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Learning from Cairo: What Informal Settlements Can (and Should) Teach Us
The following essay, written by Magda Mostafa, is an excerpt from the book “Learning from Cairo: Global Perspectives and Future Visions,” a collection of reflections from a three-day symposium of the...
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Sohlbergplassen Viewpoint / Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk
Architects: Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk Location: Stor-Elvdal, Norway Photographs: Courtesy of Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk Structural Engineer: Terje Orlien (preliminary plan), Kristoffer Apeland (main plan)...
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Venice Biennale 2014: FAT, Crimson Explore the Foundation of British Modernism
Curators FAT Architecture and Crimson Architectural Historians have released more details on this year’s British Pavilion for the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale. Responding to Rem Koolhaas’ theme,...
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Spring / Joey Ho Design
Architects: Joey Ho Design Location: Centre Point, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Architect In Charge: Joey Ho Design Team: Noel Chan Area: 697 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Dick Liu Branding Design: Eddy Yu &...
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Aires Mateus Chosen to Design University of Architecture, Tournai
The prestigious Portuguese office Aires Mateus – formed by brothers Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus – has won a competition to design the new headquarters of the University of Architecture in...
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Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Taps Selldorf to Design Expansion
New York-based Selldorf Architects has been summoned to the West Coast to design an expansion that will triple the size of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego’s (MCASD) campus in La Jolla. Chosen...
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In Honor of Pi Day, A Round-Up of Round Architecture
Happy Pi Day everyone! To celebrate the circle and its influence on architecture, we’ve decided to round up some rounded structures. First up, Roll It, a cool experimental house/cylinder. Second,...
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The Re-wrapped House / a-dlab
Architects: a-dlab Location: 67 Jalan Binchang, Singapore Design Team: Warren Liu, Wu Yanling, Anna May Manrique, Najeeb Rahmat Area: 496 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Edward Hendricks Construction:...
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Stoss + SHoP Beat Out Bofill, OMA for Downtown Dallas Re-Design
The results are in: Dallas has selected Stoss + SHoP’s “Hyper Density Hyper Landscape” (HDHL) over finalists Ricardo Bofill and OMA+AMO to reunite its downtown with the neighboring Trinity River. The...
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Westmere Alteration / Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects
Architects: Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects Location: Westmere, Auckland, New Zealand Area: 177 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Courtesy of Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects From the architect. THE...
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Suburban Studio / Ashton Porter Architects
Architects: Ashton Porter Architects Location: London Borough of Enfield, Greater London, UK Area: 205 sqm Year: 2010 Photographs: Courtesy of Ashton Porter Architects From the architect. A garden...
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Space FA / Sebastián Yrarrázabal + Veronica Arcos + Andrea Von Chrismar
Architects: Veronica Arcos, Andrea Von Chrismar, Sebastián Yrarrazabal Location: Costanera Norte 3736, Vitacura, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile Project Year: 2012 Photographs: Aryeh Kornfeld,...
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Austin / Smart Design Studio
Architects: Smart Design Studio Location: Surry Hills NSW, Australia Design Team: William Smart, Glenn O’loughlin, Kirstin Lynam, Zig Peshos, Richard Storey, Troy Melville Year: 2013 Photographs:...
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Cultural Center in Katowice / Rafal Mazur
Architects: Rafal Mazur Location: Krzyżowa, Katowice, Poland Design Team: Rafal Mazur, Antonina Zygmunt, Piotr Glowacki, Krzysztof Mazanek, Marta Sacha Area: 1,275 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Joanna...
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Municipal Boxing Gym / Urbánika
Architects: Urbánika Location: Chihuahua, Mexico Architect In Charge: Federico Campos & Oscar Chávez Area: 659 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Guadalupe Campos, Theo Leinad, Courtesy of Archivo...
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Berlin Wall Memorials Prove Controversial, Fall Behind Schedule
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall this autumn, Germany planned two memorials, one in Berlin and one in Leipzig. However, as Der Spiegel reports, not only are they...
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Country House Goedereede / Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten
Architects: Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten Location: Goeree-Overflakkee, The Netherlands Year: 2012 Photographs: Luuk Kramer, Moritz Bernoully Structural Engineer: Pieters Bouwtechniek Utrecht,...
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AA Visiting School Los Angeles
The AA Visiting School is a satellite programme of the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, and will be taking place in Los Angeles for the first time, from June 16 to June 27....
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Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt / Huber Staudt Architekten
Architects: Huber Staudt Architekten Location: Abbestraße 2, Berlin, Germany Design Team: Julian Arons , Alexandra Barre, Magdalena Falska , António Henriques , Christian Huber, Sebastian Kroeker ,...
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Janet Echelman’s Largest Aerial Sculpture To Premiere in Vancouver
American Artist Janet Echelman is to premiere her latest, and largest, sculpture in Vancouver. Widely known for her artistic ability to reshape urban airspace, Echelman’s sophisticated mixture of...
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