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JetBlue's Comfy New Place to While Away the Hours
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:26:00 -0400
The airline's $743 million Terminal 5 at JFK is designed to provide passengers a stress-free and stylish experience, even if they're stuck there
Sick Building Syndrome: Healing Health Facilities
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:23:00 -0400
Innovative strategies improve air quality inside health-care facilities so that patients don't end up sicker than when they arrived
Building a Greener America
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:28:00 -0400
Architect Edward Mazria challenges the building industry to reach carbon neutrality by the year 2030

MIT News: Architecture

MIT's Chang has three-part role in major show
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The work of Yung Ho Chang, head of the architecture department, is on display at London's Victoria and Albert Museum this summer as part of a major exhibit showcasing the latest in architecture, fashion and graphic design from China.
MIT architect Sass puts up a prefab at MoMA
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Larry Sass, assistant professor of computation in the MIT Department of Architecture, is one of five architects featured in a major show this summer at the Museum of Modern Art titled "Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling."
Making a splash in Zaragoza
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500
An MIT-designed building featuring water walls that can be programmed to display patterns and images is being unveiled this week at the opening of the Zaragoza World Expo in Spain.

 

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Bunkertours - An extensive photodocumentary of numerous mothballed and redundant underground military installations in Britain and France, including photographs of ROTOR sites, the Maginot Line, and Cold War sites. Also provides reports from physical visits.
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Castles, Fortresses, and Palaces of the World - Images and brief descriptions from Glass, Steel and Stone of a selection of major buildings from medieval to 19th-century.
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Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls - Steve Howe of the Black and White Picture Place provides a guide around the Roman and medieval city wall. Map, modern and archival images with description and history, including quotations from primary sources.
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Coastal Fortification on the Gulf of Mexico - Andrew Bennett provides photographs and history of coastal fortifications of four generations from 1817 to World War II.
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Crownhill Fort - History, plan and visitor information for this Victorian fortress outside Plymouth, UK, from the official site. Restored and owned by the Landmark Trust.
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500 Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania - Table Top Studios present their computer model of the fort c.1755 on the site of present-day Pittsburgh and explain how it was constructed from original plans.
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Fort McHenry, Baltimore, United States - Built 1794-1803 on a five-pointed star plan. Description and photographs from National Park Service Baltimore Travel Itinerary.
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Fort Siloso - The story of the sole restored coastal artillery fort from Fortress Singapore, 1874 to the present.
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Fortress of Louisbourg - The Louisbourg Institute provides history, images, bibliography and visitor information for the fortified town in Canada, whose fortifications were rebuilt in the 1960s to their state in 1744. Searchable site.

Louisbourg - Attractive, well-organised site from Industry Canada giving an interactive plan, history, archaeology and images of the reconstructed 18th-century fortified town.
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Medieval Fortifications - Expandable thumbnail images of Aigues-Mortes, Carcassonne and Pierrefonds in France from Jeffrey Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture.

Northern Fortress - Fortresses of northwest Russia and Finland. Photographs, maps, histories, and personal observations.
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Palmerston Forts Society - An educational charity dedicated to the study of Victorian fortifications in the UK and their artillery. Includes the activities of the group, list of forts and maps and plans.
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The City Wall of Visby, Gotland - An illustrated description and additional photographs by Goran Andersson of the city wall, which has 36 towers still intact.
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The Fortress of Neuf-Brisach, France - Illustrated description from an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, of the fortress town constructed 1698-1720, designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.

The Roman Wall of Lugo - The City Council of Lugo describes the remarkably complete and well-preserved Roman town wall now a World Heritage Site. Includes history, illustrations and bibliography. [English, French, Galician, Spanish].
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The South Coast Martello Towers - Peter Hibbs charts the history, construction, siting and individual history of each of the 74 English south coast Martello Towers.
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UK Fortifications Club - Researches and records fortified sites throughout the UK. Journal, membership and news.
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Walled Towns Friendship Circle - Includes most of the towns and cities in Europe with surviving town walls. Photographs, information.
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404 York City Walls - Virtual tour of the ancient city walls provided by City of York Council.
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