October 5, 2007
  Design Teams Wanted for the “City of Tomorrow”
The History Channel is launching its second annual architecture/engineer “Cities of the Future” design challenge with another design competition. “The City of the Future: Cities of the UnderWorld” will be held in three cities—San Francisco, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C.—and is open to architectural design teams nationwide. Partnering with the AIA, The History Channel, Infiniti, and IBM, are conducting an open search for 12 teams (4 in each region), to imagine the future of some of the country's most important cities. The selected teams will compete alongside a slate of nationally recognized designers. This year, the competitions will be hosted in the three host cities between January 14 and January 30, 2008. To be considered for participation, follow the submission guidelines on the competition Web site. All submissions must be received by 3 p.m. ET on November 9.


The Dollar • Housing • Tech Costs

The Dollar: Still on a slow, downward drift
Housing: Not hitting bottom until mid-2008
Tech Costs: Try a bulk plan for employees’ cell phones.


Letters to the Editor

We have one letter about last week’s “GE’s Nela Park: Modern Product Showroom in 18th-Century Garb,” and we owe the writer an apology!

 
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