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Museum of Islamic Art by I. M. Pei

Doha, Qatar

August 19, 2009

I. M. Pei pairs Islamic tradition with monumental Modernism in the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, for an opulent collection of art and artifacts.

Les Bains des Docks

Le Havre, France

Sarah Amelar

August 19, 2009

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With Les Bains des Docks, a serene oasis on Le Havre's gritty waterfront, Ateliers Jean Nouvel reinvents the public pool.

The Art Institute of Chicago'The Modern Wing

Renzo Piano Building Workshop bridges a historic structure and a grand public space with its trademark Classicism at The Art Institute of Chicago's Modern Wing.

Josephine Minutillo

August 19, 2009

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Here we go again—another art museum, another building by Renzo Piano.

The Art Institute of Chicago'The Modern Wing

Blair Kamin

August 19, 2009

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Chicago, Illinois Renzo Piano Building Workshop The Modern Wing: Where a Familiar Type Soars Renzo Piano’s Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago isn’t simply the best new building to hit Chicago in years. It represents the triumph of a type — the art museum with parallel masonry walls, generous expanses of glass, and an oversailing roof that serves as a louvered sunshade for galleries below. When Piano introduced this type at his Beyeler Foundation Museum near Basel, Switzerland, in 1997, it was overshadowed by the hoopla surrounding Frank Gehry’s eruption of titanium in Bilbao. Yet time has revealed

Josephine Minutillo

August 19, 2009

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Project Specs The Art Institute of Chicago'The Modern Wing Chicago, Illinois Renzo Piano Building Workshop << Return to article the People Architect Renzo Piano Building Workshop in collaboration with Interactive Design Inc., architects (Chicago) Design Team: J. Moolhuijzen (partner in charge),D.Rat, C.Maxwell-Mahon with A.Belvedere, D.Colas, P.Colonna, O.Foucher, A.Gallissian, S.Giorgio-Marrano, H.Lee, W.Matthews, T.Mikdashi, J.B.Mothes, Y.Pagès, B.Payson, M.Reale, J.Rousseau, A.Stern, A.Vachette, C.von Däniken and K.Doerr, M.Gomes, J.Nakagawa; Y.Kyrkos, C.Colson, O.Aubert (models) Consultants: Structure: Ove Arup & Partners Services: Ove Arup & Partners + Sebesta Blomberg Civil engineering Patrick Engineering Structure for bridge interface with Millenium Park: Wiss, Janey, Elstner Associates Inc

Art Gallery of Ontario

Frank Gehry transforms the Art Gallery of Ontario in part by rediscovering his (and its) past.

Clifford A. Pearson

August 19, 2009

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At the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Frank Gehry plays hockey with architecture, turning it into a game of speed and balance.

Clifford A. Pearson

August 19, 2009

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Project Specs Art Gallery of Ontario Toronto, Canada Gehry International << Return to article the People Team Aaron Turner Adam Wheeler Anna Marie Flaherty Apurva Pande Cara Cragan Colby Mayes Craig Gilbert Dave Hardie David Pakshong Doug Glenn Doug Pierson Elizabeth Grace George Metzger Heather Waters Henry Brawner Jason Tax Jeff Guga John Passmore Julie Lai Karen Tom Laura Bachelder Laura Killam Lauren Taylor Leif Halverson Leon Cheng Lisa Cage Monica Valtierra Day Natalie Magarian Nathalie Kull Patrick Hwang Peter Buffington Randy Jefferson Rogan Ferguson Ronald A. Rosell Stephen Traeger Su Kim Susan Beningfield Zach Burns the Products Curtain

Chapel of the Evangelical Academy

gmp pares the Chapel of the Evangelical Academy to its luminous core in Hofgeismar, Germany.

Michael Dumiak

August 19, 2009

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With nine offices in Germany and abroad, von Gerkan Marg und Partners (gmp) is known for such major architectural works as the Berlin Central Station (2006) and numerous other buildings and developments throughout Europe, Asia, and South Africa.

von Gerkan, Marg und Partners (gmp) Chapel of the Evangelical Academy Lighting Projects

Michael Dumiak

August 19, 2009

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Project Specs Chapel of the Evangelical Academy Hofgeismar, Germany King & Miranda Design << Return to article the People Architect gmp – von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects Elbchaussee 139 22763 Hamburg T: +49.40.88 151 0 F: +49.40.88 151 177/8 E-Mail: Hamburg-E@gmp-architekten.de Design: Meinhard von Gerkan and Joachim Zais, 2002 Team, design: Monika van Vught Project leader: Joachim Zais General contractor Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau, Dresden Photographer Marcus Bredt Berlin (0049-30-25298284) CAD system, project management, or other software used: Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau used for construction work of interior design AutoCAD 2008. the Products Structural system: Self-supporting room-in-room-system (steel framework) Suspended

Char No. 4

Berman Horn Studio distills the essence of Southern comfort at Char No. 4, a bourbon bar and restaurant.

Beth Broome

August 19, 2009

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Smith Street, in Brooklyn, New York’s Carroll Gardens neighborhood, has evolved over the course of the past decade from a rugged urban commercial strip peppered with family shoe stores, bodegas, and windowless Italian social clubs, to the area’s restaurant row, playing host to a mix of both serious and theme-heavy establishments, from top-ranked restaurants run by ambitious chefs to a tiki bar named the Zombie Hut.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 1 IIBEC CEH

Evaluate advanced PVC solutions that improve fire resistance, support WUI compliance, and enhance resilience in residential and commercial building design.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU

Upon course completion, participants will possess a deeper understanding of glass railings to help ensure that safety, aesthetic, and performance objectives are achieved.