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Architecture, Interiors, Urban Design—AIA Honor Awards 2002 | |
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NEW HUB, NO HUBCAPS The Edward H. McNamara Terminal in Detroit, Michigan opened to passengers on February 24th. This major new terminal, for Northwest Airlines' largest hub, is designed to reposition Wayne County's Detroit Metropolitan Airport as a world-class facility, with architecture demonstrating the latest in passenger amenities.
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PROPOSALS FOR REBUILDING What should be done with the World Trade Center site in New York? Should it become a memorial park? Or should new buildings go up, and if so, should they rise as high as their predecessors? Or higher? When you ask these questions of over 100 internationally known architects, you can expect to receive a broad range of answers.
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A HOUSING VISION To redress the lack of design attention that public housing in the United Kingdom has received in recent years, the Architecture Foundation and Circle 33 Housing Group organized "Accommodating Change," an international competition in housing innovation. In January 2002, they announced the student winner, Ema Bonifacic. She joins professional-category winner Peter Barber, who was announced last autumn.
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ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS, URBAN DESIGN—AIA HONOR AWARDS 2002 In January, the American Institute of Architects announced the winners of its premier awards program. "Each winning project offers its users or inhabitants an opportunity to enjoy a sense of place, beauty, or functionality that is the hallmark of wonderful architecture."
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More Architecture News Empire State Building Sold — AP at Yahoo News, 2002.0319London Approves Plans for Europe's Tallest Tower — Reuters at Yahoo News, 2002.0312 Bush Recommits to $20 Billion Federal Aid Package for NYC — BDC, 2002.0308 Sept. 11 Attacks May Bring Changes in Building Codes — Washington Post, 2002.0307 Sinking Science Tower Shut for Repairs — BBC News, 2002.0305 Brooklyn Bridge May Be for Sale — U.K. Telegraph, 2002.0301 Swiss-Designed Acropolis Museum Sparks Controversy — Swiss Info, 2002.0227 Architects Cleared in Costs Row over Welsh Assembly — Guardian Unlimited, 2002.0226 Barcelona Wishes Gaudi Happy Birthday — BBC News, 2002.0221 'Wobbly' Millennium Bridge Fixed — BBC News, 2002.0219 Suit Filed to Stop de Young Project — San Francisco Chronicle, 2002.0215 Memorials, Development Attract Fans and Foes as NYC Continues to Heal — AIArchitect, 2002.0211 Solving Modern's Midlife Crisis — New York Times, 2002.0207
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