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TREE SCULPTURE ENGINEERING Contemporary interpretations of themes from Native American culture grace the recently expanded Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. These architectural elements include free-standing sculptural "trees" that spread their branches to create a variety of overhead canopies. Although these trees, designed by the interior architecture firm The Rockwell Group, do not support any of the building's structure, their fabrication posed significant challenges to consulting engineers at M.G. McLaren, P.C.
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REBUILDING A STONE HERITAGE "[ I worked with the mason]... until my fingers had the art to make stone love stone." — from "Tor House" by poet Robinson Jeffers For the past two years, students from the United States have gathered in a small village in northern Italy to participate in an unusual experience — the preservation of a built environment that has changed little since medieval times.
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More Building and Construction Drawing on Experience — Boston Herald, 2002.0210The Changing Look of the New Harlem — New York Times, 2002.0210 Union Station High-Rise Gets Panel Endorsement — Chicago Sun-Times, 2002.0208 Analyzing the Towers' Fall — Newsday, 2002.0206 Still Lots to Do — Philadelphia Inquirer, 2002.0205 Housing Affordability Rises to 27-Year High, NAR Reports — BuildingOnline, 2002.0205 New Use Pitched for Old Ballpark — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0204 Local Firms See Use of Design-Build Process Growing — Columbus Business First, 2002.02 Edition The Cast Stone Institute Announces 2001 Award Winners — The Cast Stone Institute press release, 2002.0130
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