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Only Apple could think of this creative solution that is only four stories tall.  They are out of space to house staff currently located on their campus and many rental properties throughout Cupertino.  This new plan presented by Steve Jobs himself (watch the video) would solve the current dilemma of housing 12,000 employees in 1 building in Cupertino.

Architectural Record Magazine is running a cocktail napkin sketch contest.

There have to be architects in addition to Vic who love doing this!

Details are here.  Also take a look at some of the past winners (and runner ups, honorable mention, etc.).  Very impressive.

Celebrating the expansion upstairs in Rochester with happy smiles for those moving out of cramped  quarters.

Google Building Maker app (application) from Google allows you to create 3-D models of buildings to place in Google Earth.

Check out this blog, Living Root Bridges.  Incredible, and a very green idea!  Be sure to click to enlarge to see the detail.  What other natural architectural phenomenons have you seen?  Leave your answers in the comments.

Designing and constructing this incredible new attraction at the Sears Tower in Chicago must have been incredible.  The video says it all!

Prairie Mod scooped some big news for fans of architecture and Legos.  The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation in conjunction with Lego Architecture and Brickstructures announced a collaboration to produce construction sets for both the Guggenheim Museum and Falling Water.    Lego Architecture has additional sets including Empire State Building,  John Hancock Center, Sears Tower, and Seattle Space Needle.

Congratulations to the Taconic Hills Central School District on their successful referendum!  The $15 million capital improvement project includes repairs and upgrades to district facilities, fitness center expansion, and athletic fields improvements.  SEI Design Group is pleased to be the architect on this exciting project.

ENR just published the the McGraw Hill first annual Best of the Best Awards and it is worth a look.