Fenty Administration Opens Innovative New Bike Lane

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Mayor Adrian M. Fenty along with Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans and District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Director Gabe Klein and members of the biking community held a ribbon cutting today in celebration of the District’s new pilot program, a protected bicycle lane on 15th Street NW. The pilot “contra-flow” bike lane allows cyclists to go southbound between Massachusetts Avenue and U Street through a section of 15th Street that is one-way for northbound vehicular traffic.

Dezeen » Blog Archive » Rotterdam Market Hall by MVRDV

Dezeen » Blog Archive » Rotterdam Market Hall by MVRDV

Today the mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb and city councilor Hamit Karakus have officially started the construction of the new Rotterdam Market Hall. The arched building located in the centre of Rotterdam, developed by Provast and designed by MVRDV is a hybrid of public market and apartment building. Completion is set for 2014. Total investment is 175 million Euro with a total surface of 100.000 m2.

Educational Pathway is Top Feature at New Shoreline City Hall Building - ConstructionAdvisorToday

Educational Pathway is Top Feature at New Shoreline City Hall Building - ConstructionAdvisorToday

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Design-build real estate developer Opus Northwest LLC, together with architectural partner LMN Architects, has announced completion of the first phase of the $33 million, 67,000-square-foot city hall and civic center for Shoreline, Wash.

HUAAA 2009!!

The Hampton University Architecture Alumni Association is proud to announce our newest communication tool to the Architecture Alumni and other HU Alumni- the HUAAA Blog Page! We hope you visit us frequently and also provide insight, advise and just plain old chat for discussions and future postings.

Thanks!
Ed
Founder & Exec. Dir.-HUAAA

New High-Speed Rail Plan for the US

New High-Speed Rail Plan for the US

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Business of Green - The Rooftop Garden Climbs Down a Wall - NYTimes.com

Business of Green - The Rooftop Garden Climbs Down a Wall - NYTimes.com

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Yet a growing part of the company’s business is being devoted to something decidedly unindustrial: edible walls — metal panels filled with soil and seeds and hung vertically.

Purple Hill House

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This scenic site is a part of the residential area developed in the natural greenery area of the mountain gwanggyo and that is located at the entrance area to trail to mountain.

Merit = siteplan faced to evergreen mountain=Demerit=Facing not south but northwest=Lack of southern sunlight.

From agony about the direction to which major living space see, the plan of this house started.

Trains And The City - Forbes.com

Trains And The City - Forbes.com

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John Portman: Why I Am Successful - Forbes.com

John Portman: Why I Am Successful - Forbes.com

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