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MIT Simmons Hall; Steven Holl’s Sea Sponge in MIT
The MIT Simmons Hall makes me think of how the nighttime skylines of every city ...
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The Hanking Center Tower: Striking Folds of Steel in Shenzhen China by Morphosis Architects
The folding of steel structures is the future of skyscraper architecture, as seen from the ...
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Rafael Vinoly’s Carrasco International Airport Imitates Undulating Landscape with Curved Roof
Rafael Vinoly’s curved-roof airport was the first project he completed in his home country of ...
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The Auditorium of the Park – A New Dawn for L’Aquila by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
As with every great devastation, with them come the chances to reinvent one’s self. Just ...
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Beijing National Stadium (Bird’s Nest): China’s Behemoth of Grandeur by Herzog & de Meuron
The announcement was made in 2001 that Beijing is awarded the World Olympics 2008 and ...
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Qujing Culture Centre: A Befitting Anti-gravity Concrete Mass to House Special Artefacts in China’s Qujing City.
The Qujing Culture Centre in Qujing City, China, is more than a building – it's ...
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Columbia University’s Northwest Corner Building by Rafael Moneo not yet a Work of Healing
To be honest, my initial thoughts of the Northwest Corner building weren’t the best; this ...
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Marina Bay Sands: Singapore’s Ultimate Resort Destination by Moshe Safdie
Certain projects are so exceptional that they only occur once in an architect's career, even ...
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Lotte World Tower: An Emblem of Korean Artistry by Kohn Pedersen Fox
A new entrant is set to grace the list of the world's top 10 tallest ...
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Jean Nouvel’s One Central Park Lights Up the Dull Low-rise Neighborhoods in Sydney
Jean Nouvel has consistently shown a fondness for vegetation, firmly asserting its place within the ...
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Moshe Safdie’s Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum is an Indelible Concrete Prism Worthy of Commemorating Israel’s Past
Located on Jerusalem’s Mount of Remembrance (HaZikaron) is the distillation of Israel’s Holocaust history. Yad ...
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One World Trade Centre by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, New York’s Glass Wonder
One World Trade Center, a defiant glass tower that unmistakably breaks through its skyline as ...
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Simplicity Married Craftsmanship at Peter Zumthor’s Saint Benedict Chapel
Often, an architect’s design mettle is proven in small scale projects. Whilst massive projects may ...
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Are Libraries Dying? OMA’s Seattle Central Library Thinks Not!
There was a time when books were high up the ranks insofar as pastime favorites ...
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KingKey (KK) 100, Farrells’ Landmark Skyscraper in Shenzhen, China
The KingKey (KK) 100 skyscraper is the product of a plan to turn Caiwuwei Village ...
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Alesia Museum in Le Pre Haut, France, a Throwback at History by Bernard Tschumi Architects
The Alesia Museum, by Benard Tschumi, marks an archaeological site in central France and commemorates ...
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Vakko Fashion Centre by REX; a Mirage-like Cloak in Istanbul
In the current world of global architectural production, Istanbul has continued to struggle to ...
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Bodegas Protos: Vaulted Wooden Roof Winery in Peñafiel, Spain by Richard Stirk Harbour + Patners
Built for a wine cooperative in a small village in the Ribera del Duero area, ...
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Church of the Light by Tadao Ando
The Church of the Light that was designed by Tadao Ando is more focused on ...
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Toyo Ito’s Tower of Winds, A Technological Sculpture in Yokohama Japan
From afar, it may appear like just another cylindrical tower, something like Nairobi’s Hilton Hotel ...
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520 Park Avenue by RAMSA to Feature the Most Expensive Penthouse Yet in New York
It is anticipated that the 52-story skyscraper 520 Park Avenue in New York City will ...
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Extension to the Denver Art Museum is Libeskind’s Marvel in Denver
One of the hardest things to accomplish must be marketing a museum. However, Calatrava's willingness ...
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Trinity River Audubon Centre, Dallas Texas by Antoine Predock and BRW Architects
Not so far from Dallas City‘s concrete jungle, shimmering lights and labyrinthine expressways is the ...
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Shigeru Ban’s Nine Bridges Golf Club House is a Confluence of Tradition and Modernisation
The Nine Bridges Country Club-clubhouse in South Korea is another exemplification of Shigeru Ban’s expertise ...
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Cardboard Cathedral: A Beacon of Hope for Christchurch by ‘Paper Architect’ Shigeru Ban
On February 22, 2011, a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand's Christchurch, resulting in ...
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Kimbell Art Museum Expansion by Renzo Piano; Fusing the New to the Old
When you want to expand an iconic building from the past, whom do you call? ...
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The Canadian Museum for Human Rights by Antoine Predock is a Staggering Landmark in Winnipeg
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, designed by architect Antoine Predoc,k is an expensive revelation ...
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Kengo Kuma’s Shortlisted Proposal for the ArtA Cultural Centre in Arnhem is a Two-faced Marvel
Kengo Kuma is not hesitant to incorporate local context-specific materials into his modern designs. In ...
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Why Absolute World by MAD Architects is Fondly Dubbed the Marilyn Monroe Towers
The modernist view has long asserted that a house is essentially a machine for living. ...
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The Tama Art University Library by Toyo Ito is Monastery-like with Engaging Arches
One of the big challenges when designing for an art school is this – there ...