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North Dakota’s Oil Boom: How Architects are Planning for the Future
The fracking oil industry has descended on North Dakota, bringing with it thousands of workers. The mind-blowing pace of development has local officials scrambling to plan for the future.
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It's almost 2012 and time again for annual planning.
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(De)constructing a Deconstructionist Monument
Remembered for its dramatic deconstruction of architectural form, the Arnoff Center for Design and Art may have lasting importance as a watershed in computer-aided construction technology.
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Oklahoma City Underground
The Underground in downtown Oklahoma City is a three-quarter-mile tunnel system that connects 16 city blocks and more than 30 buildings. The space, untouched since the 1970s, featured a brown color scheme and mercury vapor lamps. The new lighting concept was “intended as a navigation tool and to be...
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Master Plan | Eindhoven, the Netherlands
An integrated approach to urban lighting melds Eindhoven's past, present, and future.
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Master Plan | Philadelphia
Innovative urban lighting plans are revitalizing the form and character of the center city district.
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Master Plan | Paris
An integral part of Paris' urban redevelopment, a new lighting master plan is one for the people.
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Master Plan | San Luis Potosi
Lighting links the city's historic past to the present and restores a sense of civic pride.
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Planning for Daylight
Somewhere at the beginning of the design process, the first question invariably asked by the client of the daylighting consultant is 'What is it that you do anyway?'
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Q: I'm planning on installing laminate flooring on the first floor of my North Carolina house, which is built on a ventilated crawlspace. But I'm concerned that the laminate finish will trap moisture and eventually lead to rot damage in the subfloor and f