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POWER TOOLS — THE ROUTER The router is an undisputed king of power-tool versatility. It can shape, joint, plane, trim, carve, drill, and slice wood. It's tops for cutting joinery ranging from simple to fanciful. Want to shape an edge or make a molding? With even a small selection of shapely router bits, you can create nearly an infinite number of variations.
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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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More Building and Construction Bush builds wall of steel — Adnvertiser, 2002.0307A Proud Renovation (Aside From That Falling Glass) — New York Times, 2002.0305 New Home Sales Slip From Last Year's Record High — National Association of Home Builders, 2002.0227 American Architect's Plan for Renovating St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theater Stirs Controversy in Russia — Andante, 2002.0227 Cubs Wrap New Wrigley Plan in Ivy — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0226 Building for Culture — Belfast Telegraph, 2002.0226 Orange County, the Housing Lab — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0225 New Airport Thrusts Travel Toward Future — Detroit News, 2002.0224 Remodeling Market Index Flattens In Fourth Quarter — National Association of Home Builders, 2002.0222 Polygamy Poses Challenge to Housing — AP at Architecture Guide, 2002.0222 A Higher Power, but No Power Tools — New York Times, 2002.0221 Multifamily Housing Shows Resilience, Despite Ailing Economy — National Association of Home Builders, 2002.0221 Housing Market Index Slips Two Points in February — BuildingOnline, 2002.0220 Building a Better Bridge — Sacramento Bee, 2002.0220 Home Building Data Up — CNN, 2002.0219
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