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2X4 SPACE SCULPTURE In the summer of 2002, the Center on Contemporary Art in Seattle hosted an exhibit called "Blurred," featuring work that blurs the boundaries between art and architecture. As an experiment for the show, designer James Harrison built a room-size structure by stacking short lengths of wood. Every piece was a two-foot long 2x4 (3.8 by 8.9 by 61 centimeters). "The idea," says Harrison, who was trained in both architecture and sculpture, "was to see how much plasticity I could achieve out of a regularly repeated module." It took him two days to cut the blocks and five days to stack them.
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STAINED GLASS RESTORED AT PRINCETON Princeton University has long upheld the highest standards in scholarship. Now the university reflects similar standards in restoration. The historic Princeton University Chapel has recently undergone a comprehensive overhaul that included one of the largest stained-glass restorations ever attempted.
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More Building and Construction Housing Starts Rise In November — National Association of Home Builders, 2002.1217Builder Confidence At Two-Year High In December — National Association of Home Builders, 2002.1216 Shelby County Habitat for Humanity to Build 'World's Fastest House' — Designare, 2002.1213 Kids Museum Will Sprout Wings — New York Daily News, 2002.1211 Critics Attack 'Alien' Gardens Mall Design — Scotsman Online, 2002.1211 Salvage Décor, Ready for Its Close-Up — New York Times, 2002.1208 Design 'Reflects Diana's Life' — Independent Digital, 2002.1207 'Crystal' Tower Cut by Several Storeys — Vancouver Sun, 2002.1206 3 Chicago Universities to Build Dormitory in the Loop — New York Times, 2002.1204 Checking Towers' Steel in Sept. 11 Probe — Baltimore Sun, 2002.1204 Manhattan Transfer — Scotsman Online, 2002.1202 Offices Making Buildings Better When the Economy Is Bad — New York Times, 2002.1201 A Tale of 2 Kitchen Renovations and the Obstacles Ahead — Chicago Tribune, 2002.1129 Building Products & Technology Centers Featured at A/E/C SYSTEMS 2003 — A/E/C SYSTEMS press release, 2002.1127 New Dimmable Windows and Skylights Control Glare and Light — Research Frontiers Incorporated press release, 2002.1120 Housing Starts Decline, Permits Rise in October — National Association of Home Builders, 2002.1120
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