News

41 Critic Jane Jacobs dies
42 WTC Memorial price may reach $1 billion
53 National Trust names most endangered

Departments

21 Editorial: What Might Have Been
31 Letters*

67 Archrecord2*: For the emerging architect by Ingrid Spencer
71 Critique: Jane Jacobs by Michael Sorkin and Robert Campbell, faia*
77 Books: Thinking Big*
83 Product View: Obelisk by Rita Catinella Orrell*
89 Snapshot: Spiral Cafe by Kelly Beamon
341 Dates & Events*
388 Backpage: Dillard University by Suzanne Stephens

Features

98 Crowding the Marquee by Suzanne Stephens
The nature of collaboration in U.S. architectural practice can be fraught with ambiguity.
112 Building a Better Gulf South by James S. Russell, AIA
Presenting the winning projects of record’s two groundbreaking housing competitions for rebuilding New Orleans.
130 Rebuilding After Katrina by James S. Russell, AIA
Can New Orleans and the Gulf Coast face the hard questions?
140 Why the Dutch Are Dismantling Their Famous Dikes
by Tracy Metz
The U.S. looks to Holland in its struggle against water.
151 AIA Awards Introduction by James Murdock*
In 2006, sustainability and Modernism stand out.
152 Architecture Awards*
Eleven projects include a Picasso museum and a presidential center.
174 Interior Awards*
Creative space and materials treatment bring interiors to life.
192 Urban Design Awards*
The AIA honors projects from Montana to Palestine.
200 25 Year Award* by Robert Ivy, FAIA
E. Fay Jones’s Thorncrown Chapel is small but great.
202 Firm of the Year Award* by Sarah Amelar
Moore Ruble Yudell keeps social values and collaboration at the fore.
212 Antoine Predock by Clifford Pearson
The architect and his work strive both to fit in and stand out.

Building Types Study 858

231 Stadiums by James Murdock*
232 Olympic Stadium, Greece by Sam Lubell and Joann Gonchar, AIA*
Santiago Calatrava, FAIA
Creating a dynamic symbol of Olympic and national pride.
238 Allianz Arena, Germany by Tracy Metz*
Herzog & de Meuron
Luminous and tactile, Munich’s “Ring of Fire” beckons.
244 Ice Hockey Stadium, Italy by Paul Bennett*
Arata Isozaki & Associates
A stadium promotes flexibility and urban regeneration.
For additional stadium projects, go to Building Types
Study at www.archrecord.com.

Architectural Technology

257 Stadium Roofs Offer Much More Than Shelter
by Joann Gonchar, AIA, and Peter Reina*
Long-span roofs provide a primary opportunity for expression.
267 Lightening up the court system by Russell Fortmeyer*
Mitchell/Giurgola transforms an inhospitable NYC courthouse.
273 Tech Books

Interiors

297 Introduction
298 Top of the Rock by Leanne French*
Gabellini Sheppard Associates
Restoring the grandeur of Rockefeller Center’s observation deck.
304 21C Museum Hotel by William Weathersby, Jr.*
Deborah Berke & Partners
Art and commerce meet in this hybrid building type.
310 Veil by John Peter Radulski*
Arai Jackson Ellison Murakami
A Seattle restaurant is cloaked in gossamer lightness.
315 Interior Products by Rita Catinella Orrell

Products

323 Carpet by Rita Catinella Orrell
327 Product Briefs
333 Product Literature
372 Reader Service*
361 AIA/CES Self-Report Form*