Word: modernist
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...assets start trading again, many Americans see it going down a sinkhole. Says Democratic pollster Mark Mellman: "There's a narrative out there in the public mind that the government's bailing out banks" - in other words, helping rich bankers keep their summer homes. (See pictures of expensive Modernist houses...
...from sheer joy to complete misery. The sound produced by the orchestra was stylish, heartfelt, and on the whole, refined. Director Anna Fisher and Producer Sarah Eggleston ’07 led an artistic staff of LHO’s production that was highly commendable. Unlike some modernist opera productions—which sometimes seem too simplistic—“Otello” was a meticulously researched period production. 15th century costumes, a monstrous castle set, and even flags were featured prominently in the production. The set itself proved to be one of the production?...
...sure she'll make a profit on the last one she bought--a luxury apartment in New York City's Plaza Hotel, which she purchased for $3.6 million in December 2007, at the peak of the market. (At least she paid for it in cash.) (See pictures of modernist houses...
...provides a distressingly clear picture of what's going on in Las Vegas these days. To the south, there's a casino project that has ground to a halt, half built, its steel skeleton an outline of a multibillion-dollar dream gone hungry. Across the street, there's a Modernist chapel, a lonely vigil of virtue on the Strip - people seek salvation elsewhere in this town. Look west toward the mountains and you can trace the Vegas real estate developers' dash toward the horizon with building projects. Now as far as you can drive, there are foreclosed homes and empty...
...lies in the verdant depths of Le Marche, a mostly rural region along the Adriatic that, with its mix of Renaissance treasures, rolling hills and architectural rusticity, is a savvy alternative to the more popular Tuscany. Borgo Tranquillo's owners have remade its buildings in an arrestingly Modernist style while still using the original, reconditioned stones and roof tiles. For rent are four apartments (from $940 a week) and a villa, each with a soaring interior accentuated by weathered beams, white walls offset with bright accents of color - lime green to tangerine - and witty statements like woven hammock chairs that...