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ASIAN LEGACIES Southeast Asian cities embody many contradictions. They possess, for instance, an indelible amalgam of traditional and contemporary architecture. It is not unusual in cities such as Hong Kong and Taipei to see bamboo scaffolding swaying as workers climb to what appear to be irrational and dangerous heights.
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POSTCARD FROM ROME Dear ArchitectureWeek, In April 2006, the new Ara Pacis Museum in Rome, designed by Richard Meier & Partners, is scheduled to officially open. But as I found on my recent visit, there's still a bit of work left to be done, and much of the museum is still under wraps.
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ASMUSSEN'S CULTURE HOUSE Austrian-born artist and scientist Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) developed the "spiritual science" of anthroposophy — "a path of knowledge aiming to guide the spiritual element in the human being to the spiritual in the universe." He saw all natural phenomena as interconnected spiritually and dependent on the larger whole. To explore the integrative and holistic ideals of anthroposophy, Swedish architect Erik Asmussen built the Rudolf Steiner Seminary, at Järna, Sweden. Its social and cultural focus is the Culture House (completed in 1992), an expression of art, craft, spirituality, and functionality. — Editor
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More Building Culture Take Back the Towers — Opinion at New York Times, 2006.0405Modernism, Minimalism, Fundamentalism — The Atlantic, 2006.0405 V&A Exhibition to Rebuild Modernism's Reputation — Independent Digital, 2006.0405 Homebuilders Jockey for Single Women's Business — MSN, 2006.0404 MOCA Faces Crucial Choice — Plain Dealer, 2006.0404 Architecture and Influence of Gaudi in Barcelona — TransWorldNews, 2006.0404 Arthur Erickson: Critical Works — Canadian Architect, 2006.0404 New Towns: Can They Be Given a New Life? — The Herald, 2006.0404 Frank Gehry Meets His Peers — BusinessWeek, 2006.0404 Noted Architect, Albert C. Martin Jr., Dies in SLO — San Louis Obispo Tribune, 2006.0404 Urban Pioneers in a Battle Usually Fought in Suburbs — KTLA, 2006.0403 Working across Disciplines toward Gulf Coast Solutions — Planetizen, 2006.0403 ASLA Selects 31 Members for the Council of Fellows — ASLA press release, 2006.0403 Near Nagoya, Architecture When the East Looked West — New York Times, 2006.0402 Architect Turns Odd Lot into a Welcoming Home — Mercury News, 2006.0401 Reviving Chicago's Bungalow Neighborhoods — Cottage Living, 2006.04 National Trust Names This Year’s “Distinctive Destinations” — AIArchitect, 2006.0331 Edinburgh Youths Delve into City’s Treasures — ClickPress, 2006.0331 Mission Impossible on the Waterfront — Toronto Star, 2006.0331 Is the Future in the Past? — BDOnline, 2006.0331 Tate is Frontrunner to Host Creativity Centre — BDOnline, 2006.0331 0fsted Report Criticizes Three New City School Buildings — Building Design, 2006.0331 Archigram Archive Sale in Disarray — Building Design, 2006.0331 Is Edinburgh's Flagship Waterfront Site All at Sea? — Scotsman Online, 2006.0330 Jonathan Monk Presents “A Wall of Lights without Sound" — Spots Installation, 2006.0330 Architects Have Designs on a Tower to Dwarf Mountains — Scotsman Online, 2006.0329 Archi-Tourism in Cincinnati — Cincinnati Post, 2006.0329 A Monumental Discussion with Vincent Scully — Metropolis, 2006.0329 Classes Offer First Step to Construction Trades — Albany Times-Union, 2006.0329 Architects Fall Out over Move from Townhouse to Modern Office — Scotsman Online, 2006.0329 For a Living Harbour, You Can't Beat a Grubby Port — Sydney Morning Herald, 2006.0328 Living in the Future — Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, 2006.0328 Now on Sale: the Gehry Collection — Los Angeles Times, 2006.0328 Saving Moscow's Heritage — Toronto Star, 2006.0328 Four UNR Projects Recognized in Design Portfolio — KoloTV, 2006.0328 Brad Pitt Talks Architecture on PBS — New York Times, 2006.0328 Paul Grayson, at 76, Architect; Melded Accessibility, Aesthethics — Boston Globe, 2006.0327 Sydney Opera House, Sound and Beauty — Canada.com, 2006.0327 Frustrated Homeowners Look to FEMA Flood Maps — Times-Picayune, 2006.0327 Metropolis Magazine's 25th Anniversary — Cool Hunting, 2006.0327 Palladio's Influence on Baltimore Architecture Examined — JHU Gazette, 2006.0327 The Significance of Bauhaus — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2006.0326 UA Lecture Series Offers Genotyping, Architecture — Arizona Star, 2006.0326 Pattern Book Revival Provides Inspiration from Past — Miami Herald, 2006.0326 Gehryland, USA — Metropolis, 2006.0324 Design Must Come Earlier in Bidding Process — BDOnline, 2006.0324 Solar Power Energizes Centerbrook Architects Office — AIArchitect, 2006.0324 Aslop Has to Sell Firm in Fall from Grace — Guardian Unlimited, 2006.0324 Loving the Unlovely — BBC News, 2006.0323 Master Architect of the Fallen Arch — Washington Post, 2006.0323 USAID Training Army Engineers in Quake-Resistant Construction — Islamabad News, 2006.0323 Bogus Architect Guilty of Forging Building Plans — North Country Gazette, 2006.0322 Save Our Boring 'Burbs — Guardian Unlimited, 2006.0320 The New Residential Vernacular — Metropolis, 2006.0320 Exhibition by Winners of 25th Young Architects Award — Canadian Architect, 2006.0320
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