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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 Non-Residential Construction Outlook Weakens: AIA — Reuters, 2008.0423Chic, Urban, and Deserted — Las Vegas Sun, 2008.0422 East London Housing Scheme Has 'Stunning Views of Olympic Park' — 24Dash, 2008.0422 Roof Material Proves Its Mettle — Daily Mail, 2008.0422 Glimmer of Hope on Home Loans — Daily Express (UK), 2008.0422 Houses of Tyre — The Star (Malaysia), 2008.0422 'Manic' Month for Mortgage Lenders — Press Association (UK), 2008.0422 230-Home Village Given Approval — BBC News, 2008.0422 Residential and Commercial Roofing Not Sagging — BusinessWire Press Release, 2008.0421 Homebuilders Pulling Out of More Markets — Seeking Alpha, 2008.0421 How to Research Your Home, Get Historic Home Tax Credit — Atlanta Journal Constitution, 2008.0421 NYC Store Saves Home Supplies and Resells Them — Newsday, 2008.0421 Builder Woes Hit Home — Gainesville Sun, 2008.0421 High-Rise Safety Rules Offer No Guarantee — New York Times, 2008.0420 Custom Prefab — San Jose Mercury News, 2008.0419 Fuksas Cleared for Take-Off after Contest to Design Chinese Airport — BD, 2008.0418 Gehry Theatre May Oust Grimshaw’S Transport Centre — Building (UK), 2008.0418 New Urbanists Point the Way Forward — City Journal, 2008.0418 New Capital City Planned for UAE — Arabian Business, 2008.0417 10 Annoyingly Brilliant Office Interiors — Deputy Dog, 2008.0416 Housing 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
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