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FOOTBRIDGE IN HONG KONG

Permission to construct the new Cheung Kong Center at the corner of Garden Road and Queen's Road Central came with the stipulation that Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd., would reconnect the two ends of a public footpath that once crossed the site.   (Published 2012.0919)

TROPICALISMO

As Le Corbusier was casting in concrete and Philip Johnson was building glass houses, ambitious architects in Puerto Rico were also experimenting with the tenets of International and Modernist styles.   (Published 2012.0808)

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Historic Schaumburg House to Open to the Public — Chicago Tribune, 2012.1004

David Chipperfield Reports Soaring Profits — BD (registration required), 2012.1004

A Brief History of Prefab — ArchitectureWeek, 2012.1003

Wright Masterwork Is Seen in a New Light: A Fight for Its Life — New York Times, 2012.1003

Officials at NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development Plead Guilty to Bribery — Loan Safe, 2012.1002

When Firms Evolve, What's in a Name? — Architect's Newspaper, 2012.1002

Long Island Modernism — Metropolis, 2012.1002

Turner Prize 2012, Tate Britain, Review — Telegraph (UK), 2012.1001

Frank Furness Hailed as Precursor to Modernism — ArtInfo, 2012.1001

Rescued D. D. Martin House Crowns Buffalo Rebirth — Bloomberg, 2012.1001

Los Angeles Does Away with One-Size-Fits-All Parking Requirements. — Architect's Newspaper, 2012.0927

Spurning Spura — Architect's Newspaper, 2012.0927

Does Louisville Need More Highways? — New York Times, 2012.0927

Perkins + Will Surpasses 150 LEED-Certified Buildings — EarthTechling, 2012.0926

The Thinking Behind the Biennale — Architect's Newspaper, 2012.0926

Canadian Housing Bubble's Burst Could Mean Unemployment Spike — Huffington Post, 2012.0926

The Graying of Modernism — Forbes, 2012.0926

Unusual Indian Ocean Earthquakes Hint at Tectonic Breakup — Nature (registration required), 2012.0926

Architects Predict Slight Rise in Work - but Fall in Jobs — BD (registration required), 2012.0925

How the Economy Upended Young Architects' Hopes — Crosscut, 2012.0925

Can Architecture and Design Help Improve Women’S Rights? — Smart Planet, 2012.0924

Libeskind Calls for Greater Public Involvement in Architecture — BD (Registration required), 2012.0924

New San Diego Park Was 35 Years in the Making — Los Angeles Times, 2012.0922

Architectural Swap Meet? — WBEZ, 2012.0921

District Weighs Proposals for Renovating MLK Library While Preserving Historic Status — Washington Post, 2012.0919

U.S. Architecture Billings Index Rises in August: AIA — New York Times, 2012.0919

Northwestern to Launch Design Contest for Prentice Successor — Chicago Tribune, 2012.0918

Museum Park’S Vaunted Plan Shrinks as Miami Deals with Fiscal Crunch — Miami Herald, 2012.0916

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