Article: INTERIORS ECHOING THE FURNISHINGS

Article: Cupolas add interest to skyline\
Post-Tribune (IN);  September 1, 2007 ;     434 words ......in Pennsylvania, Washington architect Reena Racki incorporated several eight-foot-tall...ventilation and light," Racki said.(PHOTO) (REENA RACKI ASSOCIATES) Looking for a way to elevate...purposes -- ventilation and light," said Reena Racki, a Washington architect who has worked...

Article: A CUPOLA ADDS INTEREST TO THE SKYLINE.(At Home)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  August 25, 2007 ;     553 words ......purposes -- ventilation and light, said Reena Racki, a Washington architect who has worked...smaller. CAPTION(S): Photo (3) Courtesy of Reena Racki Associates Washington architect Reena Racki crowned a new house in Pennsylvania with...

Article: The Vest-Pocket Library
The Washington Post;  March 15, 2001 ;     700+ words ......found in small quarters too. Consider Washington architect Reena Racki's plan for a pint-size apartment library barely 10 feet wide...the thick woods seem much chunkier." Racki, the principal of Reena Racki Associates, says that in a space where every square inch counts...

Article: Let powder room light flatter you
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 1, 2001 ;     568 words ......provide plenty of light, Heid says. But if the room has dark walls, three bulbs would be even better. Architect Reena Racki of Reena Racki Associates in Washington says the familiar Hollywood-style mirrors or medicine cabinets with the round bulbs...

Article: Putting Yourself in a Flattering Light
The Washington Post;  February 8, 2001 ;     700+ words ......provide plenty of light, Heid says. But if the room has dark walls, three bulbs would be even better. Architect Reena Racki of Reena Racki Associates in the District says the familiar Hollywood-style mirrors or medicine cabinets with the round bulbs...

Article: From Barns to Churches, Cupolas Add Interest to the Skyline
The Washington Post;  August 19, 2007 ;     418 words ......architectural features, cupolas meet aesthetic and functional needs. "A cupola serves two purposes -- ventilation and light," said Reena Racki, an architect in the District who has worked with cupolas in several of her projects. In one recent project, a new house in...

Article: CITY: Chairman price control committee takes serious notice of increase in prices of edibles.
PPI - Pakistan Press International;  February 4, 2008 ;     168 words ......profiteers. Talking to journalists here Sunday, he said that stern action would be taken against profiteers and hoarders adding heavy fine would be imposed upon them besides sending jail for 72 hours. He claimed that government has succeeded in overcoming...

Article: DESIGNING ON THE CURVE
The Washington Post;  February 11, 1999 ;     244 words ......can make the difference between a boxy addition and one that gracefully fits into its surroundings. Washington architect Reena Racki created a rhythm of lines and curves that connected a modernist addition to its traditional house and also made a tiny back...

Article: Imphal, Oct 26 (PTI) Heavy exchange of fire continued today since Monday between insurgents and army personnel in Imphal East district of Manipur but no casualty has been reported so far, official sources said today.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  October 26, 2005 ;     106 words ......Front (UNLF), sources said. As the security forces reached the spot, they were fired upon by the insurgents, the sources said adding heavy exchange of fire at the thick jungle and hilly area was continuing between the two sides since Monday till today. Casualty...

Article: Built-in Details
The Washington Post;  March 15, 2001 ;     157 words ......Thinner wood requires even shorter spans. "With 1/2-inch-thick plywood, I like to keep a shelf two feet or less," says architect Reena Racki. Shelves typically need to be about 12 inches deep to accommodate standard hardback books. They will need to be deeper for...

Article: Petrobras seeks more refineries.(Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.)(Brief article)
The Oil Daily;  June 12, 2006 ;     99 words ......Gabrielli said he was eyeing Europe, the US and Asia and that deals could involve acquisitions or partnerships, such as adding heavy crude refining capacity to existing refineries (OD May25,p7). Petrobras plans to increase crude output in the coming years...

Article: Protection for pigmeat `brand'.(Brief Article)
Grocer;  February 19, 2000 ;     201 words ...Food Trak offers low cost traceability Building traceability into the British pigmeat `brand' without adding heavy expense in a cost-sensitive sector is the objective of a joint initiative by Assured British Meat and food industry IT specialist...

Article: A Basement as Bright And Airy as a Loft
The Washington Post;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......homage to how primary colors can grow up. "It's one of the most challenging problems I have ever had," Washington architect Reena Racki said, "to make something out of this dark hole." Basement projects are by nature beset by limitations: darkness, bad drainage...

Article: Energetic Alternatives
The Washington Post;  April 16, 1992 ;     476 words ......landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, is almost 100 years old yet "still works very well today," says exhibit curator Reena Racki. For the exhibit, houses along such streets as Harrison, Jocelyn and Legation were photographed and drawn in pen and ink to...