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CASE STUDY: THE EAMES HOUSE In the mid-1940s, as the United States faced the postwar challenge of housing three million returning soldiers, a few architects in Southern California rejected the idea of identical houses in suburban developments. The "Case Study House Program" initiated in 1945 by Arts and Architecture magazine, enlisted the talents of eight architects including Richard Neutra and Eero Saarinen.
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OLD PRAGUE AND NEW Built on seven hills and intersected by the meandering River Vltava (Moldau), Prague offers a stunning array of architecture. From Romanesque and Gothic to cubist and functionalist, the Czech Republic capital is one of the few cities where so many diverse forms of architectural expression coexist comfortably. Every era of the city's history is reflected in its buildings.
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More Building Culture Ruins of a Golden Age — Metropolis, 2002.05 EditionPrince Praises City's 'Riches' — BBC News, 2002.0429 Sir Peter Shepheard, Architect, Dies at 88 — New York Times, 2002.0428 Barcelona Celebrates Eccentric Architect Antoni Gaudi — Detroit Free Press, 2002.0428 Aiming at High ground in Zoning — Plain Dealer, 2002.0428 Comforts of Home Yield to Tyranny of Digital Gizmos — New York Times, 2002.0428 Envisioning Skyscrapers Scaled for Living — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0428 There Goes Our History — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0428 Whitney Smith Dies — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0428 The King and Queen of 'Roofitecture' — Vancouver Sun at Canada.com, 2002.0427 Architecture: Inspiring the Many or Pleasing a Few? — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0427 Slow Return as Hub for Aviation — New York Times, 2002.0427 Bad Design? Just Build It Anyway — Scotsman Online, 2002.0427 Class Architecture — Book Review at AIArchitect, 2002.0426 Presidential Libraries: Mines or Shrines? — New York Times, 2002.0424 After Years of Vamping, a Jazz Museum Gets Ready for Harlem — New York Times, 2002.0424 Trade Center Plans Are Speeded Up after Criticism — New York Times, 2002.0424 Dutch Art Featured at Getty Center — AP at Architecture Guide, 2002.0422 Police Rule Out Murder in Young Architect's Death — Aftenposten, 2002.0422 Ads Build Image by Using Buildings — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0421 Gio for It — Guardian Unlimited, 2002.0413
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