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Residential Architect, May, 2003 by Shelley D. Hutchins

>good design 2003

deadline: july 15

chicago athenaeum: museum of architecture and design

Any product produced or designed from 2001 to the present is eligible for this international industrial and graphic design competition, including furniture, housewares, lighting fixtures, appliances, and textiles. The entry fee is $175 per entry; winners will be exhibited at the Chicago Athenaeum this October through January. For details, call 847.895.3950 or visit www.chi-athenaeum.org/gdesign.

gypsum board design and constructmn awards

deadline: december 31, with cash

incentives for early entry

gypsum association, washington, d.c.

Design and construction pros are invited to submit residential or non-residential projects that incorporate innovative gypsum-board applications. This stair-railing system in a Great Falls, Va., house designed by Verner Svalbe, AIA, took top residential honors last year. Cash prizes of $3,000 will be awarded, plus the first 30 qualified entrants receive a $250 early-entry bonus. For an entry form, call 202.289.5440 or visit www. gypsum.org.

madeleine isom

through june 14

architech gallery of

architectural art,

chicago

Photographer Madeleine Isom's images fracture architecture into elemental details and patterns. This close-up of the World Trade Center complex is pan of an exhibition that investigates contemporary architectural an through Isom's eyes. All prints are for sale; proceeds from the WTC series benefit the New York City Fire Department. Call 312.475.1290 or visit www.architechgallery.com.

building images: seventy years of photography at hedrich blessing

may 1-july 27

national building museum, washington, d.c.

This collection of 80 architectural photographs by Hedrich Blessing photographers includes images of works by Mies van der Rohe, Albert Kahn, and many others. The shot above, by Bill Hedrich, helped make Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater one of the most famous buildings in America. Call 202.272.2448 or visit www.nbm.org for exhibition information.

55th annual gerat chicago places and spaces

may 17-18

chicago architecture foundation

Enjoy free trolley, bike, boat, and walking tours of Chicago's architectural gems during this annual two-day festival. Experts from the local design community lead the tours. Shown: Erie on the Park condominiums, designed by Lucien Lagrange Architects. For details, call 312.744.3315 or visit www.cityofchicago.org/specialevents.

eleventh congress for the new urbanism

june 19-22

omni shoreham hotel, washington, d.c.

CNU XI, "Ideals to Realities: The Evolving City" examines the District of Columbia and its surrounding areas with an eye toward what has and hasn't worked in urban design. To register, call 800.788.7077 or visit www.cnu.org.

continuing exhibits

Big & Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21st Century, through June 22, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., 202.272.2448; Light Screens: The Leaded Glass of Frank Lloyd Wright, through July 20, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C., 202.275.1693; National Design Triennial, through August 31, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York City, 212.849.8400; Roy/Design Series 1, through September 7, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 415.357.4000.