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Kevin Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 1347 Location: Eugene, Oregon	Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:06 pm    Post subject: ArchWeek Residential 2009.0820 Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers, ArchWeek Residential brings you housing news and analysis weekly from the editors of ArchitectureWeek. Economic hopefulness is in the news again, and we're all for a spirit of optimism. Still, with the center-point of our optimism aimed clearly at our readers' continued financial survival, it seems best to keep in mind this week that the 'bounce back' referred to in the AIA Billings Index only returns its value to the established slope of _continuing_declines_ in architectural billings - therefore predicting continuing future declines in architect-designed construction. The more speculative dimension of inquiries for architectural design services remains at a flat low level. Architecture Billings Index Bounces Back After Substantial Dip - AIA Press Release, 2009.0819 http://www.aia.org/press/releases/AIAB080921 Looking much farther forward, regional planning directions in the Chicago metropolitan area suggest increasing support for compact housing types, according to the Chicago Tribune. What would it take for your housing involvement to follow that kind of that market direction? Residents weighing in on transit plans for 2040 - Chicago Tribune, 2009.0819 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-invent-the-future-19-aug19,0,2843601.story Residential Design and Building News ------------------------------------ Architects Return to Class as Green Design Advances - New York Times, 2009.0819 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/education/20BUILD.html Faded Glory: Polishing Flint's Jewels - New York Times, 2009.0819 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/garden/20flint.html James Hardie Reports US$77.9m Loss - Egoli, 2009.0818 http://www.egoli.com.au/news/post/James-Hardie-reports-US24779m-loss.aspx Surprise Dip in US Home Building - BBC News, 2009.0818 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8207713.stm Housing Woes to Haunt Home Depot - RTT News, 2009.0818 http://www.rttnews.com/Content/TopStories.aspx?Node=B1&Id=1042720&Category=Top Stories US Home Construction Falls 1 Percent, Misses Views - Associated Press, 2009.0818 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gqgh84xd8SadET8bbMATJ_cGAdoAD9A5AH900 Single-Family Home Building Rises for 5th Month - Associated Press, 2009.0818 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gqgh84xd8SadET8bbMATJ_cGAdoAD9A5BSEO0 Builders' Confidence Inches Higher in August - Market Watch, 2009.0817 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/builders-confidence-inches-higher-in-august-2009-08-17 At Milepost 5, the Artist Live/Work Community Dream Survives - The Oregonian, 2009.0817 http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2009/08/at_milepost_5_the_artist_livew.html From McMansions to Micro-Houses? - WCAX, 2009.0817 http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=10944536 Lowe's Net, Forecast Fall Short as Store Openings Get Trimmed - Market Watch, 2009.0817 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/lowes-forecasts-fall-short-it-cuts-openings-plan-2009-08-17 A Gritty Problem - Boston Globe, 2009.0816 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/16/a_gritty_problem/ On the Mat, Florida Wonders Which Way Is Up - New York Times, 2009.0816 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/weekinreview/16cave.html Just Like Home, Sibling Included - New York Times, 2009.0816 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/realestate/16habi.html Lodging in the Noble Houses of Germany - New York Times, 2009.0816 http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/travel/16journeys.html Interns Find a Will, a Way, a Floor - New York Times, 2009.0816 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/realestate/16intern.html In the Grip of Indecision - New York Times, 2009.0816 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/realestate/16cov.html Dream House by a National Artist - 1959 - Philippine Star, 2009.0815 http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=496046&publicationSubCategoryId=85 Saving the House Next Door - New York Times, 2009.0813 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/garden/13location.html The Spaceship Down the Street - , 2009.0813 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/garden/13who.html Baltimore Preservation Panel OKs Apartment Concept - Baltimore Sun, 2009.0813 http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/real-estate/bal-bz.apartments13aug13,0,3971594.story Is Your House Big Enough to Swing a Cat? - 24Dash, 2009.0813 http://www.24dash.com/news/Housing/2009-08-13-Is-your-house-big-enough-to-swing-a-cat AIA Small Project Awards 2009 - ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0812 http://www.archweek.com/2009/0812/news_1-1.html When Nanette and Jerry Stump bought a wooded property in Evansville, Indiana, to build an accessible retirement home, they turned to a young architect fresh out of school: their son. Toll's Quarterly Home Sales Rise - Market Watch, 2009.0812 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tolls-rise-in-home-orders-is-first-in-4-years-2009-08-12 FSC Versus SFI - ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0812 http://www.archweek.com/2009/0812/environment_1-1.html 10 Things Home Builders Won't Tell You - Smart Money, 2009.0811 http://www.smartmoney.com/Spending/For-the-Home/10-Things-Your-Home-Builder-Wont-Tell-You/ People and Places by Nancy Novitski http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0812/news_2-1.html Perkins + Will in Puri, India - RMJM in Istanbul, Turkey - Corgan Associates in Phoenix, Arizona - Bruner/Cott in St. Paul, Minnesota... -- * -- Please help us share this newsletter with a contribution to ArchWeek. 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