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SONG OF FOUR SEASONS The newly opened Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, designed by Diamond and Schmitt Architects, Inc., combines the best features of traditional European grand opera houses within a thoroughly modern envelope. With a world-class opera company in each of Canada's three largest cities, it may come as a surprise that none claims a purpose-built modern opera house. Until now.
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GRANDE BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU QUÉBEC A grand pedestrian promenade behind the front facade of the new Grande Bibliothèque of the Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec (BAnQ) links directly with the Metro, creating a 24-hour public thoroughfare tied into the fabric of the local community. The new library, in Montréal's Latin Quarter, houses two major collections: a large national reference library and an extensive lending library. But the 355,000-square-foot (33,000-square-meter), five-story glazed structure serves more than books.
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DOWN UNDER HOUSES Contemporary residences by Australian and New Zealand architects share several common themes, most notably a sense of environmental stewardship and a desire to blend with the surrounding landscape, whether it's a historic urban street or a protected coastline. These architects favor indoor/outdoor rooms and often zone houses into pavilions. "Green" features abound, including natural ventilation, use of natural materials, photovoltaic panels, and rainwater collection systems. And often, the location itself is spectacular and framed in views from the interior. — Editor
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More Architecture and Design Minneapolis Gets a Taste of French Style — Los Angeles Times, 2006.0621Open Government — BBC News, 2006.0620 Santa Monica Museum of Art — ArcSpace, 2006.0619 Pacis Moderna — Metropolis, 2006.0619 Museum Unveils $20M Feat of Clay — National Post, 2006.0617 A Thundering Cry in the Urban Landscape — Globe and Mail, 2006.0616 HGA’s Health-Care Campus Symbolizes Renewal of Life — AIArchitect, 2006.0616 Bennetts Associates Unveil Royal Shakespeare Theatre Design — World Architecture News, 2006.0616 Sussex Place, London — Building Transition — World Architecture News, 2006.0616 Global Forces "Contaminate" Architecture — eOculus, 2006.0613 Patrick Ahearn's Summer Retreat Takes Cues from Edgartown — Boston Globe, 2006.0611 Dress Circle Hideaway — The Australian, 2006.0610 Oldham's Double Bill — BD Online, 2006.0609 Norman Foster's New Hearst Tower Rises from Its 1928 Base — New York Times, 2006.0609 Oldham's Double Bill — BD Online, 2006.0609 New Moon in Colchester by Rafael Vinoly Architects — World Architecture News, 2006.0609 Manhattan Hotel Opens in Jakarta — World Architecture News, 2006.0609 Norten Mixes Up South Beach Pedestrian Promenade — Architectural Record, 2006.0608 Reach for the Sky — Guardian Unlimited, 2006.0607 Crossroads Project Stirs International Interest — Kansas City Star, 2006.0606 Zaha Hadid Commands Guggenheim, Remembers Her Roots — Hugh Pearman, 2006.0606 Hearst's New Home: Xanadu in Manhattan — New York Times, 2006.0605 Undulations in Light and Steel — New York Times, 2006.0604 Tuscany Distilled in Stone and Slate — New York Times, 2006.0601
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