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SOUND OF FOUR SEASONS Inside the glass box of Toronto's Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is the curvilinear R. Fraser Elliott Hall. Belying the elegance of the decor is a thoroughly researched and executed acoustical design. The stacking of the balconies, the selection of materials, the texture of the basket-weave plaster shell, and other carefully considered characteristics coordinate to optimize musical performance and listening enjoyment.
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L.A. URBAN "Downtown L.A." may not be an oxymoron much longer, because when the construction dust finally settles, the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles, California will have its own urban center. Ten years ago nobody would have believed it, but since an adaptive reuse ordinance was adopted in 1999 to eliminate many regulatory barriers, construction investment in downtown L.A. has ballooned to $12.2 billion. This according to a study released in February 2006 by the Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID).
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YALE MOD When you hear "modular classroom building," what do you think of? Cheap gray boxes on cinderblocks? Tacky trailers covered with vinyl "brick" siding? Such makeshift classrooms can be seen next to schools and colleges all across the United States — temporary solutions to space shortages that seem to hang around for years.
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More Building and Construction On Fifth Ave., Glamour in Glass and Steel — Newsday, 2006.0704Many New-Built Schools 'Mediocre' — BBC News, 2006.0703 Another Vision for the CCP — Global Nation, 2006.0703 Skyscraper Projects for Bulgaria's Bourgas — Sofia Echo, 2006.0703 In Durham, Visit Duke University's Nasher Museum of Art — San Luis Obispo Tribune, 2006.0703 Through a Glass, Spectacularly — Chicago Sun-Times, 2006.0703 Tall, Skinny ... Stable — San Francisco Chronicle, 2006.0702 Roof Gardens Planned for Top of Mall — Metro West Daily News, 2006.0702 Condos Crushing Modern Buildings — Journal-Constitution, 2006.0702 Holl Designs Museum's New Bloch Building — Journal Star, 2006.0702 Friends in High Places — U.K. Sunday Times, 2006.0702 New Library Focuses 'on What People Want Most' — Ottawa Citizen, 2006.0701 An Open-and-Shut Case for Good Drives — Reliable Plant, 2006.07 Edition Former State Architect Proposes School Design Reforms — New Schools Better Neighborhoods, 2006.07 Edition Wall News, All the Time — The Slatin Report, 2006.0630 Chicago Skyline Soars Higher Still — The Standard, 2006.0630 Look to France for Viaduct Alternative — Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2006.0630 The Label Game: Certifying 'Green' Wood — Healthy Building News, 2006.0629 Lake Plan for Monumental Footbridge — City News, 2006.0629 Freedom Tower Spire Lighting to Resemble Statue of Liberty — Newsday, 2006.0628 Collapse Tightens Safety Focus — News-Leader, 2006.0628 Dispute Delays Federal Gulf Coast Cleanup — New York Times, 2006.0628 Disasters Fuel Search for Safer Windows — Yahoo News, 2006.0627 New 'Smart Buildings' Book Released — Revitalization Online, 2006.0627 ICC Records First 2006 I-Code Adoptions — International Code Council press release, 2006.0627 $7 Million Glass Fix for Shattered Tower — Miami Herald, 2006.0627 Thefts Plague Construction Sites — The Province, 2006.0627 State Investigating Church Roof Collapse — Birmingham News, 2006.0627 'Breathtaking' Waste and Fraud in Hurricane Aid — New York Times, 2006.0627 Design Museums Build Themselves Up — Los Angeles Times, 2006.0627 Airport Terminal Costs Grow to 'Worst-Case' $211M — Wichita Business Journal, 2006.0626 U.S. Architect Gets Italian Job — ANSA, 2006.0626 In the Deep End — Dallas Morning News, 2006.0626 Giving New Life to Old Treasures — Commercial Appeal, 2006.0625 Budding Architects Tackle Ruins of Rita — Dallas Morning News, 2006.0625 In Biloxi, Volunteers Ready for 'Long Haul' — USA Today, 2006.0625 What Looks Like a Fish, Cost £52M and Closed before It Opened? — Guardian Unlimited, 2006.0625 Glass Spire Shimmers with Style — Toronto Star, 2006.0624 Skyscraper Projects Booming in Chicago — Bismark Tribune, 2006.0624 The (Possible) Future of New York City — Newsday, 2006.0623 Outdoor Fireplace Photo Gallery: Outdoor Living Design Ideas — PR Web, 2006.0623 Let a Hurricane Huff and Puff — New York Times, 2006.0622 The Effect of Moving 9/11 Names to Street Level — New York Times, 2006.0622 Muddying the Wetlands — The Slatin Report, 2006.0622 Harvard Releases 2006 State of the Nation's Housing Report — BuildingOnline, 2006.0621
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