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...more support for international study, and expansion to Allston—and keep it moving in a way that won’t have to be revisited by his permanent replacement. (On Allston, placing the new Harvard Stem Cell Insitute on Western Ave. and tapping an avant-garde German architect to design it seems like an excellent start. Both faculty and students will be a lot more excited about moving to the other side of the Charles if it looks visually stunning and becomes a hub of cutting-edge research.) At the same time, I personally hope that things don?...
...architect is Norman Foster, famed for the Millau viaduct in southern France and London's Swiss Re building. Hearst Tower, his debut large U.S. project, is the first office building in New York City to garner a gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take...
...structure will practice what the architect preaches: enter the building and you'll be greeted by Ice Falls, a three-story waterfall that uses, yes, collected rainwater to cool and humidify a six-story atrium. And sensors will monitor energy usage and readjust it during off-hours. Foster's latest environmental commitment soars 42 floors up - a shimmering stack of steel diamonds. The tower itself rises out of the original Hearst building, a 1928 Art Deco landmark...
Among the 30 groups who currently hold basement space, the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, the First-Year Outdoor Program, several peer counseling groups, and the Harvard Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) will keep their current basement offices, according to Frano Violich, an architect from the firm that will conduct the renovations of both the Yard basements and the Hilles building...
...Nadahama Garden Baden?which follows recent Ando work like the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas and Tokyo shopping complex Omotesando Hills?is a 2,000 sq m facility in the architect's hometown of Kobe, its striking curves exemplifying Ando's beautifully original approach to form. Environmental and civic responsibility were key considerations in the construction. Under-floor pipes, filled with discarded scalding water from a local power plant, are used to heat treatment rooms and spa pools. Meanwhile, special plumbing allows pool and bath water to be drained and used by emergency services when necessary?an important...