Residential Architect articles from May 2003

Residential Architect archives from May 2003

The dangers of digital cameras: too many pixels are falling into the wrong hands.(from the editor)(Editorial)
May 1, 2003... When karaoke machines came out, suddenly everyone thought he was Frank Sinatra. Now digital cameras are clicking up a storm, and everyone thinks he's Ansel Adams. Don't get me wrong, I think they're a wonderful invention. I've got one and it's...

DIY decry.(Letters: keep those cards, letters, and e-mails coming)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... Kudos! It's about time someone noticed what's been happening (or not happening) in today's subdivisions and suburbs ("Where Will the Loft-Lovers Live?" January/ February 2003, page 13). It seems the trend in "forward thinking" in...

A case against lower case.(Letters: keep those cards, letters, and e-mails coming)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... The noon hour here is usually our source of "continuing education" as we peruse and comment on the daily supply of publications that hit the office mailbox. The other day was no exception, as the January/February issue of residential architect...

Myth alliance.(Letters: keep those cards, letters, and e-mails coming)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... I write you in response to a letter published in your March edition submitted by a Mr. Thacker (Letters, page 16). Please remind your readers of the fact that to become eligible for professional membership in the AIA (and subsequently use those...

Fee advice.(Letters: keep those cards, letters, and e-mails coming)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... Thank you for addressing the sticky topic of fees ("Clients' Choice," April 2002, page 13). For me, the most difficult aspect of the building process is that an owner's realization of the architect's value usually occurs at the end of a...

Design central.(Home front: tips and trends from the world of residential design)(Design Centers provide great services and are now opening around the country.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The best place to satisfy your--and your clients'--craving for beautiful furniture, lighting, and other residential products just may be your local design district. Developers all over the country are capitalizing on the public's hearty...

Erudite light.(Home front: tips and trends from the world of residential design)
May 1, 2003... Lakewood, Colo.--based Energie Lighting collaborates with such European lighting manufacturers as Trilux, Wever & Ducre, and Multiline to import stylish foreign fixtures to North America. Established last year, the company recently expanded its...

Teachers only.(Home front: tips and trends from the world of residential design)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... A few years ago, the school district of Santa Clara County, Calif., just south of San Francisco, faced a major labor crisis. Teachers were leaving the area in droves because of its prohibitively high housing costs; at one point, the district's...

Calendar.(Home front: tips and trends from the world of residential design)(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... >good design 2003 deadline: july 15 chicago athenaeum: museum of architecture and design Any product produced or designed from 2001 to the present is eligible for this international industrial and graphic design competition,...

Plans for the future: is your archive ready for a repeat client, a lawsuit, or posterity?(practice)
May 1, 2003... elliOtt Elliott Norelius Architecture, founded in 1994, exemplifies the technological trajectory of many small firms. During the first eight years, architects Matt and Libby Elliott, Blue Hill, Me., focused on getting the business up and...

03 residential architect design awards.
May 1, 2003... do you look forward to this issue as much as we do each year? It's a real departure for us from the way we usually assemble our editorial content. Here, we cede control of our feature pages to a representative group of our readers--residential...

Under eastern skies: Incremental Housing at Belapur, New Bombay, India, 1983-86 Charles Correa Associates, Bombay.(end quote)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... to Charles Correa, a building's outdoor rooms are as important as its indoor spaces--especially in the tropical climate of his home base, Bombay. His Incremental Housing at Belapur is located in New Bombay, a satellite of Bombay planned in the...