"Under the Tuscan Sun" might be called a soft-core renovation fantasy for educated women.
By David Denby "Under the Tuscan Sun" might be called a soft-core renovation fantasy for educated women.
All in all, the core of BMI renovation is the expansion of coverage.
While the site itself has gone through some renovations, the core content is still primarily singing, both covers and original songs.
These are listed as New Construction and Major Renovations, Schools, Core and Shell, Commercial interiors, Existing Buildings: Operation and Maintenance, and Neighborhoods.
Made of a soundproof material called Corten A, the theater will be the company's home for its core, large-scale repertory during the renovation.
The patches of the old city making up Independence National Historical Park resemble a theme park under construction as the park service rebuilds its core, Independence Mall, though the sprawling renovation should be mostly finished this summer.
The Hale Homestead's owner, the Antiquarian and Landmarks Society, has planned a $2 million renovation of the property with a new visitors center at its core, to open in June 2007.
On May 23rd, it will stand fully revealed: the architectural renovation and wholesale rehanging of the Metropolitan Museum's core collections of pre-modern European art, enlarged by the annexation of galleries formerly devoted to temporary exhibitions.
For a thick, sturdy, affordable alternative, salvage a solid-core door; check your local listings, find a rebuilding center, or even ask around at a building undergoing renovation.
The USGBC has established standards for new construction and major renovation as well as existing structures; their standards can be applied to core and shell and to commercial interiors i.e., the core and shell alone can be certified with no requirement that the interior be so certified.
