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MADRID TAKES FLIGHT In 1930 Le Corbusier wrote: "the beauty of an airport is in the splendor of wide open spaces" and added that the most appropriate architecture would emphasize "sky, grass, and concrete runways." Barajas New Area Terminal (NAT) in Madrid, a joint venture between Richard Rogers Partnership (London) and Estudio Lamela (Madrid), lives up to that height of inspiration.
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OF GLASS AND WARMTH AND WOOD When a theological seminary commissioned a worship space that would be timeless, spiritually uplifting, and ecumenical, architect Joan Soranno returned to first principles, posing to herself the question: "what is each individual's relationship to God?" In a striking play of form and material, her answer offers a fresh take on religious architecture.
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LIBRARY ENLIGHTENED The original Skillman Library was always a bit of an arsenal for books. Designed by Philadelphia architect Vincent Kling and constructed in 1963 on the campus of Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, it was a limestone and brick fortress with narrow slit windows and all the warmth of a bunker. The design of the limestone cornice at the building's top even suggested battlements.
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More Architecture and Design Attention Avid Shoppers: A High-End Complex Opens Its Doors — New York Times, 2006.0215Fitting In a Limited Site — Hospital Connect, 2006.0215 Designing outside the Box — Ha'aretz, 2006.0213 Georgia Tech's Technology Square — Revitalization, 2006.0213 Once-Staid Architecture Soars Ahead of the Curve — Washington Post, 2006.0212 B-School with a View — World Architecture News, 2006.0210 Fringe Benefits — World Architecture News, 2006.0210 Viñoly Performs in Leicester — World Architecture News, 2006.0210 A Survey of Spain, Architects' Playground — New York Times, 2006.0210 New Schools Are High-Tech and Multiuse — St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2006.0205 Airy, Not Fairy — The Star, 2006.0205 AIA Pittsburgh Presents 15 Design Awards — AIArchitect, 2006.0203 Estonia to Get New Museum — World Architecture News, 2006.0203 Farrell Powers Ahead in London — World Architecture News, 2006.0203 A Shift in Scale for Tony Fretton — Building Design, 2006.0203 The Nature of Dwelling — Vision Magazine, 2006.02 Edition Shigeru Ban by the Nomadic Museum — ArcSpace, 2006.0130 Reach for the Sky — Guardian Unlimited, 2006.0130 Mayne's Jewel a Dazzling Piece of the Puzzle in Cincinnati — Chicago Tribune, 2006.0129 Contemporary Design Incorporates African Culture — World Architecture News, 2006.0127 East meets West: Istanbul’s Contemporary Gathering Space — World Architecture News, 2006.0127 AIA Alabama Honors Nine — AIArchitect, 2006.0127 Three Firms Capture AIA Louisiana’s 2005 Awards — AIArchitect, 2006.0127 Iconic Building 'Worth the Wait' after 10-Month Delay — Yorkshire Today, 2006.0125
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