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			<title>Building Blocks and Digital Fabrication</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/building-blocks-and-digital-fabrication/10-25-2011/3530/</link>
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Technology is a continually evolving and ever-changing entity. It seems like every day something new is happening across the board to change the way we work, live, and play. This has also extended into the built environment, both in the design and fabrication of a wide variety of mediums, from furniture...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-10-25 08:39:09</dc:date> 
			<category>Architecture</category>
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			<title>Saxa Loquuntur: Stones and Stories of Hoen Lithography</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/saxa-loquuntur-stones-and-stories-of-hoen-lithography/09-13-2011/3452/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Baltimore's buildings have something to say and as architects we sometimes get to hear them shout. We were reminded of this while documenting a beautiful building in East Baltimore where an inscription reads Saxa Loquuntur or "The Stones Speak". In this city "bursting with architectural gems", we have...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-09-13 16:16:44</dc:date> 
			<category>Environment</category>
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			<title>BOLEFLOOR: Smart, yes. Sustainable, yes. Straight, no more!</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/bolefloor-smart-yes-sustainable-yes-straight-no-more/09-13-2011/3422/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Image from www.bolefloor.com 
"It wasn’t nature that created straight floorboards: it was the limitations of technology. Bolefloor allows a return to a natural state: floors as nature intended." -Bolefloor
Smart? YES. Sustainable? YES. Dutch company Bolefloor uses wood scanning systems, optimization...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-09-13 15:45:09</dc:date> 
			<category>Products</category>
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			<title>A Look Behind the Construction Fences: 9/11 Memorial of Maryland Nears Completion</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/a-look-behind-the-construction-fences-911-memorial-of-maryland-nears-completion/09-07-2011/3480/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[As the days count down to the 10th anniversary, September 11, 2011, the construction of the memorial designed by Ziger/Snead comes down to the finishing touches. Here's a remarkable look behind the fences at the three month construction process. The dedication by Governor O'Malley will take place Sunday...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-09-07 12:29:27</dc:date> 
			<category>Architecture</category>
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			<title>Z/S Team Enjoys an Orioles Win!</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/zs-team-enjoy-an-orioles-win/05-23-2011/3412/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Beautiful weather and a pre-game BBQ set the stage for the first annual Ziger/Snead Orioles game at Camden Yards.

A two-run homer by Nolan Reimold in the 3rd and a four run 7th sealed the deal for the O’s as they beat the visiting Nationals 8-3.

It’s easy to see why so many new stadiums are modeled...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-05-23 11:04:33</dc:date> 
			<category>Uncategorized</category>
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			<title>Heath Ceramics House Numbers</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/heath-ceramics-house-numbers/03-18-2011/3392/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Heath Ceramics, already known for their beautiful tile and tableware, has joined forces with House Industries to create a tile interpretation of the classic Eames and Neutra numbers.  Maybe for our next modern renovation?
Available May 2011!
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			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-03-18 10:05:03</dc:date> 
			<category>Products</category>
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			<title>Indoor/Outdoor Sustainable Handcrafted Tile</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/encore-ceramics/03-01-2011/3369/</link>
			<description><![CDATA["Any single Encore tile is handled by artisans 18  to 21 times on its journey to your home."
 
Encore Ceramics is a sustainable tile manufacturer located in Oregon whose main mission is to create handcrafted tile that is beautiful along with sustainable.  They employ a myriad of sustainable practices...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-03-01 11:28:38</dc:date> 
			<category>Products</category>
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			<title>9/11 Memorial of Maryland: 3D Scanning an Artifact from the Twin Towers</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/911-memorial-of-maryland-3d-scanning-an-artifact-from-the-twin-towers/02-27-2011/3177/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[(This post is part of a series on the 9/11 Memorial of Maryland which is being designed by Ziger/Snead - for images of the artifact visit the project page)

How does one measure, or model, an artifact that is large yet detailed, twisted yet graceful, heavy yet delicate, hulking yet revered? The 9/11...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-02-27 14:46:09</dc:date> 
			<category>Industry News</category>
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			<title>Baltimore's Lebow Clothing Factory: Past, Present and Future</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/baltimores-lebow-clothing-factory-past-present-and-future/02-24-2011/3261/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[(This post is part of a history and existing conditions investigation of the Lebow Clothing Factory - Currently being considered to house the Baltimore Design School by Ziger/Snead)


