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Happy Birthday Eduardo Souto de Moura!
Today, July 25th, is Eduardo Souto de Moura’s 61st birthday! With over 60 buildings designed worldwide, Souto de Moura is known for his thoughtful use of colors and materials. Although often described...
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GBN House / Lucio Muniain et al
Architects: Lucio Muniain et al Location: Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico Collaborators: Mario Hernández, Jorge Arrollo, Luis Valdéz Project Year: 2012 Photographs: Alfonso de Béjar Structures: Felipe...
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Why Bankruptcy May Be the Best Thing for Detroit
While the rest of the world scoffs at Detroit’s recent announcement of bankruptcy (using it as an opportunity to bemoan how far the city – and the country – has fallen since its golden Motown days),...
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Architecture’s First Full-Fledged Experiment in DeafSpace Design
This article, by Linda Hales, originally appeared on Metropolis Mag as “Clear Line of Sight“ The new dormitory at Gallaudet University exudes raw energy. Rough wood planks, exposed steel, polished...
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Telefónica Móviles Building / Pich-Aguilera Architects
Architects: Pich-Aguilera Architects Location: Castilla, Cataluña, Spain Team: Felipe Pich-Aguilera, Teresa Batlle Project Area: 6,504 sqm Photographs: Eduardo Sanchez Lopez Group Manager: Xavi...
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Jean Nouvel Selected to Design National Art Museum of China
The rumors are true: Jean Nouvel has been selected as the official winner of the highly acclaimed National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) competition in Beijing. According to Dezeen, the news has been...
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Panguipulli Hotel / GArquitectos
Architects: GArquitectos Location: Panguipulli, Chile Project Architects: Tomás García de la Huerta y Xaviera Gleixner Participating Architect: Sergio Briceño Project Area: 700 sqm Project Year: 2012...
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Historic Toledo Museum of Art Goes Off Grid
The 101-year old historic building that houses the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio has gone off grid, reports Candace Pearson of Architectural Record. Through a series of upgrades that began in the early...
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Primary School in Karlsruhe / wulf architekten
Architects: wulf architekten Location: Karlsruhe, Germany Colleagues: Ingmar Menzer (PL), Oliver Hasselbach, Larissa Schuster, Christopher Velz Year: 2012 Photographs: Brigida González From the...
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Kindergarden between Palms in Los Alcazares / Cor & Asociados
Architects: Cor & Asociados Location: Los Alcazares, Murcia, Spain Project Architects: Miguel Rodenas, Jesús Olivares Client: Ayuntamiento de Los Alcázares Area: 811 sqm Photographs: David Frutos...
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RD 3 / BY Architects
Architects: BY Architects Location: Kolovraty, Prague, Czech Republic Architect In Charge: Markéta Zdebská Area: 300 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Courtesy of BY Architects From the architect. The...
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Shanghai Pudong International Airport / Paul Andreu Architecte
Architects: Paul Andreu Architecte Location: Shanghai, China Design Team: F.Tamisier, G.Andreu, P.Gonon, H.Boitard Area: 220,000 sqm Year: 1999 Photographs: Paul Maurer From the architect. The...
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Morgan State University / Hord Coplan Macht | FREELON
Architects: The Freelon Group (Leed Designer) in association with Hord Coplan Macht (Architect of Record) Location: Baltimore, MD, USA General Contractor: Barton Malow Structural Engineer: Faisant...
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Montjuic Fire Station / Manuel Ruisánchez arquitecto
Architects: Manuel Ruisánchez arquitecto Location: Barcelona, Spain Team: Joana Sopena, Eulalia Gómez, Fabio Ferone, Iñaki Tarragó, José Mauriño, Mª Elena Alonso, Pol Alonso, Arantxa Zabalza...
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E.On Avacon / Bof Architekten
Architects: Bof Architekten Location: Kiel, Germany Design Team: Lutz Schneider, Frank Keikut, Leonie Willnauer, Katrin Becker Timo Eisele, Tim Kalka, Romain Tauais, Judith Overberg Area: 8,436 sqm...
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Is This the Best Planned City in the World?
This discussion on Quora, entitled “which is the most well planned city in the world?” certainly got us thinking; not only because of the interesting and diverse answers to the question, but also...
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Restaurante El Merca’o / Vaíllo & Irigaray + Galar
Architects: Vaíllo & Irigaray + Galar Location: Pamplona, Spain Project Architects: Antonio Vaíllo i Daniel, Juan L. Irigaray Huarte Director: Daniel Galar Irurre Area: 990 sqm Year: 2008...
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Madison Square Garden Limited to 10 Year Permit
A landslide vote (47-1) by the New York City Council has limited the permit for Madison Square Garden to just 10 years. The decision comes after the property owner’s – MSG Company - 50 year permit...
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Wind Vault House / Wallflower Architecture + Design
Architects: Wallflower Architecture + Design Location: East Coast, Singapore Design Team: Cecil Chee, Robin Tan, Sean Zheng, Shirley Tan & Eileen Kok Area: 553 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Jeremy...
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The Architecture of Incarceration: Can Design Affect the Prison System?
On July 9th, 30,000 prison inmates across California took part in a hunger strike to show solidarity with those incarcerated in Pelican Bay State Prison, a ‘Solitary Housing Unit’ in which prisoners...
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