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A BETTER SUBURBIA Visiting "Village Homes" for the first time, one is struck by how different this 1970s-era community looks from typical California developments. Arriving by car, one notices narrower streets and less visually dominant parking, with access kept to the edges along long, narrow cul-de-sac streets.
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TEN DAY THEATER How do you create a temporary theater on a miniscule budget? And make sure that the construction materials will be undamaged and reusable at the end of the performance space's ten-day life? One way is to start with a vacant warehouse and add plenty of ingenuity, generosity, and collaboration.
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More Building and Construction AIA Develops Leading Indicator for Construction Industry — AIArchitect, 2005.0207In Santa Cruz, Affordable Housing without the Sprawl — New York Times, 2005.0206 Kathy Ireland HOME Adds Modular Collection for the Family — Martin Furniture press release, 2005.0203 Yoga Rooms Are All the Non-Rage — Yahoo News, 2005.0131 Higher Prices for Metal Products Sticking Around — ENR, 2005.0131 New Single-Family Home Sales Top One Million — National Association of Home Builders, 2005.0131 In Queens, the Houses Are Growing and Growing — New York Times, 2005.0130 America's Trillion Dollar Housing Mistake — The Next American City, 2005.0126 Kaestle Boos Nets Builder Award — New Britain Herald, 2005.0125 Engineers Caution against Overreaction — ENR, 2005.0124 Foreign Growth: Why We Should Care What Happens to Chinese Cities — Metropolis, 2005.0124 New Wired Glass Offers Impact Safety — Technical Glass Products press release, 2005.0124 BVAMP: Simplifying Assessment of Building Vulnerability — Environmental Energy Technologies Division Newsletter, 2005.0119 New Live-Work-Play Condos Spark Urban Renewal — National Association of Home Builders, 2005.0118 McGraw-Hill Construction Launches 'Bid Management' for Contractors — McGraw-Hill press release, 2005.0118 Residential Remodeling Nearly a Quarter Trillion Dollar Industry — AIArchitect, 2005.0117 1924 Gables Home Had to Be Destroyed Before It Was Renewed — Miami Herald, 2005.0116 Put Some Heat under Your Feet — Cincinnatti Enquirer, 2005.0115 Sony Expands Home Entertainment Options for New Construction — Sony press release, 2005.0113 Nonresidential Construction Poised for Solid Gains in 2005 — AIArchitect, 2005.0110
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