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PRECAST IN MANY FORMS Precast concrete is an architectural material with a unique combination of strength and versatility. In the hands of an imaginative designer and an expert fabricator, it can assume a rich variety of forms, textures, and colors, while performing an array of structural and decorative roles. In selecting four projects for its 2003 awards program, the Architectural Precast Association sought to demonstrate the imaginative application of these properties and to highlight the benefits of collaboration between architect and fabricator.
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ARCHITECTURAL WEAVING Weaving is most often associated with textiles, but it is also relevant to architecture. It is a construct and a craft that can purposefully and aesthetically order building systems. Just as a thread can be pulled from a woven fabric and a new one inserted in its place, so too can building and urban systems be removed, replaced, or added when the whole is conceived as an exposed woven tapestry.
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More Building and Construction A Culture Set in Concrete — Ha'aretz, 2003.0515Modern's Expansion Grows in Cost — New York Times, 2003.0506 Tunnel to Washington Monument Approved — Yahoo News, 2003.0502 Weber Outdoor Room Tracking Study Released — Designare, 2003.0501 Milwaukee Art Museum Named Outstanding Engineering Achievement — ASCE press release, 2003.0501 Phoenix Project And WTC Honored With Disaster Recovery Award — ASCE press release, 2003.0501 Baby Boomers, Seniors Seek Maintenance-Free Homes — National Association of Home Builders, 2003.0429 Hard Dollar Corporation Releases BID*BUILD Software — Hard Dollar Corporation press release, 2003.0429 Plenty of Water/Wastewater Work on the Horizon — AEC WorkForce, 2003.0428 Calatrava's Athens Stadium Begins Race against Time — Hoovers, 2003.0428 At the Capitol, a Big Dig's Cost Draws Critics — New York Times, 2003.0424 Residential Remodeling Regains Strength in First Quarter — National Association of Home Builders, 2003.0424 Building on Its Concrete Past — IC Liverpool, 2003.0424 Changes in Use of Precast Concrete — The Journal, 2003.0424 Signs of Recovery in Place for Construction Industry — Designare, 2003.0423 Plans Unveiled to Redesign Rose Bowl — USA Today, 2003.0423 In Richmond, a Museum Aims for the Big Leagues — New York Times, 2003.0423 Hilton Sues Tower Builders — Star Bulletin, 2003.0422 USG Introduces Gypsum Panels that Resist Moisture and Mold — USG press release, 2003.0422 Inquiry Pledged into £400m Bill for Scots Parliament — Guardian Unlimited, 2003.0421
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