Whitney Hires Renzo Piano to Design Its Expansion - The New York Times (reg. req'd) - Wed, Jun 16, 2004

Harvard taps architect Gehry - Boston Globe - Sat, Jun 05, 2004

Frank Lloyd Wright's ramshackle bungalow saved from destruction -  The Independent (UK)  (Apr 15, 2004)

Building the tallest Landmark in Lebanon  -  The Daily Star (Apr 8, 2004)

Sandstone buildings under serious threat from climate  -  The Scotsman  (Apr 8, 2004)

Japan Sees High-Tech Toilets, Robots in Future Home  -  Reuters  (Apr 5, 2004)

Architect aims to build missing Colosseum wall  -  The Independent (UK) (Mar 10, 2004)

Sydney invites Opera House architect back for an encore and a facelift  -  The Independent (UK)  (Feb 10, 2004)

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Western view of the Capitol dome.

The Capitol Dome July 1, 2002 -- When the forefathers of the United States devised a home for their fledgling government, a few necessities were imagined. Included among those first buildings, the Capitol would provide shelter for the leaders who gathered to represent citizens from across the breadth of the nation. Today, it stands in the same location selected by city planners over 200 years ago. <More>

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World Trade Center Proposals Round Two On December 18th, 2002 the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation released a new group of seven proposals for replacing New York's World Trade Center. The first group, pictured elsewhere on this web site, was derided as boring and unimaginative by critics and the public. <More>

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Destruction of the World Trade Center New Study Absolves Twin Tower Trussing, Fireproofing (enr.construction.com) The most comprehensive study yet on the destruction of the WTC concludes that columns robbed of fireproofing -- not floor trusses -- failed first when the twin 110-story towers collapsed after being hitby terrorist plane attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The proof is in the smoke that emanated from the burning towers before the collapses. <More>

Other Links:

Building Big -  PBS television series exploring large structures and what it takes to build them. Subjects include bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels.

National Trust for Historic Preservation -  private, nonprofit organization chartered by Congress and dedicated to protecting historic buildings and the neighborhoods and landscapes they anchor.

The Pritzker Architecture Prize -  includes 2000 announcement, a history of the prize, and a complete list of laureates.

Great Buildings Online -  architecture and architects from Stonehenge to Fallingwater, around the world and across history, with images, drawings and 3D models. (Also called Great Buildings Online.)

NOVA: Fall of the Leaning Tower -  includes information on the stabilization project, other monument rescues, and a QTVR view of the tower.

Leaning Tower of Pisa -  official site featuring tower history and an extensive photo archive.

NOVA Online: Seven Wonders -  features quiz to test one's knowledge of the wonders, six of which no longer stand, having been destroyed by natural disaster or by humans.

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