Baltimore is filled with beautiful old buildings. Factories. Homes. Warehouses. Educational Institutions. Municipal...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-02-24 17:38:11</dc:date> 
			<category>Environment</category>
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			<title>Adaptive Reuse of a Dovecote</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/adaptive-reuse-of-a-dovecote/02-22-2011/3215/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dovecote Studio by Haworth Tompkins
Contrast is very important in architecture. Light and Dark. Mass and Void. Smooth and Rough. Old and New. Two objects will, when placed into composition, either contrast or complement one another and it is the role of the architect to define their relationship. You...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-02-22 02:17:34</dc:date> 
			<category>Architecture</category>
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			<title>Mushroom Wood: Sustainability with a Great Story</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/mushroom-wood-sustainability-with-a-great-story/02-15-2011/3184/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[(This topic is part of a facade/material investigation for the Center for Parks &amp; People at Auchentoroly Terrace by Ziger/Snead)
The Omega Center (the first US Living Building) used butt-jointed Mushroom Wood (horizontal and vertical) as a facade material. Photo by Kate at GreenCourage
Mushroom Wood...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-02-15 01:19:57</dc:date> 
			<category>Products</category>
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			<title>Shower Better and Save Energy: The Ladybug Adapter by Evolve</title>			
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			<description><![CDATA[Ladybug Showerhead Adapter by Evolve
Ziger/Snead recently installed a great product in the Greenest House in Baltimore that both saves energy and makes showers more comfortable! The small device, called the Ladybug by Evolve, is designed to conserve water by stopping the flow until both the water temperature...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-02-13 12:20:03</dc:date> 
			<category>Products</category>
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			<title>SPUR Event Highlights Pro Bono Design</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/spur-event-highlights-pro-bono-design/02-13-2011/3148/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The San Francisco Planning +Urban Research Association (SPUR) is hosting a panel discussion "exploring the role of pro bono service in professional design practice." See below for event information on the SPUR event page or if you can't attend... read more about this subject in the recently published...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-02-13 10:53:39</dc:date> 
			<category>Industry News</category>
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			<title>One Tonne Life: 6 Months of Green Living by the Lindell Family of Sweden</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/one-tonne-life-6-months-of-green-living-by-the-lindell-family-of-sweden/02-09-2011/3129/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[(Lets try this in Baltimore!)
The Lindell Family will attempt a "One Tonne Life". Together they have elected to test the plausibility of a contemporary carbon-sustainable life in the extreme Scandinavian climate of Sweden. Dad Nils, mom Alicja and teenagers Hannah, 16, and Jonathan, 13, will spend one...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-02-09 01:24:19</dc:date> 
			<category>Industry News</category>
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			<title>Beautiful Rustoff: What is Corrugated Corten and Why make Corten AZP?</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/what-is-corrugated-corten-and-why-makecorten-azp/02-05-2011/3072/</link>
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Corrugated Corten Siding from the Silo House at the 2009 Solar Decathlon.


