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Jackie's Architecture Blog November 2006 Archive

By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide to Architecture

What is a Pueblo?

Tuesday November 28, 2006
A pueblo is a pueblo is a pueblo, right? Not quite. You'll find a lot of variety in the adobe-walled homes inspired by ancient Native American pueblos. For fast facts, check ... Read More

Ando Reaches New Heights

Sunday November 26, 2006
Tadao Ando, Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate (1995), has collaborated with sculptor Kiichi Sumikawa to design what may become the world's tallest structure. Called the Rising East Project, the 2,013-foot broadcasting tower will ... Read More

House Helpline: Old, or Very Old?

Saturday November 25, 2006
The owner knows her home is old, but how old? There are so many clues, and they just don't add up. Could the current house have been constructed on a ... Read More

Edwardian Architecture on Broadway

Sunday November 19, 2006
Think Edwardian architecture is heavy? Not the 11-ton house in the Disney musical Mary Poppins. Created by set designer Bob Crowley, the three-story, three-sided Edwardian style house is computerized to glide ... Read More

How Old Is Your House?

Friday November 17, 2006
The real estate lady says the house was built in 1962. The elderly man down the street remembers playing on the porch when he was a boy... 60 years ago. ... Read More

Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses

Monday November 13, 2006
Back when Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie houses were new and trendy, the master decided to design a more economical, simplified version of the style. The result? A stripped-down, uniquely American ... Read More

Easy Home Design Software

Friday November 10, 2006
Anyone with a dream and a computer can draw floor plans, house elevations, and stunning 3D illustrations using these easy-to-learn home design software programs. Some of the programs are FREE!

Saddam's Palaces

Monday November 6, 2006
So the verdict is in, and Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death. I wonder what will become of the lavish (and some say, tacky) palaces he built as emblems ... Read More

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