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Residential Architect, Nov-Dec, 2005 by Shelly D. Hutchins

2006 residential architect design awards: call for entries

entry deadline: december 9

binder deadline: january 5

Our annual design awards program honors outstanding architecture in 15 categories, including custom, renovation, multifamily, production, interiors, and on the boards. Winning projects will be published in the May 2006 issue of residential architect and honored during the 2006 AIA National Convention in Los Angeles. Shown: Warwick Grove, Warwick, N.Y., by Donald Powers Architects. For an entry form, call 202.736.3407, visit www.residentialarchitect.com, or go to page 33 in this magazine.

custom home design awards 2006

entry deadline: december 9

binder deadline: january 16

Houses designed for a specific client and site may be submitted by builders, architects, remodelers, designers, or other industry professionals. Categories include custom home, custom kitchen, custom bath, renovation, accessory building, and custom detail. Winners will be featured in the May 2006 issue of CUSTOM HOME magazine and honored during the 2006 AIA National Convention. Shown: 2005 Custom Home of the Year by Aidlin Darling Design, San Francisco. For an entry form, call 202.736.3407 or visit www.customhomeonline.com.

mind in matter: constructions of the built environment

november 10-december 2

opensource art, champaign, ill.

This show will explore the ways people perceive, interpret, and react to the built environment, and how that experience correlates to the intentions of its architects, designers, and planners. Drawings, sketches, models, and videos will be displayed. Visit opensource.boxwith.com for exhibition information.

in pursuit of pleasure: schultze & weaver and the american hotel

november 13-may 28

the wolfsonian-fiu museum, miami beach, fla.

Leonard Schultze and S. Fullerton Weaver were eminent architects/designers of American hotels in the 1920s and 1930s. Their architectural icons of luxury, including the Waldorf-Astoria and Biltmore hotels, are the focus of this exhibition. Changing patterns of design and use--from rambling urban hotels with thousands of guestrooms to small streamlined hotels of the 1930s--are also explored. Shown: Waldorf-Astoria rendering by Lloyd Morgan (1931). Call 305.531.1001 or visit www.wolfsonian.fiu.edu for more information.

gaetano pesce: pushing the limits

november 18-april 9

philadelphia museum of art

Known for experimenting with innovative production processes and technologically advanced materials, Pesce is collaborating with the museum to present his multidisciplinary work in architecture, design, visual arts, and planning. Included in the show is the pictured 1969 "Up 5" armchair and "Up 6" ottoman--expandable polyurethane-foam pieces covered with stretch jersey fabric. Call 215.763.8100 or visit www.philamuseum.org for more information.

cityscapes revealed: highlights from tile collection

opens december 3

national building museum, washington, d.c.

This is a first-time survey of the museum's holdings in honor of its 25th anniversary. The show explores America's architectural heritage through original building fragments, rare photographs, detailed drawings, and more. The exhibition will be organized as a walking tour of the cityscape and will be anchored by a series of large architectural elements. Call 202.272.2448 or visit www.nbm.org to learn more.