Sze Tsung Leong - Photography - New York Times Annotated

“Canale della Giudecca, 2007” in Venice as photographed by Sze Tsung Leong.

By PHILIP GEFTER
Published: April 6, 2008

THE soft-colored photographs of Sze Tsung Leong capture contrasting landscapes: the verdant green of Germany; the mirage of shimmering towers in Dubai; the urban geometry of Amman, Jordan; the […]

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American Society of Landscape Architects: Welcome Annotated

A green roof replaces traditional roofing with a lightweight, living system of soil, compost, and plants.

The plants–and the dirt and gravel that hold them–filter rainwater and some of its pollutants. The plants produce oxygen that help clean the air. A green roof reduces a building’s heating and cooling […]

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Leader Quits at the Mount, Former Home of Edith Wharton - New York Times Annotated

Following months of increasing financial troubles for the Mount, Edith Wharton’s home in Lenox, Mass., the president of the organization that owns and maintains the property has resigned rather than accept a new position in a restructured management, trustees said.

A […]

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The Mount | Edith Wharton’s Estate and Gardens Annotated

The Mount is faced with imminent foreclosure, which could result in this National Historic Landmark being closed to the public forever.
Please make a contribution now! To prevent foreclosure, The Mount estimates […]

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Rural Intelligence | The Online News Source for Dutchess County & Columbia County, New York - Litchfield County, Connecticut - Berkshire County, Massachusetts | Reality Check: Commonweal Annotated

Info on Gifford Garden in Millbrook, NY here
Re The Mount:
more than 100 people attended a public forum on the future of The Mount, the Edith Wharton Estate […]

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