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POSTCARD FROM LONDON Dear ArchitectureWeek, In July 2003, the Hungerford footbridges, which have brought about a major improvement to the London pedestrian's journey across the River Thames, were renamed the Golden Jubilee Bridges to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's coronation.
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BLUFF HOUSE Since the mid-1960s, the firm Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects has created a series of houses across the country for art collectors, exploring the connection between art and craft. One such house perches on a Seattle-area hillside, deferring to nature. Architecture critic Paul Goldberger says of the firm's work: "this is an experiential architecture, not a theoretical one...marked by a self-assured and sensual presence, shaped by light, texture, materiality, and scale." — Editor
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WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION — PART TWO This is a continuation of an article begun last week about a competition held in Hong Kong to develop ideas for a master plan for the West Kowloon Reclamation site. The top five projects were described last week. Here we'll look at their similarities and differences. — Editor
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WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION COMPETITION By staging an open competition for the West Kowloon Reclamation master plan, Hong Kong has finally moved into line with a method that is widely adopted worldwide for selecting architects for major civic design projects.
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More Architecture and Design Only Gehry Can Design Buildings Like This — Financial Times, 2003.0804IIT Dedicates Mies-Inspired Residence Hall Complex — Designare, 2003.0722 The Practical Practitioners Receive 2003 Design Award — Office-Work.com, 2003.0722 New IIT Residences a Site to See — Chicago Business, 2003.0722 Libeskind's Glass House Openly Invites Stone Throwers — Tandem News, 2003.0717 Russia's Risky Opera in a Cocoon — Washington Post, 2003.0711 A 21st-Century Museum with Puritan Bones — New York Times, 2003.0706 Steel Appeal — Chicago Tribune, 2003.0706 One Man's Vernacular — Metropolis, 2003.07 Nike Makes Bold Statement in New London Showroom — Metropolis, 2003.07
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