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Kevin Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 1347 Location: Eugene, Oregon	Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:25 pm    Post subject: ArchWeek Residential 2008.1217 Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers, ArchWeek Residential brings you housing news and analysis weekly from the editors of ArchitectureWeek. And beyond the economic headlines, Yung Ho Chang presents a different twist on the modern house: "Nestled in the hills northwest of Beijing, a lesser-known attraction vies for attention with a well-touristed section of China's Great Wall: eleven - forum abuse - villas, each designed by a top architect from China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, or Singapore. "This collection of dwellings, known as the Commune by the Great Wall, made a stir when the project was unveiled at the Venice Bienniale in 2002, both for the development's scope and because it relied on Asian designers, rather than the Western "starchitects" behind so many of China's most prominent projects. "One of the dwellings, Split House, was designed by Chinese architect Yung Ho Chang, renowned in China as the cofounder of Atelier Feichang Jianzhu (FCJZ), the nation's first private architectural firm and one of the few involved with high-profile projects internationally. Chang is also the chair of the architecture school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). "Courtyard on the Mountain Poised on a steep slope, Split House is literally split in half. A short glass bridge joins its two sides, forming a V-shaped plan that opens toward the hillside." Yung Ho Chang's Split House http://www.architectureweek.com/2008/1210/culture_1-1.html Residential Design and Building News ------------------------------------ Energy Prices, Housing Starts Plunge - Seeking Alpha, 2008.1217 http://seekingalpha.com/article/111176-energy-prices-housing-starts-plunge Dollar Falls after Fed Slashes Fed Funds Rate to Historic Low - FX Street, 2008.1217 http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/- forum abuse --strategy/daily-- forum abuse --strategy-briefing/2008-12-17.html Australian Housing Starts Hit Seven-Year Low - The Age, 2008.1217 http://www.theage.com.au/national/housing-starts-hit-sevenyear-low-20081216-6zuj.html JELD-WEN Window Manufacturing Company Plans Layoffs - News-Gazette, 2008.1217 http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/12/17/jeld-wen_window_manufacturing_company_plans_layoffs Home Builders Likely to Remain under Pressure, Report Says - Housing Wire, 2008.1216 http://www.housingwire.com/2008/12/16/home-builders-likely-to-remain-under-pressure-report-says/ Housing Starts in U.S. Fell 18.9% to 625,000 Pace - Bloomberg, 2008.1216 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=azP8gnGVza2U&refer=home U.S. Homebuilders' Confidence Held at Record Low in December - Bloomberg, 2008.1215 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aYN2fTt1vsoM&refer=home Builders Reporting Clients Pulling Out of New Home Projects - Herald Sun (Australia), 2008.1215 http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,27574,24801080-2862,00.html Construction Prices Run Low on Oil - Reed Construction Data, 2008.1215 http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/news/2008/12/construction-prices-run-low-on-oil/ Utopia by the Sea - New York Times, 2008.1214 http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/travel/14SeaRanch.html?th&emc=th In Morocco, a 19th-Century Palace Transformed - New York Times, 2008.1210 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/greathomesanddestinations/10gh-morocco.html?scp=6&sq=building+AND+construction+AND+architecture&st=nyt Yung Ho Chang's Split House - ArchitectureWeek, 2008.1210 http://www.architectureweek.com/2008/1210/culture_1-1.html HUD Sued over Katrina Fund Diversion - MSNBC, 2008.1210 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28143777/ Key West Still Pushing Housing Issues - APA, 2008.1210 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=1593&topicId=21355&docId=l:897164575 Condo Building Boom Screeches to a Halt - Globe and Mail, 2008.1209 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081209.RHOUSING09/TPStory/Business Housing Solution: Crashing Home Prices or Cheaper Mortgages? - Seeking Alpha, 2008.1209 http://seekingalpha.com/article/109861-housing-solution-crashing-home-prices-or-cheaper-mortgages New Zealand Home Building Falls 8pc with Jobs at Risk - Stuff, 2008.1209 http://www.stuff.co.nz/4786588a13.html Telegraph Announces Homebuilding & Renovating Awards 2008 - Telegraph, 2008.1209 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/renovatinganddiy/3550456/Telegraph-Homebuilding-and-Renovating-Awards-2008-overall-winner.html This Old House - New York Times, 2008.1209 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/opinion/09brooks.html?ref=opinion Paying Low Rent, but at an Inflated Risk - New York Times, 2008.1207 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/nyregion/westchester/07tenantswe.html?scp=6&sq=house+home+residential+building&st=nyt Rent Now, Buy Later - New York Times, 2008.1207 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/realestate/07COV.html?scp=3&sq=house+home+residential+building&st=nyt Building Community - Boston Globe, 2008.1207 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/12/07/building_community/ Straight from the Factory - San Diego Union-Tribune, 2008.1207 http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20081207-9999-lz1mc7factory.html That Old Cape Mod - Boston Globe, 2008.1207 http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/articles/2008/12/07/that_old_cape_mod/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed7 Modern Metamorphosis - Financial Times, 2008.1206 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/559dd8c0-c19b-11dd-831e-000077b07658.html Experts Warn Homes Not Up to Scratch - Sydney Morning Herald, 2008.1206 http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/experts-warn-homes-not-up-to-scratch/2008/12/06/1228257387607.html Tiny California Home Offers Solution for Economic Hard Times - VOA News, 2008.1205 http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-05-voa23.cfm How the West Was Renovated - Sydney Morning Herald, 2008.1205 http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/how-the-west-was-renovated/2008/12/05/1228257317785.html It May Be Time to Think about Buying a House - New York Times, 2008.1205 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/business/yourmoney/06money.html?8dpc Preening for the Olympics, Vancouver Is Building Up - New York Times, 2008.1204 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/05/greathomesanddestinations/05vancouver.html?scp=2&sq=house+home+residential+building&st=nyt Home Sweet Home Builders? - Los Angeles Times, 2008.1204 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2008/12/home-sweet-home.html South Africa Experiments with Houses Made of Sand - VOA News, 2008.1204 http://voanews.com/english/2008-12-04-voa11.cfm Chicago AIA Awards 2008 - ArchitectureWeek, 2008.1203 http://www.archweek.com/2008/1203/news_1-1.html Building and Factory Data Reflect Economic Turmoil - , 2008.1202 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/business/economy/02data.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=construction+home+residential&st=nyt How to Build Your Own Home - The Times (London), 2008.1126 http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/new_homes/article5196669.ece People and Places, by Nancy Novitski http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2008/1210/news_1-1.html Montroy Andersen DeMarco in New York, New York - HGA in Sacramento, California - Clash Associates in Rowsley, England, United Kingdom - mUSE Architects in Atlantic City, New Jersey - Tobin + Parnes in New York, New York - Gensler in Shanghai, China... 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