Architecture
For $110, Godless Will Adopt Pets of Blessed After Judgment Day A fair number of people in the U.S. -
- estimates range from 20 million to 40 million -- believe there
will be a Second Coming in their lifetime, a Judgment Day when
the righteous are spirited away to a better place while the
godless remain on Earth.
Barnard College’s Bunker Replaced by Elegant Student Center You could walk by the new Diana
Center at Barnard College without noticing it.
UN Embalms Faded Hopes in $1.9 Billion Restoration of Buildings The thin, glassy slab of the United
Nations Secretariat and the draping stone form of the General
Assembly have been a serene presence along Manhattan’s East
River for almost 60 years.
Carlos Slim Speeds Ahead With Dazzling Art Palace by Son-in-Law For many years, Mexican
telecommunications billionaire Carlos Slim lived a deliberately
understated lifestyle. He toiled in a windowless, bunker-like
office surrounded by leather-bound history books, colonial-era
paintings, and baseball paraphernalia. His most personal
luxuries in the concrete structure appeared to be Cohiba cigars
and monogrammed shirts.
Dubai Skyscraper’s New Name Shows Shifting Fortunes in U.A.E. Dubai renamed the world’s tallest
building in honor of the ruler of Abu Dhabi less than a month
after receiving a $10 billion lifeline from the neighboring
emirate that defused a financial crisis.