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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We have developed a draft table of contents and tentative
scope for the Pattern Book that I described in a previous post. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We are modeling this book on the pattern book for Habitat
for Humanity being developed by the Institute for Classical Architecture, UDA
and others. Eric Osth from UDA will be meeting with me in early July to discuss
how we can share information and examples. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thus summer, I hired three students to work on the layout
for the book, the introductory sections and some initial designs. We will
do all the 3D illustrations in Sketchup and post them on the web for comment. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>By the end of the summer, we hope to have the introductory
sections drafted, the table of contents and scope finalized, about 4-5 examples
of the house designs done and all the examples and styles identified. Then, my Fall
graduate design studio will work on the rest of the examples and put selected
houses into context using real world sites. We hope to have a complete
draft done by the end of the Fall semester.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Since there are endless variations of house forms, we need
to narrow the scope to a manageable number. So, we are asking for your help. Please
review the attached documents. We would like your input on the styles we should
use for the various types of buildings – see the instructions in the
scope document. We would like your responses at the end of next week. Please
also send along any photos or plans of houses that we can redesign or use in
the book. They should be good designs but they don’t have to be
accessible because we will redesign and redraft them for the purposes of the
book.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am going to have my students fan out during a week in
October to do field trips to New Urbanist projects. Since it doesn’t cost
that much more to visit LA than Chicago, they can go anywhere in the country.
Please suggest communities that you think they should visit and, if you have
information on contacts with the developer, planners or designers, please send
them along also. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Finally, if you are interested in volunteering to meet with
a student team and/or help them organize their visit to a project in your
neighborhood, please indicate that as well. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you have any additional suggestions or advice of any
sort, please let me know or post it to the list. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks very much for your help. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Edward Steinfeld, Arch.D., AIA</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Professor of Architecture and Director</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access School of Architecture and Planning</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>University at Buffalo, State University of New York</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Tel. 716 829 3485 (x327)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fax. 716 829 3861</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>email address:<a href="mailto:arced@buffalo.edu">arced@buffalo.edu</a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>IDEA</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Center</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> website: <a
href="http://www.ap.buffalo.edu/idea">www.ap.buffalo.edu/idea</a> </span></font></p>
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