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SHOPPING JAPANESE STYLE Despite dips in the economy over the past decade, Japan maintains a strong commitment to urban development. Retail construction appears to flourish. And unlike the boxy shopping centers that blight U.S. suburban and rural landscapes with their featureless design and sprawling parking lots, some recent Japanese developments set examples for combining dynamic design with urban sensibilities.
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CONCEPTUALLY IN BETWEEN Architects and glass artists in Portland, Oregon collaborated in designing and building chandeliers in a 2001 project called Multiplied Light. This year, architectural critic Randy Gragg curated a second experiment: to form glass and steel into architectural screens and to explore what he presents as a fundamental condition of architecture, "betweenness." — Editor
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PARLIAMENT LIBRARY, NEW DELHI The recently completed Parliament Library in New Delhi, India is a response to its monumental context and yet is ingenious in its originality. Designed by architect Raj Rewal, the library is a fine example of postcolonial Indian architecture. It displays high technology with a regional expression, it is modern yet rooted in precolonial history, and it responds thoughtfully to its challenging colonial and political context.
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More Architecture and Design Berlin 'Waschmaschine' Wins Architecture Prize — Guardian Unlimited, 2003.1112Our Man with His Head in the Cloud — IC Liverool, 2003.1112 UW's William H. Gates Hall Projects Spirit of Openness — Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2003.1110 AIA South Atlantic Recognizes Regional Design Excellence — AIArchitect, 2003.1107 In Japan, Rethinking the Shoe Box — New York Times, 2003.1106 Holyrood Blockbuster in the Making — Scotsman Online, 2003.1028 The McMansion Next Door — Newsweek, 2003.1027 Gallery Addition a Work of Art — Sydney Morning Herald, 2003.1022 Piano's Concerto — Star-Telegram, 2003.1019 Gould Evans’ Stevie Eller Dance Theatre — AIArchitect, 2003.1017 Built on Oil, Banking on Design — New York Times, 2003.1016 Ship of Glass for Chelsea Waterfront — New York Times, 2003.1014 Built to Win — Guardian Unlimited, 2003.1013 Clark Center Expertly Blends Traditional, Modern Design — San Francisco Chronicle, 2003.1013
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