 
(This topic is part of a facade/material investigation for the Center for Parks &amp; People at Auchentoroly Terrace by Ziger/Snead) 
Patina
Architects are infatuated by patina. The rusty stains of a barn roof. The gray wood...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-02-05 00:58:54</dc:date> 
			<category>Products</category>
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			<title>The Greenest House in Baltimore: 1810 Laurens Street</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/the-greenest-house-in-baltimore-1810-laurens-street/01-26-2011/2988/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Opening Day!
We are very proud to announce the opening of Ziger/Snead's latest community design project, the 'Greenest House in Baltimore' at 1810 Laurens Street! 'Greenest' in this case means that the house has extremely good indoor air quality, is very energy efficient, has tremendous natural light...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-01-26 17:46:46</dc:date> 
			<category>Architecture</category>
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			<title>Bona has a Passion for Wood Floors</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/bona-has-a-passion-for-wood-floors/01-25-2011/3031/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We recently used a Greenguard certified product called Bona Mega to finish and seal our reclaimed oak wood flooring installed at the Greenest House in Baltimore. The product is "a waterborne, residential and commercial hardwood floor finish [which uses] an oxygen-crosslinking polyurethane (OCP) formula...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2011-01-25 23:26:52</dc:date> 
			<category>Products</category>
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			<title>Greenbuild - Suberra Cork Countertops</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/greenbuild-suberra-cork-countertops/11-18-2010/2972/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Suberra introduces cork counter tops! Georgeous! I can't wait to use this in a project. The material is available in large slabs throughout the US in 1.25" and 6" thicknesses and can be sealed into large monolithic counters using plain wood glue. The benefits of cork include it being a natural anti microbial...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-11-18 18:26:38</dc:date> 
			<category>Products</category>
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			<title>Greenbuild - Drivable Grass</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/greebuild-enviroflex-drivable-grass/11-18-2010/2978/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Soil Retention provides retaining wall and ground systems to help stabilize soil and prevent  erosion. One of their systems, Drivable Grass, is used in place of  traditional paving (concrete, asphalt, other impervious materials). They  state:
"Drivable Grass® is an aesthetically pleasing paving  product...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-11-18 16:45:21</dc:date> 
			<category>Products</category>
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			<title>Greenbuild - Tulikivi Masonry Heater</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/greenbuild-tulikivi-masonry-heater/11-18-2010/2965/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Tulikivi is a Finnish manufacturer of Masonry Heaters which combine a wood/pellet burning fireplace with a soapstone surround to create a unit that can heat a home for 24 hours on a two hour burn. The extremely long thermal mass / lag is achieved by using a Swedish designed Whirlbox configuration where...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-11-18 16:15:40</dc:date> 
			<category>Products</category>
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			<title>Greenbuild - Dyson Air ____ (everything)</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/greenbuild-dyson-air-____-everything/11-18-2010/2953/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dyson is here at Greenbuild showing off some of their latest gadgets which all use air to make simple and elegant improvements to our lives. If you had asked me a few years ago i would have put fans and hand dryers on the very bottom of the the list of devices I thought would be on the leading edge of...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-11-18 14:57:50</dc:date> 
			<category>Products</category>
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			<title>Greenbuild - Wood Bike Frame</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/greenbuild-wood-bike-frame/11-18-2010/2947/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Collinswood, an FSC wood supplier, drew a big crowd yesterday with their wood framed racing bike. The link to their own products appeared tenuous but that didn't stop the booth staff and nearly every passerby from ogling the wooden masterpiece.
Interestingly the bike actually works as a bike. The frame...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-11-18 10:30:50</dc:date> 
			<category>Products</category>
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			<title>Greenbuild - Insulated Brick Walls by Oldcastle</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/greenbuild-insulated-brick-walls-by-oldcastle/11-17-2010/2933/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Oldcastle has introduced a brick/masonry system called Suretouch that incorporates an EPS foam backing to create a non-vented brick veneer assembly that both speeds construction and provides a continuous R-13.5 insulation layer. (Includes thinbrick, 2.5" EPS panel, and drainage zone) In essence the system...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-11-17 16:30:48</dc:date> 
			<category>Products</category>
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			<title>Greenbuild - A Wind Turbine by Honeywell/Windtronics </title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/greenbuild-a-wind-turbine-by-honeywellwindtronics/11-17-2010/2929/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Honeywell has turned a wind turbine inside out! $8,500-10,000 gets you a slightly menacing looking but super efficient wind turbine that gathers power using a system of magnets and statues surrounding an outer ring where the blade speed is fastest. This configuration eliminates mechanical resistance...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-11-17 16:00:11</dc:date> 
			<category>Products</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/greenbuild-a-wind-turbine-by-honeywellwindtronics/11-17-2010/2929/</guid>
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			<title>Greenbuild - Rinnai Wholehouse Tankless Heating</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/greenbuild-rinnai-wholehouse-tankless-heating/11-17-2010/2926/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Rinnai is showing off some pretty hot tankless waterheaters but what really got my attention is their new "Condensing Wall-mounted Gas Boilers" that do hydronic heating and hot water! These units are 96.5% efficient and perfect for northeast/mountain climates where radiant heating is widespread and effective...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-11-17 15:14:32</dc:date> 
			<category>Products</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/greenbuild-rinnai-wholehouse-tankless-heating/11-17-2010/2926/</guid>
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			<title>Z/S at Greenbuild 2010</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/zs-at-greenbuild-2010/11-17-2010/2923/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Treehuggers, Product Manufacturers and Developers unite! Greenbuild 2010 has arrived!
The three day long USGBC event is in Chicago this year and Z/S will be there sending you live updates of the latest and greatest green products, strategies and services the industry has to offer. Kicking off the party...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-11-17 07:49:52</dc:date> 
			<category>Industry News</category>
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			<title>The Final Days of the Yellow Balloon</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/the-final-days-of-the-yellow-balloon/11-08-2010/2904/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The yellow balloon spent a week towering above the city from the Lebow Factory Building, home to the new Baltimore Design School.

