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After being laid off from a job as a project architect at an unnamed firm, Angie Davis began designing covers for iPads, iPhones, and iPods, as well as Kindles, and making them by hand.

If you secretly harbor the fear that robots will take over the world in an apocalyptic fashion as in the movie Terminator, then you might be a little concerned about Carlisle HVAC’s introduction of the Inspection, Sealing, and Advanced Cleaning Robotic System, also known as ISAAC.

New Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece; Bernard Tschumi Architects; Associate Architect: Michael Photiadis. Photo © Peter Mauss/EstoThe jury has spoken: The American Institute of Architects has named the 2011 recipients of the Institute Honor Awards in architecture, interior architecture, and urban design.

Local architects in Singapore show they have the talent to compete with stars from abroad. 

A handful of construction shots of the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City by LAR/Fernando Romero

The American Institute of Architects just announced the winners of its top annual awards. The 2011 Gold Medal will go to revered Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, Hon. FAIA, while Kansas City-based Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell Architects (BNIM) will be next year's firm of the year. See a complete list of winners after the jump...

The archtiect Stephen Chung has a great idea for a new television show--taking us into the most provocative public spaces and showing them to us through the eyes of real people, as well as the designers who made them happen. 

A nonprofit think tank presents an unorthodox alternative to a panel discussion.