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VOL. 11/NO. 1, JANUARY 2010

Table of Contents

PROFILE
Preservation in Practice
David Heide Design Studio's broad range of restoration, renovation, interior design and new construction projects honor the past while embracing the changes necessary for the survival of historic structures.

By Dan Cooper

FEATURE
Dutch New York
Though the settlement of New Amsterdam was both founded and ceded to the English within the 17th century, the Dutch influence on the architectural identities of the Hudson River Valley and New York continues to this day.

By Anne Walker

BOOK REVIEWS
New Classic American Houses: The Architecture of Albert, Righter & Tittmann, by Dan Cooper. Reviewed by Christine G. H. Franck

Dream House: The White House as an American Home, by Ulysses Grant Dietz and Sam Watters. Reviewed by Lynne Lavelle

Casa del Herrero: The Romance of Spanish Colonial, by Robert Sweeney. Reviewed by Gordon Bock

THE FORUM
Green Architecture: A Return to Nature's Principles, by Eric Stengel
The ratios and proportions found in nature are reflected in the principles of Classical design and green architecture.

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