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    URBANE WATERFRONT

    Two expansive dockland peninsulas on Amsterdam's eastern waterfront have been transformed into landmark residential neighborhoods. Without compromising the traditions and character of the Dutch city, the striking Borneo Sporenburg housing project emphasizes the importance of open space within a high-density environment. The project, its master planner Adriaan Geuze, and his firm, West 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture of Rotterdam, have been awarded the seventh Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design by Harvard Design School, where the project is on exhibit.

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    THEATRICAL CONSCIOUSNESS

    The newly opened Mondavi Center, for music, dance, and theater, is part of a master plan for the University of California at Davis aimed at creating a new image for the campus. Overcoming the special challenges of designing "green" in a performing arts center, BOORA Architects and Arup engineers have made the building a model of sustainability.

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    More Environment

    Building Proves to Be a Model of Efficiency — Baltimore Sun, 2002.1118

    Rating "Green" Laboratories — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory newsletter, 2002.1114

    Scientific American Recognizes Solar Cell Research — National Renewable Energy Laboratory press release, 2002.1111

    Eco-Friendly Architecture Apparent in 'Bamboo Roof' — Houston Chronicle, 2002.1111

    Court Instructs U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service To Tell Builders Where The Birds Are — National Association of Home Builders, 2002.1106

    A Lofty Building Assignment with Low-Maintenance Ambiance — Seattle Times, 2002.1103

    Hit a Wall — Natural Home, 2002.1101

    Teaching Green — Metropolis, 2002.1101

    When Less Is Moore — Metropolis, 2002.1101

    Buyers, Builders Taking Interest in Green Homes — Con.WEB, 2002.1029

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