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	<title>Tanglewood Conservatories Blog - Alan Stein&#039;s Writings about Custom Conservatory Design and More &#187; General</title>
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		<title>Biosphere 2: One of the 50 Wonders of the World</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently named by Time Life Books, as “one of the 50 must see ‘Wonders of the World’”, Biosphere 2 in Oracle, Arizona is an interesting study in agriculture and architecture. Built between 1987 and 1991 and named after Biosphere 1 ( Earth is known as Biosphere 1 and is the only currently known biosphere), Biosphere [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scrap Wood Becomes Art</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here at Tanglewood, we’ve always known that each raw piece of wood which enters our workshop leaves as a work of art—whether a beautiful pilaster, a delicate window grille or a sturdy truss in a one-of-a-kind conservatory or estate greenhouse. But what happens to the leftover scraps of our exotic Sapele wood? Usually, any scrap [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“ExportMD Award” Helps Tanglewood Conservatories Get to China</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of excitement here as Alan &#38; Nancy, co-founders of the company, head off to China this month to explore export opportunities for Tanglewood’s beautiful hand-crafted custom conservatories and estate greenhouses. It’s something the company has been considering for a while, especially as more people around the globe have become aware of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conservatory Auction benefits Preservation Maryland Organization</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently wrote about one of our beautiful conservatories being up for auction to benefit the Preservation Maryland organization. The fundraising event was held on the site of the historic Wye House in Talbot County, MD. The auction included many wonderful items featuring the best of each county comprising Maryland’s scenic Eastern Shore. The beautiful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Mums &amp; Memories” Show at Baltimore’s Conservatory</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; What a great way to spend an afternoon—wandering thru an historic conservatory filled with exotic flowers! The conservatory in Druid Hill Park (Baltimore, MD), formally recognized as the Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory, offers a unique opportunity to see the creative spirit of a great historic glass structures up close AND to walk among some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tanglewood Conservatories Helps to Preserve History</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walking through our Tanglewood workshop on any given day, you’ll see amazing, one-of-a-kind structures beginning to take shape as the various phases of construction are completed. You’ll witness the quiet concentration of our extremely talented craftsmen and craftswomen as they create reality from our clients’ dreams. What you’ll also see is how we pay homage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grand Piano and Violin Building</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wonderful world of architecture, nothing thrills Tanglewood Conservatories more than coming across buildings that are creative, useful and visually appealing. One of the more interesting concepts we have seen in recent years is the Urban Planning Exhibition Hall in Huainan City in An Hui Province, China. Built in 2007, the main part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wintergarten-Fachverband &amp; Homefront Magazine Honors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just over two years ago, in June 2009, Alan and Nancy visited Greenhouses, Wintergardens, and Conservatories in Germany. After spending two days in Munich, they traveled over several days by car to Hamburg, stopping along the way to visit companies that build greenhouses and aluminum wintergardens (what conservatories and sunrooms are called in Germany). In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Better With Less&#8221; Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 07:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are so proud to announce that on Thursday, June 16, 2011, Tanglewood Conservatories received one of the 24 available &#8220;Better With Less&#8221; awards from Maryland Comptroller, Mr. Peter Franchot. The newly formed “Better with Less” program was created by Comptroller Franchot’s office to highlight companies that have “achieved economic success while using fewer resources; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wentworth Castle Conservatory</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 30, 2011, Wentworth Castle conservatory in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, was awarded a £2.4 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for much needed repairs. The conservatory, which has been described as one of England’s finest Victorian glasshouses, was featured on the British TV show, “Restoration” in 2002 but came in third [...]]]></description>
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