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A handful of extraordinary young Chicago designers are emerging as the new architectural talents for an evolving Chicago. Darryl Crosby and Melinda Palmore who are friends and natives of Chicago began a 3D design studio in 1997, now they have a growing list of high-profile clients.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry had to form part of a continuous wall of government buildings along the national boulevard, and yet it had to have an importance of its own that is a ceremonial and stately appearance.

Valerie Dewalt Train Associates designed the Doblin Residence in Chicago, Illinois. The house is concealed by an industrial stainless-steel wall. A three-foot-wide door, contained within the exterior structure, provides entrance into a garden and the house.

The offices of Grip Limited and Medium One Productions, media companies based in Toronto, were designed by architect Johnson Chou, who used a an inventive use of materials and exploration of transparency and illumination to achieve a distinct and sophisticated identity that is different for each of the companies. Both of the offices display a playful yet professional attitude with a stress on the creative aspect.

An insight into the upcoming cultural projects set to enliven Toronto's architecture which would make the city's newly restored appreciation for urban design the envy of any North American city is presented. Significant cultural and university projects, brought about by increased private and public funding and a stable economy like the addition to the Royal Ontario Museum, Art Gallery of Ontario, Sharpe Center for Design are described.

When James Dayton was designing the Minnetonka Center of Arts he combines an industrial look with one that was more playful.

Lower Manhattan Development Corp., after rejecting the concept plans to rebuild the site of the World Trade Center, has opened up the process to architects, landscape architects and planners worldwide to offer credentials to study the site. Making the point that this is not a design competition, the LMDC wants to prompt creative concepts. Five teams will be selected.

Architects Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio question design conventions of physical space, objects, and place in their first museum exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. The exhibition is entitled, 'Scanning: The Aberrant Architectures of Diller + Scofidio.'

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. chose Daniel Libeskind's design for the World Trade Center site on February 27, 2003. However, timetable and process issues still remain unclear.

Many issues are under consideration in rebuilding the former World Trade Center site. Some groups believe that the site should be left empty as a memorial to those who perished, while others feel that new building development should be encouraged.

Australian architect Glenn Murcutt has been awarded the 2002 Pritzker Architecture Prize. He is not widely known outside of Australia and focuses on environmentally conscious design. Murcutt also enjoys working with unusual building materials.

Focuses on the architectural design of Computer Science Building at York University in Toronto, Ontario created by the architecture company Busby+Associates Architects. Integration of environmentally sustainable features in the building's layout; Cost of the building project; Element of flexibility in the layout; Details of the company's architecture.

Focuses on proposed designs of several architectural companies for the redevelopment of the former World Trade Center site in New York City. Basis of designs presented by several companies; Efforts employed by designing teams for developing plans; Proposition of tall structures in several plans; Drawbacks in the proposed designs.

Focuses on the architectural design of several buildings in the U.S. designed by architects. Description of Vitra showroom in New York City designed by Lindy Roy; Design of Chinese American Service Center in Chicago, Illinois; Architectural layout of the Kilbourn Tower in Milwaukee, Wisconsin designed by La Dallman.

Provides information about architecture and campus planning at the University of Chicago in Illinois. Origins of the university; Citation of achievements and the campus conditions; Details of building construction projects; Collaboration with the Chicago Park District; Comprehensive master plan by landscape architecture firm Olin Partnership, in association with Wolff Clements and Associates, to develop a master plan (map plan shown) for the Midway Plaisance park originally planned by Frederick Law Olmsted; Proposal for a series of permanent gardens, including a pair of Winter Gardens, a Reading Garden, a Health and Fitness Garden, and an urban horticulture center.

Focuses on the sentiments of the press and citizens concerning the plans for the World Trade Center site in New York City. Debates over the future conditions of lower Manhattan; Criticism over the planning process of the government for the site.

Focuses on the architectural design of Children's Medical Center by Stanley Beaman & Sears Architecture in Augusta, Georgia. Combination of nature and technology for the concept of the design; Structure of the building; Emphasis on the child-friendly environment of the constructed building.

Focuses on the architectural design of Dental Clinic by MMBB Arquitectos in Orlandia, Brazil. Criteria for selection of residential neighborhood for the clinic; Concept of the architectural design; Structure of the building.

Discusses the issues on the reconstruction of the U.S. embassy chancery in Moscow, Russia. Design of the building created by Hellmuth Obata and Kabaum Inc.; Reaction of U.S. government upon discovering the bugs placed by the construction workers on the building; Construction firms awarded with the contract for the deconstruction of the chancery.

Presents the eleven architectural design projects, awardees of the Business Week/Architectural Record Awards program. Recognition on the importance of architecture in the economy; 'Saitama Super Arena' in Saitama, Japan; 'Phillips Plastics Custom Molding Facility' in Phillips, Wisconsin.

Focuses on the impact of the World Trade Center explosions on the protection of skyscrapers from terrorist attacks in the United States. Fatalities of the disaster; Design of the towers; Investigation on the collapse of the structure. INSET: All 140 Mancini Duffy employees survive WTC disaster unscat....

Presents an interview with designer Bruce Mau concerning his role in design culture in the United States. Recognition of Mau for graphic design of books; Collaboration with architects, film-makers and performance artists; Career background.

Describes the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery in Saratoga Springs, New York designed by Antoine Predock Architect. Building design features; Metal exterior staircases; Building materials used.

The development of luxurious hotel and condo towers in North American cities, are discussed.

