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DESIGN FOR BUSINESS 2001 "Good design is good business." This is the maxim that drives the annual Business Week/ Architectural Record Awards. Each year the awards honor projects worldwide that demonstrate a creative confluence of management and architecture that supports successful enterprises.
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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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More Architecture News Dublin's Landmark Bridge Reopens — AP at Yahoo News, 2001.1221Foes of War Memorial on Washington's Mall Fight On — Reuters at Yahoo News, 2001.1221 Greece to Build £40m Home for Absent Marbles — Scotsman Online, 2001.1220 Pittsburgh to Host National Student Architecture Conference — Pittsburgh Business Times, 2001.1217 Edition Cathedral Is Bruised, but Remains Sacred Haven — New York Times, 2001.1219 (registration required) Philadelphia's Kimmel Center Makes Debut Performance — Houston Chronicle, 2001.1218 Philadelphia Celebrates Kimmel Center's Opening — Baltimore Sun, 2001.1216 Leaning Tower of Pisa Reopens — AP at Yahoo News, 2001.1215 A&M, Alsop And Koolhaas Face Off in Goldsmiths' Shortlist — Architects' Journal, 2001.1214 Fireside Intimacy for American Folk Art Museum — New York Timesat Yahoo News, 2001.1214 Inadequate Fireproofing May Have Contributed to World Trade Center Collapse — ENR, 2001.1213 Skyscraper Reaches for Residential Record — U.K. Times, 2001.1213 Trump Plans 78-Story Tower — AP at Yahoo News, 2001.1212 Biltmore Breaks Ground in Renovation — AP at Yahoo News, 2001.1212 Prince Attacks Soaring Egos of Skyscraper Architects — U.K. Telegraph, 2001.1212 Tadao 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
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