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POSTCARD FROM CROATIA AND MONTENEGRO Dear ArchitectureWeek, Only a few steps inside the old Croatian coastal city of Trogir is a medieval maze of narrow streets that once helped to thwart enemy attacks. People living here now somehow accommodate their lives and front porches to a newer sort of invasion — hordes of tourists tromping through, every day of every long summer.
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TOYO ITO INTERVIEW Japanese architect Toyo Ito is credited with influencing a generation of younger architects with his ideas about contemporary urban forms. While presenting some of his recent work at an exhibition at the Tokyo Opera City Gallery in 2006, he spoke with journalist Colin Liddell about his designs, his theories, and their origin. — Editor Colin Liddell: In all your buildings, you seem to be trying to get away from straight lines. Do you hate straight lines?
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DE LA WARR PAVILION Located in the British town of Bexhill-on-Sea, the De La Warr Pavilion is a striking example of international modernism. It was built in 1935 by celebrated architects Erich Mendelsohn and Serge Chermayeff and has recently reopened following a renovation that rescued it from decades of neglect and damage.
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More Building Culture Gehry Time — Salt Lake City Weekly, 2007.0125One Steel Cage Up, and Many More to Follow — New York Times, 2007.0124 Untold History — Style, 2007.0124 Lost "Ziegfeld" Mural Discovered — PR Web, 2007.0124 Improved Recruitment and Retention Strategies — ZweigWhite press release, 2007.0124 The Dawn of Art Deco in Bombay — Business Standard, 2007.0124 The New Player in the Skyscraper Game — BusinessWeek, 2007.0123 Hotel Minsk Slated to Reopen in 2009 — Moscow Times, 2007.0123 Stadium Design Set for Showing — Chicago Tribune, 2007.0123 UC Irvine Destroys Frank Gehry Building — Fresno Bee, 2007.0123 Escaping from the Shadow of the 'Wall' — MSNBC, 2007.0123 Embry-Riddle Flight School Recovering from Tornado — Minneapolis St. Paul Star Tribune, 2007.0122 A National Treasure — Journal Live, 2007.0122 Natural Expansion — Haaretz, 2007.0122 Foster Ponders Diluting His Stake to Raise Cash for Expansion — Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0122 Drawing the Picture of Dubai's Skyline — Gulf News, 2007.0122 Building for the Bad — Sign and Sight, 2007.0122 Architects Give Students Glimpse into Their Careers — Tauton Gazette, 2007.0122 Wanted: Tradesmen and Labourers to Build Homes in Iceland — Ottawa Business Journal, 2007.0122 'Ghost Terminal' May Be Reborn — Inside Bay Area, 2007.0122 Link to Ford Family History Is on Home Market — Detroit Free Press, 2007.0121 Bankers Trust: The Building Known for Its Ziggurat Top — New York Times, 2007.0121 "Eritrean Architecture Is Like a Frozen Music" - Ali Abdu — All Africa, 2007.0121 New Downtowns Are in the 'Burbs — Morning Call, 2007.0121 Desert Storm — The Times (London), 2007.0121 On Renewing New Haven — New York Times, 2007.0121 St. Louis Architectural Legacy Is Fading Fast — St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2007.0121 Seattle Library a Monument to Form, Function — The Star (Toronto), 2007.0120 Fair Housing Practices: The Back Door to Classroom Diversity — Milaukee Jounral-Sentinel, 2007.0120 Nature Inspires Local Architect — Taiwan Journal, 2007.0119 Great Cities Need Great Builders — New York Sun, 2007.0119 AIA Announces 2007 Honors for Collaborative Achievement — American Institute of Architects press release, 2007.0119 Behind the Scenes, Three Towers Take Shape — New York Times, 2007.0118 A Controversial Rebirth for Renaissance Treasure House — The Times (London), 2007.0117 Valuation Figures for A/E Firms Reach New High — ZweigWhite press release, 2007.0117 Architecture Billings Index Ends 2006 with Highest Mark — American Institute of Architects press release, 2007.0117 Design Means Controversy for Architect Libeskind — Scotsman Online, 2007.0117 Housing That Will Make You Feel Good — Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0117 Architect Quits over 'Diluted' Iconic Tower — The Business Week (UK), 2007.0117 A Tale of Two Urban Plans — New York Sun, 2007.0116 Aga Khan Award for Architecture Announces Master Jury for 2007 — Canadian Architect, 2007.0112 Traffic Dependent Bridge Lighting — Infosthetics, 2007.0110
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