This two rotated cubes at the building are part of the adaptation of the 1907 Jessie Street Power Substation, adjacent to the Yerba Buena Park in San Francisco, into the new Jewish Contemporary Museum by Daniel Libeskind Studio and local architects WRNS Studio. The project houses 63,000 sq feet for exhibitions and programs in visual, performing and media arts, and includes 3,500 square feet of space for education.

Name: Wall House Location: Lampa, Santiago, Chile
Completion: 2007
Project Team: FAR frohn&rojas – Marc Frohn, Mario Rojas Toledo, Amy Thoner, Pablo Guzman, Isabel Zapata
Structural Planning Wood: Ingewag Limitada, Santiago;
Civil Eng. Mario Wagner
Structural Planning Concrete: Ing. Ernesto Villalon, Santiago
HWAC: Central TechnoPlus / Vaillant, building technology; Nelson Quilaqueo, Christian Aguirre Model Building: Martin Baden, Dorothee Fritzsche, Carlos Ysenburg
This house was awarded the 2007 AR Emerging Awards and selected as one of the 2008 Record Houses by Architectural Record.

Contrapunto Bookshop / Lipthay, Cohn, Contenla
Name: Contrapunto Bookstore
Location: Shopping La Dehesa, Lo Barnechea, Santiago, Chile
Completion date: April 2007
Clients: Editorial Contrapunto
Architects: Lipthay + Cohn + Contenla
Furniture Design: Lipthay + Cohn + Contenla
Collaborators: Diego Salinas, Carolina Agliati
Floor area: 120 mts2
Constructor: KIT CORP S.A
Budget: USD$92.300 (CLP$41.5M)
Photography: Lipthay + Cohn + Contenla

Living near the Obamas isn't without its hassles. The block is barricaded even when the Obamas aren't home and getting on the street means being on a Secret Service list.
Prospective buyers must be pre-qualified to look at the house and get screened by the Secret Service. It's unclear what the screening entails, said Trish Hoffman, a spokeswoman for Garrison's agency.
The Chicago home of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. in Hyde Park, a prominent neighborhood on Chicago's South Side The 17-room house next door to his home in a ritzy neighborhood on the city's south side is on the market. It doesn't have a price tag yet, but the listing agent expects the "Obama factor" to play a role.
Homes in the area usually go for between $1 million and $2.5 million.The exclusive listing hit the market Friday.The current owners bought the 6,000-square-foot home that has eight bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms for $35,000 in 1973.