Articles by Sarah Amelar

26th Street Housing Residential

October 19, 2008

Project Specs 26th Street Housing Santa Monica, California Kanner Architects << Return to article the People Architect Kanner Architects 1558 Tenth Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Tel: 310-451-5400 Fax: 310451-5440 Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit Carol Templeton, AIA, LEED AP: Project Architect (registered architect) Ken Vermillion: Project Manager (not registered) John Mebasser: Senior Architect (registered architect) Architect of record: Stephen Kanner, FAIA Engineer(s): Structural and Civil: Reiss, Brown, Ekmekji M/E/P: Storms & Lowe Consultant(s) Landscape: Troller Meyer Assoc. Acoustical: Veneklasen Associates General contractor: Louis Laxineta, Alpha Construction Co. Photographer(s) John Linden, 818-888-8544 CAD system, project management,

26th Street Housing

Kanner Architects' 26th Street Housing provides modern comforts to low-income tenants.

Sarah Amelar

October 19, 2008

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We don’t have money for fancy materials, but abundant light and air, which can make a huge difference in your living environment, are free,” says Joan Ling, executive director of the Community Corporation of Santa Monica (CCSM).

Congregation Beth Sholom Synagogue

Stanley Saitowitz choreographs a spiritual journey for congregants at Beth Sholom Synagogue in San Francisco.

Sarah Amelar

August 19, 2008

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Getting from the sidewalk into the main sanctuary of Beth Sholom synagogue, in San Francisco, is hardly a matter of opening a front door and entering.

Congregation Beth Sholom Synagogue Project Portfolio

Sarah Amelar

August 19, 2008

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Project Specs Congregation Beth Sholom Synagogue San Francisco, California Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects << Return to article the People Architect Stanley Saitowitz / Natoma Architects 1022 Natoma Street #3 San Francisco, CA 94103 T: 415 626 8977 F: 415 626 8978 Project Team: Stanley Saitowitz, Neil Kaye, Markus Bischoff, John Winder, Derrick Chan. Engineer(s): Structural Engineers: Forell/Elsesser Engineers Inc. Mechanical Engineers: Rumsey Engineers Inc. Consultant(s) Landscape: Blasen Landscape Architecture Interior: Shelter Acoustical: Charles M Salter Associates Inc. General contractor: Overaa Construction Photographer(s) Rien van Rijthoven (415-810-0973) Bruce Damonte (415-845-6919) CAD system, project management, or other software used: autocad the Products

Marmomacc Meets Design: The Lightness of Stone

Sarah Amelar

May 16, 2008

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The ancient and the high-tech met last October at Marmomacc 2007, the 42nd International Exhibition of Stone Design and Technology in Verona, Italy.

Shaping the Show: Architectural interventions in museums and galleries

Sarah Amelar

March 16, 2008

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Whether the content of an exhibition is as ethereal as digital sound pieces or as concretely grounded as full-scale model houses, whether it draws on art, architecture, written documents, household objects, anthropological artifacts, or any other collection of information, the perennial conundrum is how to render the immaterial spatial—how to give the show’s concept impact and three-dimensional meaning for visitors moving through it. As artist Marcel Duchamp made abundantly clear when he signed a urinal for display in an art exhibition, the immediate surroundings can influence the perception, if not the experience, of the work presented. After all, even the

Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum, UCLA

Casting light as a metaphor for film, Michael Maltzan and Lam Partners animate the Billy Wilder Theater

Sarah Amelar

November 19, 2007

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Like shooting stars against a night sky—or a glowing game of pick-up sticks—thin rods of white light dynamically charge the black-box auditorium of the Billy Wilder Theater in the Hammer Museum at UCLA.

Honda Advanced Design Studio

With high-speed, streamlined curves, the late George Yu created a shimmering cocoon of a workspace for Honda’s Advanced Design Center.

Sarah Amelar

September 3, 2007

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Before moving to this surprisingly exposed location in the Old Town area of Pasadena, California, the 10-person advanced-design team, an in-house R&D engine, had been buried deep in Honda’s corporate campus some 25 miles down the freeway, in Torrance.

New Music Building at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University

Tapping into the rhythms of the city, Saucier + Perrotte compose the new Music Building for McGill University, in Montreal

Sarah Amelar

July 19, 2007

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Unexpected edge conditions and juxtapositions characterize not only the location of McGill University’s New Music Building (NMB—until it gets a donor name), but also the complexities of the department itself.

The Roundhouse

John McAslan + Partners revives London's Roundhouse, a free-spirited performance venue with multiple past lives

Sarah Amelar

June 19, 2007

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Reincarnation has long been a way of life for the Roundhouse, a cylindrical building in the Camden section of north London.

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