Daily News | 2009 News Archive| Architectural Record

12/30/09  Sound the Trumpet: Music Museum Opening in Phoenix
12/22/09  Now Introducing the Burj Dubai
12/22/09  World’s Tallest Buildings Reconsidered
12/21/09  Master of the Metropolis
12/18/09  Merzproject Joins Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott
12/17/09

Emerging Nations Grab Limelight at Awards Festival
12/17/09  The Wright Opens at the Guggenheim
12/17/09  Planners, Designers Mull Implications of Digital Surfaces
12/16/09  Tower by SOM Rising in Seoul
12/14/09

Five Designers Win $50,000 Grants
12/14/09

"Carbon Dioxide" Cube Debuts in Copenhagen
12/14/09 HHS Awards $509 Million in ARRA Grants for Health Clinics
12/11/09

Scottsdale Bridge Marks Milestone for Paolo Soleri
12/10/09  Young Danes Think Big
12/07/09  Why the Architecture Profession Needs the AAO
12/07/09  Construction Jobless Rate Climbs To 19.4% in November
12/07/09  Masdar City Offers $150,000 Prize for Sustainable Concrete Mix
12/04/09  Cubellis, One of Boston’s Largest Firms, Shuttered
12/02/09  Newsmaker: Dennis Findley
12/01/09  New Document Defines Roles in Green-Building Projects
12/01/09  In Our December 2009 Issue: News Roundup

11/24/09

Remembering Robert Lautman, 85, Architectural Photographer
11/23/09

Robert A.M. Stern Unveils Design for Bush Library
11/20/09  Greenbuild Recap: Building Performance Among Key Topics
11/20/09  Real Estate Report Draws Mixed Reactions from Architects
11/18/09  NYC Supports Green Jobs
11/13/09  KPF Unveils Design for Korean Super Tower
11/12/09  Surprising Move: Terence Riley Resigns as Chief of Miami Art Museum
11/11/09

Newsmaker Interview: Donald Albrecht
11/11/09  Dia Plans a NYC Homecoming, Looking for Architect
11/10/09  Richard Rogers Wins Stirling Prize for Maggie’s Centre
11/09/09

Stimulus Funds Rev Up Lab Project in La Jolla
11/06/09 Former Employee Opens Fire at Florida A/E Firm
11/06/09

Teaching By Example: Architecture Programs Get Boost from New Facilities
11/06/09  CCNY Architecture School Celebrates Historic Moment
11/05/09  At Last, A Green Light for Foster’s 980 Madison Avenue Scheme
11/04/09

At Least 50 Tall Buildings Now on Hold
11/03/09 Philips Spotlights New Applications for OLEDs
11/01/09 In Our November 2009 Issue: News Roundup

10/29/09 Adrian Smith Develops “Decarbonization” Plan for Cities
10/28/09

Students Converge in D.C. for Solar Power Extravaganza
10/26/09  Expansion Plans Put Yale Alums at Odds
10/23/09  An Unexpected Building Boom in L.A.
10/22/09  Housing Could Spark A Rebound in 2010
10/21/09  Architects Brace for Prolonged Recession
10/20/09  AIA Re-Launches Online Documents Service, Offers Free Trial
10/19/09  Leaky Libeskind Roof to Be Fixed at Last
10/15/09

World Monuments Fund Announces 2010 Watch List
10/13/09  Nouvel's First London Building, One New Change, Reaches Milestone
10/13/09  AIA Study: 2008 Billings Topped $44 Billion
10/12/09

Architects Tread in New Territory: Shoe Design
10/09/09  SOM Loses Top Architect to HOK
10/06/09  Who’s To Blame for Faulty Foster Tower?
10/06/09

As Opening Nears, Stakes High for City Center
10/02/09

Idle Manhattan Lot Opens as Exhibition Space
10/01/09

New Art Parks Enliven Urban Centers
10/01/09 In Our October 2009 Issue: Story Roundup

09/29/09

Morphosis Conducts Urban Experiment with Perot Science Museum
09/28/09  In Dallas, Fate of Calatrava Bridge Hangs in Balance
09/25/09  Five Partners Split from KPF London
09/23/09  Coming Soon: Updated Version of Legendary AIA New York Guide
09/22/09  Federal Dollars for School Construction, Round Two
09/21/09

