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EARLY MODERNISM IN SERBIA Belgrade is an under-appreciated center of regional modernism of the 1920s and 1930s. This city played a role in the larger, international modernist movement but with a uniquely Serbian flavor. Sadly, many architectural examples from the period have been destroyed or altered beyond recognition, so photographic documentation remains an important preservation resource. — Editor
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POSTCARD FROM THOMASVILLE Dear ArchitectureWeek, Visiting Thomasville, in southwestern Georgia, to help judge the 2004 Chrysalis remodeling awards (announced June 11, 2004 in Atlanta, during the Southern Building Show), I was pleased to discover a diverse and venerable built environment.
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More Building Culture From the Ivory Tower, Lessons in the Dirt — New York Times, 2004.0617Ajmal Khan's Dawakhana Gets New Lease of Life — Times of India, 2004.0616 The House that Shook Houston — International Herald Tribune, 2004.0615 Video Games, Art, and Architecture Collide — The Globe and Mail, 2004.0615 A Glass Bubble That's Bringing Beijing to a Boil — New York Times, 2004.0615 Escalator to Heaven — Guardian Unlimited, 2004.0614 Costas Machlouzarides: A Surprising Architect — New York Times, 2004.0613 Two Men Hold Promise of City's Culture — Dallas Morning News, 2004.0612 A Refuge for Repose Refreshed — New York Times, 2004.0611 Guggenheim Reviving Its Main Asset: Itself — New York Times, 2004.0610 Architects' and Engineers' Hourly Rates Are on the Rise — ZweigWhite press release, 2004.0609 Architects Give BASD Glimpse of Schools' Futures — Morning Call, 2004.0608 Making the Future Accessible — Buffalo News, 2004.0608 Saving the Sixties Shrines — Sydney Morning Herald, 2004.0606 Winners Announced in Berkeley Prize Essay Competition — Berkeley Prize Endowment, 2004.0603 The Massive Mosques of Malaysia — Daily Star, 2004.0531 The Civic Center that Isn't — Tallahassee Democrat, 2004.0530 Modern Architecture Leaves Grumpy 'Connoisseur' Cold — Rocky Mountain News, 2004.0529 Transamerica Pyramid — San Francisco Chronicle, 2004.0529 At Columbus Circle, Going Round & Round over a Building's Fate — Washington Post, 2004.0528 Tragedy Puts Avant-Garde Architect in Limelight — China Daily, 2004.0528 The Wow Factor — Australian Financial Review, 2004.0527 Architect Has Urban View of Phoenix — Arizona Republic, 2004.0527 Save the Constitution Campaign Announced — DOCOMOMO-US, Georgia Chapter press release, 2004.0517
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