Miller/Hull Partnership has won the American Institute of Architects's 2003 Architecture Firm Award , which is the highest honor that the institute awards.

Antoine Predock Architect won two competitions for US federal courthouses in El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, New Mexico. Describes the designs, accompanied by concept drawings, and the competitions.

Sasaki Associates (Watertown, Massachusetts) has won the grand prize in a competition for the design of the main 2008 Summer Olympics site in Beijin, China. It will provide urban design, landscape architecture, and transportation, traffic and utility planning services. Describes the plans, accompanied by a concept drawing, and the competition.

The Alliance for Downtown New York, and Community Board 1 are working to redevelop the East River shore of Lower Manhattan to add up to 35 acres of new open space and the possible addition of a Frank Gehry-designed museum. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, led by Marilyn Jordan Taylor is collaborating with Ken Greenberg of Greenberg Consultants (Toronto). Describes design ideas, accompanied by a map and concept drawings.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) (Chicago, Illinois) has significantly altered the design for Trump Tower Chicago to be more rounded, less bulky and 8 stories taller. The 86-story office and residential skyscraper will be the fourth-tallest building in Chicago, the second tallest including the broadcast antenna.

Toronto is home to a number of young multimedia design firms whose offices near downtown are often nondescript, with exposed brick walls in renovated warehouse buildings. Taking a different tack, two firms, Grip Ltd. and Medium One Productions, turned to Toronto architect Johnson Chou to design spaces that better reflect their companies' distinctive, sophisticated styles. Since 1999, Chou has built his practice with projects mostly in Toronto that encompass the design of offices, restaurants, and furniture. Grip, a creative agency focusing on multimedia print and film design, granted Chou broad design freedom, he says. Johnson Chou — Johnson Chou, Anne-Rachel Schiffman, Steffanie Adams, David Annand Peterson, Seth Maison, Stade Amo, Parisa Manoucheri, project team. Johnson Chou — Johnson Chou, Michael Lam, Steve Cho, project team.

Perhaps it's no coincidence that the master plan for the Daniel Libeskind-designed addition to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto, Ontario, is being called Renaissance ROM. It is just one of many major architectural projects that are transforming Canada's largest city, long characterized by healthy neighborhoods but somewhat drab architecture, in a renaissance of intelligent, urbane, and unapologetically Modern buildings. Decades after construction of the groundbreaking Skydome, CN Tower, and City Hall, Toronto's urban landscape has remained fairly stagnant, prompting critics to deride its clean but boring sterility.

Examines the role of architecture school deans in public colleges and universities in the U.S. Complexities and challenges in the dean's job; Insufficiency of state support for colleges; Barriers to changes in architecture programs.

Reports on the renovation of a 1960 office into an archive and library in Corning, New York. Feasibility and cost-effectiveness of the renovation; Challenge on the flood-prone location of the archive; Installation of glass brise-soleil; Selection of finishes for avoidance of volatile compounds.

Discusses the Disneyland Resort expansion and enhancement completed by Disney Co. and the city of Anaheim, California. Public and private partnership between the suburban city and the entertainment giant; Plans developed by Anaheim in early 1990s to guide the development; Cost of the project; Renovation of existing hotels; Opening of California Adventure theme park in 2001; Architects and designers.

Presents designs and plans for the La Crosse County Courthouse in La Crosse, Wisconsin by the DLR Group. Description of the overall structure; Exteriors; Features; Concept behind the design.

The article focuses on the exhibition Scanning: The Abberrant Architectures of Diller + Scofidio at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Architects Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio demonstrated that the creation of beauty and order is superficial without an understanding of the world. It is more about art and design than about the design of buildings. Through their show, Diller and Scofidio have challenged the assumed territorial nature of physical space, encouraging other architects and designers to question, and ultimately to make richer places. The show includes video installations, design for buildings and interiors, temporary museum installations, theater design, public art, toy robots, and a drill.

Discusses the process to design and devlop the World Trade Center site devastated by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Selection of a scheme by Studio Daniel Libeskind by the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. and the Port Authority of New Jersey from among several plans; Details of the plan; Support to the Libeskind design by the New York Governor George Pataki; Estimated costs of plan.

Focuses on efforts of the government of Chicago, Illinois for energy conservation. Source for raising funds for energy conservation projects; Plans for the utilization of wind energy; Installation of solar electric systems on roofs of several schools and museums of the state; Details of the Chicago Urban Heat Island Initiative project.

Focuses on the power of architecture demonstrated by the Milwaukee Art Museum in Wisconsin. Impact of the structure on the city of Milwaukee; Use of architecture to promote fund-raising; Increase in the level of design quality of the architects.

Profiles architect Lindy Roy. Career history; Education; Personal style.

Features the career paths of Grace La and James Dallman, partners in the La Dallman Architects of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Varied projects of the husband-and-wife firm in the area; High level of design; Academic background; Career highlights.

Presents books on architecture. 'Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream,' by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Jeff Speck; 'Charter of the New Urbanism,'; 'Everyday Urbanism,' edited by John Chase, Margaret Crawford and John Kaliski; 'Starck,' with essays by Sophie Tasma Anargyros, Ed Mae Cooper and Elisabeth Laville.

Highlights 7th Congress for the New Urbanism `The Wealth of Cities,' held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Focus on New Urbanism movement; Policy issues affecting cities; Design innovation's need for a parallel public-policy innovations.

The article announces the recipients of the American Institute of Architects' (AIA) 2007 Latrobe Prize which include Guy Nordenson, Stan Allen and Catherine Seavitt.