Table of Contents July-August 2011

from the editor

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  Exception to the Rule

  Joel Sanders Architect draws from the land for hillside housing in Seoul.

   
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  whose job is it anyway?

  No debate in the profession has raged louder or longer than licensed architects versus designers.

   

home front

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  artist in residence(s)

  Tom Kundig's second monograph confirms his place among residential architecture's leading lights.

   
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  New Books on Architecture

  If you're in the market for a few new books, try tracking down the following architectural titles.

   

aiarchitect

Other Articles

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  “Modern” and “livable” do not have to be mutually exclusive terms

  "Modern" and "livable" do not have to be mutually exclusive terms.

   
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  Growing Roots

  The future for practice may be brightest downtown.

   

green piece

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  mountain solo

  An off-grid mountain cabin celebrates independence in style.

   

k+b studio

bath

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  Space Capsules

  This Wyoming custom home's master bath and children's bath highlight to virtue of simplicity.

   

kitchen

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  Scenic Overlook

  This Wyoming kitchen opens to a large great room space--and even larger views--while keeping the business of cooking discreetly under wraps.

   

Products

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  Power Burn

  The Culinarian Series range tops back seamless style with 23,000 BTUs of flame power evenly distributed through the burner ports.

   
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  Never Too Thin

  Hand-cut into 1-by-6-inch sticks and placed into mosaic sheets, the Glace line uses 30 percent pre-consumer recycled glass.

   
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  Shade Lighter

  A stainless steel mesh shade hangs from adjustable suspension cables in the Eclissi line’s simplest ceiling lamp.

   

practice

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  architect vs. designer

  The debate of architect vs. designer has taken on new fervor in this cutthroat economy.

   

architects' choice

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  2011 Architects' Choice

  Our experts pick their favorite plain and fancy products.

   
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  zero energy design

  Stephanie Horowitz shares her favorite low-cost and high-end products.

   
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  workshop/apd

  Andrew D. Kotchen and Matthew D. Berman pick their favorite budget and high-end products.

   
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  trachtenberg architects

  David Trachtenberg picks his favorite low-cost and high-end products.

   
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  studio 27 architecture

  John Kevin Burke and Todd Ray pick their favorite low-cost and high-end products.

   
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  studio dwell architects

  Mark Peters picks his favorite low-cost and luxury products.

   
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  studio d’arc architects

  Gerard Damiani and Debbie Battistone pick their favorite low-cost and high-end products.

   
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  mowery marsh architect

  Jennifer Marsh picks her favorite low-cost and high-end products.

   
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  mark brand architecture

  Mark Brand picks his favorite low-cost and high-end products.

   
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  josé garcía design

  Jose Garcia picks his favorite low-cost and high-end products.

   
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  interface studio architects

  Brian Phillips picks his favorite low-cost and high-end products.

   

shelter lab

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  Screen Shot

  A perforated aluminum wrapper elevates a San Antonio project.

   

workspace

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  estes/twombly architects

  Estes/Twomby Architects' Newport, R.I., office occupies a 1933 church building.

   

Other Articles

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  Book Review:

  Written by author and educator Thomas Fisher, this is the rare monograph in which words carry just as much impact as photographs.