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"It's competitive out there and this additional 5 percent is going to make it harder for Massachusetts firms to compete in an already competitive marketplace," said a controller of a local architectural firm, who preferred not to be identified.
The controller added that the tax could unduly burden a firm's cash flow, because it would be levied when a contract is signed, and not when payment is received. He said that architectural firms must often wait 90 days after signing their contract to receive payment.
Like Philip Johnson, the first Pritzker winner, Rossi was born into a well- to-do family and spent a decade as an architectural chronicler before beginning to build in earnest. For most of his career, Rossi's international cult status derived mainly from his writing (The Architecture of the City...
But there the similarities end, for Rossi is serious and original, deeply persuaded of his vision and never calculatingly fashionable. His work recalls the local vernacular (the silos, campaniles and old-fashioned factories of his native land) and the international architectural pantheon (Andrea Palladio, Etienne-Louis Boullee, Adolf Loos). Seamlessly...
Hanoi, with a population of 3 million, has retained its architectural integrity as a once lovely French colonial capital. The city was scarcely damaged by U.S. bombs. But the roads and bridges are dilapidated and marred with potholes, and haphazardly repaired electrical lines have made firetraps of many public buildings...