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Expansion of Nijvel's Municipal Crèche. A passive building in a green...
This project consists of expanding the ‘Children of the World’ crèche at Nijvel. The building is located in a park setting of rural significance, the Dodaine park. Two wings with 18 places (sized for...
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Architecture And Agony: Philip Seymour Hoffman In 'Synecdoche, New York'
This weekend, Academy Award winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his West Village, New York City apartment. Known especially for playing loners, losers, and lost souls, Hoffman...
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Sail Away On Félix Guyon's Dreamy Park Benches
When Félix Guyon of Les Ateliers Guyon was asked by the municipality of Verchères, his hometown near Montréal, to create a monument on the banks of the scenic St. Lawrence River, the designer put...
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Brooklyn Heights Townhouse
In the 1970's, this 4,400 square foot townhouse was converted to an eight-family tenement. Its original detailing was stripped off inside and out, and its historic facade was covered with faux brick....
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Google's Empire Includes Mysterious Floating Architecture
Google's secretive empire took a hit today, as the tech giant was ordered to move its "mystery barge" from its dock at Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay. The four-story barge is one of two such...
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Nationaal Militair Museum
Nationaal Militair Museum, Soesterberg Visualisation winning competition entry “Nationaal Militair Museum, Soesterberg" (2012), for Heijmans, Claus en Kaan Architecten, H+N+S Landschapsarchitecten and...
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The X Factor: 7 Rising Specialisms That Could Set You Apart In The...
Anyone blazing a trail in the world of design and construction will know that one of the greatest conundrums we wrestle with boils down to a familiar idiom: How do you stand out from the crowd? To do...
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heimspiel - single family house
taking small steps multiple-generation house in eichgraben, lower austria after the birth of their first daughter, the young family were taken by the idea of a single-family house in the countryside....
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Alexandre Jacques's Photos Transform Skyscrapers Into Crazy Geometric Patterns
Alexandre Jacques invites us to take a closer look at some of the more maligned buildings in our world's major cities. An artistic director based outside of Paris, Jacques photographs extreme...
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KAMI SPA PARIOLI
The project involves the construction of a oriental day SPA in Rome. The clients are important collectors of contemporary art in Rome and at the same time are big lovers of Asia and Asian culture. The...
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Sochi's Undulating Blue Iceberg Provides A Palace For Olympic Ice Skaters
When designing the official "skating palace" for the 2014 Winter Olympics—which start this Friday—GUP MNIIP mosproject-4 found inspiration in host city Sochi's surrounding topography. The Iceberg...
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Why White Roofs Are Better Than Green Roofs At Fighting Climate Change
Over the last decade, green roofs—that is, rooftops planted with living vegetation—have been touted for their environmentally friendly benefits. But while they certainly help prevent rainwater runoff...
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Exxon Mobil Is Realizing Corbusier's Dream In Houston
Who would have thought that Exxon Mobil would be realizing something that looks a lot like French architect Le Corbusier's modernist planning utopia? The corporation is building a complex 25 miles...
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Mercat dels Encants
Photography by Simon Garcia | arqfoto.com The new market “Mercado dels Encants” in Barcelona acts as a mediation device between the renovated Plaza de las Glorias, and the axis of the Meridiana, an...
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Death-Ray Architecture: What Happens When You Ignore Basic Material Properties
Temperature control is a fine art: It's hard to appease everyone in your office, or even your home. But one thing that everyone could agree on: Getting stuck in one of those shiny NYC towers without...
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Rectangle Parallelepiped House
Worship of rectangle! But levels in volumes are linked by arched elements (stairs).
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Harry Potter Shrinks London And Sends It To Florida
So, you’re not quite sure what to do with yourself after the news that Hermione and Ron weren’t meant to be. Although we can't undo J.K. Rowling’s confession, we can suggest a place to make you feel...
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Winner Of MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program Brings Bricks To Life!
The winner of this year's MoMA/PS1 Young Architects Program is New York-based The Living (David Benjamin). The firm will realize its victorious design proposal for PS1's courtyard, which will serve as...
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