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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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PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IN NEW YORK Privately Owned Public Space is a detailed look at the current status of public spaces that developers (voluntarily or not) build into projects in exchange for the right to build larger buildings. Upon reading about this book, I thought the depth of it would be a mismatch for my interests, much less my television-age attention span. The authors proved me wrong, as this roadmap of public spaces and history of New York City planning and zoning kept me as enthralled as the Baseball Encyclopedia does during a hot-stove winter conversation.
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More Building Culture A/E Marketing Spending Dips for First Time in Five Years — ZweigWhite press release, 2002.0821Developer tears down the home of Madrid's saint — Guardian Unlimited, 2002.0820 Inmate Builds Replicas of Taj Mahal and Red Fort with Grass. — Navakal, 2002.0819 Some Windows into the Past — Baltimore Sun, 2002.0819 People in Glass Houses — Guardian Unlimited, 2002.0818 The Architect Who's All Over the D.C. Map — Washington Post, 2002.0818 Cameras to Record Ground Zero Rising, a Frame at a Time — New York Times, 2002.0818 Skyscraper Museum Stands Tall as It Finds Permanent Home — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0818 Zaha Hadid, Gaining Ground — Washington Post, 2002.0817 Rebuilding on Hallowed Ground — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0817 Exhibit Features London Architects — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0817 Library Architects Directed to Start Over — News-Gazette, 2002.0816 Pergola Gets Finishing Touches before Its Restoration Party — Seattle Times, 2002.0815 They'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 Glass Act’s Not a Clear Winner for Usher Hall — Scotsman Online, 2002.0806 Turkey's Mysterious Cave Hotels — San Francisco Chronicle, 2002.0804 Union Square's Unfinished Business — San Francisco Chronicle, 2002.0804
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