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ARCHITECTURAL ALMANAC The Almanac of Architecture & Design is an annual compendium of architecture and design facts, award winners, projects, firms, rankings, schools, and other information. Architecture critic Robert Campbell wrote the third edition's foreword, in which he refers to many of the resources available in the book.
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A CONTROVERSIAL RESTORATION Boldt Castle, on one of the Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence River, between northern New York State and eastern Province of Ontario, ranks among the largest and most prominent houses in the United States. The seven-story granite structure, comparable in grandeur to Hearst Castle in California, has sparked debate about the appropriate goals of historic restoration.
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DESIGNING A HOME WORKPLACE When I first started working from home in 1994, I began in what I now call a "first-step home workplace." I commandeered a den on the first floor of our house and moved in office furniture and computer equipment I already owned, shuffling them around to achieve the best fit given the existing conditions of the room.
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More Building Culture Architects Launch Sh5m Safety Project — All Africa, 2002.0206Setting Sights on Change — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0206 City Blows a Chance to Bridge Its Lakefront Access Gap — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0205 Making All New Houses `Visitable' — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0205 Exhibit Focuses on WTC's Creation — AP at Yahoo News, 2002.0205 History of the U.S. Capitol — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0204 City OKs Visitors Center Design — Baltimore Sun, 2002.0204 City OKs Visitors Center Design — Baltimore Sun, 2002.0204 Activism Lays Foundation of Historic Zoning — Denver Post, 2002.0204 Eric de Maré Dies — Guardian Unlimited, 2002.0204 A Communist Landscape Turns Ugly-Chic — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0203 Extending L into Burbs Studied — Chicago Sun-Times, 2002.0203 When Modern Architecture Married Money — New York Times, 2002.0203 Architects Get Whack at Being Wacky — Montreal Gazette, 2002.0202 Octagon Show of Sky Towers Fascinates — Washington Times, 2002.0202 Midfield Terminal Architecture: A Design That's Down-to-Earth — Detroit Free Press, 2002.0201 An Architectural Milestone Loses Its Pedigree — New York Times, 2002.0201 A Grandeur Inspired by the Past — New York Times, 2002.0201 Plans Moving Ahead for Redeveloping Trade Center Site — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0201 AIA New Hampshire Honors Member Architects — AIArchitect, 2002.0201 Edition List Aims to Save Bits of Past — Denver Post, 2002.0201 Museum is Closer to Expanding — Philadelphia Inquirer, 2002.0131 The Recession is Fading Away — National Association of Home Builders, 2002.0131 A Welcome Home — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0131 Put the Plan Before the Plants, and Add Water — New York Times, 2002.0131 San Diego Interior Designers Present Excellence Awards — San Diego Daily Transcript at Yahoo news, 2002.0130 Exhibit Features Trains and Stations — AP at Architecture Guide, 2002.0130 Parisian Barge to Become Shelter — AP at Architecture Guide, 2002.0130 2004 Olympic Complex Plan Delivered — AP at Architecture Guide, 2002.0130
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