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PALLADIO AWARDS 2006 Despite the prevalence of jagged edges or curvy surfaces in contemporary architecture, there survives a passion among some architects for traditional values and classical ideals. This is revealed not only in the careful restoration of historic buildings but in the detailing and forms of some new construction.
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PRIZING CONTRASTS Twice in recent months, the National Building Museum in Washington D.C. has hosted a ceremony to honor a tireless international leader in the public promotion of architectural ideals. The prestigious Vincent Scully Prize went to Prince Charles of Great Britain and to Phyllis Lambert, founder of the Canadian Centre for Architecture.
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TENNESSEE AIA AWARDS The Tennessee chapter of the American Institute of Architects recently announced 16 projects in its annual awards program. These projects from the U.S. heartland represent a diversity of traditional and modern, of modest and monumental.
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More Architecture News Daily Architecture Headlines — Updated every day at ArchitectureWeek
Japanese Architect Mitsuru Hamada Wins 2006 Steedman Fellowship — Washington University press release, 2006.0322
New Orleans Rebuilding Plan Released — CNN, 2006.0322
4 Buildings in Sapporo Too Weak — Asahi, 2006.0322
Tall Buildings Council Names 2005 Worldwide Tallest Ten — CIOB Press Release, 2006.0321
Wembley Stadium Construction Site Evacuated — IOL, 2006.0320
Architect Richard Isenhour Dies at 82 — Lexington Herald-Leader, 2006.0320
Grain Belt Brew House Receives National Preservation Award — AIArchitect, 2006.0317
AIA Vermont Honors Six Projects — AIArchitect, 2006.0317
Olympic Designs in Planning Setback — BD Online, 2006.0317
Fordham Spire Receives Approval from Chicago Planners — Internet Herald, 2006.0316
RAIC and Real Estate Foundation Offer Vancouver Design Award — Canadian Architect, 2006.0315
WTC Site Rebuilding Talks Break Off — New York Times, 2006.0315
Harry Seidler, 82; Architect Altered Sydney's Skyline — Los Angeles Times, 2006.0315
Amid Protests, Construction Begins on Sept. 11 Memorial — Boston Globe, 2006.0314
Building Collapse Was Probably Wind-Related — Chicago Sun-Times, 2006.0314
Housing Honors Bestowed on the Ecological, Unusual — Arizona Star, 2006.0314
Building from the Best Awards — Sonoran Institute press release, 2006.0313
AIA Announces 13 Recipients of 2006 Housing Awards — American Institute of Architects press release, 2006.0310
13 Projects Recognized with AIA Housing Committee Awards — AIArchitect, 2006.0310
Hokkaido Architect Admits Faking Data for 33 Buildings — Asahi, 2006.0307
Olympics to Have Quality Watchdog — Building Design, 2006.0303
Dream Team Gathers for Alsop's Boro Plan — Building Design, 2006.0303
Architect's First Ceiling Collapse — Daily Record, 2006.0303
Scotland's Parliament Evacuated after Beam Comes Loose — Bloomberg, 2006.0302
Cameron Sinclair Takes a TED Prize — Inhabit, 2006.0301
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