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POSTCARD FROM MIDTOWN Dear ArchitectureWeek, "If you have to ask how much it costs, you can't afford it." This was said to be J. P. Morgan's view of yachting. A 19th-century financier and predecessor of sorts to the Federal Reserve Bank, Morgan became commodore of the New York Yacht Club in 1897. His wealth is reflected in the interiors of the clubhouse he commissioned four years later.
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KAHN'S YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY The Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut (1951-53) was the first significant commission of Louis Kahn and his first architectural masterpiece. Historians Kenneth Frampton and Vincent Scully consider this work Kahn's response to the desire for a new monumentality in the post-World War II period.
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THE TEA ROOMS OF MACKINTOSH Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh is famous for his tea rooms, and he deserves to be. The Willow Tea Rooms in Sauchiehall Street were among his most original buildings and the most complete in their scheme of decoration and furniture. In the Salon de Luxe, the inner sanctum of the Willow, the waitresses even wore chokers and dresses designed by Mackintosh.
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More Building Culture Diana Memorial Designer Named — CNN, 2002.0731A Therapeutic Dose of Art Nouveau in Spain — Washington Post, 2002.0731 Old Mills Hum with New Uses — Christian Science Monitor, 2002.0730 Architects' Great Storeys Are a Tale of World Success — Sydney Morning Herald, 2002.0730 Italy's Art City Split by Architectural Feuding — Reuters at New York Times, 2002.0729 Students Discover Design — Detroit News, 2002.0729 Design Meets Senior Needs in Housing — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0728 Marbles Lost and Found — Washington Post, 2002.0728 At Trade Center Site, a Wealth of Ideas — New York Times, 2002.0728 Much-Changed Century-Old Vision, Still Unfinished — New York Times, 2002.0728 Critics Say Design of Queens Museum Is Out of Context — New York Times, 2002.0727 The Urban Guerrilla — Independent Digital, 2002.0726 Pentagon Memorial Design Competition Draws Global Interest — Defense Link, 2002.0725 Museums Showcase the Rebirth of a City — International Herald Tribune, 2002.0724 The Architect as Biographer of the House — San Francisco Chronicle, 2002.0724 The Path to Enlightenment — Guardian Unlimited, 2002.0722 Lake Zurich Looking to Scrap Swiss Image — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0722 How Sydney's Architects Seem to Favour the Bland over the Brave — Opinion at Sydney Morning Herald, 2002.0722 A Battle Rages on the Home Front — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0721 Feng Shui Experts Seek Good Vibes in New Center — Seattle Times, 2002.0721 Colorful Terra Cotta and Stucco Homage to the Sea — New York Times, 2002.0721 Set of Plans for Ground Zero Are, at Best, Underwhelming — Opinion at Chicago Tribune, 2002.0719 Scapegoats by Design — Opinion at New York Post, 2002.0719 Merger & Acquisition Activity for Design And Construction Firms at Record Levels — ZweigWhite press release, 2002.0719 Museum to Mark Jewish Life in Poland — Guardian Unlimited, 2002.0718 With Museum a No-Go, Harvard Shifts Strategy — Boston Globe, 2002.0717 NFT May Relocate Near Tate Modern — Independent Digital, 2002.0714
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