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Newsmaker: Ole Scheeren

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Clifford A. Pearson
January 16, 2011
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Ole Scheeren After 15 years at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture—eight years as a partner—Ole Scheeren has split from Rem Koolhaas and set up his own firm. The new practice, called Büro Ole Scheeren, is based in Beijing (where Scheeren has lived for the past six years) and Hong Kong (where he has been a visiting professor at Hong Kong University since January 2010). He brings with him as a partner Eric Chang, an American architect who had worked at OMA in Beijing. At OMA, the German-born Scheeren spearheaded the design and construction of the China Central Television Station (CCTV)
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Newsmaker: Diébédo Francis Kéré

Jenna M. McKnight
January 16, 2011
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Photo © David Heerde Diébédo Francis Kéré’s story is remarkable: He grew up in poverty-stricken Burkina Faso, won a scholarship to study carpentry in Germany, and went on to earn an architecture degree from the Berlin Technical University. While still a student, he built his first project: a school in Gando, his native village, which received a 2004 Aga Khan Award and starred in the recent MoMA exhibition Small Scale, Big Change. Today, Kéré lives in Berlin but remains focused on designing (and raising money for) sustainable buildings in Africa. His work isn’t going unnoticed. In addition to receiving the


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In Haiti, ARCHIVE Houses Aim to Curb Disease Through Design

C. J. Hughes
January 12, 2011
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Image courtesy ARCHIVE “Breathe House,” from a joint U.S. and U.K. team led by architect Anselmo Canfora, won first place. Exactly one year after an earthquake rocked Haiti, and months after a deadly cholera outbreak began, the winners of competition to design homes that can halt the spread of infectious diseases have been unveiled. Today, the Architecture for Health in Vulnerable Environments (ARCHIVE), a New York- and London-based nonprofit development group, will reveal the winners of its contest, which attracted 147 teams from around the world after being announced in July. The five winning teams, made up of architects, engineers,
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Haiti Housing Designs to be Unveiled This Month

C. J. Hughes
January 11, 2011
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Image courtesy Rodney Leon Architects The competition drew 400 proposed designs, including this one by New York architect Rodney Leon. After notable delays, the winners of the “Building Back Better Communities” competition, a Haitian government-sponsored initiative to generate housing solutions for the earthquake-ravaged country, will finally unveil their ideas. This month, one year after the 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck, 150 teams representing designers, manufacturers, and builders from around the world are expected to converge in Port-au-Prince for a four-day conference at which they will present renderings to government officials and the general public. The event is scheduled for January 31 to
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Will We Ever Get Out of This Hole?

C. J. Hughes
December 27, 2010
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For architects, the Great Recession hasn't really let up since its official start in December 2007. Countless projects are stalled or canceled, including Santiago Calatrava's Chicago Spire ' now a 110-foot-wide void. We investigate what's in store for architects in the near future and beyond. Photo © Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune Numerous projects have been halted globally, including Calatrava’s Chicago Spire, now a 76-foot-deep hole. If the slew of Internet posts, letters to editors, and comments to reporters are to be believed, the economy has put the architecture business in such a deep funk, it’s like a proverbial doornail: dead. And
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Architectural Record Editor-in-Chief, Robert Ivy, to Head AIA

Architectural Record Staff
December 16, 2010
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Robert A. Ivy, FAIA, who has been Editor-in-Chief of Architectural Record since 1996, will become the Executive Vice President and CEO of the national American Institute of Architects, based in Washington, D.C. He assumes his new position on February 1. Photo © André Souroujon Robert A. Ivy, FAIA Ivy succeeds AIA head Christine McEntee, who stepped down in July to become the executive director of the American Geophysical Union. Paul Welch Jr., Honorary AIA, has served as the acting director since her departure, while the AIA searched for McEntee’s replacement. In addition to presiding over RECORD, Ivy has acted as
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Karlsberger Architecture Loses Case Against Ohio State University

Debra K. Rubin
December 15, 2010
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An Ohio state claims court judge on Dec. 6 dismissed a 2009 suit against Ohio State University by Karlsberger Architecture Inc., Columbus, that sought $1.3 million in design fees for completed work after the university terminated the firm on its 1-million-sq-ft ProjectONE hospital megaproject. The firm was replaced in its role on the $1-billion project by HOK, the job's master planner. Photo courtesy Ohio State U. Karlsberger Architecture was seeking $1.3 million in design fees for a hospital project. Related Links: Architecture Firm Sues Former Client Judge Joseph T. Clark upheld the termination, finding no "implied covenants" that would contractually
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Robert A.M. Stern Wins Driehaus Prize

Laura Raskin
Laura Raskin
December 14, 2010
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The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture announced today that Robert A.M. Stern has won the 2011 Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture. Photo courtesy Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP Stern has won the 2011 Driehaus Prize, which is bestowed by the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture. Related Links: Driehaus Prize Given to Egyptian Architect Duany and Plater-Zyberk Donate Driehaus Winnings The annual award, established in 2003 by the university, recognizes architects and urban planners who spend their careers championing traditional design principles with sensitivity to region and context. “Bob brought tradition into the mainstream of
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Greg Lynn, Teddy Cruz Win $50,000 USA Awards

Laura Raskin
Laura Raskin
December 8, 2010
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Photo courtesy estudio teddy cruz Manufactured Sites: Housing Urbanism Made of Waste, Teddy Cruz, 2008. Click on the slide show button to view more images. On Tuesday night, architects Greg Lynn and Teddy Cruz were named United States Artists Fellows for 2010, and they celebrated the no-strings-attached gifts of $50,000 at a reception at New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center. Fifty other artists from the U.S. and Puerto Rico also received the fellowships, which have been distributed annually since 2005. About 450 people attended the lively event, where dancers, musicians, actors and others—all current or former fellowship recipients—performed against a
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