It really was beautiful coming right out of the water tower.

It was best seen driving on 83 or heading north out of the city.

It then spent its last days at the Ziger/Snead...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-11-08 19:16:28</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
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			<title>The Power of Pro Bono</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/the-power-of-pro-bono/10-18-2010/2891/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Power of Pro Bono: 40 Stories about Design for the Public Good by Architects and Their Clients was recently released by Metropolis Books. Edited by John Cary and Public Architecture, the book includes a pro bono project completed by Ziger/Snead's newest hire, Matthew Rouse.  The project is...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-10-18 16:49:56</dc:date> 
			<category>Architecture</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/the-power-of-pro-bono/10-18-2010/2891/</guid>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon Back on Charles Street</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-back-on-charles-street/10-13-2010/2874/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Yellow Balloon made its way back to where it started more than a month ago, landing today on the Trahan, Burden &amp; Charles building at Charles and Chase St.

It's around the corner so I was able to get some great shots of it making its way up to the roof.

Notice the "band aids"? It's been a long...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-10-13 15:17:25</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon in Transit</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-in-transit/10-13-2010/2867/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder how the yellow balloon gets from one project to the next? These amusing photos were snapped by a Z/S'er on the way in to the office yesterday. "Not a typical morning commute," he said.

The system is beautiful when you see it up close.
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			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-10-13 09:22:50</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon Stands Out in Sandtown</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-stands-out-in-sandtown/10-12-2010/2862/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Yellow Balloon is spending the day at the Sandtown Green House. Sponsored by Sandtown Habitat for Humanity, Under Armour, USGBC Maryland, and designed for LEED Platinum by Ziger/Snead, this row home renovation project will be a model for affordable, green housing.  More information about this house...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-10-12 11:34:03</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-stands-out-in-sandtown/10-12-2010/2862/</guid>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon at Friends School & Outward Bound</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-at-friends-school/10-11-2010/2852/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Yellow Balloon (the backup one with many patched holes) is still flying. Yesterday it soared high above the Friends School of Baltimore campus which Ziger/Snead master planned as well as designed the Middle School and Upper School and the new Dining Hall.

It then spent a day in the park at the ...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-10-11 16:03:50</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-at-friends-school/10-11-2010/2852/</guid>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon in Hampden</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-in-hampden/10-11-2010/2844/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Yellow Balloon flew above the roof of the building Ziger/Snead restored for Gilden Advertising - now home to MediaTwo. It was there that it spent it's last night before wearing through the tether line and flying away. If found, please return to Ziger/Snead offices at 1006 Morton Street.

Have you...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-10-11 10:05:34</dc:date> 
			<category>Uncategorized</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-in-hampden/10-11-2010/2844/</guid>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon at Gilman, New Diocesan Center and Parks & People</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-at-gilman-new-diocesan-center-and-parks-people/10-08-2010/2837/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[At Gilman School  the balloon flew high above the new addition, visible from most of the large campus and surrounding area.

The yellow balloon was prominently situated above the steps at the Diocesan Center.


