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...five-page prospectus. A couple of years later, the House Ethics Committee released an appendix to its report on the Speaker's various ethics problems. The appendix was an amazing compendium of Gingrich's notes, speech drafts, memos and correspondence--a glimpse into the soul of Newtworld's architect during his private moments. It included, among much else, a handwritten note by Gingrich from December 1992. "Gingrich--primary mission," it read in part. "Advocate of civilization. Definer of civilization. Teacher of the rules of civilization...Leader (possibly) of the civilizing forces...
...says. "I knew people who were actually taking off work to go out with their Realtors whenever a modernist home came on the market." So when the family of a good friend approached him about buying their home, a structure partly made of glass and birch that an architect originally designed for his family in 1950, Ball quickly put up the money and shut up until he moved in last August...
...reflects a backlash against the TV-in-every-room consumption of the '70s and '80s. For thirtysomethings with a little money to throw around, more has proved to be less. "The whole modern movement started to provide graceful living for people no matter what their economic status," says architect Koenig, who built his first house in 1950 for $5,000. "It was not a style, not a passing fancy; it was a social movement...
...long enough to become cool twice. A life-size replica of his famous Case Study house 22 in a 1989 exhibition at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art caused a new legion of fans and clients to seek him out. In addition to restoring Cracchiolo's house, the architect has a new project in Carmel Valley and recently finished a house in Santa Monica Canyon. Koenig, who teaches at the University of Southern California, isn't completely happy with his lot, though. He wishes his technique of building with glass and steel had been more fully embraced. "It should...
While he lyricized the locale, Piano did not forego the practical aspects of architecture. Large urban areas pose complexities for any architect: There is a danger of slipping into a uniform design, ignoring the fact that cities draw life from the evolution of buildings over time. All told, the slides presented certainly showed a city center that avoided that danger, and mirrored the unpredictable and complex interactions of humanity. Built around a recently-opened piazza, the Potsdamer Platz as envisioned by Piano will be a meeting point that encompasses vast differences, where elements of the "sacred," like libraries, meet elements...