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ROTTERDAM VERANDA Can a parking garage be sexy? The new Veranda Parking Garage in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with its soft curves and elegant detailing, seems about as sensuous and inviting as a garage can be. Designed by the firm of Architectenbureau Paul de Ruiter b.v., part of the Veranda's allure, like most things sexy, is in what you can't see. In this case, it's the extraordinary story of the building's construction.
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SOUNDING CINEMATIC "Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves." Although the 19th-century Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle couldn't have predicted it, his wisdom applies to modern-day home theaters. Now that technology has made it possible for homeowners to enjoy a theater-class audio experience, it's become important for their home theaters to be designed for both silence and sound, so that music can be heard as it was meant to be.
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More Building and Construction It’s Either a Great Plan or ‘Nutty’ — ENR, 2005.1024Italy Chooses Consortium to Build $5-Billion Suspension Link — ENR, 2005.1024 Ten Common Sense Rules for Transit Oriented Development — Planetizen, 2005.1024 The Benefits of the Boom — New York Times, 2005.1023 New Microcompact Home O2 Student Village Launches — Micro-compact Home press release, 2005.1021 Boston Architect Lends Design to Second Panama Canal Bridge — Rosales Gottemoeller and Associates press release, 2005.1021 Utah Housing Matters — ArchiWire, 2005.1020 South Asia Earthquake — Architecture for Humanity press release, 2005.1019 Home Builders Continue OSHA Alliance to Improve Safety — National Association of Home Builders, 2005.1019 The Granny Flat Grows Up — MetropolisMag, 2005.1017 Poor-Quality Buildings Downed in Pakistan — ENR, 2005.1017 Nonresidential Building Markets Start To Gain Momentum — ENR, 2005.1017 Zen and the Art of Construction Administration, Part II — AIArchitect, 2005.1017 Conquering Quakes — Financial Express, 2005.1016 J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development — Urban Land Institute press release, 2005.1014 HUE Awards for Color in Architecture and Interior Design — Benjamin Moore & Co. press release, 2005.1014 Suburb of the Future? — Building Design, 2005.1014 Construction Costs Going through the Roof — Kansas City Star, 2005.1011 Pour It On — ENR, 2005.1010 Call for Robust Partnerships Follows Embassy Update — ENR, 2005.1010 Zen and the Art of Construction Administration, Part I — AIArchitect, 2005.1010 New Technical Note on Brick Design for Water Resistance — Brick Industry Association press release, 2005.1005
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