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Shigeru Ban Wins the Pritzker Prize, Architecture's Highest Honor - Gizmodo

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 01:42 PM PDT

Shigeru Ban Wins the Pritzker Prize, Architecture's Highest Honor Gizmodo If his name doesn't ring a bell, his signature material might: Paper. Ban pioneered the use of cardboard as a structural material, with which he began building in 1989. His approach involves ... Using these paper tubes, he's built everything from a ... and more »

VIDEO: Ringing Long Ashton's church bells has appeal across the generations - Bristol Post

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 06:05 AM PDT

Bristol Post

VIDEO: Ringing Long Ashton's church bells has appeal across the generations Bristol Post Each Sunday – and every Friday evening for a practice session – the 14th century church's team of 13 dedicated ringers take the 50-something steps up the winding tower to the ringing room to practise their art. There are eight bells in the bell chamber ...

LOCAL THEATER IN CONQUEST - Auburn Citizen

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 03:44 AM PDT

LOCAL THEATER IN CONQUEST Auburn Citizen Sunrise service on Easter morning will be at Phil and Marcia Waterman's home on Duck Lake Road at 6:30 a.m. One of the glorious traditions of this early service is ringing the bell from the old Conquest church. If you cannot be with us, listen for the ...

Fishmonger nets £260 for bell tower appeal - Evesham Journal

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 03:00 AM PDT

Evesham Journal

Fishmonger nets £260 for bell tower appeal Evesham Journal A COMPETITION to guess the weight of a huge halibut has raised £260 for the Abbots Morton Bell Tower Appeal. More than 260 people entered the week-long competition run by Bishampton fishmonger, Harry Dyke, at his parents' fish shop. Mo and Stan ... and more »

Ringing in the Jubilee - Banbury Guardian

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 02:09 AM PDT

Banbury Guardian

Ringing in the Jubilee Banbury Guardian In essence it is the story of important changes in St Mary's belfry. ... the tunes of the No 1 barrel: Hanover, Believe me if all these endearing young charms, Thuringian Volkslied, She wore a Wreath of Roses, God Bless the Prince of Wales, Crown him ...

Courthouse clock tower, a 'Sleepy Hollow' star, gets closeup-ready facelift - Port City Daily

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 02:02 AM PDT

Courthouse clock tower, a 'Sleepy Hollow' star, gets closeup-ready facelift Port City Daily Jerome Fennell, the county's property management director, said the project, valued at about $110,000, will last about 60 days as a contractor works to “spruce up” the tower, which features four clock faces that illuminate at night, a belfry complete ...

Dinton, Wilts

Posted: 23 Mar 2014 05:00 PM PDT

Rattlesden, Suffolk

Posted: 23 Mar 2014 05:00 PM PDT

Our Neighborhoods: KNOX COUNTY, A community of neighborhoods - The knoxville focus

Posted: 23 Mar 2014 04:06 PM PDT

The knoxville focus

Our Neighborhoods: KNOX COUNTY, A community of neighborhoods The knoxville focus Conservation-minded groups have focused on the creation of greenways, walking and bike trails, and preservation of homes, buildings, and historic sites including the Civil War forts overlooking the city. ... Community groups recognized earlier this ... and more »

Make time to visit the Bell Tower - Evesham Observer

Posted: 23 Mar 2014 09:41 AM PDT

Evesham Observer

Make time to visit the Bell Tower Evesham Observer As reported in last week's Observer, the Bell Tower Committee have so far raised more than £290,000 in its bid to reach the £500,000 needed to conserve the historic building. And to help with the appeal even more, the group are offering residents and ...

Mount St. Alphonsus bells in Esopus ring anew (VIDEO) - Oneida Dispatch

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 05:13 AM PDT

Mount St. Alphonsus bells in Esopus ring anew (VIDEO) Oneida Dispatch According to those at the academy who have studied the bells, they were taken down because the two bell towers on the main building of the castle had become unstable due to the bells' heavy weights and the deterioration of the mortar and supporting ...