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VOL. 21/NO. 2 april 2008

Table of Contents

PROFILE
Pillars of Preservation
Columbia University's graduate historic preservation program, founded by James Marston Fitch more than 40 years ago, pushes the boundaries of the field while honoring its own rich history. By Kim A. O'Connell

FEATURE
Urbanisms Old and New
Theories of urban design have looked at the challenges of our cities, towns and neighborhoods with very different eyes. By Eric R. Osth, AIA

RECENT PROJECTS
Restoration: Quintessentially Californian
Arthur Brown's Pasadena City Hall has a new lease on life, along with new earthquake protection, following a $117.5 million seismic overhaul and restoration led by Architectural Resources Group of San Francisco, CA.

Restoration: Good Vibrations
The Utah State Capitol is now protected from earthquakes and restored to its historic 1916 condition, thanks to a 10-year effort that included a number of firms working with David Hart, executive director of the Capitol Preservation Board.

Restoration: Texas Turreting
James Pratt Architecture/Urban Design's 30-year restoration of "Old Red," an 1892 courthouse in Dallas, TX, reveals the building's long-lost grandeur, as well as some hidden surprises.

Restoration & Renovation: Order in the Court
The Giles County Courthouse in Pearisburg, VA, is back in business with its historic fabric restored and its disabled access improved, thanks to a restoration led by HDH Associates of Christiansburg, VA.

Renovation: Lion House Roars Back
Formerly a home for felines, the Neoclassical Astor Court and Lion House at the Bronx Zoo have been restored and adapted into a museum; the restoration was directed by FXFOWLE and Building Conservation Associates, both of New York City.

BOOK REVIEWS
Romanesque Reinventions
Leopold Eidlitz: Architecture and Idealism in the Gilded Age, by Kathryn E. Holliday. Reviewed by Eve M. Kahn

Chicago's First Moderns
The Chicago Architectural Club: Prelude to the Modern, by Wilbert R. Hasbrouck. Reviewed by Lynne Lavelle

Tropical Deco
Havana Deco, by Alejandro G. Alonso, Pedro Contreras and Martino Fagiuoli. Reviewed by Annabel Hsin

Granite Style
Building Victorian Boston: The Architecture of Gridley J.F. Bryant, by Roger Reed. Reviewed by Lynne Lavelle

HEROES OF HORTICULTURE
Natural History
This year, The Cultural Landscape Foundation's (TCLF) Landslide program highlights historic sites, such as the late-19th-century Horse Chestnut tree in front of Susan B. Anthony's house and a 150-year-old tree at the Antietam battle site.

THE FORUM
Holistic Landscapes?
By Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA, FAAR

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