Word: towerism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...reaping the economies of standardized plans and production. Few other big industrial countries permit such a senseless riot of diversity. Code uniformity has helped Western Europe to pass the U.S. in making use of new technology, including precast concrete panels and high-precision assembly systems. in the construction of tower apartments...
Stolen Kisses however, represents the height of Truffaut's unique artistry and save a great deal about what the Nouvelle Vague movement is. The opening shot of the Cinemathique is followed by a panning shot of Paris taken from the Cinematheque across the Seine to the Eeffel Tower. This shot introduces one of the important themes in the film and in the Nouvelle Vague movement-Paris and Parisians. Stolen Kisses is punctuated with unmistakable Parisian landmarks-the Eiffel Tower, the Musee du Cinema. Sacre Coeur a Parisian cafebar a street-cleaning car early in the morning -which serve constantly...
Only the low-rise part of Mather will be completed by intercession. That section will accommodate the 135 displaced Mather sophomores and some juniors. The dining hall will be finished "within weeks" of the low-rise part, von Stade said, but the 19-story tower will not be ready until September...
This neighborhood on North Harvard Street has a history of very militant opposition to the BRA's plans to redevelop the site. In 1964, when the BRA tried to evict 85 low income families to build a high-rise luxury apartment tower, the residents fought back so bitterly that the plans for the project were scrapped...
Rarely Empty Seats. Fosdick was eventually won over when Rockefeller's congregation agreed to form a new interdenominational church for him. The result was the 2,500 seat, $5 million Riverside Church, above the Hudson River near Columbia University. Topped by a 28-story bell tower, Riverside drew its architectural inspiration from Chartres. Its iconography, however, included Albert Einstein and Ralph Waldo Emerson in addition to Moses and John the Disciple...