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• "We have a way to go to reach gender parity, but it's not without hope"

  20-04-2020 22:00
  
  The Pratt Institute has launched an archival project that pays tribute to women in architecture. Following a celebratory dinner party held in March, the school's dean of architecture Harriet Harriss explains why projects like the Mistresses Archive are vital to achieve gender parity in the profession.
  The architecture world is in a state of flux. Women architects in the US still earn on average $15,000 (12,000) a year less than their male counterparts in identical roles, and only 17 per cent of
  
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• Business Briefs: Houston-based Architecture Firm PDR Expands to Dallas - D Magazine

  20-04-2020 22:00
  
  Business Briefs: Houston-based Architecture Firm PDR Expands to Dallas  D Magazine
  
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• Dezeen becomes one of the top 3,500 most popular websites in the world

  20-04-2020 21:30
  
  Dezeen hit a major milestone this week, becoming one of the 3,500 most-visited websites in the world, according to ranking service Alexa.
  Dezeen has risen over 1,100 places in Alexa's global internet engagement ranking since the start of the year, with our Virtual Design Festival propelling us further up the chart in the last few days.
  Dezeen is particularly popular in the USA, where we are among the top 2,500 most popular sites, according to Alexa's latest 90-day trend figures. As of today
  
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• Dezeen becomes one of the top 3,500 most engaging websites in the world

  20-04-2020 21:30
  
  Dezeen hit a major milestone this week, becoming one of the 3,500 most-visited websites in the world, according to ranking service Alexa.
  Dezeen has risen over 1,100 places in Alexa's global internet engagement ranking since the start of the year, with our Virtual Design Festival propelling us further up the chart in the last few days.
  Dezeen is particularly popular in the USA, where we are among the top 2,500 most-popular sites, according to Alexa's latest 90-day trend figures. As of today
  
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• "Tokyo has turned its back on its rivers" says Martin van der Linden

  20-04-2020 21:00
  
  In his latest contribution to Virtual Design Festival, architecture video blogger Martin van der Linden reveals some of Tokyo's "invisible" waterways, which flow beneath the city's roads and pavements."As many as 2,500 people cross each time the light turns green," van der Linden says in the video, while standing at Tokyo's busy Shibuya Crossing. "Few people know that right under here, the Uda and Shibuya rivers converge."
  "The image of Tokyo as a city of water has long been forgotten"
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• WAN judge: Melkan Gürsel, Partner, Tabanlioglu Architects

  20-04-2020 17:57
  
  Melkan was named one of Middle East Architect magazine's top 40 most powerful architects in the Middle East in both 2017 and 2018
  
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• WAN judge: Laura Kinnaird, Associate, Reiach and Hall Architects

  20-04-2020 17:48
  
  Laura was project architect for the 2015 RIBA Stirling Prize nominated Maggie's Cancer Caring Centre in Lanarkshire
  
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• Architecture Firms: Selling Out or Selling Up? - Colorado Real Estate Journal

  20-04-2020 17:41
  
  Architecture Firms: Selling Out or Selling Up?  Colorado Real Estate Journal
  
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• WAN judge: Christopher Castle, Managing Director / Architect, EPR Architects

  20-04-2020 17:35
  
  For Chris innovation and beauty makes the perfect WAN Award’s entry
  
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• Alternative Free Software for Architecture and Design - ArchDaily

  20-04-2020 17:30
  Alternative Free Software for Architecture and Design  ArchDaily
  
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• WAN judge: Jacqueline Beckingham, Global Creative Director, Benoy

  20-04-2020 17:29
  
  Based in the Los Angeles Studio but with a global responsibility, Jacqueline sits on the Global Design Board and as such is integral to the creative ethos and direction of Benoy
  
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• Sandra Scott Travels: Explore IM Pei's Architecture - Oswego Daily News

  20-04-2020 17:10
  Sandra Scott Travels: Explore IM Pei's Architecture  Oswego Daily News
  
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• 2020 WIN judge: Natalie Manima, Owner & Creative Director, Bespoke Binny

  20-04-2020 17:01
  
  Natlalie says that when you are putting an entry together: “Try to think about designing something you would absolutely love to see in the world and experience yourself”
  
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• MAAT's video offers a sneak peek of the Currents - Temporary Architectures by SO-IL exhibition

  20-04-2020 17:00
  
  The final instalment of VDF's collaboration with MAAT features a video overview of the Currents - Temporary Architectures by SO-IL exhibition that was due to open at the Lisbon museum, plus a text written for the show by Beatrice Galilee.
  The video, by Rita Nunes, offers a sneak peek of the exhibition about SO-IL's temporary projects as well snippets of text by New York curator Galilee. Her full text is published below.
  "This video animation is a sneak peek into the exhibition revealing a select
  
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• 2020 WIN judge: Maria Cheung, Interior Design Director, Squire and Partners

  20-04-2020 16:57
  
  Maria Cheung is a Director and Head of Interior Design at award winning architecture and design practice Squire & Partners
  
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• 2020 WIN judge: Tina Norden, Partner, Conran and Partners

