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Whither the absurd?
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Healthcare Design
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January 1, 2008
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- Peck, Richard L
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Copyright informationCopyright Vendome Group LLC Jan 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Recently I finished reading a book called Architecture of the Absurd (Quantuck Lane Press, New York) by a hard-bitten former university president, John Silber of Boston University, who oversaw the building of nearly 14 million square feet of varied structures for his institution during his 25-year tenure. Himself the son of an architect (and on honorary member of the AIA), Silber takes on some of architecture's most iconic stars for what he deems to be their ventures into the absurd.
I. M. Pei (John Hancock Tower), Le Corbusier (Algiers urban plan), Daniel Libeskind (Jewish Museum-Berlin, World Trade Center replacement tower, Denver Art Museum), Frank Gehry (Richard B. Fisher Center for the ...
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Clarification
Healthcare Design;
December 1, 2007 ;
Anonymous;
121 words
......132 of the September 2007 Architectural Showcase issue of HEALTHCARE DESIGN omitted mention of a designer...submissions for next year's Architectural Showcase and to publishing those that pass the HEALTHCARE DESIGN panel's review.
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Twenty who are making a difference
Healthcare Design;
December 1, 2006 ;
Anonymous;
787 words
......that in mind, HEALTHCARE DESIGN turned to...Merit from the HEALTHCARE DESIGN Architectural Showcase, recognition by the Modern Healthcare Design Awards, and...HEALTHCARE DESIGN Architectural Showcase, and has received...recognized twice in ...
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CORRECTION
Healthcare Design;
December 1, 2007 ;
Anonymous;
56 words
...CORRECTION: On page 303 of the September 2007 Architectural Showcase issue of HEALTHCARE DESIGN, the Chief Administrator of Magee-Womens...Director of Magee-Womens Research Institute. HEALTHCARE DESIGN apologizes for the error.
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HEALTHCARE DESIGN.05 revisited
Healthcare Design;
March 1, 2006 ;
Hutlock, Todd;
292 words
......the best and brightest in the healthcare design industry descended upon Scottsdale, Arizona, for HEALTHCARE DESIGN.05, the nation's leading conference...neuroscience and the connection to healthcare design, as well as The Center for Health...
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Imark Communications Announces Healthcare Design Awards Competition.
PR Newswire;
June 30, 1999 ;
667 words
......announced at September Symposium on Healthcare Design NATICK, Mass., June 30 /PRNewswire...are joint sponsors of two exciting healthcare design competitions -- The Nightingale Product...presentation during the 1999 Symposium on Healthcare Design, Saturday, September 18, at Boca...
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The AIA Academy of Architecture For Health Conference Merges With...
PR Newswire;
June 21, 2007 ;
433 words
...NEW YORK, JUNE 21 /PRNewswire/ -- HEALTHCARE DESIGN.07 (http://www.hcd07.com/) is the...conference about evidence- based healthcare design. The conference will take place on...Vendome Group LLC, publishers of Healthcare Design and Nursing Homes/Long Term Care...
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HEALTHCARE DESIGN.07 Features Extensive Session Agenda and...
PR Newswire;
July 24, 2007 ;
492 words
......Respected Conference about Evidence-Based Healthcare Design NEW YORK, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- HEALTHCARE DESIGN.07 continues to build upon its strength and prior success as a leader in the healthcare design industry by hosting the most comprehensive...
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Contra-Mies
Healthcare Design;
December 1, 2006 ;
Peck, Richard L;
406 words
......Pavilion-a nearly 80-year-old architectural landmark that looks remarkably...first-ever December issue of HEALTHCARE DESIGN, and moreover prepared for...frequent forays in 2007 into the Healthcare design field will illustrate this...its fresh perspectives on Healthcare design. ...
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The Symposium on Healthcare Design is in Beautiful Boca Raton, FL,...
PR Newswire;
May 4, 1999 ;
626 words
......your imagination at the Symposium on Healthcare Design, September 16-19, 1999 at the Boca...the Older Person, the Symposium on Healthcare Design recognizes Boca Raton as one of the...reflected in keynotes at the Symposium on Healthcare Design, produced by Imark Communications...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Design expert back with consultants.(Business)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);
March 5, 2003 ;
395 words
......Bailey Associates - the largest US healthcare design consultancy - where he was based...UK and American attitudes towards healthcare design in the past few years. He said...closing between US and UK approaches to healthcare design although the US is still some way...
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Modern marvels
Healthcare Design;
May 1, 2007 ;
Peck, Richard L;
441 words
......the vaunted-and misleading-lobby. HEALTHCARE DESIGN has a sister publication, Nursing...to the present day: An experienced healthcare design journalist finds himself walking...more and more projects being sent to HEALTHCARE DESIGN these days feature patient rooms...
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Everybody's getting into the act!
Healthcare Design;
September 1, 2007 ;
Peck, Richard L;
498 words
......revelations for me in editing HEALTHCARE DESIGN has been the number of times our...bring this up in our September Architectural Showcase issue, where the full firepower of the healthcare design profession is on display. Again...allure. In the serious business of healthcare ...
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Home is where the healthcare is. (healthcare design for the home)
Interior Design;
October 1, 1992 ;
Ruga, Wayne;
751 words
......amp; World Report identified healthcare design as being one of the 20 most needed...prepare now for the future of healthcare design--a new future where technical...of the National Symposium on Healthcare Design.
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Symposium on Healthcare Design to Feature Innovative New Products.
PR Newswire;
August 18, 1999 ;
787 words
......introductions for the Symposium on Healthcare Design, September 16-19, 1999, in Boca Raton...magnification light. About the Symposium on Healthcare Design The Symposium on Healthcare Design Conference and Exposition features...
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