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- Thom Mayne's U.S. Federal Building
Can the iconoclastic architect design a structure that's cheap, green, and secure?
Witold Rybczynski
posted July 23, 2008 - Buckminster Fuller
Inventor, tireless proselytizer, inspirational cult figure, something of a flimflammer.
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posted July 2, 2008 - Forgotten Eero
Rediscovering Saarinen, the man behind the Gateway Arch, Dulles, and some really comfy chairs.
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posted June 11, 2008 - Mirror Images
Why is symmetry so satisfying?
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posted May 21, 2008 - If You Build It
Two visions of the ideal city rise in the Persian Gulf.
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Christopher Hawthorne explored the modesty of some modern architecture. Jacob Weisberg explained how Frank Gehry became our greatest architect. Witold Rybczynski lamented Daniel Libeskind's experimental architecture and showed what iconic buildings are made of.Witold Rybczynski is Slate's architecture critic.
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