"Rather than focus on some grandiose symbolism, start on the ground--where the 6-foot human interacts with the space around him, " suggests John (Jack) Portman III, chief executive of John Portman Associates, an Atlanta architecture and development firm.

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More than 5, 000 years ago, courtyards were built in the Middle East and China as a protective mechanism both from harsh weather and unfriendly neighbors, says John Reynolds, a professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Oregon.

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Craig Allen Jameson and John Joseph Masotta own Parallax Associates, a growing architecture firm in Culver City, Calif.

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"NVIDIA's Chimera architecture with our AR0833 sensor delivers mobile customers an amazing photo and video experience, " said John Gerard, Senior Director of Mobile Products at Aptina.

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John Adams said that he studied politics so that his children might study mathematics so that their children might study architecture.

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