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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 41 Principles for Architects to Live By — Planetizen, 2003.0915Designers Often Lack Business Training in College — AEC WorkForce, 2003.0915 Modern-Day Architects in Need of a Makeover — Opinion at Scotsman Online, 2003.0915 Prince Makes Appeal to Save At-Risk Listed Buildings — Scotsman Online, 2003.0915 Murdo Morrison, 1919-2003, Loved Architecture — Mercury News, 2003.0915 Upper West Side Designs in Brick and Terra Cotta — New York Times, 2003.0914 Ground Zero to Hero — Opinion at Guardian Unlimited, 2003.0914 Pittsburgh Architecture Firm Digs Deep . . . Into Psyche — AIArchitect, 2003.0912 Safe, but Not Scintillating — Independent Digital, 2003.0912 Architecture Elites Decry Voyentorg Destruction — Moscow Times, 2003.0912 Berlin's Museum Island Being Transformed — CNN, 2003.0912 Master Architect Ando Has His Designs on Aoyama — Japan Today, 2003.0911 Architect's Original Model of WTC Becomes Museum Exhibit — Arizona Republic, 2003.0910 Government Offering Up Liberty Bell's Old Home — Yahoo News, 2003.0909 Ugly Athens? — Greece Now, 2003.0909 Space Case — Time, 2003.0909 Towering Ambition a Missed Opportunity — Financial Times, 2003.0908 Housing Remains out of Reach for Millions of Americans — Designare, 2003.0908 Health Problems Plague WTC Rescuers — New York Times, 2003.0908 Bubble and Chic — Scotsman Online, 2003.0908 Architect Libeskind Vows WTC Rebuild Will Inspire — Reuters, 2003.0908 A Dramatic Vision — Baltimore Sun, 2003.0907 British Architect in Dubai Jail to Be Freed — Guardian Unlimited, 2003.0901 Doing It His Way — The Age, 2003.0831 Yale Students Design/Build for Low-Income Families — New Haven Register, 2003.0831
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