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This Just In: COTE Study Highlights Sustainability in Architecture Education The AIA Committee on the Environment just released Design & Ecology: Ecological Literacy in Architecture Education. This study profiles examples of U.S. architecture coursework in which ecological literacy has made some or great impact. View an executive summary and the full report. Daniel S. Friedman, FAIA, Dean, University of Washington College of Architecture and Urban Planning. |
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Is a Symbol Worth $186 Million? Even people who are not sports fans were tuned in to ESPN Monday night, September 25, to watch an amazing thing . . . well, maybe two amazing things. One was the New Orleans Saints, against all odds, stomping the Atlanta Falcons 23–3. Far more notable, though, of course, was the poignancy of the venue, the Louisiana Superdome, or, as many hand-held signs noted, “Home Sweet Dome.” Share Your Thoughts In reference to this week’s news story, “Completing the WTC Dream Team: Foster, Rogers, Maki Reveal Tower Designs,” which preliminary design best captures your imagination: › I like them all › 200 Greenwich Street/Tower 2 by Foster and Partners › 175 Greenwich Street/Tower 3 by the Richard Rogers Partnership › 150 Greenwich/Tower 4 by Fumihiko Maki and Maki and Associates FOLLOW THIS LINK TO VOTE |
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