Newsmaker Interview: Cameron Sinclair
09/17/09

Now Shipping to a Site Near You: Cargo Container Offices
09/16/09 Heinz Awards Highlight Environmental Leaders
09/15/09

Venturi, Scott Brown Designs Decorated Shed for Lincoln Highway
09/15/09  Joan Goody, Pioneering Boston Architect, Dies
09/14/09  Work May Start This Year on Controversial Brooklyn Arena
09/14/09  GSA Awards $435 Million Contract for Coast Guard HQ
09/11/09

Architects Get Slice of Stimulus Pie
09/11/09  At Last, New GSA Contracts Start to Surge
09/10/09  A Gentle Facelift for Philip Johnson's Four Seasons Restaurant
09/08/09

A Tale of Two Rebuilding Efforts at Ground Zero
09/08/09  Architecture and Design Schools Announce New Leaders
09/04/09  Alejandro Aravena Wins Marcus Prize
09/03/09  KPF Designs New Science Center for University of Minnesota
09/02/09  NYC Launches urbanSHED Competition
09/01/09  In Seville, Lawsuits Threaten to Halt Zaha Hadid Project
09/01/09  Newsmaker Interview: David Dillard of Project Sleepover
09/01/09  In Our September 2009 Issue: Story Roundup

08/31/09

Winners of AIA Education Facility Awards
08/28/09

Corian Studios Open in Milan, NYC, and Philly
08/27/09  Greenbuild 2009 To Be A Star-Studded Event
08/27/09  Consultant Guarantees LEED Certification, Or Your Money Back
08/26/09  New Brooklyn Gallery Catalyzes Avant-Garde Architecture
08/25/09  Billings Index Jumps Nearly Six Points
08/24/09  New Chapter for Troubled Theater Project In Russia
08/21/09  Three Innovative Projects Receive AIA Healthcare Awards
08/20/09  Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House Still Up For Sale
08/19/09  In Minneapolis, KPMB to Revamp Orchestra Hall
08/18/09  SWA Group Scores Gold with Asian Games’ Master Plan
08/17/09

LEGO Bricks Inspire New Type of Architectural Model
08/14/09 Denver’s Revamped Zoning Code Could Set Precedent
08/13/09

Winners of the 2009 BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Awards Announced
08/12/09

Charles Gwathmey: Shaped by Form
08/11/09  In Seattle, Gates Foundation Campus Takes Shape
08/10/09  Peck Returning as GSA Buildings Chief
08/10/09

Tower by Selldorf Offers Lofty Perk: Private "Sky" Garages
08/06/09  Landscape Architects Play Central Role in Green Design
08/05/09  Innovative Architecture School Closes in Costa Rica
08/04/09  Remembering Blake Hughes, A Noble Publisher
08/04/09  Record News: Noted
08/03/09  New Nonprofit Group Offers Architectural Aid to Tibet
08/01/09  In Our August 2009 Issue: Story Roundup

07/31/09  Key Design Jobs in Washington Sit Unfilled
07/30/09  Newsmaker Interview: Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample
07/29/09  New LEED Reporting Requirement Raises Concerns
07/28/09

Julius Shulman: Remembering the Illustrious Photographer
07/27/09  Piano Designs Green Home for Greek National Library and Opera
07/24/09  MVRDV Designs Super-Sized Project For Tianjin
07/23/09  After Inching Upward, Architectural Billings Index Plunges
07/22/09

OMA-Designed MahaNakhon Tower Announced
07/21/09  Zaha Hadid Tapped For Two Cairo Projects
07/20/09  Green Roof Organization Debuts New Credential
07/17/09  In San Francisco, A Museum to Celebrate Walt Disney
07/16/09

Arquitectonica's Las Vegas Resort Suffers Setbacks
07/15/09

Gehry and Tannen Design Shotgun House for New Orleans
07/15/09  Why Is Architect of The Capitol Post Still Vacant?
07/14/09  Could Recession Lead to Death of Sprawl?
07/13/09  Two Views: Lord Rogers vs. Prince Charles
07/10/09  SANAA Makes Debut in London with Serpentine Pavilion
07/09/09  AAF Gives Landmark Octagon Building Back to AIA
07/08/09

Slide Shows: AIA Small Project Award Winners
07/08/09  David Woodhouse Wins Burnham Memorial Competition
07/08/09  Four Exceptional Projects Receive AIA/HUD Secretary Awards
07/07/09

