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| MFA unveiling a grander gateway (Architect) to its treasures |
MFA unveiling a grander gateway to its treasures - Boston Globe
It used to be the grand entrance, 22 Ionic columns beckoning visitors into the Museum of Fine Arts. But by the 1970s, with the nearby Back Bay Fens grown muddy and architect overrun by reeds, the MFA decided to lock the doors on the north side of its building
Source: www.boston.com
New City Hall to give shape to a downtown, leaders hope - Detroit Free Press
The new City Hall in Eastpointe will not open until July, but the building already is facing big expectations. City leaders are hoping the $4.6-million facility will spur private economic investment and architect attract foot traffic to Gratiot Avenue -- the
Source: www.freep.com
Who'll get all the trains? - Chicago Sun-Times
The proposal seems simple enough. For $300 million, the Canadian National Railway asks to buy the EJ&E railroad tracks encircling the Chicago area -- moving traffic around instead of through the city. Click to enlarge image Don Mitchell watches
Source: www.suntimes.com
Modernism gains cachet - Chicago Tribune
NEW CANAAN, Conn. If Craig Bassam lived in a graceful old Victorian or a classic Italianate home, its status as an architectural gem would be unquestioned. Bassam and architect others with modernist homes boxy, low-slung structures with glass walls and architect
Source: www.chicagotribune.com
Adam Kalkin - CNN
From Vogue-endorsed weekend boltholes - "the chicest weekend retreat one can buy for $99,000" - to disaster relief housing and architect play areas for deprived Russian children, artist and architect architect Adam Kalkin's Quik Houses, repurposed shipping container
Source: edition.cnn.com
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