Word: mortars
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...architect famed for his graceful, dramatic structures of reinforced concrete; of a heart attack; in Rome. Originally trained in civil engineering, Nervi first began experimenting with concrete design when he constructed an all-concrete theater in Naples in 1927. He went on to create a strong, light blend of mortar and steel mesh called ferrocemento and, by casting major structural pieces at construction sites, managed to mold concrete into soaring, tilted buttresses and high, swooping ceilings. His finest buildings, critics agree, are the vast Exhibition Hall in Turin, Rome's sunburst-domed Palazzetto dello Sport and the oystershell-shaped...
Glimp said the University's major drive, expected to last five years, will be used mainly to bolster undergraduate financial aid and faculty salaries by building up endownment in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The drive is "not for bricks and mortar," he said...
...France. It sits on Morningside Heights in Manhattan and after 86 years is still unfinished. Construction stopped on the Episcopal Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine at the outset of World War II and was never resumed; church leaders thought it improper to spend money on bricks and mortar in the face of poverty and social crisis in nearby Harlem. But last week Bishop Paul Moore Jr., 59, announced a change of policy: building will start again in June. "Confrontation, picketing and burning down are not the order of the day," says Moore, who is. widely known...
...major characters, Amy Aquino as the theatrical, selfish Lily Mortar stands out, delivering a credible performance in one of the less skillfully written parts in the show. Although she starts out overly shrill and theatrical, Aquino emanates deliberate maliciousness in the pivotal scene with Martha, and her sharp jabbing at her embroidery all the while is a nice touch. Aquino even manages to avoid looking ridiculous in the last scene, where she must indulge in hysterics over Martha's death. Gerber would have done well to cut that last scene, for it drags on and on while recriminations...
...heavy artillery, mortar and rocket barrages, mostly from Syrian guns, are responsible for the high civilian casualty toll, experts said...