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HOUSE BY UNIT A Nestled on the edge of a town in southwest Germany is the Fleischmann House. Its owner, a photographer, craved open, visually quiet surroundings to counteract the visual bombardment of his profession. One-third studio, two-thirds open-plan dwelling, the house is a sustainable abode flavored by Japanese tradition. The building plan is rectangular. Maki Kuwayama, of unit a architects, describes both the exterior architecture and interior design as "simple and clean... not so much a style as a lifestyle choice."
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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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More Architecture and Design In Eternal Spain, Architecture on the Edge — New York Times, 2006.0219Gloom with a View — Building Design, 2006.0217 Allies & Morrison Complete First Phase of Royal Observatory — World Architecture News, 2006.0217 Foster to Build New Cultural Quarter in St. Petersburg — World Architecture News, 2006.0217 Viñoly Completes Bronx Court — World Architecture News, 2006.0217 Barajas Airport Gates Open in Madrid — World Architecture News, 2006.0217 Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture — Arch News Now, 2006.0215 Attention Avid Shoppers: A High-End Complex Opens Its Doors — New York Times, 2006.0215 Fitting 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 Contemporary Design Incorporates African Culture — World Architecture News, 2006.0127 East meets West: Istanbul’s Contemporary Gathering Space — World Architecture News, 2006.0127
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