Kate Gibbs . Articles Environment architecture leader dies in Perth A pioneer of Australian environmental architecture, Jeffrey Considine, has died after a long battle with cancer. New green monster to rise in Boston A MAJOR Boston developer has proposed replacing one of the city's biggest eyesores with a massive environmentally-friendly development using architects chosen for their ability to create something "green, iconic and buildable". Graduates must settle for award rates: Parken A new survey in the United States suggests the downturn is over for architects and designers and that compensation and benefits for graduates and others "remain strong". But things are not so rosy here, the leading body representing Australian architects confirms. Historic cottage saved from bulldozer THE HOUSING market may be tanking, but a Long Island couple may have landed the bargain of a lifetime when they paid just $1 for a Robert Venturi cottage to save it from being torn down. New Buildings: glass houses No more is the greenhouse the sole provenance of orchids and cucumbers. Emerging in a super-insulated, environmental and affordable form, glass-bound homes are cracking through the architectural world. So we've thrown a stone and brought the best new glass houses crashing onto our pages. Gehry holds Los Angeles birthday bash LAST WEEK, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry invited five hundred friends to a Los Angeles architectural hub, the Geffen Contemporary, to celebrate his eightieth birthday.
