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Pour relations.(Home front: tips and trends from the world of residential design)
June 1, 2004... Visitors to Washington, D.C.'s National Building Museum are invited to see through solid slabs of concrete--no X-ray vision required. Three versions of new translucent concrete will be unveiled (along with other more typical formulations) in the museum's exhibition "Liquid Stone: New...

Everyday objects.(Home front: tips and trends from the world of residential design)
June 1, 2004... Come November, Isamu Noguchi's interior design work will have a new arena for study and appreciation. The newly renovated Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum in Queens, N.Y., is planning a gallery specifically for the artist's decorative arts work, which derived great beauty from everyday household...

Modern oasis.(Home front: tips and trends from the world of residential design)
June 1, 2004... While earning his architecture degree at Columbia University, Jay Reynolds, AIA, also took some courses in real estate development. Those classes ate coming in handy now, as he immerses himself in 2801 South Palm Canyon, an on-the-boards community of 16 single-family detached houses in Palm...

Object lesson: let's shoot all the ugly houses.(from the editor)
June 1, 2004... roll up your sleeves and take out your digital cameras, I've got all assignment for you. I want you to proceed to your nearest subdivision of new homes, find the ugliest house you can, and photograph it. Then I want you to do a little write-up explaining why it's ugly. Use plain,...

Providing leadership for a better built environment.(Outlook)
June 1, 2004... Design professionals may be aware of Habitat for Humanity[R] International and its commitment to providing sale and affordable homes to communities across the country. As a partner with Habitat for Humanity, Whirlpool Corporation shares in this commitment to help families in need by...