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Postcard from Athens | |
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The Glamour of Simplicity: American Modernism | |
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Online Trip to the Taj Mahal | |
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BRUCE GOFF COMES TO REST AMONG PEERS In a 20-month project that culminated in October 2000, Seattle architect Grant Gustafson, AIA took responsibility for the disposition of the remains of the late Bruce Goff — eighteen years after the death of the unique teacher and self-taught, iconoclastic architect. Gustafson designed a marker, secured funding for it and a burial plot, and brought together Goff aficionados to pay a tribute to the master as he was laid among other greats of 20th century architecture.
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POSTCARD FROM ATHENS Dear ArchitectureWeek, If you think of Athens as the once-upon-a time capital of the classical world, you may be surprised to find out that after the fall of the ancient Greek civilization, the "city" dwindled at one point to a village of about 400 individuals.
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THE GLAMOUR OF SIMPLICITY: AMERICAN MODERNISM Book Review: Modernism Rediscovered, by Pierluigi Serraino and Julius Shulman. Taschen Books, 2000, ISBN 3-8228-6415-3.
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ONLINE TRIP TO THE TAJ MAHAL The Taj Mahal in Agra, India is arguably one of the world's most beautiful architectural treasures. Armchair Travel, Ltd. now makes it possible for tourists, historians, researchers, and students to take an interactive "virtual walk" around this building and its gardens over the Internet. Through QuickTime animation technologies, visitors can both see the site and hear narratives about its history through simple mouse-click navigation.
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More Building Culture Building Community: Partnership for Affordable Housing Infill: Call for Entries — AIArchitect, 2001.0226(PRN) Autodesk Surpasses $45 Million in Software Piracy Settlements in North America — Houston Chronicle, 2001.0226 'Populist' Architect Graves Wants To Fix The Broken City — Engineering News Record, 2001.0226 Honor at Last for an Architect Who Made California His Muse — NY Times, 2001.0226 (registration required) Titanic on the Moscow — Moscow Times, 2001.0223 Memories Chiseled in a Cathedral's Stone — NY Times, 2001.0223 (registration required) Indian earthquake damages monuments — The Art Newspaper, 2001.0223 Boston developer has monumental tasks ahead — Boston Globe, 2001.0222 A House of 2,000 Parts Moves From China to America — NY Times, 2001.0222 (registration required) Wild and Free? — Metropolis, 2001.02
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