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Getty launches initiative to conserve modern architecture. With the Charles and Ray Eames House taking a cornerstone position, the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) launched the Conserving Modern Architecture Initiative (CMAI) in March. http://archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=6048

China's Dragon-Inspired Eco Bridge - My Modern Metropolis

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/china-dragon-inspired-eco-bridge Designed by Taranta Creations, the Eco Bridge concept is a functional and aesthetically pleasing design.
http://www.homedsgn.com/2012/02/05/tea-houses-by-swatt-miers-architects/

Tea Houses by Swatt Miers Architects | HomeDSGN, a daily source for inspiration and fresh ideas on interior design and home decoration.

Tea Houses by Swatt Miers Architects: “The idea for the tea houses originated years ago, when the owner and his young daughter explored the remote hills surrounding their Silicon Valley home, discovering an idyllic setting below a ridge, under a grove of large California Live Oak trees. At first, the family thought the setting would be perfect for a tree house.
Within this decade we will likely witness not only the world’s first kilometer-tall building, but also the completion of a significant number of buildings over 600 meters (around 2,000 feet) – that’s twice the height of the Eiffel Tower. http://ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/HeightStatistics/BuildingsinNumbers/TheTallest20in2020/tabid/2926/language/en-US/Default.aspx

The Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the Era of the Megatall

We spend our lives inside buildings, our thoughts shaped by their walls. Nevertheless, there’s surprisingly little research on the psychological implications of architecture. How do different spaces influence cognition?

The Psychology of Architecture | Wired Science | Wired.com

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/04/the-psychology-of-architecture/
In China, calling someone a caveman shouldn’t be taken as an insult – in fact, Mao Zedong lived in a cave before becoming the country’s leader. Today, many Chinese people still live in

Architecture | Inhabitat

http://inhabitat.com/category/architecture/

COLLEGE ART GALLERY

Belmont Chapel (Whitewood plot), 1913, Richard Howland Hunt; Goelet Mausoleum (Oak Hill plot), Russell Mausoleum (Highland plot), Osborn Mausoleum (Brookside plot), Taylor Mausoleum (Walnut plot), 1900-1902, McKim, Mead, and White; Straus Mausoleum (Mysotis plot), 1913, James Gamble Rogers http://www.lehman.edu/vpadvance/artgallery/arch/highlights/index.html
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Demolished Bucky Fuller Dome Subject of New Documentary | News |

How could a building that combined the genius of Buckminister Fuller and the power of the Union Tank Car Company become obsolete in little more than ten years? That is the question posed by filmmaker Evan Mather in his recently released, 30-minute documentary, A Necessary Ruin: The Story of Buckminister Fuller and the Union Tank Car Dome .