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Volume 18, Number 1 (Spring 2008)
AIA North Carolina’s New Eco-Friendly Headquarters
by Stanley Collyer
Shifting the Center of Activity
San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center
by Stanley Collyer
La Défense Pushes Sustainability
Robert A.M. Stern Wins Paris Highrise Competition
by Michèle Tilmont
Diamonds are an Architect’s Best Friend
World Mammoth and Permafrost Museum in Siberia
by Stanley Collyer
A Bridge to Somewhere
The Anacostia Parkside Pedestrian Bridge
by Frimmel Smith
Interview: Matthias Sauerbruch
with Stanley Collyer
bienal Miami + Beach 2001-2005: A retrospective
Carlos Casuscelli
Marilys R. Nepomechie, Editor
Hardback: 216 pages
(142 pages of color illustrations)
Publisher: TRAMA (2007)
Languages: English/Spanish
Produced just as preparations for Bienal 2007 commence, this volume documents the results of the competitions and exhibitions from the first three Bienal Miami + Beach. Initiating an important process of self-reflection, the catalogue establishes a critical framework and institutional memory for a unique international exhibition of Architecture.
BY THE EDITOR
Competing Globally in Architecture Competitions
Paperback 256 pages
Publisher: Wiley-Academy
Design competitions are a core mechanism of the architectural world. They offer architects unique opportunities to pitch for work, and the careers of many name architects have been made by winning an important competition - Richard Rogers, Renzo Piano, Dominique Perrault and Jean Nouvel to name but a few. This is the definitive book on architecture competitions from over the last decade, and will be an essential guide to any architect or student who is considering preparing a submission. Purchase a copy at Amazon.com.