CASTLES IN THE SAND; BEACH CONTEST LURES SCULPTORS.Byline: Douglas Haberman Daily News Staff Writer Forget Tokyo. Forget New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Godzilla hit Zuma Beach on Sunday. Three of a dozen teams participating in the 17th annual Sand Castle Competition, organized by the American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Organized in 1857, the Institute conducts various activities and programs to support the profession and enhance its public image, including periodically awarding the AIA Associates, put the gigantic lizard into their designs. Purely by coincidence. Other architectural and design firms, one lone engineer from Singapore and a group of Cub Scouts participating in the competition built more traditional sand castles. The competitors used shovels to heap piles of sand, carried buckets to and from the ocean to water the piles, compacted the sand, then sculpted sculpt v. sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts v.tr. 1. To sculpture (an object). 2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: their works with trowels, putty knives and screwdrivers under overcast skies that finally gave way to abundant sunshine around 2 p.m. Spectator Roger Verzosa, a Hawaii native now living in South Pasadena South Pasadena (păs'ədē`nə), city (1990 pop. 23,936), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1888. Medical supplies, clothing, and transportation and electronic equipment are manufactured. , said he was impressed by the effort that went into the sand structures. ``All these people working together just to have a good time at the beach, showing their skills,'' he said. Other designs included a hippopotamus hippopotamus, herbivorous, river-living mammal of tropical Africa. The large hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, has a short-legged, broad body with a tough gray or brown hide. floating in water and a baseball fan catching slugger Mark McGwire's anticipated 65th home run this year. The Society of Japanese Architects The following is a chronological list of Japanese architects. Some of their major architectural works are listed after each name. Middle Ages Meiji period
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Singapore engineer Alvin Lee learned of the competition when he arrived in Southern California and headed to the beach. Lee designed a sand-castle-building kit called Beachworks that is sold in toy stores. The kit contains a variety of plastic molds that help make battlements battlements npl → almenas fpl battlements npl → remparts mpl battlements npl → Zinnen pl , towers, stairs and parapets. ``I set out my life to make children happy,'' Lee said. He wowed more than one spectator, including actor Dick Van Dyke  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. , who came from his nearby home to view the contest. ``What a handy little kit,'' he said of Beachworks. The Cub Scouts from Windsor Hills fashioned a structure with domes meant to be reminiscent of West African mosques. The idea was to teach the young African-American children a bit of their heritage while they had fun, said parent Jay Washington, an architect. ``It's like you're actually designing a city,'' said his 9-year-old son, Andrew. The competition entry fees of $14 to $16 a person, combined with private donations, raised $7,000 that will go toward scholarships for architecture students in Southern California. CAPTION(S): 2 photos PHOTO (1) Alvin Lee works on an intricate sand castle at Malibu's Zuma Beach on Sunday, part of an annual competition. (2) Tracy Wade of Venice sculpts a castle wall during the 17th annual Sand Castle Competition. Evan Yee/Daily News |
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