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VOL. 21/NO. 6 DECEMBER 2008

Table of Contents

PROFILE
A Commitment to Community
Sustainability and urbanism are at the heart of Boston-based Goody Clancy's place-making and preservation projects across the country. By Kim A. O'Connell

FEATURE
Show Time
Conference Director Judy Hayward previews the upcoming Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference, scheduled for March 12-14, 2009 in Boston.

RECENT PROJECTS
Restoration: Community Outreach
Samyn-D'Elia Architects of Ashland, NH, led the New England community effort to restore North Church, Portsmouth, NH, a skyline-defining tower.

New Construction: Classical Shrine
La Crosse, WI, is the home of a new church, Our Lady of Guadalupe, which combines a Tuscan exterior with a high renaissance interior. River Architects and Duncan G. Stroik Architect directed the seven-year project.

Restoration: High Aspirations
Following a devastating fire, the restoration of St. John the Divine Cathedral in New York City led by Polshek Partnership Architects moves closer to completion.

New Construction: Rejecting Modernism
St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Farragut, TN, called on HDB/Cram and Ferguson Architects of Boston to design a new traditional church.

Restoration: Gothic Adventures
Church of the Advent, a Boston church with a foresighted Victorian design stayed open through years of thoughtful restoration led by Vance Hosford of West Townshend, VT.

BOOK REVIEWS
The Stone Age
Stone Conservation Principles and Practice, edited by Alison Henry
Reviewed by Raymond M. Pepi

Tricking the Eye, Italian Style
Trompe L'Oeil: Italy Ancient and Modern, by Ursula E. and Martin Benad
Reviewed by Nicole V. Gagné

Houses of God
Harris's Guide to Churches & Cathedrals, by Brian L. Harris
Reviewed by Nicole V. Gagné

Windows of Wonder
English Stained Glass, by Painton Cowen
Reviewed by Annabel Hsin

Urban Development
Building London: The Making of a Modern Metropolis by Bruce Marshall
Reviewed by Will Holloway

THE FORUM
God Is in the Details
By Ethan Anthony, AIA

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