A CONCERT HALL RESTORED

Severance Hall, although a beautiful 1930s-vintage neo-classical building, was less well known than its primary occupant: the Cleveland Orchestra, conducted for many years by George Szell. Over time, the world-class symphony grew in fame, while the building suffered from a series of misguided "renovations."

HIGH-RISE HOUSING IN INDIA

For over 40 years, architect Charles Correa has been designing public housing and other major buildings for cities in his native India.

BENTLEY USER CONFERENCE 2000

The Bentley Systems annual international user conference was recently held in Philadelphia. The 2,500-attendee conference was an opportunity to celebrate professionals and firms who have demonstrated the best that can be done with Bentley products, and to educate users about new and upcoming applications.

Bentley Systems, Inc. is the developer of MicroStation/J and other computer applications for architectural and engineering design and operations.

NORMAN FOSTER : ANALOG AND DIGITAL ECOLOGY

Norman Foster's keynote address at this year's Bentley International User Conference in Philadelphia on Tuesday reminded me again why he is considered one of the most intelligent architects practicing today.

In a wide-ranging talk that tied together themes found in his work for over 30 years, Foster stressed the importance of melding the technological with human experience, or the "digital with the analog," as he called it.

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