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STREETS FOR PEOPLE TOO One of the most intriguing design innovations of the last 20 years has been the "shared street" or integration concept for residential streets. The core idea is that the street is properly a physical and social part of the living environment, to be used simultaneously for vehicular movement, social contacts, and civic activities.
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D.C. CHINATOWN RESTORATION Every neighborhood undergoes transformations throughout its history. The use of an area and its population may change rapidly, while its buildings and structures remain relatively constant. A growing disparity between old buildings and new presents architectural challenges in preserving the buildings and revitalizing historic districts. In addition to providing modern amenities, architects must meet current building and life-safety codes. This can be difficult if one goal is to preserve the neighborhood's unique historic character.
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UNDERSTANDING FIGURE IN WOOD The term grain is often used erroneously to refer to the distinctive surface appearance of wood, especially that resulting from growth-ring structure. To avoid continued confusion with that already overworked word, we prefer the term figure to refer to distinctive or characteristic markings on longitudinal or side-grain surfaces of wood.
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More Building and Construction Bin Ladens on Building Shortlist — Guardian Unlimited, 2004.0512Holyrood Project Legal Challenge — Scotsman Online, 2004.0511 This 60s Block is Best City Building — Scotsman Online, 2004.0511 Building for the Future — Spiked, 2004.0511 GE Monogram Offers Under-Counter Refrigeration Modules — GE press release, 2004.0510 Architects in London Embrace an Old Foe: The Skyscraper — International Herald Tribune, 2004.0510 Architects Vie to Remake Paris's 1970s Monstrosity — Guardian Unlimited, 2004.0510 The Rise of the Neo-Barn — U.K. Times, 2004.0509 Expansion Unifies Sprawling Museum of Modern Art — Louisville Scene, 2004.0509 At Kendall, Look What the Gehry Cat Pulled Out of His Hat — Boston Globe, 2004.0509 Bid to Save Holyrood Cash 'Refused' — Scotsman Online, 2004.0508 Five Ideas for 25 Prime Acres — San Diego Union-Times, 2004.0507 Michael Graves Transforms New Entertainment Venue in Shanghai — AIArchitect, 2004.0507 The Taming of the Shed — New York Times, 2004.0506 New Materials for Private and Commercial Interiors — e15 Design und Distributions press release, 2004.0505 Peda Building Still Waiting to Shine — Times of India, 2004.0503 Architectural Lighting — Hidden Wires, 2004.0503 Holyrood Building Timetable Was Crazy, Says Architect — Scotsman Online, 2004.0502 Can Architects Combine Armor and Aesthetics? — Chicago Tribune, 2004.0502 A New Generation of Desert Modern — Los Angeles Times, 2004.0502 Beguiled by Another Prague — New York Times, 2004.0502 Salli Saddle Chair – Active Sitting — Office-work.com, 2004.0502 Picking up the Pieces in Iraq — Metropolis, 2004.0501 MIT Hopes New Building Will Stir the Broth of Creativity — Boston Herald, 2004.0501 Architect Angles for Change — U.K. Times, 2004.0430 A Building Problem — Baltimore Sun, 2004.0430 Kahn’s Yale Gallery to Undergo Renovation — AIArchitect, 2004.0430 "Building Better Homes" Training Program Launches — Building Knowledge Inc. press release, 2004.0430 African-America Museum Has $1 Million — Indianapolis Star, 2004.0429 Mt Fuji Shows Signs of Erupting — Straits Times, 2004.0429
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