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BERMAN ON ICE Glass artist and designer Joel Berman has made the medium the message in his new showroom in Chicago's Merchandise Mart. The focal point of the interior is a 40-foot- (12-meter-) long, three-sided, tunnel-like glass sculpture that invites visitors to explore through touch the textured, layered, architectural cast glass that is Berman's trademark.
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ZESIGER SPORTS CENTER AT MIT There is a frenzy of building activity on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge. This haven for "techies" on the Charles River is now undergoing an ambitious billion-dollar construction program, springing from seeds planted two years ago.
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APARTMENTS OUTSIDE THE BOX There has been a recent growth spurt of highrise apartment development along Manhattan's avenues. Although these buildings strengthen street-level pedestrian activity, replacing congested parking lots with shops and restaurants, their predictable appearance means that the population of New York is being denied high-quality design.
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More Architecture and Design The Fusion Thing — CounterPunch, 2002.1026Two University of Toronto Profs 9/11 Memorial Finalists — National Post, 2002.1021 Crossroad of the Gods — Guardian Unlimited, 2002.1021 MIT's New Dorm is Extraordinary, Inside and Out — Boston Globe, 2002.1020 Dutch City Design: Ideas for a Crowded World — International Herald Tribune, 2002.1019 AIA Idaho Design Awards — AIArchitect, 2002.1018 Swedish Cancer Institute Wins Award of Excellence — Modern Healthcare, 2002.1015 Elegant - But Is It Architecture? — Opinion at Guardian Unlimited, 2002.1014 Magic Box — Guardian Unlimited, 2002.1007 Tadao Ando's Glass Teahouse — ARC Space, 2002.1007 'This Weird House': Design School for the Nervy — New York Times, 2002.1003 Power of Place — Metropolis, 2002.1001
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