Please note The right of photographers to stand in a public place and take pictures of federal buildings has been upheld by a legal settlement reached in New York.
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Please note The right of photographers to stand in a public place and take pictures of federal buildings has been upheld by a legal settlement reached in New York.

LA's new Holocaust Museum opened this week with a striking building, designed by Belzberg Architects.



Discussion Threads
Phillip Crosby is looking for examples of "Water Cleaning" Landscapes.

outed alerts us to the fact that the aia billing index was/is up for the first time in 2 years.

cadcroupier wants to get peoples feelings were on the topic of engaging a collection agency to collect on delinquent clients. Any small practitioners have good results with this? I understand its not the best approach for maintaining client relations. However if they aren't paying for services rendered, should I really care what they think?

holz.box and phuyaké restart the with some great additions ft work of Scarpa, Gottfried Bohm, Takuro Yamamoto and Kevin Low of Small Projects.

School Blogs
David Cuthbert Archinect's now sole teacher school blogger clarifies the facts for anyone who has the general misconception that university lecturers tasks are limited to teaching and coordinating lessons.

Joanna at USC is taking a housing studio.

Thomas at Boston Architectural College is working on a Life Center in Needham, MA which will at least in part be situated on an existing park and thus care must be taken to not fill in all open space.

Lian at GSD writes about the first overhaul of the workspaces in Gund Hall since its opening in 1972.

Stephanie at Kunstacademiets Arkitektskole reviews the English Masters program and vents All told, it feels as if this 'international masters' is an afterthought at this institution. She also wonders if you have a night-mare crit scenario? If so she'd love to see it!