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REMEMBERING A BARRAGÁN LANDSCAPE In 1945, renowned Mexican architect Luis Barragán began work on the Gardens of El Pedregal, a subdivision in Mexico City dotted with plazas, fountains, ponds, cacti, and pepper trees. He considered El Pedregal his most important project, and critics have described the houses and gardens there as a turning point in Mexican modern architecture. Reflecting the fragility of public landscapes, many of these elements were long ago modified or destroyed.
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A MUSEUM FOR EVERYONE The National Museum of Colombia houses a fragile and priceless archeological collection, like many historical museums around the world. How can such collections be made accessible to those whose primary mode of understanding is by touch and sound?
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More Building Culture Architects Invited to Design Freedom Park — Business Day, 2002.1211A/E Bonus Spending Drops; Costs Rise for Other Benefits — ZweigWhite press release, 2002.1211 Time to Bring Le Corbursier back to Life — Chandigahr Newsline, 2002.1210 Wright Chairs Give His Unity Temple a Boost — Chicago Sun-Times, 2002.1209 Misunderstood Gaudi Now Toast of Barcelona — Swiss Info, 2002.1209 What a Merger or Acquisition Means to You — AEC WorkForce, 2002.1209 European, American Architects Seek Mutual Recognition — AIArchitect, 2002.1206 An Era Ends for the Guggenheim — New York Times, 2002.1206 Miller/Hull Partnership Receives 2003 AIA Architecture Firm Award — AIArchitect, 2002.1206 Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, Awarded — AIA press release, 2002.1205 Modern Tower Wins Place in History — Courier-Mail, 2002.1204 Blob: Archispeak and Talkitecture — International Herald Tribune, 2002.1202 Architecture Firm Aims for Community Impact — Philadelphia Business Journal, 2002.1202 Portland Architect Lands Two Big-City Jobs — Oregonian, 2002.1201 What a Design Guru Really Does — New York Times, 2002.1201 Mies and the Nazis — Guardian Unlimited, 2002.1130 Biotech Center Aims for an Architectural Breakthrough — Hoover's, 2002.1128 For Yin and Yang Architects, Heat in a Work of Light — New York Times, 2002.1128 Noting Employee Milestones — AEC Workforce, 2002.1125 At Harvard, a Marvelous Tie that Binds the Sciences — Boston Globe, 2002.1124 Aga Khan Initiates $25m Hotel Project in Kabul — Hoover's, 2002.1123 U-M Concert Hall Gets 1st Reworking — Detroit Free Press, 2002.1123 A Haven for Architects — Yale Daily news, 2002.1120
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