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POSTCARD FROM GLASGOW Dear ArchitectureWeek, St. Peters Seminary, built from 1958 to 1966, at Cardross College, Glasgow, Scotland, seems to resonate more deeply as a modern ruin than it ever would have as an operational building. Designed by Isi Metzstein of Gillespie Kidd & Coia, it now stands as heart-achingly modernist, stripped down and pure. From a distance its brown pebble-clad exterior looks like that of a baronial castle, stately and elusive. Palisade fencing, "Do not Enter" signs, and overgrown paths protect its lofty flanks.
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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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More Building Culture Thom Mayne's Problem with Authority — MSNBC News, 2005.0523Center for Architecture Exhibit Probes Affordable Housing — AIArchitect, 2005.0516 The Last of the Moderns — New York Times, 2005.0515 Saving the Tract House — New York Times, 2005.0514 Community Revitalization Grants Awarded to 12 Projects — National Trust for Historic Preservation press release, 2005.0512 Windward Partners Shares 5 tips for Successful Project Scoping — Windward Partners press release at PR Web, 2005.0510 Now and Zen — Guardian Unlimited, 2005.0509 Regular Appraisals Provide Employee Direction and Motivation — ZweigWhite press release, 2005.0506 Limperts Academy of Design Opens New Doors in U.S. and Canada — Limperts Academy press release, 2005.0504 Noted Architect Vernon DeMars Dies at Age 97 — UC Berkeley News, 2005.0503 Investing in International Designs — Business Standard, 2005.0503 Good Marketing Aids Recruiting — SullivanKreiss newsletter, 2005.0503 Design Students Draw a National Business Following — University of Cincinnati press release, 2005.0502 An 1858 Cast-Iron Palazzo, Now in Its Blue Period — New York Times, 2005.0501 A Leader of the Classical Revival Honored — University of Notre Dame press release, 2005.0430 Contests Help Employers Recruit and Retain Staff — ZweigWhite press release, 2005.0429 Architect Gehry Bidder for Inland Steel Tower — Chicago Tribune, 2005.0428 Trust Celebrates Completed Restoration of Lincoln Cottage — National Trust for Historic Preservation press release, 2005.0428 Architectural Record Launches China Edition — McGraw-Hill Construction press release, 2005.0428 Proposed Changes to the National Historic Preservation Act — National Trust for Historic Preservation media advisory, 2005.0427 Top Architect Died in Tree-Felling Tragedy — Scotsman Online, 2005.0427
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