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Student Works: Putting Utopia Back To Work
Bryan Boyer engages Behrang Behin in a discussion about his thesis project Stack City. Stack City won the James Templeton Kelley Prize for best thesis or final design project at the Harvard Graduate School of Design this Spring. Make sure to click the images for hi-res visuals.

Archinect Op-Ed: Let's Get Small
Archinect's sevensixfive provides a convincing argument against growth during this uneasy time.

The current scarcities in credit, energy and imagination are, in another sense, opportunities to realign the priorities of the profession: away from object aesthetics and towards system aesthetics.

This week we ShowCase two beautiful small Japanese projects: Garden and Sea House by Takao Shiotsuka Atelier & Final Wooden House by Sou Fujimoto Architects

And, finally, in case you don't already know, we've launched the call for entries for [bracket]. Check out the [bracket] website for more information on this year's theme Farming.