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TIMBER FRAME HOUSES Anyone who steps inside a timber-frame, or post-and-beam, house for the first time invariably comes away impressed — even a bit awed — by what is encountered. The complete structural skeleton of the house is on view, but it's not just any structure: It is like entering a strange yet beautifully natural forest of sturdy wood trunks, graceful limbs, and branches that soar high overhead.
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FAST CAMPUS FOR SUN In just 11 months between preliminary design and occupancy of the first building, Sun Microsystems and the international architecture firm Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz (KMD) created a new corporate campus in the "Silicon Valley" city of Newark, California.
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More Building and Construction Group Says Actions Can Be Taken To Improve Building Response — ENR, 2001.1022 EditionHousing Starts Unexpectedly Strong in September — NAHB, 2001.1017 Newcastle Street To Become A Stream — Architects' Journal, 2001.1017 Housing Market Index Declines Eight Points In October — Building Online, 2001.1016 Hud Gives $15 Million in Emergency Funding to NYC Housing Agencies Affected by Terrorist Attacks — HUD News Release, 2001.1016 Security Is Prime Topic at Airport Architecture Fair — Los Angeles Times, 2001.1016 Making Buildings Terror-Proof — Chicago Tribune, 2001.1015 Five Project Management Firms Selected to Oversee School Construction in State's Major Urban Centers — ENR, 2001.1015 East Bay Hills Homes Destroyed By A 1991 Fire Rose From The Ashes In A Patchwork Of Architectural Styles — San Francisco Chronicle, 2001.1015 Group Discusses Methods of Building Safer Skyscrapers — Fox News, 2001.1015 Manager Architects — Economic Times, 2001.1014 New Projects Are Taking Retail In Different Directions — Washington Business Journal, 2001.1012 Sundt Develops Safety Device For High-Rise Builders — Phoenix Business Journal, 2001.1012 Creative Design Helping New Technology To Fit In — Washington Business Journal, 2001.1012 The Architect as the Client — AIArchitect, 2001.1011 Edition NAHB to Offer Free Safety Training on the "Big Four" Jobsite Hazards — NAHB Press Release, 2001.1003 Architects To Offer WTC Designs As Part Of Build Boston 2001 — Building Online, 2001.1009 It's Official: Construction Hits a Downturn — Architects' Journal, 2001.1009 Hud Grant Encourages Changes To Help Increase Housing Opportunities For People With Disabilities — HUD News Release, 2001.1009 Building for the future — Chicago Tribune, 2001.1009 Builder to clone French Quarter in Houston — Houston Business Journal, 2001.1008
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