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ALFRED WATERHOUSE'S TERRACOTTA MENAGERIE When British architect Alfred Waterhouse designed a Gothic revival building for London's Natural History Museum, he integrated into its structure sculptures of some of the flora and fauna that would be featured in the exhibits. Terracotta monkeys climb the interior arches; flowers grace exterior columns. Some recently published pencil drawings by the architect/ naturalist give an insight into the Victorian Waterhouse's approach to ornament for the museum. — Editor
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150 YEARS OF SMITHGROUP The Detroit-based SmithGroup turns 150 this year, making it the oldest architecture firm in the United States. It is also the country's fifth largest, according to a 2002 report from Building Design & Construction. A look back at past successes and recent innovations — such as in the McNamara Terminal and Chesapeake Bay Foundation headquarters — and a look ahead to projects still on the boards demonstrate that the SmithGroup continues to reinvent itself.
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More Building Culture John Storrs, Pioneer of the Northwest Style, Dies at 83 — Oregonian, 2003.0903Continuing a Tradition of Standing Out — Financial Times, 2003.0902 Gehry Featured at LA MOCA Exhibit — Art Museum Network, 2003.0902 British Architect in Dubai Jail to Be Freed — Guardian Unlimited, 2003.0901 Merger and Acquistions Activity Growing — AEC WorkForce, 2003.0901 Maintaining Staff Morale in Tough Times — AEC WorkForce, 2003.0901 Learning from Scully — Metropolis, 2003.09 Doing It His Way — The Age, 2003.0831 Yale Students Design/Build for Low-Income Families — New Haven Register, 2003.0831 Architects Have Licenses Suspended — Naples Daily News, 2003.0829 Chinese Stone Gives Bridge Width — Scotsman Online, 2003.0829 An Adirondack Retreat Is Restored — Newsday, 2003.0829 Parsons School of Design and Crystal Cruises Offer Classes at Sea — Designare, 2003.0829 Britain's Longest-Inhabited Dwelling — Guardian Unlimited, 2003.0828 Designing for the Dispossessed — New York Times, 2003.0828 New Suburbia: Crowded Land of the Giants — Sydney Morning Herald, 2003.0826 Turkmenistan Ruins at Risk of Crumbling — Yahoo News, 2003.0825 The Next Generation of New Urbanists — PLANetizen, 2003.0825 The Legacy of Sarasota's Historic Architecture — Herald-Tribune, 2003.0825 The Ideal Home for Idealists — Daily Telegraph, 2003.0823 Will Santiago Calatrava's High-Design Style Work at Ground Zero? — Slate, 2003.0821 The AIA Reaches Collaboration Agreement with IFMA — AIA Newsletter, 2003.0820 It May Be Art, but Can We Live with It? — Denver Post, 2003.0820 Home Building Educational Game Challenges Students — National Association of Home Builders, 2003.0818 Business Slips at Firms in July — AIArchitect, 2003.0818
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