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EXTRAORDINARY INTERPRETER At a time when the stylistic vogue in Europe was moving from Arts and Crafts into what became known as Modernism, out in the far West of America a talented and remarkable architect was expressing a special regional style that also continues to resonate strongly. And her name was not Frank.
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WORDS AND BUILDINGS Some of the great and defining architects of the modern European tradition put their design and process philosophy and intentions into words. Even if you've encountered some of these statements before — and whether or not you agree with the attiudes and explanations expressed — you may find these thought-provoking today. Walter Gropius
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PAPADOPOULOS GLASS While most glass artists treat their medium with care, one of them deliberately shatters it. Cyprus-born, London-based Yorgos Papadopoulos has developed an edgy art form that is attracting international attention. His work exploits the crystalline forms of broken glass and mixes in bold combinations of color to create provocative art panels.
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More Building Culture Smoke and Mirrors — Canadian Architect, 2007.0712Last Chance for the House That Needs a Home — Stuff, 2007.0711 Designing a Super-Firm — BusinessWeek, 2007.0711 Poor Flood Defences Expand Home Blacklist — Telegraph, 2007.0710 Flooding Danger 'Not over Yet' — BBC News, 2007.0709 New Orleans Residents Take Post-Katrina Rebuilding into Their Own Hands — MTV, 2007.0709 The Seven Wonders of Ancient Knoxville — Metro Pulse, 2007.0709 Overhaul of Flood Defences Urged — BBC News, 2007.0709 Battling to Keep the Country in the Texas Hill Country — New York Times, 2007.0708 Portugal's Hidden "Dream Places" — New York Times, 2007.0708 Volunteer Group Races to Save Historic Abobe Theater — Santa Fe New Mexican, 2007.0708 Beyond Decay, a Fantastical Three-Story Concoction — New York Times, 2007.0708 UW Building Stirs Contempt — Madison State Journal, 2007.0708 Luxury Up on High — Toronto Sun, 2007.0708 Revisiting Modernism — MSNBC, 2007.0707 Arts and Crafts Redux — San Francisco Chronicle, 2007.0707 MacCormac's Suburban Task Force Unveiled — BD Online, 2007.0706 Furniture Design by Eameses on Display — Korean Herald, 2007.0706 Libeskind Runs Amok in Royal Ontario Museum's Crystal Palace — Bloomberg, 2007.0706 Loan Changes in Brazil Motivate New Buyers and Home Building — GoUpstate, 2007.0705 Home Builders Hold Up Better Outside U.S. — International Herald Tribune, 2007.0705 Extreme Restoration — BBC News, 2007.0705 What's the Point? — Belfast Telegraph, 2007.0705 No Small Plans for Design Duo — Chicago Business News, 2007.0705 Housing Market Targeting Buyers 55 and Older — San Jose Mercury News, 2007.0705 Taj Mahal's Glory Continues to Marvel — NDTV, 2007.0704 Windows into the Future — Telegraph, 2007.0703 Miracle of Ledbury — Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0702 Could the London Property Market Be Cooling? — The Times (London), 2007.0701 Lifeboats Patrol Streets as More Rain Is Forecast — The Times (London), 2007.0701 Living the Legacy — Indianapolis Star, 2007.0701
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