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HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA The overwhelming cultural and architectural diversity of the African continent is united by the shared experience of wholesale exploitation and colonization by outside forces. Though many world regions grapple with the complications of post-colonialism, this problem is especially acute in sub-Saharan Africa, where this legacy pervades all contemporary experiences, including heritage conservation.
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In April, about two weeks before his 66th birthday, Swiss architect Peter Zumthor was named the 2009 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Zumthor is not a household name, as many other Pritzker winners have been — architects such as Gehry, Meier, and Pei. Even many architects haven't heard of him.
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The recent threat of demolition to Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, one of the city's most visible architectural landmarks, galvanized local architects and historic preservation advocates. But the city's record on historic preservation, in terms of both involvement and actually preserving buildings, is spotty.
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More Building Culture As Downtown Hartford's Old Broadcast House Is Razed, Developer Rethinks Design of Replacement — Hartford Courant, 2009.0917Historic Preservation in Sub-Saharan Africa — ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0916 Future of WWII-Era Housing a Top Concern for Oak Ridge Mayor — Knox News, 2009.0916 La. Home Builders Seek Federal Help — The Advocate, 2009.0916 KB Home Resumes Building in Mid-Atlantic Region — Reuters, 2009.0916 Sprucing Up in Campbell's Hometown — New York Times, 2009.0915 Pulte Tops U.S. Ranking of Home Building Quality — Reuters, 2009.0915 'Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture' and the Questionable Future of Monster-Size Books — Los Angeles Times, 2009.0915 Future Shack: Residential Architecture Reconsidered — Northwest Hub, 2009.0914 Santa Monica Repeals Landmark Status of Former Architecture School — Los Angeles Times, 2009.0914 Deal Pitched to Save Historic St. Boniface Church — Chicago Tribune, 2009.0914 New Chapter for Moscow's Toy Story — New York Times, 2009.0913 A Fresh Design for Howard Living — Baltimore Sun, 2009.0913 Historical Significance Complicates School Land Deal — Statesman Journal, 2009.0913 A New Take on Suburbia: High Density — Globe and Mail, 2009.0912 Arguments in Architecture — The Age, 2009.0911 House Starts Signal Reviving Economy — CanWest News Service, 2009.0910 Architecture Students Put New Skills to Use — Yale Daily News, 2009.0910 New Life in the Funeral Palace — Financial Times, 2009.0909 Building on Modernist Ideals — Boston Globe, 2009.0909 1881 Observatory at U. Of Wisconsin at Madison Gets Makeover — Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009.0908 School of Architecture Studies Condition of Campus Buildings — Daily Reveille, 2009.0908 Canal Street New Orleans — Examiner, 2009.0908 U.S. Consumer Credit Falls by a Record $21.6 Billion — Bloomberg, 2009.0908 In Michigan, Dream Factories Aim to Replace Auto Sites — New York Times, 2009.0908 Say Goodbye to Dragon Head, Say Hello to Calvin's New Beach House — Hamptons, 2009.0908 Real Estate Market Strength Has Been Big Surprise in the World. — Examiner, 2009.0906 Chicago Architects Ponder the Next 100 Years — Chicago Tribune, 2009.0904 Aloft Debuts Adaptive Re-Use Hotel — Hotels Magazine, 2009.0904
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