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Virginia's Executive Mansion Restored | |
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Designing Schools Together | |
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Machu Picchu Still Rock-Solid | |
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VIRGINIA'S EXECUTIVE MANSION RESTORED The executive mansion of the Commonwealth of Virginia is said to be the oldest continuously occupied governor's residence in the United States. The mansion is an outstanding example of Federal style architecture, and after its recent restoration, it demonstrates that an historic house can be improved by sensitive additions. This National Historic Landmark building was completed in 1813 to the designs of Boston architect Alexander Parris. Since 1933 it has been documented in the Historic American Buildings Survey.
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DESIGNING SCHOOLS TOGETHER When the architecture firm of Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc. begins planning for a new school or renovation, they call on the help of hundreds. Although huge teams are not always the most efficient, the architects believe that ultimately they will yield the best result. This collective design work is conducted in "charrettes," or intensive, interactive, public design sessions. Teams of architects, engineers, and educational facilities planners set up design stations in a central location such as a school district's headquarters.
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MACHU PICCHU STILL ROCK-SOLID Machu Picchu, the gem of Peru's Inca heritage, a huge sacred city nestling between two mountain peaks 8400 feet (2,550 meters) up in the Andes, has taken its knocks in recent years. Enthusiastic Peruvian archeologists have tampered with some of the five centuries-old temples in the name of "restoration" and a 1,000-pound (450-kilogram) crane was dropped on a sacred sundial during the filming of a beer commercial, causing some damage.
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More Building Culture Convention Center Design OK'd — The State, 2001.0725Chief of Alexandria's New Library Builds Up a 'Lighthouse for Thought' — International Herald Tribune, 2001.0725 Fed Chairman Greenspan Clashes With Legislators Over Housing — Building Online, 2001.0724 Planners Blast 'anti-Democratic' Inquiry Into Rogers' Terminal 5 — Architect's Journal, 2001.0724 Italy Claims Ethiopian Obelisk of Axum — AP at Yahoo, 2001.0723 Historical trust publishes Annapolis architecture book — Baltimore Sun, 2001.0723 Minimal To The Max — Denver Post, 2001.0722 When Domes Were All Over Hub — Boston Globe, 2001.0722 Richard Rogers: The Architect Of His Own Misfortune — Independent Digital, 2001.0722 A Local Name For Quality — U.K. Sunday Times, 2001.0722 Tearing Down Cathedrals (and Bureaucrats) — International Herald Tribune, 2001.0721 Chicago's John Hancock Center: Tallest Mixed-Use Building in the World — VOA News, 2001.0721 Suwanee Discusses Old Town's Image — Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2001.0721 How Low Can The Beige City Go? — Sydney Morning Herald, 2001.0721 A Schism Over Form And Substance — Washington Post, 2001.0721 Communing With Neighbors — Washington Post, 2001.0721 Understudy Halls — Boston Globe, 2001.0720 Washington House On The Move — New Jersey News Record, 2001.0720 Design Firms Score Record Earnings and Profits — Press Release at Zweigwhite, 2001.0720 Architecture Needs More Critics — AIArchitect, 2001.0720 Edition Envisioning A Changing City — Boston Globe, 2001.0719 A Four-Star Hotel That's Out of this World — Space.com, 2001.0719 Architect Who Has Built Reputation Amid Setbacks — U.K. Times, 2001.0719 The Battle Behind 'the Building' — BBC News, 2001.0719
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