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Most of the SHoP team, the class of '94 part, started architecture school at a time when the profession was operating in the residue of the recession of the early '90s. With construction in a slump, not many architects were building much in the real world. But even when you can't construct, you can still deconstruct. So some, especially those in school, responded by burrowing deeper into architectural theory?sketching, thinking, devoting themselves to ever more radical, if not plainly buildable, design. It was one of those occasional eras of "paper architecture...
...read all about the combined woes afflicting the economy: the credit crunch, the subprime mortgage crisis, the housing slump. Things are bad out there, especially when the Federal Reserve has to intervene and rescue the financial markets from chaos, helping JPMorgan Chase buy collapsing investment bank Bear Sterns for a mere $2 a share. But even in the toughest times, some businesses and banks come...
Since its midseason slump characterized by a 10-game winless streak, the Crimson has undoubtedly turned its act around. Harvard most recently added to its six-game unbeaten run with Friday night’s astounding 11-0 victory over Quinnipiac in the quarterfinals of the ECAC Championship tournament...
...rise in produce prices”—by limiting fresh fruit options and vegetables like spinach, brussel sprouts and summer squash, for example—“as per usual.” However, unexpected food price increases have made this year’s annual slump particularly bleak. According to Martin Breslin, Director for Culinary Operations, the price of chicken increased 11 percent, flour 18 percent, and milk a prohibitive 30 percent during the winter menu cycle alone. This inflation—recently the source of countless Economist and New York Times articles?...
Though Donato dodged the curse of the sophomore slump, he would not be so lucky in his third year. Harvard dropped six of its first seven ECAC contests of the season, and for the first time in years, it seemed as if the Crimson might be left out of the NCAA Tournament...