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• ‘I am not very good at design’: architecture’s top honour goes to Riken Yamamoto

  05-03-2024 15:00
  
  The Pritzker prize has been won by the 78-year-old Japaneses master whose whose work ranges from an open-access Hiroshima fire station to a building seemingly made of booksFrom rows of public housing connected by elevated walkways and shared terraces, to sleek glass university buildings designed for maximum transparency between departments, the architecture of Riken Yamamoto has always been about seeing and being seen. Now it’s his turn to be put in the spotlight, as the 78-year-old Japane
  
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• New Yorkers rail against luxury tower blocking Empire State Building: ‘The mighty dollar rules the sky’

  05-03-2024 13:00
  
  Amid a nationwide housing crisis, residents say 262 Fifth Avenue – a batch of condos for the wealthiest – is ruining the view downtownTom Clark’s Lower East Side apartment comes with a prime view of the Empire State Building. “I can see it from my couch,” he said. Well, he used to be able to catch a glance – before an ultra-thin luxury tower dubbed 262 Fifth Avenue came along.Now the 860ft residential tower, which is still under construction, blocks the Empire
  
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