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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 It's 'Dome Sweet Dome' for Pair in Mod House — San Francisco Chronicle, 2004.0519Steel Price Hikes Spur Precast Concrete Seminars — Building Online, 2004.0519 Building Forms Join Household Functions — Globe & Mail, 2004.0519 Online Guide to Storm Water Permitting for Builders — National Association of Home Builders, 2004.0518 Playing with Light and Shadows — Malaysian Star, 2004.0517 The Taj Mahal Is a Glorious Survivor — New York Times, 2004.0516 Keeping Good Buildings from Dying Young — New York Times, 2004.0516 Why Not a Park? — New York Times, 2004.0516 Washington University Tarnishes Former Architectural Jewel — STL Today, 2004.0515 Freedom Tower Groundbreaking Set for July 4 — AIArchitect, 2004.0514 Soleri's Plan for Bridge Gets Nod — Arizona Republic, 2004.0513 WTC Site Owner Wants the Lowdown — Newsday, 2004.0513 Bin Ladens on Building Shortlist — Guardian Unlimited, 2004.0512 This 60s Block is Best City Building — Scotsman Online, 2004.0511 Holyrood Project Legal Challenge — Scotsman Online, 2004.0511 Building for the Future — Spiked, 2004.0511 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 GE Monogram Offers Under-Counter Refrigeration Modules — GE press release, 2004.0510 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 The Rise of the Neo-Barn — U.K. Times, 2004.0509 Bid to Save Holyrood Cash 'Refused' — Scotsman Online, 2004.0508 Michael Graves Transforms New Entertainment Venue in Shanghai — AIArchitect, 2004.0507 Five Ideas for 25 Prime Acres — San Diego Union-Times, 2004.0507 The Taming of the Shed — New York Times, 2004.0506 A New Generation of Desert Modern — Los Angeles Times, 2004.0502 Picking up the Pieces in Iraq — Metropolis, 2004.0501 Explosion and Fire Threaten Armstrong Floor Plant Production — eBuild, 2004.0501
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