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A MUSEUM FOR EVERYONE The National Museum of Colombia houses a fragile and priceless archeological collection, like many historical museums around the world. How can such collections be made accessible to those whose primary mode of understanding is by touch and sound?
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SHAPING MIDDLE SCHOOLS Stop into a science class at Angola Middle School in Angola, Indiana, and you might hear a discussion of how human bacteria has launched a multi-billion-dollar, international perfume and deodorant industry. At Edgar Allan Poe Middle School in Annandale, Virginia, eighth-graders in math and science may be checking the stock reports to review the latest figures for major consumer product and pharmaceutical companies.
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PRACTICE PARTNERING PARADIGM The future appears to favor three types of architectural practice: niche specialists, global giants, and local practices. This is the view shared by three U.S. firms, each an international leader in its specialty. Together they are crafting an innovative response.
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More Building Culture Art To Grace Convention Center, In And Out — Pittsburg Post-Gazette, 2001.0619Hotel's Failed First Impression — Editorial at Chicago Tribune, 2001.0619 The Octagon Marks 200th Anniversary — AP at Architecture Guide, 2001.0618 Cathedral's Salvation: Renovations Under Way For Centuries-Old New Orleans Church — Dallas Morning News, 2001.0617 Pushing Symbolism to the Limit — Washington Post, 2001.0617 Cities In The Sky — U.K. Sunday Times, 2001.0617 No Design Landmarks but Lots of History — Los Angeles Times, 2001.0617 An Eden In A Haystack — Montreal Gazette, 2001.0617 Self-Build Sanctuary In Wales — U.K. Sunday Times, 2001.0617 An Architect For Just £15 — U.K. Sunday Times, 2001.0617 The Ugly Truth — Sydney Morning Herald, 2001.0616 It takes all kinds to make a tower — National Post, 2001.0616 Architect brings back style from the dead — Times of India, 2001.0616 A Detour From Barcelona — Baltimore Sun Times, 2001.0615 Gateway LAX Project Receives Honor From Westside Urban Forum — BusinessWire at Individual.com, 2001.0615 Top Cottage: A Pied-à-Terre Designed by a President — New York Times, 2001.0614 (registration required) Historic Welsh Domes Face Demolition — Independent Digital, 2001.0614
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