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Buildings the case
Wall Street JournalGreat architects are the enemies of history. They aspire to erase the visible past and to superimpose their own vision of the future. Ever since Baron Haussmann declared war on the back alleys of Paris in the mid-19th Century, replacing them with wide...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Metal and Mineral, Jane Jacobs, Robert Moses, Building Material
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Crown Hall dazzles in Mies simplicity
Tribune architecture criticThe renovation of Crown Hall, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's masterpiece at the Illinois Institute of Technology, will be celebrated with a splashy gala Thursday night -- and the result truly is worth celebrating, not only because it looks so good but also...Tags: Davy Crockett, Metal and Mineral, Energy Saving, Building Material, Bethlehem Steel
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Movie review: Regular or Super: Views on Mies van der Rohe'
Tribune movie critic2½ stars (out of four) "Less is more" was the famed artistic dictum of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe--or as he's often more familiarly called, "Mies." And less is what we get in the Canadian documentary "Regular or Super: Views on Mies van der Rohe....Tags: Minivans and Vans, Ben Nicholson, DVDs and Movies, Education, Entertainment
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The board game
Times Staff WriterThe next time you're at a $750-a-plate fund-raiser for the opera, check Plácido Domingo's shadow. In it, you're likely to find a solid citizen named Marc Stern. You've probably never heard of Stern, but when a million-dollar gift falls through or a...Tags: Theater, Charlize Theron, Otis Chandler, University of California, Elections
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Art Institute slows down its timetable for addition
Tribune architecture criticThe opening of the Art Institute of Chicago's $200 million addition by Italian architect Renzo Piano has been pushed back and is now expected to occur in 2007 instead of 2005 or 2006 as originally announced, museum officials said. Groundbreaking...Tags: Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Art Institute of Chicago, Goodman Theatre, Millennium Park
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Best bets for shopping in NYC
Attention, shoppers! When you come to New York, there are certain stores that are must-visits -- if not for their uniqueness, merchandise or fashion attitude, for their history.
Here's a short list of the tried and true, along with highlights of some...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Times Square, Beauty Products and Fragrances, Services and Shopping, Bars and Clubs
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Cultural restoration
Sun Architecture CriticBROOKLYN, N. Y. - There's a new Viennese restaurant on Lafayette Avenue here, and you'd better make reservations early if you want to get in on a theater night. Called Thomas Beisl - Austrian for Thomas Bistro - the cafe is one of many businesses that...Tags: Fort Greene, Brooklyn (New York City), Architecture, Opera (genre), Culture
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