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Ongoing through February 27. Willo von Moltke: Architect, Urbanm Designer and Teacher. Open Mon.-Thu., 8:30 A.M.-10 P.M.; Fri., 8:30 A.M.-6 P.M.; Sat., 10 A.M.-6 P.M.; Sun., 10 A.M.-8 P.M. Gund Hall Gallery, Graduate School of Design. Free...
...yesterday’s meeting, architect Craig Hartman of the San Francisco-based firm Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill presented the plans for the building, designs which incorporate a number of environmentally-friendly elements...
Grace Kim refuses to own a car. But at least once a month, the Seattle architect drives 30 miles to the suburbs to visit her mother. If she's in the mood, she'll cruise out to the airport to pick up friends. Occasionally, she wants a car to lug home groceries in bulk or try a new restaurant across town. And when clients need to visit a building site, Kim is at the wheel...
...that's possible because Kim and her husband, architect Michael Mariano, are members of Flexcar, one of more than a dozen car-sharing companies revving up across the U.S. As such, the pair have only to jump on the Internet or call a local number to reserve one of several vehicles parked in their neighborhood. They can choose between a Honda, a Lexus, a minivan for carting equipment or, for a jaunty weekend outing, a silver Mazda Miata. They can enter the car any time of night or day with a security-coded electronic card, get charged by the hour...
...only fueled the sense of entitlement. According to a poll on traffic by TIME, ABC News and the Washington Post, only 10% of those surveyed who have access to mass transit actually use it regularly. "There's a stigma to not owning a car," says Kim, the Seattle architect. "People say, 'Hey, you're wearing a nice jacket--can't you afford a car?'" Now car-sharing firms are out to prove that their communal approach offers its own attractions: freedom--and even convenience. As a Zipcar ad put it, "350 hours/year having sex. 420 looking for parking. What...