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Dear Readers,
Welcome to the residential architect business update newsletter. This twice-monthly newsletter provides links to articles about business and design, along with articles from Hanley Wood's other magazines of interest to architects.
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h e a d l i n e s Green Homes for the Heartland
The Missouri Heartland Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the winners of its Green Homes for Greensburg Competition at the Greening the Heartland Conference in Madison, Wis.
complete story AIA Announces 2008 Award Winners
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently announced the 2008 winners of three awards.
complete story AIA Elects New President
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has inaugurated its 84th president: Marshall E. Purnell, FAIA, a principal of Devrouax + Purnell Architects and Planners in Washington, D.C.
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The Global Warming Solution
Architecture 2030's newest webcast will provide insights into the problem of global warming and offer viable solutions.
complete story Product Focus: Low-VOC paints
complete story Swedish Lantern
A new embassy uses state-of-the-art technologies to evoke Scandinavian simplicity.
complete story Screen Grab: lebbeuswoods.net
Roving architect, artist, and educator Lebbeus Woods has amassed three decades' worth of his tumultuous, fantastical work at his new website, lebbeuswoods.net, which amounts to a one-man museum without walls.
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c a l e n d a r Gold Nugget Awards 2008 Design/Planning Competition
The Gold Nugget Awards 2008 Design/Planning Competition will accept entries through April 1, 2008. Showcasing the "Best in the West" and around the world, the competition honors stellar achievements in design and planning from the Western U.S. and all international countries. Categories include community and home design, multi-family, live/work, seniors, green-built housing, site planning, commercial, retail, and mixed-use projects. New for 2008: all entry materials must be submitted digitally. Fees and applications are due by March 14, 2008.
www.goldnuggetawards.com "Rococo: The Continuing Curve, 1730 – 2008"
"Rococo: The Continuing Curve, 1730 – 2008" explores the Rococo style and its continuing revivals up to the present day in fields such as furniture, decorative arts, prints, drawings, and textiles. On view from March 7 through July 6, the exhibit traces how the design movement was born, reborn, and transformed across centuries and continents.
www.cooperhewitt.org Coverings, The Ultimate Tile & Stone Expo
The largest and most comprehensive marketplace dedicated exclusively to showcasing the newest in ceramic tile and stone. More than 1,200 manufacturers from more than 65 countries will exhibit their wares, spanning the full spectrum of tile and stone products, tools, and machinery. Seminar sessions are free, and many will earn attendees CEU credits from AIA, ASID, IIDA, and NKBA.
www.coverings.com see the ra calendar for more events
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