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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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WILLIAM TURNBULL - BUILDINGS IN THE LANDSCAPE We ended up on the rugged north coast of California, on an overgrazed sheep meadow, hard by the surf breaking at the foot of the rocky cliffs. The ground was not flat but shaped into low mounds and swells, edged on one side by the ribbon of Highway 1 and indented on the other by ocean forces seeking weak points in the rock.
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More Building Culture Pergola Gets Finishing Touches before Its Restoration Party — Seattle Times, 2002.0815They've Got Designs on the Future — National Post, 2002.0815 Costa Mesa Planners Explore Design Awards — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0815 Architects to Build Model Towns — All Africa, 2002.0813 Grand Designs Turn to Dust for a Fading Marvel — Guardian Unlimited, 2002.0812 Algerians Face Big Housing Shortage — Miami Herald, 2002.0811 Home, Swede Home — New York Times, 2002.0811 Are Politics Built Into Architecture? — New York Times, 2002.0809 New Course at Harvard? — Boston Globe, 2002.0808 Young and Creative — San Francisco Chronicle, 2002.0807 Volunteers Have Designs on WTC — New York Post, 2002.0806 Glass Act’s Not a Clear Winner for Usher Hall — Scotsman Online, 2002.0806 The Skyline's Star — Newsday, 2002.0805 Icons in the Sky — Newsday, 2002.0805 Remaking a Decayed Palace into Symbol of a New Russia — International Herald Tribune, 2002.0805 Turkey's Mysterious Cave Hotels — San Francisco Chronicle, 2002.0804 Union Square's Unfinished Business — San Francisco Chronicle, 2002.0804 Sacred Creations — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0804 Lending History to a New Cathedral — Baltimore Sun, 2002.0804 Athens Museum Being Built at History's Peril, Critics Say — Boston Globe, 2002.0804 The Rebuilding Stall — New York Post, 2002.0802 WTC Site Designs Evoke Strong and Disparate Reactions — AIArchitect, 2002.0802 'Ironic/Iconic' — New York Times, 2002.0802 Old Mills Hum with New Uses — Christian Science Monitor, 2002.0730 He Aims to Please — Baltimore Sun, 2002.0729
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