  20-04-2020 16:51
  
  Tina is an interior designer and architect with a diverse portfolio stretching across many contexts and continents, from hotel and restaurant design to high-end residential
  
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• 2020 WIN judge: Tessa Mansfield, Chief Creative Officer, Stylus

  20-04-2020 16:45
  
  For Tessa it’s vital that an award entry considers the longevity and life cycle of the interior
  
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• AMD's Updated Ryzen 3 1200 With 12nm Zen+ Architecture Hits Retailers - Tom's Hardware

  20-04-2020 16:36
  
  AMD's Updated Ryzen 3 1200 With 12nm Zen+ Architecture Hits Retailers  Tom's Hardware
  
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• Here are the major architecture firms that have enacted furloughs, staff pay cuts - The Architect's Newspaper

  20-04-2020 16:30
  
  Here are the major architecture firms that have enacted furloughs, staff pay cuts  The Architect's Newspaper
  
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• 2020 WIN judge: Kirsten Schwalgien, Interior Architect, Kirsten Schwalgien Design

  20-04-2020 16:29
  
  Kirsten says make it clearly visible that your design studio went the extra mile to achieve exceptional quality
  
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• 'Jean Prouvé Architecture' Book Set Celebrates the Modern Master’s Cutting-Edge Designs - HYPEBEAST

  20-04-2020 16:24
  
  'Jean Prouvé Architecture' Book Set Celebrates the Modern Master’s Cutting-Edge Designs  HYPEBEAST
  
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• Don't Miss Archinect's Must Follow Architecture Firms on Instagram 2020! - Archinect

  20-04-2020 16:02
  
  Don't Miss Archinect's Must Follow Architecture Firms on Instagram 2020!  Archinect
  
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• Studio Saxe adds plant-covered athletic centre to Costa Rican hotel

  20-04-2020 16:01
  
  Architecture firm Studio Saxe has designed this athletic complex for a Costa Rica hotel to be like "a small village amongst the trees".The Athletic Center is an addition to The Gilded Iguana hotel in Nosara, Costa Rica, a residence that Studio Saxe renovated in 2018. It is conceived as a modular construction built around the existing vegetation on the site.
  Measuring 615 square metres, it houses a surf-shop, bike-shop, gym, exercise studios and massage rooms that can be used by resort guests and
  
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• Architecture pandemic and project's future: Roland Baldi Architects - Floornature.com

  20-04-2020 16:00
  
  Architecture pandemic and project's future: Roland Baldi Architects  Floornature.com
  
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• How Pandemics and Outbreaks Pivot Architecture and Urban Planning - KCBS

  20-04-2020 15:53
  How Pandemics and Outbreaks Pivot Architecture and Urban Planning  KCBS
  
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• 2020 WIN Awards entry: Wohnen am Frankfurter Tor - GBP Architekten GmbH

  20-04-2020 15:50
  
  Wohnen am Frankfurter Tor by GBP Architekten GmbH is an entry in the Residential developments category of the 2020 WIN Awards
  
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• 2020 WAN Awards entry: Celeste - CAA

  20-04-2020 15:38
  
  Celeste by CAA is an entry in the Small Spaces category of the 2020 WAN Awards
  
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• Sri Lanka's Palm Hotel is 'Shoreditch-infused tropical architecture' - The Spaces

  20-04-2020 15:25
  
  Sri Lanka's Palm Hotel is 'Shoreditch-infused tropical architecture'  The Spaces
  
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• 2020 WAN Awards entry: SIMONSZ - Ronald Janssen Architecten

  20-04-2020 15:22
  
  SIMONSZ by Ronald Janssen Architecten is an entry in the Residential category of the 2020 WAN Awards
  
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• The American Institute of Architecture Students & Schindler Elevator Corporation launch new student design competition, Elevate 2.0 - PR Web

  20-04-2020 15:03
  
  The American Institute of Architecture Students & Schindler Elevator Corporation launch new student design competition, Elevate 2.0  PR Web
  
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• Live video interview with SO-IL and Beatrice Leanza as part of Virtual Design Festival

  20-04-2020 14:40
  
  Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu of architecture practice SO-IL and MAAT executive director Beatrice Leanza speak to Dezeen live at 2:00pm UK time as part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with MAAT.
  An exhibition and installation by SO-IL were set to open on 27 March as the first phase of Italian curator and critic Leanza's new programme for Lisbon's Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology.
  However, the projects have been postponed until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic,
  
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• Tenstorrent Unveils Industry's First Dynamic Architecture for Scalable DL - AiThority

  20-04-2020 14:13
  
  Tenstorrent Unveils Industry's First Dynamic Architecture for Scalable DL  AiThority
  
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• Lisbon's MAAT museum premieres documentary about SO-IL's temporary work with VDF

  20-04-2020 14:13
  
  In this exclusive movie premiere screened as part of VDF's collaboration with MAAT, Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu of SO-IL explain 12 temporary architecture projects that feature in an exhibition at the Lisbon museum.
  Made by Corinne van der Borch and Tom Piper, the video explores each project through movie footage, models and renderings plus interviews with SO-IL co-founders Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu.
  It also features interviews with the Brookly-based architects' clients and collaborat
  
