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Monday, May 30, 2005

Monday, Monday

My weekly page update:
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Paper Temporary Studio in Paris, France by Shigeru Ban.

Some unrelated links for your enjoyment - Memorial Day Edition:
Clusterf*ck Nation
James Howard Kunstler gives Americans something to think about as the summer vacation motoring season gets underway this weekend. See also this interview with Kunstler and this Wired/AP article.

Chrysler Building Turns 75
The New York Times Home & Garden section devotes its coverage this week to the world-famous skyscraper.

Bill S 189
A proposed bill to restore the observance of Memorial Day to May 30 instead of "a weekend of Bar B Q's, shopping bargains and beaches".

Pritzker Prize Ceremony
Thom Mayne will be awarded the Pritzker Prize at Millennium Park in Chicago tomorrow evening at 6:30pm, the same day as the groundbreaking of Renzo Piano's addition to the Art Institute and the opening of its exhibition, Zero Gravity: The Art Institute, Renzo Piano, and Building for a New Century. And of course, a companion book will be available.

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