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Audio Library
Lake | Flato Architects
Spotlight on Design
February 2, 2010
The modern vernacular buildings of Lake | Flato Architects combine ingenuity and craftsmanship with new technologies. In 2004, the San Antonio-based firm was chosen as the Firm of the Year by the American Institute of Architects. Hear Ted Flato, FAIA, one of the founding principals share the studio's work and design philosophy. To view the associated PowerPoint presentation visit: http://www.nationalbuildingmuseum.net/pdf/SoDLakeFlato_2-2-2010.pdf
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Parking Garages: Beauty or the Beast
January 25, 2010
Ned Cramer, editor-in-chief of Architect examines famous architects’ designs for parking structures and challenge the field to transform this humble form into works of beauty.
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The Business Side of Smart Growth: Local Assets, Local Approaches
Smart Growth
January 25, 2010
Dale Roberts, owner of The Java Shack Coffeehouse in Arlington, Virginia, discusses the role of small businesses as catalysts for successful smart growth.
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2009 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement
Smart Growth
December 1, 2009
The EPA presents the 2009 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement, which recognizes communities using principles of smart growth to create better places.
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Spotlight on Design: Leon Krier
Spotlight on Design
October 27, 2009
Léon Krier is the recipient of the Richard Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture and 2006 Congress for the New Urbanism Athena Award. The noted architect and urban planner discussed his work, including the town of Poundbury, England, which he designed for the Prince of Wales.
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Conserving Energy by Using the Earth Itself
Building in the 21st Century
October 15, 2009
Loretta Hall, author of Underground Buildings: More than Meets the Eye and a certified green building technical professional, uses modern examples to show that earth-sheltered buildings are comfortable, spacious, and surprisingly common.
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Greening the Ghetto, and How Much It Won’t Cost Us
Smart Growth
October 8, 2009
Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx, speaking from her experience revitalizing South Bronx’s Hunts Point, explains how “horticultural infrastructure” is not only a key component of successful stormwater runoff management, but also a mechanism for bringing social, economic, and environmental benefits to the entire community.
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Deep-Energy Retrofits for Existing Homes
Building in the 21st Century
September 10, 2009
Betsy Pettit, AIA, president, Building Science Consulting, provides results from several cold-climate retrofits that addressed windows, insulation, equipment, and more.
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Greenovation
Sustainable Communities
September 10, 2009
Discover cutting-edge sustainable technologies and learn how these innovations are conceived, developed, and ultimately brought to the market. Panelists discuss moving green technologies from thought to reality.
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Retrofitting the Suburbs: A New Urbanist Perspective
Smart Growth
July 17, 2009
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, FAIA, dean of the University of Miami School of Architecture and partner in Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co., presents examples of design and policy that have retrofitted suburban sites to make them walkable, transit-oriented urban centers with enhanced quality of life for residents and increased energy conservation.
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