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The History of Interior Design | |
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POSTCARD FROM TAIPEI Dear ArchitectureWeek, In April, I spent ten days in Taiwan, mostly in Taipei. Taipei was built in a hurry by the forces and friends of General Chiang Kai-Shek after they escaped from mainland China and settled in Taiwan in the 1950s. The city is showing its age.
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SEASIDE TURNS 20 Seaside, the little Florida coast town that spawned New Urbanism, is 20 years old this year. To celebrate its birthday, the town is organizing a series of events and sponsoring a competition to create a new Ceremonial Landmark.
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THE HISTORY OF INTERIOR DESIGN In the modern world, human life experience is largely played out in interior spaces. We may love the out-of-doors for the sense of open air and sky, for the escape it offers from life inside enclosure, but the very joy of being outside reflects the reality that so much of life is spent inside.
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More Building Culture 'We're Not Going to Live in Bunkers' — Business Week, 2001.1001 EditionArchitect Has Designs On West — Sydney Morning Herald, 2001.0926 Lord Falconer Launches Drive To Boost Urban Design Skills — Architects' Journal, 2001.0925 Ancient Timber Hints at Anasazi's Socioeconomic Relationships — Scientific American, 2001.0925 Should The Twin Towers Rise Again? — USA Today, 2001.0925 MICA Plans Groundbreaking First — Baltimore Sun, 2001.0925 In Chicago, 'Premier' Address Is Less So — Washington Post, 2001.0925 Building Plans — Opinion at New Yorker, 2001.0924 Rebuild or Not? — Newsday, 2001.0924 Coventry Should Inspire Us Say New Yorkers — This Is London, 2001.0924 High-Rise Tenants: `We're Not Nervous' — Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2001.0921 'Virtual Windows' Brighten Rooms Without A View — Houston Business Journal, 2001.0921 Future Skylines May Reflect Current Fears About Attacks — San Jose Business Journal, 2001.0921 Build A Soaring New Centre For A World That Has Defeated Terrorism — Scotsman Online, 2001.0920 Museum Will Focus on Adirondacks — AP at Architecture Guide, 2001.0919 Security Will Be More Important To Tenants — Chicago Sun-Times, 2001.0919 An Obscured City View — Review at Los Angeles Times, 2001.0919 Urban Downscaling Urged — Boston Globe, 2001.0919
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