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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...museums in Houston and Basel, for example, are known for their innovative roof structures and use of natural light...

Author: By Zachary R. Heineman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: harvard architecture stands as a testament to the times | 10/17/2000 | See Source »

...bent double in the shade of a pine, scrubbing his feet and hands as he prepares to pray in al-Aqsa Mosque. The air is alive with the sacred mumblings of Hebrew and Arabic. It smells like dust and cumin and cardamom. And the gold of the Dome's roof--vibrant 1,300 years after it was built--reflects the sun back into the sky and reminds you, no matter what your faith, that there is a force larger than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Bloody Mountain | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

With each passing day, end-of-the-world cults hold more appeal for me. I thought about throwing myself off the roof of the Harris County courthouse in despair over the direction of postmillennial American culture. But there are social considerations, peculiar to Texas, that make it difficult for an outsider to pass judgment here. Gold digging is a popular sport in Houston, says Ray Hill, a radio talk-show host. "There's a great tradition of marrying women off to rich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who You Calling a Bimbo? | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

...next year, and she hopes to branch out into television. Her multimedia ambitions have earned her comparisons to Martha Stewart, but Bridges points out one important distinction. "I respect her as a businesswoman," she says, "but I doubt anybody will ever see me shingling my own roof...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sheila Bridges | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

...that has changed. The Rays added five bathrooms, four fireplaces, a new roof, fresh paint and hundreds of yards of window dressing. Some of the seven rooms are named after former inhabitants: Major Pierce, Bonnie Victoria, Lady Melodie and Sir Christopher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: THE OAKS, CHRISTIANSBURG, VA.: Quiet History | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

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