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ENGINEERING FORENSICS OF COLLAPSE
Behind the slowly shrinking heaps of rubble in lower Manhattan and Arlington, Virginia, a phalanx of forensic engineers, supported by a variety of research grants, is working against the flow of debris as it is carted off to recycling sites and landfills, searching for clues about how three of the largest U.S. buildings were mortally wounded.
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DESIGN REVIEW ON REVUE
"Private Jokes Public Places," a play by Oren Safdie, will be premiering October 12-28, 2001 at the Malibu Stage Company.
Setting: Classroom in a school of architecture
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PENTAGON BATTERED BUT FIRM
On September 11, when an American Airlines Boeing 757 crashed into the Pentagon, home of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), about 20,000 people were at work in this, the largest office building in the world. Yet according to the DoD casualty update on October 1, only 125 Pentagon employees were killed along with the 64 from the fated airliner.
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REBUILDING IN NEW YORK
It has been just over two weeks since terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center led to the collapse of the landmark twin towers. To varying degrees, and for those who can manage it, the routines of Manhattan have restarted. The city, in its myriad ways, is going about the work of going back to work.
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Savage Design Group's Office Space Wins First Place in ASID/Houston Chronicle Competition
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AIA Announces World Trade Center Memorial Fund
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Architect Prize Goes To Designer Of Working Environments
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Urban Interest Groups Representing Wide Spectrum Convene to Form a Coalition for Action
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