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...change that way, we can save ourselves - and much of the rest of the world. That will require the leadership of architects like Duany, who has dedicated his career to New Urbanist principles. But it will also require something of the rest of us: actively valuing what we profess to value, like more time out of the car and with our families, and choosing to live in neighborhoods that make those ideals possible. If that happens, the benefits to the fight against climate change - and our own sanity - would be immense...
...Thus both Lalyn Collure's forested Boulder Garden Hotel (Sri Lanka, 2002) and Bawa's landmark Polontalawa Estate Bungalow (Sri Lanka, 1964) - where the main roof appears to rest, at either end, upon two colossal rocks - emphasize harmony with nature. The most striking photograph in Robson's book shows the candlelit open-air restaurant of Collure's hotel sublimely canopied by a jumbo black boulder. Mok's Morley Road House (Singapore, 1996) blends ancient Chinese garden designs - a koi pond, bamboo hedges - with sharp Modernist forms while blurring inside/outside spatial distinctions. Just so, Bawa's naturally ventilated Ena de Silva...
...break. Freshman Christine Matera came off the bench to hit two vital 3-pointers during that stretch. Harvard started the second half the same way it finished the first, scoring the half’s opening seven points, and the Crimson maintained the high intensity level for the rest of the game. Even on the bench, the Harvard players were jumping up and down, celebrating every basket made. “I admire the energy on the bench,” coach Delaney-Smith said. “Group energy can help swing momentum.” As usual...
...Kumar from Harjai's India Wedding Planners, and if he is to be believed, many an Indian groom wants to feel like a prince on his wedding day. An elephant can cost upwards of 20,000 rupees ($500) during the wedding season, up from about 2000 ($50) during the rest of the year...
Despite the anger expressed on blogs and in statements to the press, the rest of the country remained calm this week as most prepared for Christmas vacation starting this Friday. Even in San Juan del Sur, where Volz had once lived with Jimenez, American expats reported life as usual and no hostility toward gringos, adding that most people there had already tried to put the Volz case behind them...