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OFFICE BUILDING TAKES ON LAKEFRONT SITE Few American cities are as surrounded by water as Seattle. But in exchange for lovely views of its several lakes or Puget Sound, architects must grapple with the construction challenges of hilly sites and a high water table.
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FOSTER AND PARTNERS ROOF THE GREAT COURT Until recently, the neoclassical British Museum in London was relatively unknown among the monuments of Europe. However, the opening of its Foster and Partners-designed Queen Elizabeth II Great Court has awakened a sleeping giant.
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LDS CONFERENCE CENTER WELCOMES THE FAITHFUL Crowds and sacred places have always gone together. Perhaps no major religious group has ever been called to accommodate so many, so well, as the Mormons. Founded in upstate New York only a century and a half ago and based in Salt Lake City, Utah, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) now counts 11 million members around the globe, and expands at the rate of 300,000 per year.
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More Architecture and Design Hartford Museum Chooses a Novel Architect — New York Times, 2001.0217 (registration required)Eno Assembles Lush Soundscape/An urban retreat within SFMOMA — San Francisco Chronicle, 2001.0217 Berlin's Hopes Reflected in Glass — Washington Post, 2001.0213 Queens Library Brings Learning, Community Pride to Diverse Neighborhood — AIArchitect, 2001.0212 Dallas Holds National Competition for Redesign of Performing Arts School — AIArchitect, 2001.0212
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