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POSTCARD FROM JAISALMER Dear ArchitectureWeek, In medieval times, camel caravans heading towards Arabia, Persia, and Central Asia, laden with silks and spices, would have seen Jaisalmer, India shimmering in the desert haze much as it appears today. The ancient fort, the oldest in Rajasthan, rises above a maze of streets, squares, palaces, and clusters of dwellings, all in the local golden yellow sandstone.
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TALKING HISTORY Art and architecture evolved throughout history in societies that drew strength from their cultural and spiritual traditions and from the places they belonged to. These sources, which one might take as factors that separate peoples, are exactly the ones that can link them together in harmony. The same tree that symbolizes life in the Cabala appears in Tantra Asana art; the same red thread the people of Tibet wear on their wrist for good luck is put on baby's pram in the Jewish tradition.
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YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART The Yale Center for British Art, in New Haven, Connecticut, is considered to be among the finest structures of noted architect Louis I. Kahn. Begun in 1973, one year before his death, and opened to the public in 1977, the museum was built to house the most comprehensive collection of British art outside the United Kingdom.
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More Building Culture Homeowners with Large Vehicles Stir Debate — New York Times, 2005.0420Death of the Dream at Ground Zero — Wall Street Journal, 2005.0420 The Battle of the Back Yard — U.K. Sunday Times, 2005.0417 Accord Is Set to Save Rooms at the Plaza — New York Times, 2005.0415 Up on the Roof: Urban Resorts — New York Times, 2005.0415 Two Very Different Buildings, One Great Honor — San Francisco Chronicle, 2005.0414 Argument Hits New Pitch at Opera House — China Daily, 2005.0413 Designing a Century — Miami Herald, 2005.0413 To Document, or Not to Document — AIArchitect, 2005.0411 An Architect Who Delighted in the Flamboyant — New York Times, 2005.0410 Human Work Environments — Office-Work.com, 2005.0409 AEC Job Search Strategies: Find Your Place via Cyberspace — AEC WorkForce, 2005.0408 A New Bellevue Rising — Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2005.0406 Exhibit Showcases Monumental Debates — Chicago Tribune, 2005.0405 The Sacred Burial Ground — New York Post, 2005.0405 Architecture Students Build to Learn in Sri Lanka — AIArchitect, 2005.0404 Lawrence Halprin to Receive First Michelangelo Award — Land Online, 2005.0404 Stones Thrown over Glass Tower — New York Daily News, 2005.0403 Japan's Expo of Contradictions — Asia Times, 2005.0402 Kampala's Architectural Museum Endangered — All Africa, 2005.0402 Museum Quality — Houston Chronicle, 2005.0401
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