ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 371

Fri Mar 14 21:42:42 PDT 2008

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People and Places
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	SmithGroup in Los Angeles, California - Erick van Egeraat
	Associated Architects in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia - Martin
	Pawley in London, England, United Kingdom - Shepley Bulfinch
	Richardson & Abbott in Boston, Massachusetts - Thornton
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	California - Handel Architects and Kevin Hom + Andrew
	Goldman Architects, PC in New York, New York - Osborn
	Architects in Venice, California - Patri Merker Architects,
	Hornberger + Worstell, and BraytonHughes Design Studios in
	San Francisco, California - Steven Holl Architects in 
	Beijing, China...
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