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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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More Building and Construction Winnipeg Centennial Library Addition — Canadian Architect, 2008.0530Housing Prices Fall 14.1% in Sign of Continuing Slump — New York Times, 2008.0528 Realtors Agree to Stop Blocking Web Listings — New York Times, 2008.0528 In Housing, the Strong Turn Weak — New York Times, 2008.0528 Can You Afford It?: Globe House, Pembrokeshire — Independent Digital, 2008.0528 Home Sales Rise - Still Near 17-Year Low — CNN, 2008.0527 New Home Building May Be Lowest Since 1954 — Central Valley Business Times, 2008.0527 Mortgage Market Affecting New Home Building — Estate Angels, 2008.0527 Housing Skid Leads to Exodus of Builders — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2008.0527 At Least a Start on Housing's Revival — New York Times, 2008.0525 Insurance Threat Driving Builders Away — Sydney Morning Herald, 2008.0525 Older Towers Spiff Up to Compete with New Construction — Dallas Morning News, 2008.0523 Dubai, Doha — Metropolis, 2008.0522 Home Depot Shareholders Question Customer Service — BusinessWeek, 2008.0522 Non-Residential Construction Downturn Seen Brief — Reuters, 2008.0521 Deadbeat Homeowners Hit the Road — Forbes, 2008.0520 Lowe's, Hurt by the Slump in Housing and the Economy, Reports Profit Fell 18% — New York Times, 2008.0520 Where Home Prices Are Holding Up — Wall Street Journal, 2008.0520 Senate Panel OKs Homeowner Rescue — Philadelphia Inquirer, 2008.0520 Bush Says He Won't Back Bill to Bail Out Lenders — Fresno Bee, 2008.0520 Need a New Mortgage? Call Uncle Sam — CNN, 2008.0519 Houses Even Bigger, Scores Way Above Average — New York Times, 2008.0518 House of the Future? It's Here — San Jose Mercury News, 2008.0518 Anatomy of an Olympic-Size Overspend — Guardian Unlimited, 2008.0517 Home Building Up in April — Chicago Tribune, 2008.0517 Housing Starts Slump by Almost a Quarter — Guardian Unlimited, 2008.0516 Berlin Nazi Bunker Becomes Private Museum for Contemporary Art — International Herald Tribune, 2008.0515 Quirky Top-Floor Spaces in Demand for Offices — New York Times, 2008.0514 High-End Hotels Fuel New Design Era — Sydney Morning Herald, 2008.0514 Foam Makers to Pay $30M to Station Fire Survivors — BusinessWeek, 2008.0513
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