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Residential Architect, Sept-Oct, 2004 by Shelley D. Hutchins

emerging professionals design competition

registration due: october 1

submittal due: october 18

Students in their fourth year of school or later and architects licensed 10 years or less are asked to convert a two-car garage into a guest house/studio space. Cash awards will be given, as well as recognition through national AIA programs and exhibitions. To learn more, call 202.626.7325 or visit www.epiconnection.com.

2005 residential architect design awards: call for entries

entry form and fee due: november 15

completed binders due: january 5

Our annual residential architect Design Awards program honors outstanding architecture in 14 categories including custom, renovation, multifamily, production, and on the boards. Winning projects will be published in the May 2005 issue of residential architect and honored at an event during the 2005 AIA National Convention in Las Vegas. Shown: Renovation merit winner, Waverly House, Waverly, Pa., by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. For an entry form, call 202.736.3407, visit www.residentialarchitect.com, or go to page 33 in this magazine.

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great american home awards

deadline: november 15

The National Trust for Historic Preservation and Old-House Journal sponsor this program honoring restorations, additions, or renovations to single-family homes more than 50 years old. For more information, call 202.339.0744 or visit www.oldhousejournal.com.

c2c home

entry deadline: december 15

The C2C Home design and construction competition gives winners the chance to see their ideas built. Entrants must design a sustainable home using standards established in Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough and Michael Braungart. Professional architects, students, and university teams are invited to compete for cash awards and internships for student and university entrants. For project guidelines visit www.c2c-home.org or e-mail info@c2c-home.org.

rome and the classical legacy

september 3-november 20

architech gallery, chicago

Using historical prints by Piranesi and original design drawings by San Francisco-based architect Norman Coulter, this exhibition demonstrates how classical Roman architecture has affected the world's blueprint and still does today. Shown is the Temple of Antoninus Pius and Empress Faustina, an engraving circa 1820. Call 312.475.1290 for gallery information, or visit www.architech gallery.com.

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paul rudolph: the florida houses

september 10-december 30

museum of design, atlanta

This exhibition showcases Rudolph's early residential work of modest, Modernist beach houses on Florida's west coast, such as the Milam residence in Ponte Verda, 1959-1961, shown here. Designed to harmonize with their natural surroundings, the houses were built economically. Intricately crafted models, Rudolph's own drawings, and original architectural photographs by Ezra Stoller will be presented. Call 404.688.2467 for museum hours, or go to www.atlantainternational museum.org.

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design [not equal to] art: functional objects from donald judd to rachel whiteread

september 10-february 27

cooper-hewitt, new york

Significant Minimalist artists display their little-known functional pieces--such as this stainless steel sink Donald Judd designed for his home--as part of an exhibition exploring the relationship of functional objects to works of art. The question of where design and art intersect will be addressed through artists' comments and dialogues. Learn more by calling 212.849.8400, or visiting www.cooperhewitt.org.

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architecture biennale of venice: metamorph

september 12-november 7

venice, italy

During this ninth Biennale, the theme of metamorphoses follows the evolution of architecture from its post-war state through to its current and future potential. Architects from around the planet will show off their talents in pavilions, palaces, and warehouses across Venice. For places and times call 011.49.7531.90730, e-mail info@artcities.de, or check out www.labiennale.org.

tall buildings: symposium

september 17-18

new school university, new york

Architects and engineers discuss three fundamental aspects of producing tall buildings: technology, urbanism, and program. The seminars are sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with its Tall Buildings exhibition, running through Sept. 27. Shown: 7 South Dearborn in Chicago by Adrian D. Smith, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Call 212.247.1339 for times, or go to www.moma.org.

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plastic

september 22-february 6

design exchange, toronto

A material integral to the modern world, plastic has changed the way people live. Three key areas where plastic has influenced design professionals--home, body, and machine--will be explored through a timeline and examples of its historical evolution. Visitors will see such creations as the 2.4 chair by Omer Arbel shown. Phone 416.363.6121 for visitor information or check out www.designexchange.com.

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