Copper Makes an Entrance on `Hometime'; Show Hosts Employ Metal to Make a Style Statement.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 -- The Copper Development Association (CDA (1) (Compact Disc Audio) The compact disc file extension that is seen on the computer in Explorer or some other file manager. CDA files are actually pointers to the locations of the individual tracks on the CD medium. See CD-DA. ) recently collaborated with the long-running PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, home improvement television series, "Hometime," to give a Minneapolis couple a dramatic new front entryway to their home. In "Mid-Century Modern Mid-Century modern is an architectural, interior and product design form that generally describes post-war developments in modern design from roughly 1945 to 1965. Mid-century architecture was a further development of Frank Lloyd Wright's principles of organic architecture Rejuvenation Rejuvenation Aeson in extreme old age, restored to youth by Medea. [Rom. Myth.: LLEI, I: 322] apples of perpetual youth by tasting the golden apples kept by Idhunn, the gods preserved their youth. [Scand. Myth. : Wrapping Up," show hosts Dean Johnson Dean Elton Johnson (born June 24, 1947) was formerly the majority leader of the Minnesota Senate. He was first elected to the Senate in 1982 and represented the 13th Senate District. and Miriam Johnson put the finishing touches finishing touches finish npl the finishing touches → der letzte Schliff finishing touches npl → ultimi ritocchi mpl on their latest project --remodeling a 1950s ranch-style house in the Southwest section of the city. The dramatic new focal point focal point n. See focus. of the home is a portico clad entirely in copper sheet metal, according to homeowner Nick Smaby. It's so unique, he says, passing motorists are not only slowing down to look at it but also stopping to complement him on it. As part owner of Choice Wood Builders, a design/build residential construction firm in Minneapolis, Smaby had his choice of building materials for the foyer's exterior. He says he chose copper because it's a beautiful, natural material not often seen in this kind of application on residential buildings. The project architect, Jim Scott, agrees on copper's unique curb appeal. "Using copper to the extent we did is more common in high-profile commercial buildings where the architect is trying to make a design statement, and less common in residential applications," says Scott. Ken Geremia, communications manager for CDA, notes that "Copper is used as a design element in modern architecture all over the world." He points to the "Copper Building" in San Francisco's Mission District as a perfect example. It features a curved copper facade on one side that was recently cited as an example of "killer modernism" by le blog exuberance, an architectural Web log. Installer Dan Hildebrand says copper has a real organic look and finish, even though it's a metal. "There's nothing like it to put on a house. It has a unique look that's never the same from one house to the next," he says. "Copper ages gracefully," says host Dean Johnson, "developing a dark brown, then blue-green, patina that protects the metal from corrosion." Its durability is legendary -- there are original copper roofs in Europe and America that are more than 200 years old. The remodel re·mod·el tr.v. re·mod·eled also re·mod·elled, re·mod·el·ing also re·mod·el·ling, re·mod·els also re·mod·els To make over in structure or style; reconstruct. of the Smaby home in the Lakes Region of Minneapolis has been the subject of several "Hometime" television episodes to date. This installment, "Wrapping Up," (episode 1917) will be released to PBS stations nationwide on Saturday, October 15. Check www.PBS.org to find out when the show is scheduled to air in your area. About "Hometime" "Hometime," hosted by Dean Johnson, is a home improvement television show broadcast on public television and in syndication. Now in its 19th season, the show helps homeowners achieve professional results from their home improvement projects. The Copper Development Association is the information, education, market and technical development arm of the copper, brass and bronze industries in the U.S.A. |
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