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There is something inherently abstract about the government archive. Storage of old records can too easily be seen as a utility function free of aesthetic aspiration. Compared to a classic library program, an archive might be seen as exaggerating the stacks while minimizing the interacting human element. In some archives this tendency leads to the place where the technical function of storage obliterates the impulse for architecture.
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More Architecture and Design Beijing Simmering over 'the Egg' — Los Angeles Times, 2008.0324Machines for Living — New York Times, 2008.0316 Heathrow's Terminal 5 Is Posh Bags Processor — Bloomberg, 2008.0312 When the Final Touch Is the Exit Door — New York Times, 2008.0312 From the High-Rise to the Hutong — Guardian Unlimited, 2008.0312 Alan Turing Building — Property Confidential, 2008.0311 Rogers’ Ship Comes in at Ching Fu — BD, 2008.0307 Eye-Catching Building Highlights High Line Rebirth — A.M. New York, 2008.0306 Thomas Heatherwick East Beach Cafe By — Cool Hunting, 2008.0305 Koolhaas Lays Out a Grand Urban Experiment in Dubai — New York Times, 2008.0303 Wings of Desire — RIBA Journal, 2008.0301 AIA New Hampshire Announces Annual Excellence in Architecture Awards — AIArchitect, 2008.0229 Medicine Ball by FOA — BD, 2008.0229 A Serious Building, Tailor Made for Fun — New York Times, 2008.0228 1890s Outside, Loftlike Inside — New York Times, 2008.0228 Little House on the Prairie — Canadian Architect, 2008.0226 Foster's Beijing Airport Opens — Building (UK), 2008.0226 Foster and Beijing Deserve Each Other — Opinion at Independent Digital, 2008.0226 All the World's a Playground — Guardian Unlimited, 2008.0225 AIA NJ Announces Annual Design Conference Recipients — AIArchitect, 2008.0222 Madrid Art World in Suspense — BD, 2008.0222 Heathrow T5 - Worth the Wait? — DesignBuild Network, 2008.0222 L.A. Story with Broad and Piano — Wall Street Journal, 2008.0220 Edinburgh Council Comes Out in Favour of RMJM's 'Flawed Masterpiece' — Architects' Journal, 2008.0220 Piano to Build at Ronchamp — Architect's Newspaper, 2008.0219 The Glass Box Revisited — Chicago Tribune, 2008.0217 LAPD's Valley Bomb Squad and Training Facility Opens — AIArchitect, 2008.0215 Visitor Center Mirrors Magnificence of Grand Tetons — AIArchitect, 2008.0215 Art Museum Mixes Pomp and Hint of Pop — New York Times, 2008.0215 Piano Out of Tune — Architect's Newspaper, 2008.0215
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