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A DESERT DEVELOPMENT An unusual development is growing out of the Sonoran Desert, at the foot of the McDowell Mountains near Scottsdale, Arizona. This region is home to both the beautiful saguaro cactus and a legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture. Now, DC Ranch is also making it home to a new community.
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A UNIVERSAL HOUSE As housing evolves over the next 15 to 20 years, it may be molded less by technological innovations than by demographic and marketing trends. "Universal design," a term coined by Ronald L. Mace, FAIA in the early 1980s, respects and strives to accommodate the broadest possible spectrum of human ability in the design of all products and environments.
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URBAN HOMEBUILDERS "The agreement we are announcing today represents another example of how the public and private sectors can team together to help strengthen America's families and communities.
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More Building and Construction China: Damned But Dammed Again — Asia Times, 2001.0704Poll Finds Support For More Transit Spending — Denver Post, 2001.0703 Australia Consumers Rest, Building Soars — News 24, 2001.0703 No Relief on Hand for Office Space Shortage — Moscow Times, 2001.0703 May Construction Spending up 0.3 Pct — Reuters at YahooNews, 2001.0702 Willamette Comments on Preliminary Board Election Results — Newswire at Excite, 2001.0702 Town Says Contractor Dropped The Ball — Boston Globe, 2001.0702 Will the Real OSHA Stand Up? — ENR, 2001.0702 Edition Concrete Moves Indoors — Miami Herald, 2001.0701 Bonding With a Builder — Washington Post, 200..0630 House Features Many Amenities — Detroit News, 2001.0629 At This Price? — Guardian Unlimited, 2001.0626 £800m Plan For Derelict Steel Site — Scotsman Online, 2001.0626 Building Boom Leads To More Deaths On Site — Scotsman Online, 2001.0626 Girl Drowns In Basement Water — Times of India, 2001.0626 End to Construction Delays Sought — AP at Architecture Guide, 2001.0626
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