrimental to the survival of the species. Johnston Architecture, a firm in Wilmington, North Carolina, that designs beachfront houses, initially specified redwood for many exterior applications because the homegrown lumber could stand up to the hurricane winds and salt spray typical of harsh coastal environments. INSET: Untitled..

This article presents information on several entertainment events related to architecture. The reinstallation of the Museum of Modern Arts' collection in the newly renovated and expanded building designed by Yoshio Taniguchi will include the MoMA Department of Architecture and Design's overview of its collection of design objects, architectural models, and graphic design from the mid-19th century until today, as well as an installation of architectural drawings by the most eminent architects of the 20th century. In the United States alone, new mining will create more than 100,000 square miles of land needing reclamation by the year 2230 as well as 500,000 abandoned mines requiring reclamation. This exhibition focuses on current and future directions for landscape architects and designers to consider in engaging in reclamation. At the Harvard Design School. A film directed by Manfred Kirchheimer takes a poetic and wise new look at an important chapter in architectural history: the development of the American sky-scraper between the late 1860s and early 1920s and the rivalry between Louis Sullivan and Daniel Burnham, two men who changed the skyline.

Sound is arguably the most elusive and personal of all the human senses. Acoustics is the study of the physical properties of sound, which, like the subjects of other building sciences, can be measured, quantified, and charted. But since sound quality is largely subjective, acoustic engineering, unlike structural and mechanical engineering, for instance, is both a science and an art. At the upper reaches of acoustic design, concert halls and opera houses, the architecture, comprising the volume, shape, and finishes of a space, is responsible for the performance of the sound. Sound "particles," representations of the total energy produced by the sound source, are sent in all directions.

The article focuses on use of carbon fiber material in the construction industry. Architects Peter Testa and Devyn Weiser have designed a carbon-tower, a complex undertaking that proposes to build a high-rise tower out of composite materials. Testa and Weiser are pursuing, in partnership with industry, a systemic examination of intermediate-level building systems. Manufacturers are the most willing to shoulder risk; they stand to profit from reasonable investment. Sheila Kennedy, AIA, principal and founder with partner Franc Violich, AIA, of Kennedy & Violich Architecture (KVA), believes there is an exciting horizon for architects to return to the design of materials. In the spring of 2001, Kennedy began to work on an initiative to incorporate solid-state technologies with translucent and transparent materials. They developed concept demonstrations — a combination of materials, solid-state lighting, and product information to stimulate discussion about applications. Architects Testa and Kennedy are reinventing the design process through industry.

This article reports that American Institute of Architect has honored award winners by offering a diverse feast of form, image, color, and light. Each observer focuses a particular lens on the subject, coming up with a singular view about architecture in a time of uncertainty. One of the nation's first African-American National Historic Districts, the LeDroit Park project raises the bar on how urban universities, once concerned primarily with their own expansion goals, can turn outward, embracing adjacent communities, working with them to fulfill mutually beneficial goals.

Focuses on considerations associated with designs proposed by several architectural companies for the redevelopment of the former World Trade Center site in New York City. Controversy related to the theme of designs; Problem of planning faced by the architectural designs; Concerns related with the symbolic presentation of designs.

The article focuses on various books related to residential design. These books include 'Rick Joy: Desert Works,' by Rick Joy, 'Glenn Murcutt: A Singular Architectural Practice,' by Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper and 'Open House: Unbound Space and the Modern Dwelling,' by Adi Shamir Zion.

The article reviews the architectural design of the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, designed by architect Philip Johnson.

The art exhibition Dining Design, is curated by Adam D. Tihany, at Salone Internationale del Mobile, Milan, Italy, from April 14-19, 2004. Special exhibitions are always theatrical highlights of the annual Milan Furniture Fair, more formally known as the Salone Internazionale del Mobile. Dining Design, a collection of installations by students from 10 universities and colleges around the world, was presented within the fairgrounds itself. Street Dining Design, meanwhile, was a memorable walkabout of splashy spaces by some of Italy's leading design professionals held at the off-site Triennale di Milano museum.

Presents several letters to the editor related to architectural designs. Perspectives of architects regarding the rebuilding of monuments and memorials after September 11, 2001; Potential of China as a market for architectural industry; Recent architectural developments in China.

Criticizes architectural design layouts proposed by several architects for the site of the World Trade Center in Manhattan in New York City. Influence of guidelines set by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation on the proposed designs; Element of cloning in designs of the structure; Analysis of design features of the layout proposed by architect Daniel Libeskind.

The article offers advice to architects on how to protect their ownership and use of plans. It notes how easily architects conceded to their clients the valuable rights in their plans. It points out that the rights to ownership and future use of the plans belong exclusively to the architect. It adds that all plans, specifications and related design documents should include a copyright notice at the bottom of the title block or on the front page of each document.

The article discusses the technical and environmental considerations involved in using glass facades on buildings. The author examines software like EnergyPlus, which was designed by the United States Department of Energy to model high-performance green buildings. This software and other tools like it allow architects to utilize transparent glass in their designs while maintaining energy efficiency.

The article discusses a home designed by architectural firm Powerhouse Company. The house, which was the first project for the firm, is called Villa 1. The design was inspired by the building site and a drawing created by the client when he was a child. Problems related to local zoning laws are detailed.

The article discusses several buildings designed to seclude inhabitants from daily distractions. Several structures are examined, including a private library and writing studio designed by Andrew Berman Architect, a swamp hut designed by Moskow Linn Architects, and a watershed house created by FLOAT Architectural Research and Design.

The article discusses the architectural design of skyscrapers. The author details buildings that get wider as they grow taller, which is a different design than the traditional skyscraper model. The design allows buildings to be densely packed at street level while still providing a large amount of interior space.

This article promotes socially responsible architecture, including state-sponsored public housing, the housing schemes of Architects Without Frontiers, Architecture for Humanity, Habitat for Humanity, and similar businesses. Also discussed is the student activism pioneered by Samuel Mockbee, which removes student architects from the classroom and employs their labor as sweat equity and allow them to communicate with individuals in wretched living conditions. The devastating effects of global warming is also discussed.

A calendar of architecture and design events is presented which includes a conference on museum architecture in Denmark, an architectural drawing tour in London, England, and a conference on sustainable living in Chicago, Illinois.

The article presents a discussion of museum exhibition design. Topics include striving to give exhibitions three dimensional meaning, and appropriate museum exhibition appearance. Commentary is provided from architects such as Ada Tolla, partner in the firm LOT/EK, as well as museum curators such as Henry Urbach, curator of architecture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. A discussion of exhibitions at the National Building Museum and the Museum of the City of New York is included.

The article reviews the exhibition "The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture & Design," curated by Donald Albrecht, at the National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., until June 3, 2007.

Assesses several architectural designs in various sizes. Relevance of small architectures if judged by objective criteria; Exploration of the American popular architectures; Depiction of sophisticated systems and personality traits deployed by the architects.

Covers product-related information in the field of architectural design as of December 1987. Features of the Cadvance 2.0 software developed by ISICAD Inc.; Description of the Peerless cordless eraser from Pierce Business Products Inc.; Details on the DMP-60 series plotters from Houston Instrument.