Architecture
Should Your New Buildings Look Old?
The campuses of Jefferson's republic are lined with bad buildings designed to imitate their older neighbors.
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The Campus Green: Trampled by the Wheels of LEED?
Sustainability enthusiasts may be overlooking the importance of the venerable campus green, and that is a shame.
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Women in Architecture: A Forum
Do women in the field offer a working or leadership style different from that of men? A different aesthetic? Several authorities weigh in.
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Campus Architecture by Consensus?
A consultant says he can use market-research techniques to test campus building designs against the preferences of prospective occupants.
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Southern U. of New Orleans Finds 'Silver Lining in a Disaster'
Nearly five years after Hurricane Katrina, historically black Southern U. of New Orleans still faces major challenges in rebuilding.
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A Tale of Florence, in Words and Pictures
An architect and designer envisions the city as a great body of water in which the roofs are waves and the TV antennas are twigs breaking the surface.
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Nota Bene: When Design Lost Its Innocence; New Cars for New Cities
Two books examine the politics of design, during the cold war and today.
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