2024-11-23T22:12:32-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/143989812/2015-a-year-in-architecture-a-year-in-archinect-march Nicholas Korody 2015-12-22T19:11:00-05:00 >2015-12-22T19:14:05-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e9/e92yr2pwqu6n43r2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/xz/xzbnj3dzzcy8mecc.jpg"><br><br><strong>March 2015</strong><br><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/9n/9ns13k5fl6x59a75.jpg"><br><strong>&uarr;&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/121976344/vienna-plan-world-s-tallest-wooden-skyscraper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Vienna plans world's tallest wooden skyscrap</strong>er</a></p><p>A 76% wood skyscraper, the world&rsquo;s largest in that material, was designed for Vienna by R&uuml;diger Lainer and Partner. With a net environmental impact far lower than concrete construction and advanced fire-prevention technologies, the skyscraper has garnered more controversy for its size relative to the rest of the skyline than for its material.&nbsp;</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/rl/rlcppt5643do5hgf.jpg"></p><p><strong>&uarr;&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/121989225/a-culture-of-fear-u-of-manitoba-architecture-dean-to-leave-amid-controversy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>"A Culture of Fear": U of Manitoba architecture dean to leave amid controvers</strong>y</a></p><p>Ralph Stern, the then-Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba, &ldquo;declined to seek reappointment&rdquo; to the position amid controversy. Accused of creating a &ldquo;culture of fear and retribution,&rdquo; criticism was leveled at the Dean by faculty and students who accused him of restricting research and directly affecting their personal lives.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/rz/rz1qmeeoht76un4a.jpg"></p><p><strong>&uarr;&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/122146647/how-a-postmodernist-department-store-is-trying-to-become-the-youngest-monument-in-poland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How a postmodernist department store is trying to become the youngest monument in Poland</a></strong></p><p>The Solpol department store in Wroc&#322;aw, Poland served as a case study...</p>