Name to Know: Architect Jeanne Gang Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:29:00 -0400 She's bringing the sensuousness of nature, the sustainability of LEED building, and the thrill of the new to Chicago and beyond Behind Starwood's Hotel Expansion in China Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:00:00 -0400 The chain's Sheraton brand, already popular on the mainland, is likely to grow more so as Chinese tourism expands Welcome to the NFL's Biggest Stadium Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:54:00 -0400 The Dallas Cowboys' brand-new $1.15 billion, 100,000-capacity stadium—the biggest in the NFL—gets ready for its first game
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Getting Started with Silverlight Development Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:40:00 -0000 This video explains the concepts and tools needed to get started with Silverlight development from a developer's perspective. Visit the MSDN Windows Client Software Development Forums Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:40:00 -0000 For community advice, tips, and best practices, participate in the Software Development for Windows Client forums. New! Download the SDL Developer Starter Kit Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:25:00 -0000 Educate yourself and your organization on how to build more secure applications. The SDL Developer Starter Kit offers content, labs, and training to help you establish a standardized approach to rolling out the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) in your organization.
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The art and craft of Greene & Greene Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:39:46 -0000 For three months this summer and fall, Boston's Museum of Fine Arts has hosted a touring show on the art and craft of the brothers Charles and Henry Greene, two of MIT's earliest students of architecture. The exhibit closes Oct. 18.Hailed by the AIA as "formulators of a new and native architecture," Charles Sumner Greene (1868-1957) and Henry Mather Greene (1870-1954) established a new paradigm for the art of architecture in the United States. Recognized internationally as among the best work of the American Arts and Crafts Movement, the brothers' careful consideration of every detail of the buildings and objects they designed — including geography, climate, landscape and lifestyle — resulted in legendary living environments that were both beautiful and functional. "A New and Native Beauty: The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene" commemorates their legacy with some of their finest work in both architecture and decorative arts. Read more. Student team of architects wins multiple awards Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:08:53 -0000 A team of four PhD
students in the computation program of the Department of Architecture has
recently racked up a string of impressive wins in design competitions. Referred
to as SPARC, the international team consists of Sergio Araya of Chile, Orkan
Telhan of Turkey, Duks Koschitz of Austria and Alexandros Tsamis of Greece.
Together, on their own "free time," they work on projects ranging from object design to landscape
architecture – often in collaboration with artists, designers and consultants –
experimenting with different levels of "embedded behavior" by which designed
material becomes an active interface between people and the built environment.
Their recent wins
include first prize in the
London Architecture Gallery International Competition; first prize in the Gillette
Landmark International Design Competition; and a winning response to the
Permeable Building challenge from the Media Lab, an invitation to create
engaging augmentations of the Lab's interior space using elements of the
outdoor natural environment.
Read more.
Architecture awards Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:00:00 -0000 Undergraduate Design Award--Given to an architecture design steam senior- Tal Goldenberg '09, Tel Aviv, IsraelMaster of Science in Architecture Studies Prize for Thesis--In recognition of the best SMArchS thesis- Nancy Demerdash G, New Berlin, Wis.- Sandra S. Frem G, Jounieh, Lebanon- Ateya A. Khorakiwala G, Mumbai, IndiaWilliam Everett Chamberlain Prize--Given to an architecture senior for academic excellence- Joanna Rodriguez-Noyola '09, Bayamon, Puerto RicoOutstanding Undergraduate Prize--Given to an architecture senior for academic excellence- Lori Ferriss '09, Asheville, N.C.Tucker Voss Award--Given to a student who shows promise for the future in the general field of building construction- Matthew DeJong, doctoral candidate, Davis, Calif.
A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on June 3, 2009 (download PDF).
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