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Quarry Tour Takes Industry to Elberton and Tate Georgia - Brings the Marble Institute of America and Elberton Granite Assocation Together

StoneDimensions

For years, the Marble Institute of America (MIA) has led study tours to quarries around the USA, Canada, and abroad. Environmental Protection Agency to produce two new scientific studies looking into the safety of granite quarry and fabrication workers with respect to radon and radiation exposure. It was two days of intense networking.

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The Most Searched for Furniture Item in Each State

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wyoming all voted for individual items. Key takeaways from the study. See them below: Find your state on this list.

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Thomas Jayne: American Decoration, A Sense of Place

The Perfect Bath

Thomas’ interest in architecture and decoration started with his family’s legacy of houses that ranged from the Plymouth colony to a Vermont tavern, an Italianate Villa in Iowa and a California Craftsman style bungalow amongst others. Even the re-decoration of his boyhood room by painting the walls White House red.

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Los Angeles Apartments: The Ultimate Renters Guide

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Neighborhoods covered in this guide to Los Angeles apartments: Downtown Marina del Rey Westwood Santa Monica Culver City/Palms Playa Vista West Hollywood Koreatown/Wilshire Center Hollywood Mid-Wilshire Downtown Los Angeles During the early 20th century, Downtown was a thriving area with beautiful architecture and extensive public transport options.

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What to Get an Architect for Christmas [2018]

Life of an Architect

Architecture Lego Sets [27:09 – minute mark] Andrew Gift As a kid I loved Legos. I can often trace my interest in architecture back to this toy. The other class that I am starting to watch now is from architect Frank Gehry teaching design and architecture ( like I need that ) and so far, it’s extremely well done.

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Proof that Architects are not Boring | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I’m an architecture student, I really like growing pumpkins too. True Story: he does not have an accent and is in fact just a normal guy named Johnathan who lives in Vermont. . – I have a pet Magpie, Turkey, Duck, Pig, and some others… – My family grows record setting giant pumpkins. I count planes.

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Why Architects should Blog | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

The other goal I had for myself was that I wanted to have a project that I had designed make it in to an architectural history book – now that’s a lofty goal. Remember, this is the site of a regular guy who hasn’t made it into the architectural history books … or bought a jet ski. Architectural Studio - 4. ask my wife.

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