And yesterday, the yellow balloon took an adventure to the future site of the Center for Parks...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-10-08 13:46:00</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-at-gilman-new-diocesan-center-and-parks-people/10-08-2010/2837/</guid>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-at-brown-memorial-woodbrook-presbyterian-church/10-05-2010/2834/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Yellow Balloon spent the weekend at the Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church.

Have you seen it? What do you think? Have pictures? Send them to us.
Continue reading about the ZS25 Yellow Balloon.
Learn more about the artist Lee Freeman.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-10-05 11:50:31</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-at-brown-memorial-woodbrook-presbyterian-church/10-05-2010/2834/</guid>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon Comeback</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-comeback/10-05-2010/2782/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[After some balloon forensics and repair and a hiatus for Tropical Storm Nicole - the yellow balloon made a come back spending an afternoon at the Woodbourne Center and The Villages at Homeland (one of Ziger/Snead's first projects!). Also check previous posts for more images!
Things got a little playful...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-10-05 11:17:05</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-comeback/10-05-2010/2782/</guid>
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			<title>RxArt finds Contemporary Art a home inside Healthcare Facilities</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/rxart-finds-contemporary-art-a-home-inside-healthcare-facilities/10-05-2010/2761/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A New York based non-profit called RxArt is bringing bold, thoughtful contemporary artwork to the dreary corridors of a hospital near you. Their simple mission is to "give patients a way to escape their bodies' sickness through their minds' imagination" and the results can only be described as spectacular...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-10-05 09:45:48</dc:date> 
			<category>Industry News</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/rxart-finds-contemporary-art-a-home-inside-healthcare-facilities/10-05-2010/2761/</guid>
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			<title>News from Cersaie</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/news-from-cersaie/09-29-2010/2755/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Doug Bothner, Associate at Ziger/Snead, liveblogging from the Cersaie International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings in Italy:
"Throughout history, humans have had to consider the environments' impact on building. Indeed, it is a matter of survival that our built environment protect...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-09-29 05:30:16</dc:date> 
			<category>Industry News</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/news-from-cersaie/09-29-2010/2755/</guid>
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			<title>Stadthaus: The World's Tallest Timber Structure and the Beauty of Collaboration</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/stadhaus-the-worlds-tallest-timber-structure-and-the-beauty-of-collaboration/09-29-2010/2712/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[
Stadthaus is the world's tallest modern timber residential structure. Rising to an astounding 9-stories, this tower tests the boundaries of sustainability and structural engineering in an elegant form that echoes architects WaughThistleton's belief that buildings should be sustainable throughout their...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-09-29 00:14:45</dc:date> 
			<category>Architecture</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/stadhaus-the-worlds-tallest-timber-structure-and-the-beauty-of-collaboration/09-29-2010/2712/</guid>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon Trouble</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-trouble/09-28-2010/2725/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We figured it was inevitable that at some point on its journey the Yellow Balloon would end up deflated. It happened... despite how hard we tried to follow these recommendations of "8 Ways to Keep Your Balloon Alive!". Good thing we have a back up!
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			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-09-28 10:27:17</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-trouble/09-28-2010/2725/</guid>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon at American Can Company</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-at-american-can-company/09-28-2010/2719/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Yellow Balloon spent a rainy day in Baltimore at the American Can Company Pad Site perched above the Starbucks entrance.

Have you seen it? What do you think? Have pictures? Send them to us.
Continue reading about the ZS25 Yellow Balloon.
Learn more about the artist Lee Freeman.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-09-28 10:19:49</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-at-american-can-company/09-28-2010/2719/</guid>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon at Living Classroom Foundation's Museum</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-at-living-classroom-foundations-museum/09-24-2010/2708/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Yellow Balloon is peaking out over the balcony at the Frederick Douglas-Isaac Myers Maritime Park and Museum on Thames Street in Fells Point. It will be up all weekend so be sure to go see it and send your pictures to us.

