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BEST PRACTICES IN SUSTAINABILITY Over seven hundred individuals gathered in Atlanta, Georgia in April to attend the fifth annual EnvironDesign conference and to learn about the latest visionary work related to environmental stewardship. William A. McDonough, FAIA, and Michael Braungart, founders and principals of McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, set the tone through their inspirational keynote address, "Cradle to Cradle: The Blueprint of the Next Industrial Revolution."
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VIRGINIA APPRECIATES ARCHITECTURE "To instill a greater appreciation for proper stewardship of the Commonwealth's manmade and natural resources," Virginia Governor James S. Gilmore, III established that state's Architecture Week. Last month, in the annual event's first celebration, Virginia residents enjoyed a unique opportunity to learn about their built environment, both new and historic.
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WHAT MAKES IT GREEN? The third annual "What Makes It Green?" conference, with a focus on design integration, continued a tradition of bringing awareness of sustainable architecture to the Pacific Northwest. The conference was sponsored by the AIA Seattle Committee on the Environment and the City of Seattle.
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GREAT AMERICAN MAIN STREETS Across the United States, small towns and cities have been hit hard by the combined effects of a poor farming economy, population flight, floods, regional shopping malls and highway bypasses that draw customers away from traditional downtowns, and the general neglect of historic architecture.
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More Architecture News Israel refuses to halt construction — DAWN, 2001.0514Lincoln Center Considers a Dome and More to Enliven Its Central Plaza — New York Times, 2001.0514 WWII Monument Designers Defend Plans — AP at Architecture Guide, 2001.0510 Nero's folly crumbles after heavy rain in Rome — The Guardian Unlimited, 2001.0508 Editorial - Honor for WWII Veterans Unjustly in Line of Fire — Washington Post, 2001.0505 World War II Memorial Site, Design to Be Reconsidered — Washington Post, 2001.0504
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