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• Trending Market News: 3D Architecture Software Market Insight and Outlook Report 2020 | Dassault Systemes, Autodesk, Trimble – Cole Reports - Cole of Duty

  20-04-2020 13:40
  Trending Market News: 3D Architecture Software Market Insight and Outlook Report 2020 | Dassault Systemes, Autodesk, Trimble – Cole Reports  Cole of Duty
  
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• Kubernetes architecture for beginners - The Enterprisers Project

  20-04-2020 13:07
  
  Kubernetes architecture for beginners  The Enterprisers Project
  
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• Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 20 April - Dezeen

  20-04-2020 13:05
  
  Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 20 April  Dezeen
  
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• Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 20 April

  20-04-2020 13:05
  
  Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes the conversion of a Foster + Partners-designed college building, open-source hoods and optimism from Spain.
  Spanish design brands "optimistic" as factories reopen after lockdown
  Manufacturers in Spain are reopening their factories after two weeks in total lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus, with brands to promising to "bounce back" (via Dezeen).
  Foster + Partners' 
  
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• Advanced Metering Architecture (AMA) Market, Top key players – Landis+Gyr,Itron,Alcara Technologies (GE Meter) – Cole Reports - Cole of Duty

  20-04-2020 12:48
  Advanced Metering Architecture (AMA) Market, Top key players – Landis+Gyr,Itron,Alcara Technologies (GE Meter) – Cole Reports  Cole of Duty
  
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• 2020-2026 Virtual Reality in Architecture Market Research Report by Manufacturers, Regions, Types and Applications – Cole Reports - Cole of Duty

  20-04-2020 12:48
  2020-2026 Virtual Reality in Architecture Market Research Report by Manufacturers, Regions, Types and Applications – Cole Reports  Cole of Duty
  
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• 2020 WIN judge: Adriana Zielinska, Interior Designer, Gensler

  20-04-2020 12:35
  
  Adriana wants to see a simple and strong story, with a focus on outstanding and unique aspects of the project in this year’s WIN Award’s entries
  
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• 2020 WIN judge: Alison Jones, Artist, Alison Jones LLC

  20-04-2020 12:31
  
  Alison Jones is an artist and designer born in the UK who lives in New York City with her two daughters. She holds a BA & MA in printed textiles from Middlesex University and The Royal College of Art
  
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• 2020 WIN judge: Simon Kincaid, Partner, Conran and Partners

  20-04-2020 12:26
  
  Simon wants to see “a genuinely progressive design which stands out as forward looking and different from the crowd” in this year’s WIN Award’s entries
  
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• VDF collaborates with MAAT in Lisbon to launch virtual experience of SO-IL installation and exhibition

  20-04-2020 12:00
  
  Today Virtual Design Festival teams up with Lisbon's MAAT museum to present its collaboration with architect SO-IL. First, Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu of SO-IL explain their Beeline installation in this exclusive video.
  Later today we will feature two more videos exploring the work of SO-IL and giving a sneak peek of the "Currents – Temporary Architectures by SO-IL" exhibition at MAAT that accompanies Beeline.
  At 2:00pm UK time we'll be conducting a live video interview with Idenburg and
  
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• WAN judge: Samantha Josaphat, Principal, Architect, STUDIO 397 Architecture

  20-04-2020 11:43
  
  Samantha wants to see this question answered, what does the occupant of your design need to understand and feel. Why is this space for them?
  
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• WAN judge: Samantha Josaphat, Principal, Architect, STUDIO 397 Architecture - World Architecture News

  20-04-2020 11:42
  
  WAN judge: Samantha Josaphat, Principal, Architect, STUDIO 397 Architecture  World Architecture News
  
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• WAN judge: Misak Terzibasiyan, Founder and Principal Architect, UArchitects

  20-04-2020 11:39
  
  Misak wants to see iInnovation, authenticity, and be surprised
  
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• WAN judge: Elaine Toogood, Head of Architecture, The Concrete Centre - World Architecture News

  20-04-2020 11:31
  
  WAN judge: Elaine Toogood, Head of Architecture, The Concrete Centre  World Architecture News
  
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• WAN judge: Elaine Toogood, Head of Architecture, The Concrete Centre

  20-04-2020 11:31
  
  For Elaine a winning entry is one that stays with her for days after reviewing it
  
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• Follow the brief to the letter says 2020 WAN judge, Karen Haller, Applied Colour Psychology Consultant, Karen Haller Colour & Designs

  20-04-2020 11:21
  
  Karen Haller is a global authority in the field of Applied Colour & Design Psychology furthering the philosophy and practical application of human centred and biophilic design
  
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• Interview: Liam Young on the Future of Artificial Intelligence in Architecture - ArchDaily

  20-04-2020 10:37
  
  Interview: Liam Young on the Future of Artificial Intelligence in Architecture  ArchDaily
  
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