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DEVELOPING BEIJING After a 30-year career of land planning, architectural design, and real estate development in the United States, I'm now living in Beijing. Watching the rapid urbanization of one of the world's great cities gives me a sense of déjà vu. Local planners and developers may be making some of the same mistakes we have made in North America.
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BUILDING PETRONAS TOWERS The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, now the tallest buildings on earth, are among the architectural wonders of the world. The story of their construction is one of many challenges, and the resulting design, by Cesar Pelli & Associates, reflects a melding of East and West.
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More Building and Construction London 'to Get Twin Towers' — BBC News, 2003.0304A Kinder, Gentler OSHA — AEC Workforce, 2003.0303 Architect Puts a New Face on Detroit — Detroit News, 2003.0303 Your Home Is Your Fortress? — Washington Post, 2003.0303 $62M Univ. Building Sends Ice Crashing — Yahoo News, 2003.0228 Women in Construction Build on the Past — Woonsocket Call, 2003.0228 Academy Dorm Project on Hold after City Called Windows Unsafe — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2003.0228 New-Home Sales Decline from Record Pace in January — National Association of Home Builders, 2003.0227 Designs on School Desks — BBC News, 2003.0227 High, Wide and Transomed — New York Times, 2003.0227 Carl's Jr. Aims to Woo Diners With Progressive Architecture — Los Angeles Times, 2003.0224 The Home of the Future — Chicago Tribune, 2003.0223 Las Vegas Testing Design-Build Concept — Las Vegas Sun, 2003.0221 Designs That Have Seen the Future, and Now Are Here — New York Times, 2003.0220 Decking Options Expand Living Space — Designare, 2003.0219 Housing Starts Reach 16-Year High in January — National Association of Home Builders, 2003.0219 Hospital Innovates With Architects' Help — New York Times, 2003.0219 Skyhouse' Concept Falls Flat in Glasgow — Hoover's, 2003.0218 How to Position Smart Growth for Widespread Adoption — Planetizen, 2003.0217 CNIB's Tactile Architecture — Toronto Star, 2003.0217 There Are Better Ways to Design Buildings near Signature Icons — Opinion at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2003.0216 Shanghai's Skyscrapers Fall from Public Favor — Globe and Mail, 2003.0215 Workplace Emergency Preparation Checklist — Designare, 2003.0214 Building Custom-Designed Houses in 24 Hours — University of Southern California press release, 2003.0211 Schumacher Homes Wins Award for Akron Design Center — Designare, 2003.0211
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