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POSTCARD FROM FUTURE HELSINKI
Dear ArchitectureWeek,
For a course at the Helsinki University of Technology, we imagined a day when global warming had caused the polar ice caps to melt and the sea level to rise, submerging coastlands and whole islands. — Published 2001.0822
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POSTCARD FROM ROTTERDAM
Dear ArchitectureWeek,
This is a small exhibition pavilion in Rotterdam, the result of a competition held last year by the national organization for Dutch architects (BNA). The program called for a temporary exhibition space for 20 people. The pavilion had to be movable so it could be used in different locations. — Published 2001.0808
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POSTCARD FROM JAPAN
Dear ArchitectureWeek,
While traveling in Japan, I was inspired to produce a new series of pieces. This artwork combines shape, color, form, and architectural "citygraphs," to translate a "physical reality" into a two-dimensional "constructed map." — Published 2001.0509
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POSTCARD FROM ATHENS UNDERGROUND
Dear ArchitectureWeek,
Among the recent urban planning efforts in Athens is one of the most ambitious modern engineering/ archaeological projects ever undertaken. The Athens Metro took an extra two years and an additional $70 million to get the excavation right, with proper attention to the antiquities found lying beneath the city. — Published 2001.0328
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POSTCARD FROM HAVANA
Dear ArchitectureWeek,
The young architect Maikel Menenioz Gonzalez was awakened by an unexpected telephone call at 1 a.m. and instructed to be ready in ten minutes for a project interview. Fidel Castro had just received word that his negotiations with the U.S. government for the return of Elian Gonzalez had been thwarted by the boy's relatives in Miami. — Published 2001.0314
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POSTCARD FROM ATHENS
Dear ArchitectureWeek,
If you think of Athens as the once-upon-a time capital of the classical world, you may be surprised to find out that after the fall of the ancient Greek civilization, the "city" dwindled at one point to a village of about 400 individuals. — Published 2001.0228
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POSTCARD FROM BARCELONA
Dear ArchitectureWeek,
Barcelona, the most European and sophisticated city in Spain, has a history of embracing innovative architecture, and Antonio Gaudi is considered a hometown genius. — Published 2001.0221
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POSTCARD FROM EAST KAZAKHSTAN
Dear ArchitectureWeek,
Soon after East Kazakhstan Technical University was founded in the early 1960s, a pleasant retreat area was identified on a nearby riverside, on a picturesque bay called "Blue Gulf." The site is gently sloping, with open areas alternating with pine forest. — Published 2001.0207
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POSTCARD FROM BILBAO
Dear ArchitectureWeek,
Despite the fame of Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum, most commercial tours of Spain do not yet include a visit to Bilbao, so I spent two day there on my own. — Published 2001.0131
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POSTCARD FROM BULGARIA
Dear ArchitectureWeek,
I believe that architecture is the means of creating an enduring symbol that marks our past, expresses our natural longing for eternity, and at the same time mirrors our continuous motion into the future for years to come. — Published 2001.0124
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