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New World Center

May 16, 2011

Frank Gehry’s New World Center (NWC) in Miami’s South Beach, and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles [RECORD, November 2003, page 134], are at once similar yet quite different.

Enlisted to craft an understated yet visible Shanghai flagship for Uniqlo, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson teamed with Candela Lighting Design to transform a quirky existing structure into a lustrous icon for the popular Japanese brand.

Clare Jacobson

May 16, 2011

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Shanghai’s Nanjing Road is the center stage of the city’s shopping culture. Its eastern end features a pedestrian zone with towers of neon signs competing for attention. Its western side has dramatic storefronts for high-end brands, including a brightly lit five-story suitcase for Louis Vuitton.

LAPD Motor Transport Division + Main Street Parking

New to Downtown L.A.’s developing Gallery Row, John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects’ Main Street Parking + Motor Transport Division building for the Los Angeles Police Department sets a glowing standard for utilitarian civic architecture.

Linda C. Lentz

May 16, 2011

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Part of the three-stage master plan for the Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters (2009), spearheaded by an AECOM/Roth + Sheppard joint venture in the city’s redeveloping Downtown, the Main Street Parking + Motor Transport Division is the kind of ancillary project that could sever a neighborhood by virtue of its sheer mass and typically unattractive aesthetic.

Marc Jacobs Flagship Building by Jaklitsch/Gardner Architects

Tokyo, Japan

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

May 16, 2011

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Making the most of a small footprint within a crowded, competitive shopping zone, architect Stephan Jaklitsch married textural layers of materiality with a creative lighting strategy to catch the eye of tony passersby, and to create a subtle yet unique visibility for the American fashion designer Marc Jacobs’s Tokyo flagship.

Sherbourne Common Pavilion

May 16, 2011

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A 1,539-square-foot pavilion housing restrooms, a planned café, and mechanical services for the park, including a UV storm-water-filtration system in the basement.

Campus Commons

May 16, 2011

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A three-level, 12,000-square-foot expansion of the 1970 student union at the State University of New York, New Paltz.

Dhoby Ghaut Green

Inserting a sinuous amphitheater and a rectilinear caf' pavilion into an existing park, Soo Chan brings new life to the public realm.

Clifford A. Pearson

May 16, 2011

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Inserting a sinuous amphitheater and a rectilinear café pavilion into an existing park, Soo Chan brings new life to the public realm.

Flowing Gardens' International Horticultural Expo 2011

May 16, 2011

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A series of gardens and buildings housing the Xi'an International Horticultural Exposition 2011. The three main elements—the 37,674-square-foot Guangyuan Entrance, the 53,820-square-foot exhibition pavilion, and the 43,055-square-foot greenhouse—form the backbone of a 37-hectare park.

Lincoln Park Zoo South Pond Restoration and Pavilion

May 16, 2011

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A 1,400-square-foot open-air pavilion set along the zoo's boardwalk, which takes visitors through exhibits on animals and habitats, including a newly rehabilitated pond showcasing aquatic life.

Playa Vista Park

Where Howard Hughes once flew, Michael Maltzan has designed a park that connects a new mixed-use development with the site's colorful history.

Sarah Amelar

May 16, 2011

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On land once inhabited by native Tongva people and, centuries later, by the Hughes Aircraft Company, the planned community of Playa Vista is gradually rising on Los Angeles’s West Side.

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.