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CODES

IgCC: A New Baseline for Green Design

The 2012 International Green Construction Code (IgCC) was published in final form just days ago. Get an early look at how it will affect your practice.

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WORK ON THE BOARDS

ABI Reveals Continued Revenue Growth at Architecture Firms

The ABI has been positive for four months in a row with the improving employment picture giving firm billings a lift.

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MODERNISM

Sons, Second Chances, and the Stones

With a new book, Edward Durell Stone’s son Hicks Stone, AIA, says it’s time to reconsider his father’s legacy.

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COMPONENT AWARDS

Glass is Signature Material of Boston Society of Architects Design Awards

Whether inside looking out or outside looking in, the use of glass elicits a performative response whenever it’s used in buildings, putting users on stage to communicate their space’s program and worth for the world to see. Many of the projects selected as Honor Award recipients acknowledge this tradition, building visual links with transparency.

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RETAIL ARCHITECTURE

Pop-Up Stores: Popping Up All Over

Temporary shops are make a lasting impression, and are changing the rules for commercial architecture.

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WEB EXTRA

Shim-Sutcliffe Architects’ The Integral House

2012 recipient of an AIA Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture.

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IgCC: Not Just Another Code

The AIA’s EVP/Chief Executive Officer provides his insights into why you’ll want to pay attention to the newly published International Green Construction Code.

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