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June 18, 2008
from the editor
S. Claire Conroy  

remembering judy
I've worked in magazine journalism for 25 years now. I was in my early 20s when I started, and so was nearly everyone else I worked with at the time. Journalism—especially magazine journalism—was then and still is largely a young person's profession. Now, more than two decades later, I am near the top of the chronology on our staff. But I always took comfort that my partner on the art side, design director Judy H. Neighbor, was of similar vintage.
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eameses celebrated on postage stamps
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first buckminster fuller challenge award announced
dr. john todd selected for his design strategy for a carbon-neutral world.
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new architecture and design titles released
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mak center acquires third schindler house
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online service offers free green house plans
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aarp redesigns house for greater accessibility
universal design renovation in northeast d.c. yields a more user-friendly and comfortable house for six elderly adults.
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aia compares green building rating systems
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articulating the minimal
brian messana and toby o'rorke do more to express less.
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inside story
when architects take on interiors, a whole new world opens within.
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watch your step
how the residential design community is responding to 2030's carbon footprint challenge.
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perspective: school of thought
an inside look at mit's research consortia.
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chance encounter
pb elemental plays a winning hand.
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thanks, but no tanks
the case for on-demand, tank-free water heaters.
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