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ZAMBIAN VERNACULAR Zambia gained independence from Britain in 1964, the country has experienced a continuing shift toward urbanization that is reflected in its architecture. As in other parts of Africa, Zambia's rich architectural legacy is gradually giving way to Western-style constructions. Zambian vernacular architecture is organic, beautiful, and most importantly, comfortably integrated with the local climate, culture, and harvest cycles. Yet this building culture is not being passed on to younger generations.
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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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More Building Culture Glass Act’s Not a Clear Winner for Usher Hall — Scotsman Online, 2002.0806Volunteers Have Designs on WTC — New York Post, 2002.0806 Remaking a Decayed Palace into Symbol of a New Russia — International Herald Tribune, 2002.0805 The Skyline's Star — Newsday, 2002.0805 Icons in the Sky — Newsday, 2002.0805 Lending History to a New Cathedral — Baltimore Sun, 2002.0804 Union Square's Unfinished Business — San Francisco Chronicle, 2002.0804 Sacred Creations — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0804 Athens Museum Being Built at History's Peril, Critics Say — Boston Globe, 2002.0804 'Ironic/Iconic' — New York Times, 2002.0802 The Rebuilding Stall — New York Post, 2002.0802 WTC Site Designs Evoke Strong and Disparate Reactions — AIArchitect, 2002.0802 A Therapeutic Dose of Art Nouveau in Spain — Washington Post, 2002.0731 Diana Memorial Designer Named — CNN, 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 He Aims to Please — Baltimore Sun, 2002.0729 Students Discover Design — Detroit News, 2002.0729 Italy's Art City Split by Architectural Feuding — Reuters at New York Times, 2002.0729 Design Meets Senior Needs in Housing — Chicago Tribune, 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 Marbles Lost and Found — Washington Post, 2002.0728 Critics Say Design of Queens Museum Is Out of Context — New York Times, 2002.0727 The Urban Guerrilla — Independent Digital, 2002.0726
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