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First Skyscraper by Herzog & de Meuron Rising in NYC »
Posted by: pamcak3 1 year, 2 months ago in Arts & Entertainment
Today New York developers Izak Senbahar and Simon Elias unveiled the design of 56 Leonard Street, a 57-story condominium tower that is now under construction ...
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At Chocolate Factory Site, a New Kind of Luxury Box »
Posted by: Deidre 1 year, 2 months ago in News
On the roof of the former Krasny Oktyabr chocolate factory in Moscow. The building will soon be part of an apartment complex.
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BusinessWeek and Architectural Record Announce 2008 Awards »
Posted by: pamcak3 1 year, 2 months ago in Arts & Entertainment
BusinessWeek and Architectural Record magazines have announced the winners of their 11th annual "Good Design is Good Business" international competition. This awards program honors innovative ...
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CITYS SPECTACULAR NEW W. SIDE STORY »
Posted by: Deidre 1 year, 2 months ago in News
Here' s the first look at designs for a spectacular new boulevard and park planned for Manhattan' s far West Side, where Mayor Bloomberg wants ...
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Empty vessels: eye-con architecture »
Posted by: Deidre 1 year, 1 month ago in Arts & Entertainment
Is your town a bit frayed? No problem: just commission a piece of "iconic" architecture. Is your city perceived as not quite remarkable enough? Ditto ...
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Big Trouble in Little Dubai - Dwell Blog - dwell.com »
Posted by: Digidave 1 year, 1 month ago in Arts & Entertainment
Dubai, that instant city of over-wrought architecture and slave-like laborers, is apparently on the verge of a sewage catastrophe. The BBC reports that "raw sewage ...
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Libya Opens the Door to American Architects »
Posted by: pamcak3 1 year, 1 month ago in Arts & Entertainment
RMJM’ s Global Education Studio (GES) is designing master plans for two separate university campuses in Libya— making it the first American architecture office to ...
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Art and Commerce Canoodling in Central Park »
Posted by: Digidave 1 year, 1 month ago in Arts & Entertainment
The wild, delirious ride that architecture has been on for the last decade looks as if it’s finally coming to an end. And after ...
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Architecture can focus on L.A.'s shared spaces »
Posted by: Deidre 1 year, 1 month ago in Style
For the last several years, conventional wisdom has been gathering behind the idea that the world's most innovative architectural projects would also, increasingly, be ...
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Metropolis asked some of the worlds most forward-thinking architectural and engineering firms to name their newest green products and systems. Thei... »
Posted by: Deidre 1 year, 1 month ago in Arts & Entertainment
As the LEED ratings system grows and more stringent codes are implemented (such as the Cal i fornia Green Building Standards Code), a new gen ...
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Making an unconventional design work »
Posted by: Deidre 1 year, 1 month ago in Style
Making an unconventional design work, It was an unusual and challenging brief: to design low-cost, easy-to-construct, earthquake-resistant, multi-purpose temporary shelters from locally available materials, to ...
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Abu Dhabi tower set for Guinness Book of Records »
Posted by: propertywire 1 year, 1 month ago in Science & Technology
An iconic building under construction in Abu Dhabi is set to enter the Guinness Book of Records as the ' World' s most inclined tower' .
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The Sustainable Modern Houseboat »
Posted by: idyll 1 year ago in News
The Schwimmhaus by German architects Confused-Direction is a green hausboot (oops, house boat ) designed to float around or just stay put on the shore. Its ...
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AIA Survey Shows Strong Gains in Compensation for Architects »
Posted by: Deidre 1 year ago in Business & Finance
rior to the recent downturn in construction activity that is
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adversely affecting some architecture firms, the nonresidential
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It’s the Economy, Architect! Chief Economist Kermit Baker Talks with Association CEOs »
Posted by: Deidre 1 year ago in Business & Finance
Summary: On October 30, AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA, led a discussion session with CEOs of allied associations and industries about trends ...
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