Longevity Central to Stadium Design for Vancouver Olympics
07/06/09

Outspoken California Architect, Bernard Zimmerman, Dies
07/06/09  The Top 100 Green Design Firms
07/06/09  Record News: Noted
07/02/09  Architectural Nonprofit Groups Grapple With Economic Woes
07/01/09

Brad Pitt's "Make It Right" Unveils New Designs
07/01/09 In Our July 2009 Issue: Story Roundup

06/30/09

AIA Housing Award Winners Perform Balancing Acts
06/30/09  International Green Construction Code (IGCC) Now in the Works
06/30/09  Beyer Blinder Belle to Restore Budapest Landmark
06/29/09  Gehry Trims Staff As Projects Hit Snags
06/25/09

Work to Begin on Long-Delayed Louis Kahn Park
06/25/09  F&S Partners in Dallas Merges with SmithGroup
06/25/09  Arthur Erickson, Lauded Canadian Architect, Dies
06/24/09  Architectural Billings Index Hovers in Low 40s
06/24/09  Auto Museum in Nanjing Offers Fluid Space
06/23/09  RECORD Releases List of Top 250 Firms
06/22/09

Global Holcim Awards Honor Sustainable Construction
06/19/09

Fay Jones Archive Unveiled at University of Arkansas
06/19/09 John Holabird Jr., Partner in Famed Chicago Firm, Dies
06/18/09

At Cornell University, Groundbreaking Could Mark the End of 12-Year Saga
06/17/09  At New York's P.S.1, The Party Goes On
06/16/09  Can A New Architecture School Revive An Aging City?
06/15/09  IPD Contracts Draw Criticism from Lawyer
06/12/09  AIA Elects Its 2011 Leaders: Manus Will Be 87th President
06/11/09

Winners of ACSA Green Community Competition Announced
06/10/09  Changes Taking Effect for Intern Development Program
06/09/09  Stimulus Dollars Offer Hope for Ailing Architects in Northeast
06/08/09

Brooklyn Arts District Plods Ahead
06/05/09  Gehry Loses Atlantic Yards Arena to Ellerbe Becket
06/04/09  Newsmaker Interview: Kevin Roche and Morrison Heckscher
06/03/09  Tschumi-Designed Acropolis Museum Opens At Last
06/02/09

Wrecking Ball to Swing on “Mission 66” Visitor Center
06/01/09

National Trust Names 11 Most Endangered Sites
06/01/09 In Our June 2009 Issue: Story Roundup

05/29/09  NSF to Dole Out $200 Million for Facility Upgrades
05/28/09  Architectural Billings Index Shows Signs of Hope
05/27/09  Architects in the South Feel the Economic Pinch
05/26/09

SCAD Comes to the Rescue of Atlanta’s Ivy Hall
05/26/09  Shamir Resigns from Van Alen Institute
05/22/09  Lawsuit Aims to Prevent Razing of New Orleans Historic District
05/21/09  Hunt Is On for World’s Best Architecture
05/20/09  Paleontology Meets Architecture in Project by Cotera+Reed
05/19/09  Newsmaker Interview: Monica Ponce de Leon
05/18/09  Demolition Nears for Paul Rudolph’s Riverview High School
05/15/09  ARRA Funding Stimulates Austin Federal Courthouse Project
05/15/09  Brad Pitt Selects More Architects for "Make It Right" Project
05/14/09  Round Three for Green Building Standard
05/14/09  RMJM Launches New Sports Studio
05/13/09

Wright Exhibition Opens at the Guggenheim
05/12/09 Fire Erupts at Zaha Hadid's Opera House in China
05/11/09

Winners of 2009 National Design Awards Announced
05/08/09  Park Service Releases $750-Million List of Stimulus Projects
05/08/09  HUD Releases Plan for $980 Million In Stimulus Block Grants
05/08/09  Midwest Architects Slog Through Economic Downturn
05/07/09  AIA Updates Construction Manager Documents/Software
05/06/09

"Laneway Housing" Gets Green Light in Vancouver
05/05/09  Vancouver’s Olympic Village Aims High on Sustainability Scale
05/04/09  Vancouver Convention Centre’s Olympic Expansion
05/01/09

Max Borges Jr., Cuban Architect, Dies at 90
05/01/09 In Our May 2009 Issue: Story Roundup

