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Saint Elizabeths Is a Hospital Reborn

Saint Elizabeths Is a Hospital Reborn

02. May, 2012 1 Comment

Situated on the eastern side of the campus, across MLK Jr. Ave. from the former psychiatric hospital, the EYP facility provides state-of-the-art care.

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Lumenhaus Transcended the Solar Decathlon

Lumenhaus Transcended the Solar Decathlon

02. May, 2012 0 Comments

The 2009 Virginia Tech submission has gone on to win in Europe in 2010 and travel the U.S. educating people about the beauty and comfort of a zero-net home.

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The 2012 Inform Awards

The 2012 Inform Awards

23. Apr, 2012 2 Comments

The Inform Awards jury selected 7 projects for honor or merit awards for object design, landscape architecture, and interior design, which will be published in Inform. They selected another 28 projects for recognition and publication on the ReadInform site throughout 2012.

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PBS Features VSAIA Article on Sydney Opera House

PBS Features VSAIA Article on Sydney Opera House

13. Apr, 2012 0 Comments

An orange, intuitive serendipity, and mathematics solved a perplexing shell fabrication problem, explains Duncan Abernathy, AIA.

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When You’re Handed a Box, Think Outside of It

When You’re Handed a Box, Think Outside of It

15. Mar, 2012 0 Comments

KGD Architects transformed a drab cube of a warehouse into a sleek high-tech facility for the Transurban Express Lanes Operations Center.

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New Military Community Hospital the ‘Jewel of Fort Belvoir’

New Military Community Hospital the ‘Jewel of Fort Belvoir’

14. Mar, 2012 0 Comments

Ft. Belvoir, Va., is home to a new military-community hospital that demonstrates the commitment by the armed forces to build spaces that heal.

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Have Preservationists Been Misinterpreting the Secretary’s Guidelines?

Have Preservationists Been Misinterpreting the Secretary’s Guidelines?

12. Mar, 2012 0 Comments

In The Future of the Past, Steven Semes points out that deferential not differential new construction in historic districts should be the goal.

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Architecture Shapes Behavior

Architecture Shapes Behavior

28. Feb, 2012 2 Comments

Kim Herforth Nielsen, founder of 3XN, Copenhagen, will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Virginia Design Forum X. Here he lays out his approach to design excellence.

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O’Herlihy Analyzes ROI on High-Design Façades

O’Herlihy Analyzes ROI on High-Design Façades

28. Feb, 2012 0 Comments

VSAIA Design Forum presenter Lorcan O’Herlihy offers his analysis of how Formosa 1140, a market-driven housing complex in LA, proves that design sells.

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Front’s Marc Simmons on Client Values

Front’s Marc Simmons on Client Values

24. Feb, 2012 0 Comments

One of the noted speakers at the upcoming VSAIA Design Forum, February 17, shares his views on pleasing clients and upcoming market opportunities.

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