Have you seen it? What do you think? Have pictures? Send them to us.
Continue...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-09-24 12:12:50</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-at-living-classroom-foundations-museum/09-24-2010/2708/</guid>
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			<title>Ellen Dunham-Jones: Retrofitting Suburbia</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/ellen-dunham-jones-retrofitting-suburbia/09-23-2010/2701/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[
"The big design and development project of the next 50 years is going to be retrofitting suburbia..." -- Ellen Dunham-Jones, TEDTalk June 2010
The TEDTalk above features an interesting presentation by Ellen Dunham-Jones about the future of suburbs. She touches on the formation, growth and predicted...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-09-23 22:15:28</dc:date> 
			<category>Environment</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/ellen-dunham-jones-retrofitting-suburbia/09-23-2010/2701/</guid>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon Up High at Hopkins School of Public Health</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-up-high-at-hopkins-school-of-public-health/09-23-2010/2696/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Yellow Balloon is the highest it's been so far at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

Have you seen it? What do you think? Have pictures? Send them to us.
Continue reading about the ZS25 Yellow Balloon.
Learn more about the artist Lee Freeman.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-09-23 14:56:20</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-up-high-at-hopkins-school-of-public-health/09-23-2010/2696/</guid>
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			<title>Say Hello to the Power-Pipe</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/say-hello-to-the-power-pipe/09-22-2010/2656/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[So what does happen to hot water once it disappears down the drain? Water in most houses is heated for hours in big tanks just waiting for the opportunity to be used for a moment to clean dishes, clothes or our bodies. Isn't it a shame that all of that effort to heat and maintain the precise temperature...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-09-22 16:59:03</dc:date> 
			<category>Products</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/say-hello-to-the-power-pipe/09-22-2010/2656/</guid>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon at Johns Hopkins Downtown Center</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-at-johns-hopkins-downtown-center/09-22-2010/2672/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Yellow Balloon is in the center of downtown again, just above the ticker at the Johns Hopkins Downtown Center.

Have you seen it? What do you think? Have pictures? Send them to us.
Continue reading about the ZS25 Yellow Balloon.
Learn more about the artist Lee Freeman.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-09-22 16:32:43</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-at-johns-hopkins-downtown-center/09-22-2010/2672/</guid>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon Soaks Up Some Maryland History</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-soaks-up-some-maryland-history/09-20-2010/2658/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Yellow Balloon spent the day perched above the entrance pavilion at the Maryland Historical Society.

Have you seen it? What do you think? Have pictures? Send them to us.
Continue reading about the ZS25 Yellow Balloon.
Learn more about the artist Lee Freeman.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-09-20 14:29:43</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-soaks-up-some-maryland-history/09-20-2010/2658/</guid>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon Heads Downtown</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-heads-downtown/09-17-2010/2646/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Yellow Balloon is flying high over the former City Life Museum building, currently home to 1840's Ballroom. You should be able to see it driving down 83 into the City.

Have you seen it? What do you think? Have pictures? Send them to us.
Continue reading about the ZS25 Yellow Balloon.
Learn more...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-09-17 19:52:22</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-heads-downtown/09-17-2010/2646/</guid>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon Shows Off at Centerstage</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-shows-off-at-centerstage/09-16-2010/2626/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Yellow Balloon continues its journey with a stop at CENTERSTAGE.

Have you seen it? What do you think? Have pictures? Send them to us.
Continue reading about the ZS25 Yellow Balloon.
Learn more about the artist Lee Freeman.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-09-16 18:41:28</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-shows-off-at-centerstage/09-16-2010/2626/</guid>
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			<title>Yellow Balloon Eclipse at Peabody</title>			
			<link>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-eclipse-at-peabody/09-15-2010/2616/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Yellow Balloon made it's way around the block today to the Peabody Institute. We happened to catch it at the perfect time to capture this beautiful image of the "balloon eclipse".

Have you seen it? What do you think? Have pictures? Send them to us.
Continue reading about the ZS25 Yellow Balloon...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ziger/Snead</dc:creator>
			<dc:date>2010-09-15 18:11:47</dc:date> 
			<category>Yellow Balloon Baltimore</category>
			<guid>http://www.zigersnead.com/current/blog/post/yellow-balloon-eclipse-at-peabody/09-15-2010/2616/</guid>
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