04/30/09 AIA Takes Cost-Cutting Measures Due to Slumped Economy
04/30/09

Despite Popularity, New Orleans Architecture High School Still Challenged
04/29/09

Freelon Group Tapped for Center of Civil & Human Rights
04/29/09  Competition Fierce For Public School Projects
04/28/09  Tuskegee University Regains NAAB Accreditation
04/27/09  In the Western U.S., Architects Hit Hard by Recession
04/27/09  AIA Nevada Pushes “Pencil-Ready” Stimulus Projects
04/24/09

Winners of LA Transit Competition Announced
04/23/09

2009 AIA Committee on the Environment Winners Announced
04/23/09

GSA Bestows Design Awards for Federal Buildings
04/22/09  Architectural Billings Index Jumps 8 Points
04/22/09  City College’s Architecture School Snares $25 Million Gift
04/21/09  With Jobs Scarce, Will Young Architects Flee the Profession?
04/20/09  Economic Crisis Key Topic at AIA Convention
04/20/09  Team Selected to Design Smithsonian African-American Museum
04/17/09  Hancock Tower Auctioned Off for Half-Price
04/16/09  Gehry Chosen to Design Eisenhower Memorial in D.C.
04/15/09

A Timely Reprise for U.S. Biennale Exhibition
04/14/09  AIA and Green Building Initiative Team Up
04/13/09  Glasgow School of Art Launches Design Competition for New Building
04/12/09

Peter Zumthor Wins 2009 Pritzker Prize
04/09/09  Guide Offers Tips for Tapping Into Stimulus Plan
04/08/09  AIA Hosts "Virtual National Architecture Week" on Facebook
04/07/09  As Economy Sank, Skyscrapers Soared Ever Higher
04/06/09  SANAA Designs First Derek Lam Boutique
04/03/09  Call for Entries: BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Awards
04/03/09  Architects Reconsider Their Prospects in Dubai
04/03/09  In the U.K, Architects Hit Hard by Job Losses
04/02/09

In Milan, Nouvel Fashions an “Extreme” Exhibition
04/01/09  In Our April 2009 Issue: Story Roundup
04/01/09  SU Names Winners of “Green Home” Competition
04/01/09  MacArthur Foundation Pumps $32 Million Into Affordable Housing

03/31/09

AIA/ALA Name Winners of Library Design Awards
03/30/09 How Will Historic Buildings Fare During the Recession?
03/27/09

Harvard Design Students Take BMW Concept for a Test Run
03/26/09  Looking Forward to Market’s Reboot, Software Vendors Offer Free Training
03/26/09  UNStudio Designs Pavilion for NYC’s Battery Park
03/25/09  Newsmaker Interview: John Morefield, Founder of Architecture 5¢
03/24/09  In Spain, Construction Grinds to a Halt
03/23/09  Architectural Billings Index Posts Slight Gain
03/23/09  Architects in Japan Grapple with Economic Woes
03/23/09  Amanda Levete Branches Out After Kaplicky’s Death
03/20/09  Green-Building Movement Loses Two Pioneers, Gail Lindsey and Greg Franta
03/20/09  NCARB Leader to Step Down
03/19/09  Groups to Collaborate on Shared Carbon Accounting Methods
03/19/09  "New" India Bows to Newer Realities
03/18/09  German Architects Look Farther Afield for Jobs
03/18/09  Sverre Fehn, Pritzker Winner, Dead at 84
03/17/09  Newsmaker Interview: Jürgen Mayer H.
03/17/09  In China, Stimulus Plan Offers Hope for Architects
03/16/09  Holl Wins Half-Million Dollar Spanish Prize
03/16/09  In Brazil, Architects Equipped to Deal with Economic Woes
03/13/09  New Ideas Surface About TVCC Fire in Beijing
03/12/09  Earl R. Flansburgh, Prominent Boston Architect, Dies
03/12/09  Green Materials Proving To Be Economically Sustainable
03/12/09  Donated Materials a “Godsend” for Design Schools
03/11/09  “Imagining Recovery” Competition Thinks Big
03/11/09  Is Now a Good Time to Start Your Own Studio?
03/10/09

