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Brad Pitt's New Orleans project unveils Frank Gehry house
Brad Pitt enlisted architect Frank Gehry as one of the designers for his Make It Right Foundation, an initiative to build new homes in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward following the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. This weekend, the...
Tags: Architecture, Brad Pitt, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Arts and Culture
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Whole Foods to open in Columbia
The longtime headquarters of the Rouse Co. will become home to the first Howard County branch of Whole Foods Market under a $20 million plan to renovate one of the community's most prominent landmarks and draw new residents downtown.
The Howard Hughes...Tags: Ken Ulman, Whole Foods Market, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., Physical Fitness and Exercise, Property
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Time can be an ally for preservationists
Time is the enemy of old buildings, breaking them down just as it breaks people down. But time can save them as well as provide the attractive patina of age. Time — or, more accurately, the passage of time — can upend the economic assumptions...
Tags: Architecture, Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago Mayor, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Politics
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Columbia reborn
The Columbia of my childhood, then known as "The Next America," was a place of innovation and excitement. It was known across the country as the herald for the next generation of great American communities. My parents and many others moved here in...
Tags: Whole Foods Market, New York City, James Rouse, Howard Hughes
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Whole Foods Market seen as stimulus for more development in Columbia
Developer James W. Rousewas a pioneer at recycling other people's buildings for new uses, including Faneuil Hall in Boston and parts of the South Street Seaport historic district in Manhattan. Now one of the most prominent buildings he constructed from...
Tags: Architecture, Ken Ulman, Whole Foods Market, Bankruptcy, General Growth Properties, Inc.
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Eisenhower family still not pleased with Frank Gehry design
The design of the proposed Eisenhower Memorial in Washington has been a long, contentious process, and it doesn't appear to be ending any time soon. On Wednesday, the Eisenhower family issued a statement saying they cannot support architect Frank Gehry's...
Tags: Architecture, Human Interest, Arts and Culture
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Interior Secretary Salazar to review Eisenhower Memorial designs
The embattled Eisenhower Memorial in Washington has drawn the interest of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who will be reviewing the designs by architect Frank Gehry. The request could result in yet another delay for the project, which has already been...Tags: The Washington Post, Architecture, Human Interest, Ken Salazar, Arts and Culture
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An insult to Ike
The present controversy over the proposed Eisenhower National Memorial centers on the relationship between the meaning and significance of Dwight David Eisenhower's service to the nation and architect Frank Gehry's scheme to commemorate that service. Does...
Tags: Architecture, Human Interest, Dwight D. Eisenhower, World War II (1939-1945), West Point
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3 top-notch hotels that let Barcelona really show off
The 1992 Olympics transformed this into a world-class city with a bold mix of ancient and contemporary art, architecture and gastronomy. Throw in nine UNESCO World Heritage sites and eight sandy beaches on its Mediterranean coast, and it's not...Tags: Architecture, Europe, Spain, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, 2016 Olympic Games
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Miami's cultural transformation
It's Saturday night, and though a drizzle threatens, the lawn is jammed with children snoozing in strollers, couples sprawling on picnic blankets, teens taking a break from skateboarding. The star appears — not some retread boomer rocker but high-...Tags: Museums, Miami Hotels, Edwidge Danticat, Micky Arison, Whoopi Goldberg
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Frank Gehry unveils changes to Eisenhower Memorial design
New changes to the contentious design for the Eisenhower Memorial were publicly unveiled on Tuesday at a session in Washington. Architect Frank Gehry made the adjustments following complaints by members of the Eisenhower family that the design put too...
Tags: Architecture, Human Interest, Arts, World War II (1939-1945), Sculpture
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Southern California Close-Ups: Downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFirst published on Jan. 30, 2011. Revised and expanded in early 2012. The tourists think big. Arriving in Southern California, they expect to conquer Disneyland and Hollywood, perhaps on the same day, in between the surfing and snowboarding. Then they...Tags: Blade Runner (movie), Carnegie Hall, Museums, Flight (movie), Dining and Drinking
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