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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. — Editor
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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 St. Paul's Reveals a Fresh New Look — U.K. Telegraph, 2002.0213Former Tiffany Building Gets a Solid Restoration — New York Times, 2002.0213 Patriotic Wrapping for 'Pillbox' on the Mall — Washington Post, 2002.0212 Employment at U.S. Architecture Firms Approaching 200,000 — AIArchitect, 2002.0211 Hooked on Classics — Guardian Unlimited, 2002.0211 Economics Watch — AIArchitect, 2002.0211 Mies in Our Own Backyard — Chicago Sun-Times, 2002.0210 Museum Curator Lists Top Architects — Denver Post, 2002.0210 Trains and Stations of the 21st Century — CNN, 2002.0209 Why Is Well-Designed Affordable Housing Rare? — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0209 Architects to Offer Seminars for Planning by Homeowners — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0209 Employment at US Architecture Firms Approaching 200,000 — AIArchitect, 2002.0208 Edition Public Architecture + Historic Preservation + Private Enterprise = Urban Revitalization — AIArchitect, 2002.0208 Edition Bringing Olympic Visitors Up Close and Virtual — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0207 Architects Launch Sh5m Safety Project — All Africa, 2002.0206 Setting Sights on Change — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0206 Making All New Houses `Visitable' — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0205 City Blows a Chance to Bridge Its Lakefront Access Gap — 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 Activism Lays Foundation of Historic Zoning — Denver Post, 2002.0204 Eric de Maré Dies — Guardian Unlimited, 2002.0204 City OKs Visitors Center Design — Baltimore Sun, 2002.0204 Extending L into Burbs Studied — Chicago Sun-Times, 2002.0203 A Communist Landscape Turns Ugly-Chic — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0203 When Modern Architecture Married Money — New York Times, 2002.0203
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