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WILKINSON EYRE WIN STIRLING PRIZE An abandoned steel works in the north of England, converted into a science adventure theme park, has won this year's Stirling Prize, the United Kingdom's most prestigious award for architecture. The steelworks in Rotherham provides a cathedral-like theatre for industrial history, taking what could have been a glum reflection of the past and turning it into an interactive adventure with humor and excitement.
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NEW ENGLAND DESIGN AWARDS Winners in the 2001 AIA New England Design Awards program were announced in September at the annual conference of the New Hampshire Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
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NEW YORK CONSIDERS On a November, 2001 weekend, before the first frost, hundreds of New Yorkers planted thousands of daffodils in parks around the city. Next spring, the blossoming bulbs will provide a memorial to the hard season the city has endured, and to the people we have lost.
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BLACKFRIARS SHAKESPEAREAN PLAYHOUSE The recent opening of the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, Virginia marks a tribute to the original Blackfriars, William Shakespeare's favorite indoor theater. The new building's interior displays an authenticity born of extensive research by its architect, Tom McLaughlin, AIA.
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More Architecture News Foster to Work with Koolhaas in Dallas — Architects' Journal, 2001.1205Leaders to Address Conference on Tall Buildings — Architects' Journal, 2001.1204 French-Dutch Group Cancels Gaza Port Project — Reuters at Yahoo, 2001.1204 New Okla. City Fed Bldg. to Be Built — AP at Yahoo News, 2001.1204 AIA Joins Fellow Design and Construction Experts in Partnership to Improve Nation's Security — AIArchitect, 2001.12 Edition Philadelphia Awards Honor Member Architects — AIArchitect, 2001.12 Edition 'New Urbanism' Founders Win Prize — Washington Post, 2001.1130 House Passes Insurance Aid — AP at Yahoo News, 2001.1129 Khan Awards Bridge Cultural Gap — Boston Globe, 2001.1129 Eiffel Tower Awaits Monumental Paint Job — Christian Science Monitor, 2001.1129 Cleaning Up at Ground Zero — Village Voice at Yahoo News, 2001.1128 AIA Announces UK Design Awards Programme — Architects' Journal, 2001.1128 ARB Prosecutes Non-Registered Architect — Architects' Journal, 2001.1126 Danish Firm to Design Museum Center — AP at World Environment, 2001.1123 Commons Committee to Probe Tall Buildings — Architects' Journal, 2001.1123 It's Been So Long, Is Terminal 5 Now out of Date? — Guardian Unlimited, 2001.1121
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