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Art As Architecture: Naples' 'Folly'

Naples hires Anish Kapoor, one of the world's greatest sculptors, to design a subway station.
8 May 2003 - 8:00am
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Preserving Iraq's Heritage Sites

Iraq is one huge world heritage site, a unique storehouse of art and archaeology. Will the war destroy the 'cradle of civilization'?
3 April 2003 - 9:00am
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The Rise Of Dublin's Architects

Dublin's architects are transforming their city and also being embraced by the rest of Europe.
25 March 2003 - 7:00am
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Architecture's New Hope?

Will Daniel Libeskind's success rebuild the reputation of the architectural profession?
6 March 2003 - 5:00am
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Thousands Of Square Miles Could Disappear Into The Sea

Thousands of square miles of Britain could disappear into the sea due to floods caused by global warming.
24 February 2003 - 11:00am
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The End Of The City

The Guardian reviews Mike Davis' new book: Dead Cities: A Natural History. The end of the city is not a case of if, but when.
18 February 2003 - 12:00pm
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Urban Planners, Not Military Planners, Blamed For Looming War

Ian Roberts blames urban planners for the looming war in Iraq.
31 January 2003 - 7:00am
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U.S. Environmental Laws Being Eroded

The Bush administration is quietly eroding environmental protection laws in favor of landowners and corporations.
20 January 2003 - 7:00am
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British Find Big-box Retailers Undermine Downtowns

The British government is questioning the rapid expansion of big retailers, such as Ikea, because they generate too much traffic and undermine established town centers.
18 November 2002 - 12:00pm
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Impact Of UK's Air Travel Revolution

With the cheap flight boom in the UK continuing, the UK government looks like having an uphill battle with some of its airport expansion proposals.
5 November 2002 - 2:00pm
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London's Levitating Lavatories

While New York struggles with new toilet proposals, London's City of Westminster is using a novel solution
4 November 2002 - 6:00am
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Regeneration Lessons From The US

As part of a UK Urban Summit special New York-based urban critic and lecturer Roberta Brandes Gratz says the UK can learn lessons from regeneration in US cities.
31 October 2002 - 1:00am
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Massive Highway Expansion In China

China's high speed road network will grow to 22000 miles by 2010.
30 October 2002 - 11:00am
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Richard Rogers On Britain's Lack Of Vision

Richard Rogers on why Britain has so much trouble with public building.
30 October 2002 - 1:00am
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UK Airport Proposals Blight Villages

The UK Government's consultation proposals on the future of air transport have blighted properties.
28 October 2002 - 2:00pm
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Giuliani To Fight Crime In Mexico City

Former mayor of New York City, Rudolph Giuliani, is hired to fight crime in Mexico City.
16 October 2002 - 5:00am
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Report Criticizes Architects, Skyscrapers

A parliamentary committee in the U.K. criticizes architects for designing skyscrapers.
10 September 2002 - 5:00am
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A Real Organic Solution For Ground Zero

The efforts rebuild the site of the World Trade Center are a 'fiasco' but the area is starting to heal itself without the benefit of planning strategies.
7 September 2002 - 1:00pm
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Power From Hot Air

1km-high "solar chimney" proposed to supply electricity for 200,000 houses.
25 August 2002 - 5:00am
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Tokyo's Best-kept Secret

Eco-tourism in the "concrete capital" of Japan is no joke.
23 August 2002 - 2:00pm
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