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Michigan Master Builders
Founded in 1894, The Christman Company has evolved with the times and is now a leader in sustainability and preservation. Read more.
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California Classicism
 Designed by Duncan Stroik, the new chapel at Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, CA, incorporates the University of Virginia quadrangle layout into a California setting. Read more.
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Building with Past Techniques
 Mesick, Cohen, Wilson and Baker Architects, Albany, NY, oversaw the reconstruction of Historic St. Mary's City's Brick Chapel in St. Mary's City, MD. Read more.
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Review: The Ethereal Geometry of Gothic Vaults
 Clem Labine reviews Heavenly Vaults: From Romanesque to Gothic in European Architecture, by David Stephenson.
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Clem Labine
 The Shame of New London
"The collapse of a development project for New London's Fort Trumbull area, combined with Pfizer's plans to skip town, has provided a fitting climax to a landmark eminent domain case."
Kim O'Connell
 Tracking Sprawl Through Google Earth
"One of my favorite computer pastimes is to surf around on Google Earth, the geographic information program that uses aerial imagery to let you zoom to any global location."
Dan Cooper
 A Lone Voice in the Wilderness
“Oh yeah, and when you half-timber something, at least try to reflect on the original structural properties of this building technique…”
Rudy Christian
 Seeing Clearly, Working Honestly
"The process of wordsmithing a theme is kind of like walking through a field of land mines with all of the buzz words like 'sustainable' or 'green' that seem to magically morph into scary words....."
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