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Like its competitors, BMW knows that cool sells. And there is no doubt that BMW Welt — the German motor company's new sales, exhibition, and event center in Munich — is cool.
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When New Urbanism was starting to develop in the 1980's, much of the Charlotte, North Carolina, area was not yet conceived; uptown was dying, and building mixed-use areas was "illegal." The suburban model of growth reigned supreme. But times change.
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The glass-and-steel R128 House is located on a steeply sloped site with panoramic views of Stuttgart, Germany. Although this house seems sterile and completely transparent, it is a home where comfort and privacy issues for the inhabitants have been met. It is a completely recyclable, emission-free, energy self-sufficient building.
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More Building and Construction 10 Annoyingly Brilliant Office Interiors — Deputy Dog, 2008.0416Housing Starts in U.S. Probably Approached 17-Year Low in March — Bloomberg, 2008.0416 How Long Will Lower Vacancy Rate Hold Up? — Wall Street Journal, 2008.0416 Philanthropy Begins at Home — RIBA Journal, 2008.0415 Beijing Stops Construction for Olympics — New York Times, 2008.0415 Bush Tree House Judged Work of Art — New Zealand Herald, 2008.0415 Suburbia Not Just in America Anymore — USA Today, 2008.0415 U.S. 'Guidelines' Latest Source for Remodel Direction — Vancouver Sun, 2008.0415 California New Home Sales Plunged 57 Percent in February — Central Valley Business Times, 2008.0415 'Mole Man' Told to Pay £300,000 for Home Damage — Guardian Unlimited, 2008.0415 Livin' Large — Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, 2008.0415 UK Expert Questions Building Standards — New Zealand Herald, 2008.0414 High-Rises Shooting Up Along Wasatch Front Suburbs — Salt Lake Tribune, 2008.0414 New Urbanism Housing Developments — Mexia Daily News, 2008.0414 Sinking Housing Market Maroons U.S. Homeowners in Unfinished Projects — Canadian Press, 2008.0414 Nine Earth-Friendly Fixes for Your Home — Forbes, 2008.0414 Home Sweet Treehouse — Mother Earth News, 2008.0414 Home Buyers Needed — New York Times, 2008.0414 Olympic Aquatics Budget Comes in at £303m — BD, 2008.0411 Hadid to Design Lithuanian Museum — Cincinnati Enquirer, 2008.0410 Proposal Would Relocate Arts Center to Transit Hub — New York Times, 2008.0410 Replicas of New Tower Endure Nature's Fury and a Test Blast — New York Times, 2008.0409 Foster + Partners Moscow Scheme in Trouble — Building (UK), 2008.0409 Build Smaller Houses, for Starters — Herald Net, 2008.0409 Whither the Suburbs — Ottawa Citizen, 2008.0409 Building a Better Future by Design — Easier Property, 2008.0409 High-Rise Towers Joined by Wind Turbines — MSNBC, 2008.0409 Budget for Olympic Aquatic Centre Triples — Guardian Unlimited, 2008.0409 Going Green and Tall — Gulf Construction, 2008.0408
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