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BUILDING BOSTON 2001 The 17th annual "Build Boston" conference and trade show held on November 13-15, 2001, captured critical themes foremost in many minds these days. Norbert W. Young, Jr. FAIA, president of the McGraw-Hill Construction Information Group, gave a keynote address titled "The Construction Industry in the Age of Anxiety." He spoke of the reality of our facing the first recession in the United States in a decade.
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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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More Architecture News Prince Attacks Soaring Egos of Skyscraper Architects — U.K. Telegraph, 2001.1212Tadao Ando Wins Prize from Architects' Group — New York Times, 2001.1210 (registration required) Japanese Architect Awarded Gold Medal — Chicago Tribune, 2001.1207 A Dutch Treat for LACMA — Los Angeles Times, 2001.1207 Tadao Ando, Hon. FAIA, Awarded 2002 Gold Medal — AIArchitect, 2001.1207 Edition Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates Wins Firm Award — AIArchitect, 2001.1207 Edition L.A. Art Museum Decides to Radically Reshape Itself — Los Angeles Times, 2001.1206 A Stodgy Museum Spruces Up — New York Timesat Yahoo News, 2001.1205 Museum Board to Pick Architect for Overhaul — Los Angeles Times, 2001.1205 Foster to Work with Koolhaas in Dallas — Architects' Journal, 2001.1205 Leaders 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
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