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Fallingwater offers exclusive access to famed home
MILL RUN, Pennsylvania (Reuters Life!) - Fans of Frank Lloyd Wright's house Fallingwater have long been able to visit the architect's modernist masterpiece as a museum, but soon they can enjoy the house almost as if they were living in it.
Nations:U.S. Source:(Reuters)
2009-09-25
Chinese court rejects parents' earthquake lawsuit
BEIJING - A court in southwestern China has rejected a lawsuit filed by a group of parents seeking compensation for the deaths of their children when their classrooms crumbled during a devastating earthquake in May, one of the parents said Tuesday.
Nations:China Activities:China Building Quality Crisis 2008 China Earthquake Source:(AP)
2008-12-23
Thanks to Olympics, Beijing gets its Eiffel Tower, of sorts
BEIJING — London has Big Ben, Paris has the Eiffel Tower , San Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge and now Beijing has an iconic structure that's likely to identify the city forever.
Nations:China France U.S. Australia Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(McClatchy)
2008-07-20
Beijing boasts stunning new buildings
BEIJING - This ancient capital city, long known for the architectural splendor of its centuries-old palaces and temples, is getting a new look that could have been plucked from science fiction.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2008-06-30
Magazine names 7 wonders of architecture
From the tall tower in Dubai to a contemporary art museum on New York's Lower East Side, noteworthy architecture is springing up around the globe. Conde Nast Traveler's April issue picks seven designs as the "new seven wonders of the architecture world." They are:
Nations:United Arab Emirates China U.S. U.K. Canada
2008-03-26
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