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NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM IMAX The new Simons IMAX Theatre at the New England Aquarium presented more than a few construction challenges: Build a highly visible addition to a landmark iconic institution in the middle of downtown Boston's waterfront. Place 60-70 percent of the footprint over water. Create the infrastructure for state-of-the-art 3D theater technology on an extremely constrictive site. Protect neighboring residents from construction noise. Build it fast, on budget ($12.5 million). And, of course, build it well.
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DESIGN FOR ACOUSTICS From the theaters of ancient Greece to those of the 21st century, architectural acoustics has been a key consideration in design. Only within the past century, however, have we been able to scientifically understand and predict the behavior of sound both indoors and outdoors. It is through this understanding that acoustics has evolved from a black art into an established field of engineering.
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NEW ADDITIONS Homeowners get the urge to change their houses for many reasons: families grow and shrink, old structures decay, and architectural fashions change. Sometimes the first impulse is to destroy all traces of the old and replace them with something entirely new. The authors have found examples of architects who have rejected that impulse, and demonstrated ingenuity through additions and renovations. — Editor
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More Building and Construction Pozzoni win Manchester Leisure & Child Care Scheme Competition — Architects' Journal, 2002.0115LAUSD's Building Fantasy — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0113 New Parliament Library to Be Futuristic — Times of India, 2002.0113 Cleanup Pace May Speed Rebuilding — Boston Globe, 2002.0113 Plans for Tate Tower Halted — This Is London, 2002.0112 8 Companies Bidding to Plan Union Terminal — Denver Post, 2002.0111 Washington Builds on Its Appeal as Museum Location — Washington Business Journal, 2002.0111 Convention Center Cost Balloons by $6.3 Million — Palm Beach Post, 2002.0111 Food Stores that Fit In — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0110 Housing Nightmare to Worsen — Architects' Journal, 2002.0108 Affordable Homes for Sale Soon — Beaufort Gazette, 2002.0108 Willamette Spurns Weyerhaeuser Offer — BuildingOnline, 2002.0108 Quarry Firms Accused over Engineer's Death — Architects' Journal, 2002.0107 Las Vegas Convention Center's New South Hall Expansion Opens — Press Release at Yahoo.com, 2002.0107 Home, Neat Home Comes Ready-Made — Yorkshire Post at Hoovers, 2002.0104 School Building Facility from Straw — Phoenix Business Journal, 2002.0104 Builders Go Where the Money Is: New Niches — Dallas Business Journal, 2002.0104 Hospitals Continue Pace of Building — Triangle Business Journal, 2002.0104 California Construction Heading South Next Two Years — Busines Wire at BuildingOnline, 2002.0103 Existing Home Sales Rise — BuildingOnline, 2002.0103 Students Build Their Job Skills in a Constructive Way — The Columbian, 2002.0101
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