February 2007 Architecture Edition Honda Racing F1 Team launches pioneering environmental concept The Honda Racing F1 Team today announced a major new initiative for the 2007 Formula 1 season. To help raise awareness of the environmental issues facing the planet, the RA107 F1 car will simply feature a huge image of earth, in place of the advertising and sponsor logos which have featured and dominated all other F1 cars for decades. Read the Full Story on HondaRacingF1.com  (02/26) China envisions environmentally friendly 'eco-city' At the mouth of the Yangtze River, an hour by ferry from Shanghai, a new kind of Chinese city will rise from the mudflats and wetlands. In three years, the island's black-faced spoonbills and other rare birds will share this migratory stop with 25,000 humans, the initial inhabitants of what developers call the world's first "eco-city." Read the Full Story in USA Today  (02/15) The year of the condo in downtown Seattle Thyer insists that Seattle isn't like other cities, where developers are struggling with an oversupply of new condos. There's a demand for condos in downtown Seattle, he says, drawing a contrast with the speculative buying frenzy that has led to a boom-bust scenario elsewhere in the country. Read the Full Story in the Seattle Times  (02/11) Cities rebel on 'air condos' A coalition of Snohomish County cities and at least eight city councils have joined a growing chorus demanding a halt to a controversial style of housing development. Read the Full Story in the Herald  (02/08) Quote of the Month "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. " -Harry S. Truman (Thirty Third US President 1945-1953)