Sao Paulo-based architecture practice Studio MK27 designed ‘Casa Branca’, a concrete retreat inspired by Brazilian modernism. In order to withstand the area’s extreme tropical weather conditions, the minimal two-story ...
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The president of the United Nations General Assembly's office has received a makeover from Danish furniture brand Republic of Fritz Hansen. Currently occupied by Mogens Lykketoft who also comes from Denmark, the office is located at the ...
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Architect Philip Johnson’s Glass House, a masterpiece of modern architecture in harmony with nature, is the subject of an exhibit that opened September 6, 2013, at theCoral Gables Museum. The exhibit features over a dozen large ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) has selected five educational and cultural facilities for this year's CAE Educational Facility Design Awards. The CAE Design Excellence Award honors ...
Imagine if your little brother was a top-ranking executive for Interscope Records in Los Angeles. The perks could be almost endless, right? Front row concert seats, backstage passes, the Grammy’s. Well, Chuck Reed is a top-ranking ...
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An expansion of the Sacramento Convention Center proposed by the architectural design firm Populous would add large glass-walled spaces above the existing center and Community Center Theater. The design firm was engaged by the Sacramento ...
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Toronto, Mississauga and the GTA need their glass consciousness raised. Building experts say resiliency and energy efficiency are going out the window with all those floor-to-ceiling glass walls being installed in the city's towering ...
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The rejuvenation of 125 Old Broad Street, better known as the Stock Exchange Tower, has turned an old building into a striking new landmark on the London skyline. The 26 storey tower in the heart of London was refurbished in July 2008. ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected the 2013 recipients of the Institute Honor Awards, the profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban ...
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DePaul University broke ground Wednesday for a new Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects-designed building for The Theatre School that will put the full theater experience – from production to performance – on view for the neighborhood ...
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On the 11th anniversary of the Sept.11,2001 terrorist attacks,work continues on One World Trade Center,which will rise 1,776 feet to the top of its spire,to become the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Steel has risen to the ...
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Some of these privileges are linked to inspiring and intimate places and locations that are open only to artists. In the Dutch city of Zundert, however, there is a new house that is open to everyone. Art-admirers and artists can be ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) has selected 15 educational and cultural facilities for this year’s CAE Educational Facility Design Awards. The purpose of the design awards ...
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