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Petersen Automotive Museum by Kohn Pedersen; Charming Madness in a Building’s Body
Some people have called it “Really Really Bad.” Others have called it “hideous.” It’s “too ...
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MIT Simmons Hall; Steven Holl’s Sea Sponge in MIT
Looking at the MIT Simmons Hall, it reminds me of how every city’s skyline around ...
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Columbia University’s Northwest Corner Building by Rafael Moneo not yet a Work of Healing
Admittedly, my opinions of the Northwest Corner building at first were not exactly the best; ...
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Kevin Howard’s Sabino Springs House: A Chemistry of Boxes and Context
Situated in the lower slopes of Tucson City, Arizona, lies a masterful combination of structures ...
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BOK Centre: César Pelli’s Contemporary Glass, Concrete and Steel Arena in Oklahoma
Every country around the world has development goals that are set to be achieved over ...
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The Hanking Center Tower: Striking Folds of Steel in Shenzhen China by Morphosis Architects
Folding of steel structures is the future of sky scraper architecture, as seen from the ...
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Chateau Cheval Blanc; An Exceptional Winery in the Middle of a Beautiful Landscape by Christian de Portzamparc
Bernard Arnault and Baron Albert Frère are two world billionaires in the luxury goods market ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Alesia Museum in Le Pre Haut, France, a Throwback at History by Bernard Tschumi Architects
The Alesia Museum, by Benard Tschumi, marks an archeological site in central France and commemorates ...
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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 favourites ...
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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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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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KingKey (KK) 100, Farrells’ Landmark Skyscraper in Shenzhen, China
The KingKey (KK) 100 skyscraper is a result of an initiative to transform the Caiwuwei ...
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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 create ...
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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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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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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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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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Extension to the Denver Art Museum is Libeskind’s Marvel in Denver
Marketing a museum has got to be one of the most difficult things to do. ...
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National Library in Singapore by Ken Yeang, an Effort Towards Sustainability in the Tropics
Ken Yeang holds a prominent position among the most celebrated sustainable architects around today. 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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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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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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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 ...