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      <description>These articles that had the largest increase in popularity over the last week</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Online Classes]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/schools/tp/freecourses.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of colleges and universities around the world offer free downloads of popular courses in architecture, urban design, and engineering. You get the same lecture notes and assignments as the &quot;live&quot; students. In some cases, you can even download audio files and videos of the classes.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flood Control]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/damsresevoirs/ss/floodcontrol_6.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Hagestein Weir is one of three movable weirs, or dams, on the Rhine River in the Netherlands.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[World Trade Center Proposals]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/library/weekly/aawrc-polls02.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[From our architecture archives: drawings, illustrations, and plans for reconstruction at the New York World Trade Center site. Seven teams, including Studio Libeskind, created these designs.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thom Mayne]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/greatbuildings/ss/mayne.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Pritzker Prize winning architect Thom Mayne has won many awards for designing buildings that move beyond modernism and postmodernism. Join us for a photo tour of Thom Mayne's most famous buildings.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Richard Morris Hunt]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/architectsaz/p/Hunt.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[American &quot;Gilded Age&quot; architect Richard Morris Hunt became famous for designing elaborate homes for the very wealthy. However, he worked on many different types of buildings including libraries, civic buildings, apartment buildings, and art museums.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[ The Katrina Kernal Cottage II]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/structural/ig/Katrina-Cottage-/Katrina-Cottage-Fan.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An inexpensive ceiling fan brings cooling breezes to the front porch of the Katrina Kernal Cottage II, designed by Steve Mouzon. See photos.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[ St. Basil&#039;s Cathedral]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/greatbuildings/ig/Sacred-Buildings/St--Basil-s-Cathedral.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In this photo gallery you will find pictures and descriptions of sacred buildings. Shown here: St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[ National Museum of the American Indian]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/usa/ig/Washington-DC/American-Indian-Museum.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[One of Washington's newest buildings, the National Museum of the American Indian resembles prehistoric stone formations.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oslo Opera House]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/greatbuildings/ss/osloopera_10.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Oslo Opera House is the foundation of a sweeping urban renewal in the waterfront Bj&#248;rvika area of Oslo.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Annie M. Pfeiffer Chapel by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1941]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/buildingsbyflw/ig/Florida-Southern-College/Annie-M--Pfeiffer-Chapel-.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Florida Southern College Annie M. Pfeiffer Chapel by Frank Lloyd Wright]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Daniel Burnham]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/greatarchitects/p/burnham.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Daniel Burnham designed some of the world's earliest skyscrapers and helped create the first complete plan for controlling urban growth. Learn more about Daniel Burnham.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Historic Building Materials and Features]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/library/bl-preservationbrief-investigate06.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This portion of Preservation Brief 35 describes historic building materials, including mortar, wood, roofing styles and other older construction methods.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Adobe Picture Books]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/tp/adobe_houses.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Adobe homes are a natural choice for anyone who is concerned with eco-friendly design. Below are our choices for the finest &quot;coffee table&quot; books that deal with adobe history and homes. See also our companion piece for books on adobe building plans.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Neuschwanstein Castle]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/castles/ig/Castles/Neuschwanstein-Castle.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[See photos and find information for Neuschwanstein Castle in Schwangau, Germany. Neuschwanstein Castle was a finalist in the campaign to choose &quot;New 7 Wonders of the World.&quot; ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[High Toilets]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/weirdarchitecture/tp/HighToilets.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Where are the highest toilets in the world and how do architects and engineers design toilets for very high places? ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[William Le Baron Jenney]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/greatarchitects/p/jenney.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[William Le Baron Jenney is known as the Father of the American Skyscraper. Here are facts about life and works, with links to further information.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Skyscraper Web Sites]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/skyscrapers/tp/skyscrapersites.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Have you ever tried to measure a skyscraper? It isn't easy! Do flagpoles count? To compile our own master list of World's Tallest Buildings, we use skyscraper statistics drawn from several sources. Here are the best.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[House Tales]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/buildyourhous1/a/housetales.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[From the House of Mirth to The House of Seven Gables, writers have put architecture on front stage. Did your dream house turn into a nightmare? Tell us your own house horror tales.  ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[ &#039;MARTa&#039; Museum by Architect Frank Gehry]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/greatbuildings/ig/Buildings-by-Frank-Gehry/MARTa-Museum.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The 'MARTa' museum in Herford, Germany offers 2,500 square meters of exhibition space. Frank Gehry, architect.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Watson/Fine Administration Buildings, 1948]]></title>
            <link>http://architecture.about.com/od/buildingsbyflw/ig/Florida-Southern-College/Administration-Building.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Florida Southern College Administration Building by Frank Lloyd Wright]]></description>
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