A Frank Lloyd Wright Landmark Gets a Modern Pavilion by Mori
03/10/09  In New York, Frank Lloyd Wright Revisited
03/10/09  Venturi’s Lieb House Relocated By Boat
03/09/09  J. Max Bond Jr., Influential Architect, Dies at 73
03/06/09  Newsmaker Interview: Peter Morris
03/06/09  Architects Propose Alternative Ideas for Spending Federal Dollars
03/05/09  Firms Adapt to Tough Times
03/04/09  Is the Green-Building Market Recession-Proof?
03/04/09  UL Plugs Into Sustainable Design
03/03/09  How Can Architects Survive the Recession?
03/03/09  Unemployed? To Stay Active, Consider Volunteering
03/02/09  AIA Announces the Names of 112 New Fellows
03/02/09  For Many Unemployed Architects, School Beckons

02/27/09  White House Unveils $3.6 Trillion Budget Blueprint
02/26/09  PS 122 Prepares for Next, Sustainable Chapter
02/25/09  Healthcare Market Not Immune to Economic Malaise
02/23/09  Jan Kaplicky, Visionary Czech Architect, Dies at 71
02/20/09  Architectural Billings Index Hits All-Time Low
02/19/09  Foster to Lay Off 25 Percent of Staff
02/19/09  Foster's CityCenter Tower Pared Down
02/18/09  How Architects Can Land a Government Contract
02/17/09  The Final Stimulus Bill, Sector by Sector
02/17/09

Parsons Students Transform a Rooftop in the Bronx
02/13/09 Autodesk Unveils 2010 Design Tools
02/13/09

Newsmaker Interview: Benjamin Godsill and Jiang Jun
02/12/09  Construction Spending Forecasted to Plummet
02/11/09  Talks to Shape Final Stimulus Bill Begin
02/11/09  AIA Names Winners of Thomas Jefferson and Collaboration Awards
02/10/09  Senate Passes $838 Billion Economic Stimulus Bill
02/10/09  Alvar Aalto Medal Awarded to Danish Firm
02/09/09  Senate Cuts School Construction From Stimulus Plan
02/09/09  The OMA-Designed TVCC Goes Up in Flames
02/09/09

In Texas, Even Arts Districts are Supersize
02/06/09  Senate Debates Economic Stimulus Package
02/06/09  Herzog & de Meuron Designs HQ for Major Bank in Spain
02/05/09  Architectural Billings Index Still Sagging
02/04/09

Work Under Way on Songdo City in Korea
02/03/09 Landscape Will Redefine New Area in Shenzhen
02/02/09

Behnisch Wins UB Law School Commission

01/30/09  Despite Slumping Economy, Spaceport America Prepares for Lift Off
01/29/09  AIA Names Winners of 2009 Young Architects Award
01/29/09  In Ottawa, Maki Completes First Building for Aga Khan
01/29/09  Court Gives Go-Ahead for Jerusalem’s Museum of Tolerance
01/28/09  In Austin, A Cesar Pelli Project Is Shelved
01/27/09  Austin’s Tallest Building Halfway There
01/26/09  Remodeling New Condos Not Very Eco-Friendly
01/23/08

Newsmaker Interview: Daniel Libeskind
01/22/09  Recession Halts Yale Construction Projects
01/21/09  Competition: Transit Solutions for Los Angeles
01/20/09  Architects Express Concern Over Economic Stimulus Plan
01/20/09

Zaha Hadid Chosen to Design Vienna Library
01/20/09  Krueck + Sexton Defies Conventions in Washington, D.C.
01/16/09  What Does House Democrats’ Stimulus Plan Mean for A/E/C Industry?
01/16/09  Unemployed? Why Not Apply for a Grant
01/16/09

Gehry Partners Moving to Larger Headquarters
01/15/09

Peter Dominick, Architect of Disney Hotels, Dies at 67
01/14/09

Work Proceeds on Dubai Canal, Despite Global Financial Woes
01/13/09

AIA Names Award Recipients for Interior Architecture
01/13/09

Regional/Urban Design 2009 Honor Awards Revealed
01/12/09

AIA Announces 2009 Honor Awards for Architecture
01/09/09  Recession Forces Universities to Reconsider Building Plans
01/08/09  In China, School Rebuilding Under Way in Quake-Devastated Areas
01/07/09

Despite Economic Slowdown, Dubai Metro on Track
01/06/09 Nouvel’s First California Project on Hold
01/05/09

Madrid’s City of Justice Starts to Take Shape

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