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POSTCARD FROM PERU Dear ArchitectureWeek, On my round-the-world bicycle tour, I cycled through the surrounded by snow-capped peaks and deep valleys, where I found some great examples of Peruvian vernacular. Latin American design is strongly influenced by centuries of Spanish rule. The street-and-plaza urban language was imported from Europe, and with subtle modifications, it provides the predominant urban landscape here.
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REVIVAL BY TOWNHOUSE One of the innovations Henry Ford is known for in automotive history, besides the Model T and the assembly line, is the concept that his employees should be able to afford the products they made. Reflecting this spirit, the Detroit, Michigan neighborhood he once lived in, near the now-abandoned Model T factory, is experiencing new life as an affordable housing development.
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SCHOOLHOUSE MODERNISM During the second half of the 20th century, the Texan architecture firm of Caudill Rowlett Scott (CRS) grew impressively in size and influence. They became known as masters of modern practice and construction management. Their innovations in school design mirrored the firm's own evolution. — Editor
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More Building Culture Tilting Tradition With Punch-Line Proportions — New York Times, 2004.0212House Proud: He Braked for Cupid — New York Times, 2004.0212 Historic Airport Terminal? Yep, and in Newark — Newsday, 2004.0210 VAG Delays Erickson Exhibition to Late 2006 — Vancouver Sun, 2004.0209 A Dramatic Rebirth — Chicago Tribune, 2004.0208 Up Close with Architectural Photography — Jamaica Gleaner, 2004.0208 Five Exceptional Practitioners Receive Young Architects Award — AIArchitect, 2004.0206 Odermatt Honored with Kemper Award for Service to the Profession — AIArchitect, 2004.0206 Brown Earns 2004 Whitney Young Award — AIArchitect, 2004.0206 Holyrood Architect 'Took Month off and Demanded Extra Pay' — Scotsman Online, 2004.0203 Architect Richard Black dies at 66 — Ann Arbor News, 2004.0202 Designing the World — Miami Herald, 2004.0202 Actually, That Was My Gherkin... — Guardian Unlimited, 2004.0201 Bathhouse is Famed, Faded — New Jersey Times, 2004.0201 The Genius of Geoffrey Bawa — The Star, 2004.0201 Architects Net £7.8 Million in Holyrood Fees — Scotsman Online, 2004.0201 Architect Erickson Turning 80 — North Shore News, 2004.0201 The Race for Residents in D.C. and Baltimore — The Next American City, 2004.02 Building on Lithuania’s Past--and Future — Metropolis, 2004.02 The Emergence of "Landscape Urbanism" — Harvard Design Magazine, 2004.0129 'Earth Architecture' Seen as Way to Build Future on Mars, Moon — Courier Press, 2004.0128 An Architectural Lion Roars Again — Scotsman Online, 2004.0128 Let the Voices of the Artists Be Heard — Rebuild Downtown Our Town press release, 2004.0127 Ph.D. Program in the Built Environment — University of Washington press release, 2004.0102
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