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Business
WORK ON THE BOARDS
Firm Billings Up Nationwide, But Construction Sector Still Lags
Firms in every region of the country are seeing positive billings. Meanwhile, construction spending and housing starts have slowed.
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Design
RESIDENTIAL SUSTAINABILITY
Climate and Context Define 2013 Solar Decathlon
This year’s Solar Decathlon features houses designed for sub-arctic mountain ranges, blistering deserts, and everything in between.
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From AIA Philadelphia: Two Sustainable Houses
Slimming Down into an Energy-Neutral Performance Machine
Before the renovation, John Huber Architects Kahn House cost the clients $4,000 a year in utility and fuel costs. Afterwards, it creates more electricity that it needs.
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Downsizing, Snugly and Sustainably
CuetoKEARNEYdesign’s renovation of an early 20th century Dutch colonial reduces its energy consumption by nearly 80 percent.
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GALLERY
The Design Comedy
Through his series of columns for the Washington Post, Roger K. Lewis, FAIA, has performed a rare public service:
explaining to the public simply and clearly how architects view the world around them, usually with original
illustrations. AIArchitect selected a handful of his drawings for this gallery from more than 100 now on display
at AIA National.
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PLAY AS PUBLIC OUTREACH
Q&A with Tamarah Begay, AIA: Navajo Nation Architect, Barbie Ambassador
Tamarah Begay, AIA, has based her practice around architecture that respects the cultural
context of Native Americans, and uses Mattel’s Architect Barbie to show Native American kids that they can do the same.
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