From a Dutch master to a master of kitsch, a Swiss trickster to a playful generation, some of ARTINFO’s favorite shows of the year.

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2009 in Review: Museum Exhibitions – ARTINFO.com

Police say a painting by Impressionist Edgar Degas worth euro800,000 ($1.15 million) has been stolen from an exhibit in Marseille.

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Degas painting stolen from Marseille museum – KansasCity.com

Most people have at least heard of Habitat for Humanity. But when I dug a little deeper and sifted through the ol’ letters in the attic …

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You Learn Something New Everyday: Habitat for Humanity History

On This Day in Science History – December 31 – John Flamsteed.

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On This Day in Science History – December 31 – John Flamsteed

One situation when history does not provide all information user (or at least user, who is new to slot mode) expects is when he start tracking history, by specifying file name before the rename. For example: …

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Identifying recent art trends is tough enough – we can’t see the forest for the trees, so to speak. Everything around us is so different and madly off in all directions, but art trends emerge clearly upon retrospect over time with the …

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Contemporary art trends over the next decade « The ALP Blog

Hufft Projects has designed a sustainable office building for R.B. Murray Company that serves to demonstrate the client’s values of ecofriendly architecture. The office building features various energy-saving technologies to reduce the …

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Eco Architecture: Hufft Projects Designs Sustainable Office For …

The Best Architecture Projects of 2009. It is a difficult year for architecture in the turning point of the crisis. Here are ten projects that the polis blog considers to be the top of the year. 1. The Highline, New York – Diller + …

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polis: a blog about cities: The Best Architecture Projects of 2009

Eco Architecture: Njiric + Arhitekti’s Blue Volcano stadium features a solar ‘Cloud’. Anupam | 14 hr. ago. Sponsored Links. blue volcano_1. Eco Factor: Sustainable stadium concept designed to harvest renewable energy. …

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2009 proved to be a challenging year in architecture, albeit one that yielded revolutions in methodology, style, and attitude. Given the economic climate, the scale and quantity of architectural projects was curtailed dramatically. …

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Design/Architecture: 2009 Year End Review | SwipeLife