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ACCESSIBLE GARDEN DESIGN/BUILD A special collaboration has resulted in a new garden at the Fircrest Residential Habilitation Center, a facility for the severely disabled near Seattle. To describe the garden simply as "wheelchair-accessible" is to overlook its artistry and the diverse sensory experiences it provides to residents. Creative elements of art and landscape design integrate with functional elements to produce a place for environmental interaction.
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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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More Building and Construction Adding Colour to Docklands — Infolink, 2004.0617Inside Our Smartest Buildings — Sydney Morning Herald, 2004.0615 Designed for Living — Infolink, 2004.0610 Iraqi-Born Brit Has Designs on Moscow — Moscow Times, 2004.0608 Builders Conserve Habitats For Endangered Species — National Association of Home Builders, 2004.0604 Museum Architect Defends Rectangular Expansion — Alaska Daily News, 2004.0530 New Chair Range from HAG — Office-work.com, 2004.0527 Days, Months Needed to Explain Paris Airport Roof Collapse — Xinhua, 2004.0525 Athens Preps for Olympic Homecoming — CNN, 2004.0524 Paris Terminal Disaster: The Architect and the Inquiry — U.K. Times, 2004.0524 U.S. Historic Group Targets Mega Wal-Mart Stores — Wired, 2004.0524 Piano's Dallas Museum Signals a Treat for Chicago — Chicago Tribune, 2004.0523 City Celebrates Its Dramatic New Skyline — Guardian Unlimited, 2004.0522 Beijing Library Speaks Volumes for Switzerland — Swiss Info, 2004.0522 If Music Is the Architect . . . — New York Times, 2004.0522 Steel Price Hikes Spur Precast Concrete Seminars — Building Online, 2004.0519 Housing Starts Down Slightly In April — National Association of Home Builders, 2004.0518 Keeping Good Buildings from Dying Young — New York Times, 2004.0516 Freedom Tower Groundbreaking Set for July 4 — AIArchitect, 2004.0514 Soleri's Plan for Bridge Gets Nod — Arizona Republic, 2004.0513 Popularity of Bicycle Lockers Whizzes Upward Despite Cost — The Minnesota Daily, 2004.0512 Kids Construction Day Builds Skills and Interest — The Bentley Company press release, 2004.0511
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