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HOUSE OF SERT Spanish architect Josep Lluís Sert (1902-1983) is perhaps best known for his buildings and urban-scale projects. As a member of GATEPAC ("Group of Spanish Architects and Technicians for the Progress of Contemporary Architecture"), he was concerned with the role of architects in city planning. And yet he was also a master of small-scale interior and furniture design. Some of his favorite forms were inspired by vernacular houses. — Editor
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AUROVILLE TODAY Since the 1960s, architects have been drawn to the intentional community of Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India, attracted by policies of self-sufficiency and ideals of spiritual development. Auroville has adopted an experimental attitude toward urban planning and architectural design, unfettered by building regulations. There are 24 architects currently working in Auroville, population around 1700.
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More Building Culture Steve Jobs' Brokedown Teardown — The Slatin Report, 2006.0104Prairie Skyscraper Exhibit Travels Soon — Examiner-Enterprise, 2006.0104 Building Big Ideas without Big Budgets — Ottawa Citizen, 2006.0103 Walk Wright in — Wednesday Journal, 2006.0103 Architect's Book Examines Sprawl — Arizona Republic, 2006.0103 Edith Heath, 94, Leading Modern Ceramicist — Boston Globe, 2006.0102 James Pulliam, 80; Architect, Teacher Noted for Modernism — Los Angeles Times, 2006.0101 U.S. Architect Finds Traditional Inspiration — Daily Yomiuri, 2005.1230 Florida Southern Selects Architect for Residence Hall — Orlando Sentinel, 2005.1229 Effort to Save World Trade Center Architect Yamasaki’s Studios — Asian Week, 2005.1229 2005: Year in Review — Architecture for Humanity press release, 2005.1229 Seattle Architects Make Attempts at Designing Affordable Homes — Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2005.1227 Architect Predock Brings Light, Spirit to UNM Project — Albequerque Tribune, 2005.1227 ROM Opens Ten New Galleries to the Public — Royal Ontario Museum press release, 2005.1226 Architecture Latest Attraction in Palm Springs — Chicago Sun-Times, 2005.1225 New Blueprints for China's Skyline — BusinessWeek, 2005.1223 A Conversation with Ada Louise Huxtable — Metropolis, 2005.1222 Did the Beeb Bottle It? — Guardian Unlimited, 2005.1220 Spirit in the Skylight — Guardian Unlimited, 2005.1219 Learning Powerful Lessons — Los Angeles Times, 2005.1218 Turning the High Line Into ... the High Life — New York Times, 2005.1218 An Art-Deco Gem on Verge of Destruction — Globe and Mail, 2005.1214 Hurdles Persist for Whitney's Expansion — New York Times, 2005.1210
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