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  • Frank Furness, Philadelphian

    Frank Furness, Philadelphian

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    Walking into a building for the first time seldom prompts the question, who was the architect? Names like Wright, van der Rohe, Gropius, Pei and Fuller come to mind, but Furness? – not so much. Frank Furness isn’t well known beyond his home town of Philadelphia, but his forty year career brought over six-hundred homes,…

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The Church of Santa Maria Novella, founded in 1221, and its namesake public square in Florence, Italy, is one of the most visited Renaissance sites in Europe. Millions visit each year to see the art treasures and to pray in the 800-year old Dominican church. But there is more to learn.

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