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MIXED SMOKE SIGNALS Washington D.C. has long been a conservative city for architecture, at least since Pierre L'Enfant laid out the city in 1791. As decreed by the McMillan Plan of the early 1900s, buildings could be no taller than the U.S. Capitol dome. This has resulted in a low-scale skyline that some find retrograde for a world capital.
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LOGISTICAL METAMORPHOSIS A collection of old industrial sheds and warehouses in Krems, Austria has experienced a metamorphosis into a high-tech research center for Eybl International, a leading supplier of textiles to the automotive industry. By means of glazed roofing and careful spatial zoning, the architects have brought daylight deep into the large buildings.
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RESPECTFUL REMODEL In an era when the fabric of traditional neighborhoods is being torn so that grotesquely oversized houses can be squeezed into normal-sized lots, at least one firm in Maryland is doing it differently. GTM Architects renovated and expanded the home of firm founder George Myers, and in its detailing showed respect for the century-old neighborhood.
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More Architecture and Design Mr. Gehry Builds His Dream House — New York Times, 2005.0109New Building Stands Out at Texas Medical Center — Houston Chronicle, 2005.0108 Arresting Design: Police Stations Get a Lift — San Francisco Chronicle, 2005.0105 On Track, New Landmark for London — Times Online, 2005.0103 Cold Comfort — Guardian Unlimited, 2005.0103 A Sound Improvement: Renovation of Lincoln Theater — San Francisco Chronicle, 2004.1231 Parliament's 'Dingy' Foyer to Get Makeover — Scotsman Online, 2004.1230 University of Alaska Museum Addition Meant to Be an Experience — Alaska Daily News, 2004.1226 Building Puts Form over Bodily Function — Los Angeles Times, 2004.1226 Canadians Leave Modern Mark on Miami — Miami Herald, 2004.1226 Southern Comfort — Guardian Unlimited, 2004.1220 Cesar Pelli & Associates Goes Underwater to Soar to Great Heights — AIArchitect, 2004.1220 Integrated Design — Environmental Building News, 2004.1217 Architect's New Project Is ‘Extension of the Street' — JoongAng Daily, 2004.1215 Les Halles Set to Morph from Beast to Beauty — Expatica, 2004.1215 Slablike Tower Doesn't Fit In on San Bruno Mountain — San Francisco Chronicle, 2004.1213 Sarah Susanka's So-Small Showhouse — Not So Big Showhouse press release, 2004.1207
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