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December 2009
Luxury Meets High-Tech at The Austonian
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The Austonian’s design isn’t just green – it’s smart. Architects carefully weighed decisions and chose systems and strategies with dual functions and multiple benefits.
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| INDUSTRY NEWS |
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What Happens When Green Becomes Code?
According to Liberty Building Forensics Group, the inevitable is about to happen – and most people don’t even know it’s coming. Green buildings are going to become, by codification, the law of the land. For some firms, this will mean business as usual. For other firms, this change will be cataclysmic.
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New Interactive Water Features are at the Center of Phoenix Civic Space Park
The new Phoenix Civic Space Park in downtown Phoenix opened recently, and is already a huge success as a gathering and events space in the city center. The park features an interactive water feature and an illuminated water wall.
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Award-Winning Aqua Tower Mixes Unique, Award-Winning Architecture with Remarkable Views
The internationally acclaimed Aqua, designed by Jeanne Gang, principal of Studio/Gang Architects, is the tallest building in the United States designed by a woman-led architectural team, and the first high-rise in Chicago designed to blend condos, rental apartments, hotel rooms, and retail spaces in a single structure.
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Last Week's News:
Architecture Billings Index Shows Most Positive Signs in Over a Year
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High-Efficiency Energy Code Proposals Clear First Hurdle
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The Ever-Evolving Apartment
In the manner of today’s “bigger-is-better” society, U.S. apartments have steadily grown larger and offered more luxury to residents, especially since the 1960s.
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Luxury Condos: The Next Big Thing in Multi-Family Housing
The key to success when designing multi-family housing is to combine the interests of the community and the individual buyer to create developments that offer high-end, amenity-rich living and marquee buildings that will garner community respect for generations to come.
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More Apartment Firms Investing in New Technology
A survey published by the Washington, D.C.-based National Multi Housing Council shows that technology has become a core part of the apartment industry's business model in the last 10 years, leading firms to allocate a greater portion of their capital budgets to support new technology deployment.
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