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SOUTHERNNESS IN ARCHITECTURE If John F. Kennedy did indeed call Washington, D.C., "a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm," it was a statement characterized less by its deadly accuracy and double-edged sharpness than by the startling lack of ambiguity that went with it. The American North is prized for its efficiency and the opulence of its progress. The American South is seen to lack those qualities and to rely instead on more leisurely (and more charming) ways.
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PRISON IMPERFECTION Prison design has long been controversial. During the 19th century, when wide-scale prison construction began in the western United States, prisons were criticized for providing a better quality of life to their wards than was available to some law-abiding citizens. Conversely, in recent times human rights groups have sought to improve prison conditions worldwide by criticizing the quality of the facilities themselves.
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More Building Culture A Spectacle of Anticipation: Building the Lebanon of the Future — Daily Star, 2004.0901London Stock Exchange New Building Aims to Project Fresh Image — Bloomberg, 2004.0830 A Building Is an Eyesore and Must Go? Grade It X — New York Times, 2004.0830 Charles E. Peterson, FAIA, Godfather of Historic Preservation, 1906–2004 — AIArchitect, 2004.0830 From Deep in the Depression, Three Low-Rise Corners — New York Times, 2004.0829 The Softer Side of Professional Development Programs — ZweigWhite press release, 2004.0827 Architects Join Outcry Over Campus Site Plan — Sydney Morning Herald, 2004.0826 V&A and RIBA Open UK's First Permanent Architecture Gallery — Canadian Architect, 2004.0825 Robert Langdon Jr., Designer of the First Getty Museum, Dies at 86 — Los Angeles Times, 2004.0825 Festival Highlights City's Architecture — Scotsman Online, 2004.0825 Architect Rides with Lance Armstrong to Promote Cancer Research — AIArchitect, 2004.0823 Modernist Design Has a Place in Dresden — Los Angeles Times, 2004.0822 Modernist Treasure May Be at Risk — St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2004.0822 Old House Sparks a New Partnership — Boston Globe, 2004.0822 A/E and Environmental Firms Mobilizing around Clients — ZweigWhite press release, 2004.0820 Deerfield Has Designs on Library by Gehry — Chicago Tribune, 2004.0817 Colorado Mourns the Loss of Jason Pettigrew, Assoc. AIA — AIArchitect, 2004.0816 Ownership Transition Planning Vital as Boomers Age — ZweigWhite, 2004.0813 Search Strategies for the Employed Job Seeker — AEC WorkForce, 2004.0813 The Door-to-Door Connection — Los Angeles Times, 2004.0812
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