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A MODERN MORE OR LESS HUMANE Since before its completion in 2002, Stephen Holl's award-winning MIT dormitory, Simmons Hall, has been garnering praise from the architectural community. But assessing a building as a professional critic is different from living in and interacting with it. I wondered how the students who lived there felt about it.
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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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More Building Culture Kunio Mayekawa's Uncompromising Concrete Creations — Daily Yomiuri, 2006.0209Tear Them Down — National Post, 2006.0208 Architect Gehry Speaks at Tate — SMU Daily, 2006.0208 Architect Niemeyer, 98, Still Full of Surprises — Reuters, 2006.0207 Juggling Social Responsibility with Formal Agendas — eOculus, 2006.0207 Brunel: the Kingdom's Greatest Engineer — Malta Independent Online, 2006.0207 NAHB Announces Pillars of the Industry Award Finalists — NAHB News Release, 2006.0207 Exhibition Will Showcase Superstar Architect — University of Toronto News, 2006.0206 Moms, Architects Design Kid-Friendly Condos — Asahi, 2006.0204 Newsom Pushes for Architectural Excellence — San Francisco Examiner, 2006.0203 Architect to Receive Driehaus Prize — South Bend Tribune, 2006.0203 Great Design Is in the Details — Washington Post, 2006.0203 AEC Firms to Expand Marketing Activities in 2006 — ZweigWhite press release, 2006.0203 Liverpool Takes Heritage Hardline — Building Design, 2006.0203 Archigram Goes Public with £300,000 Grant — Building Design, 2006.0203 Van Alen Institute Announces Adi Shamir as Executive Director — Van Alen Institute press release, 2006.0201 Art of the Skyscraper — The Daily Star book review, 2006.0131 Discover the Many Faces of Detroit — Detroit Free Press, 2006.0130 Solar House Builder Finds N.J. a National Leader — Asbury Park Press, 2006.0129 Modernism: the Idea that Just Won't Go Away — Guardian Unlimited, 2006.0129 Architect’s Portfolio Included Norfolk Federal Building — Pilot Online, 2006.0127 The Work of Art in the Immersive Age — Building Design, 2006.0127 Who Cares About the Politics of Land Use & Development? — The Saint Consulting Group press release, 2006.0126 Architecture: If It Ain't Broke, Why Fix It? — Sydney Morning Herald, 2006.0126 Inspiring Architects — Arizona Republic, 2006.0125
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