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Alcohol and Urbanism, a Case Study: Breaking New York City’s Open Container Law
If there is one thing to be learned from the unsuccessful prohibition period of the 1920s, it is that we, the people, will go to great lengths to exercise our right to drink alcohol in the company of...
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India’s Most Successful Architect: Improving India’s Slums or Exacerbating...
“The Indian poor live in perpetual darkness, while the Indian rich live in perpetual light.” This fact is obviously embedded in Mumbai, where luxury condominiums rise in the middle of slums. Many of...
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In Progress: Apartments with Perimeter Gardens in Madrid / SUMA
Architects: Elena Orte y Guillermo Sevillano (SUMA) Location: Madrid, Spain Project Date: 2013- Construction: Diezma Rosell Construcciones s.l. Structure: SANDO-COMEUT Photographs: Jesús Granada...
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Washington D.C. – The Most Walkable City in the US?
A new report from Christopher Leinberger and Patrick Lynch at The George Washington University School of Business has unexpectedly named Washington D.C. the most walkable city in the U.S., trumping...
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Open and Transparent to The City / Pitsou Kedem Architects
Architects: Pitsou Kedem Architects Location: Tel Aviv, Israel Architect In Charge: Ran M. Broides Design Team: Pitsou Kedem, Ran M. Broides , Nurit Ben Yosef and Irene Goldberg Area: 680 sqm Year:...
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San Stae / Project Meganom
Architects: Project Meganom Location: Venice, Italy Architects In Charge: Yury Grigoryan, Pavel Ivanchikov, Iliya Kulesov, Alexandra Pavlova, Yury Kuznezov, Semen Rastorguev Year: 2008 Photographs:...
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Copenhagen Hospital Draws Competition Entries from Snøhetta, Mecanoo, & More
After choosing British firm BDP to design its masterplan (over proposals from Mecanoo and seven others), Copenhagen’s Bispebjerg hospital has now announced the all-star shortlists of firms who will...
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Niigata City Konan Ward Cultural Center / Chiaki Arai Urban and Architecture...
Architects: Chiaki Arai Urban and Architecture Design Location: Niigata, Japan Area: 5002.0 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Taisuke Ogawa Design Team: Chiaki Arai ,Ryoichi Yoshizaki, Miroku Arai, Chiaki...
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Has London’s British Museum Become a “Mall”?
“They’ve got the mall. They’ve got the food court. Now they’ve got the multiplex.” Rowan Moore’s latest piece for the Guardian discusses the collaged plight of London’s British Museum as Rogers Stirk...
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The Tent / a21 studio
Architects: a21 studio Location: tp. Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam Area: 126 sqm Year: 2014 Photographs: Courtesy of a21 studio Designers: Hiệp Hòa Nguyễn From the architect. Located inside an...
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HOK Proposes East London Thames Crossing
“Nearly half of London’s population lives east of Tower Bridge yet they are served by only two fixed road river crossings,” says Colin Stanbridge, Chief Executive of London Chamber of Commerce and...
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WHO Launches Competition to Extend Geneva Headquarters
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an international design competition to redevelop and extend its 1966 headquarters in Geneva. The new facilities, a 25,000 square metre office block and...
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Stair House / Onix
Architects: Onix Location: Eschauzierlaan, Almelo, The Netherlands Architect In Charge: Haiko Meijer Area: 150 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Peter van der Knoop, Werry Crone Contributor: Peter van der...
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Trenches, Benches, and Trees on Towers: New Exhibit Delves Into our...
Click here to view the embedded video. In our technology-obsessed age we tend to forget where materials actually come from. But in their first exhibition on materials, WOOD, the Het Nieuwe Instituut...
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Video: drMM
The latest video from Crane.tv involves the London-based drMM architecture studio. An eclectic mix of architectural know-how puts this practice at the forefront of innovative and sustainable design....
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34.25° House / Bartek Arendt + Kasia Bedra
Architects: Bartek Arendt + Kasia Bedra Location: Poland Area: 276 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Courtesy of Bartek Arendt Structure: Primes S.C. Main Contractor: Prohome S.C. Roof Subcontractor:...
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What Autodesk’s Acquisition of “The Living” Means for Architecture
Software giant Autodesk has acquired forward-thinking design studio The Living, headed by David Benjamin. The Living will become the latest addition to Autodesk’s research network, in a move which...
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School of Engineers in Bretagne / ANMA
Architects: ANMA Location: 100 Lorient, Corancy, France Architect In Charge: Nicolas Michelin, Michel Delplace, Cyril Trétout Project Director: Etienne Chalet-Hayard Project Manager: Ronan Le Hyaric...
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VIDEO: How The Living’s Mushroom Tower Was Built
Click here to view the embedded video. Our friends at The Creators Project have shared with us an awesome video of the latest MoMA PS1 installation: Hy-Fi. Designed by The Living, who have – in a...
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Petaholic Hotel / sms design
Architects: sms design Location: Section 2, Jianguo North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 104 Architect In Charge: SMS Design CO. Ltd + Feng-Chi Peng Year: 2013 Photographs: Courtesy of...
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