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• watch ma yansong + thomas heatherwick at 'architects, not architecture' - Designboom

  15-12-2020 23:23 via designboom.com
  
  watch ma yansong + thomas heatherwick at 'architects, not architecture'  Designboom
  
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• AIA bans design of execution facilities and solitary confinement spaces

  15-12-2020 21:13
  
  The American Institute of Architects has banned members from designing spaces for the US justice system used for execution, torture or confinement of imprisoned people, as part of a commitment to "dismantle racial injustice".
  The new code of ethics forbids AIA members from designing any places for torture or execution. The ban also includes spaces intended for detaining people for longer than 22 hours a day with no meaningful human contact for more than 15 consecutive days.
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• HNTB's architecture practice maintains strong performance in Building Design + Construction Annual Giants 400 Report - Yahoo Finance

  15-12-2020 21:00 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  HNTB's architecture practice maintains strong performance in Building Design + Construction Annual Giants 400 Report  Yahoo Finance
  
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• YoDezeen reveal apartment project in Kyiv’s historic downtown

  15-12-2020 19:07
  
  Designers and architects united modern classics with Empire elements in the new completed project in the Ukranian’s city’s borough Lypky
  
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• MVRDV joint first place in German competition for ‘castle in the sky’ masterplan

  15-12-2020 18:54
  
  The masterplan of the Ettlinger Tor area in Karlsruhe, Germany, developed through intensive public participation from local residents and other stakeholders
  
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• Lindt’s foyer features world’s highest, free standing chocolate fountain

  15-12-2020 18:41
  
  The museum exhibition is located in the Lindt Home of Chocolate, a new building by Swiss architects Christ & Gantenbein at the HQ of Lindt & Sprüngli in Kilchberg near Zurich
  
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• Andrea Auletta’s nautical inspired design for President Hotel Genoa

  15-12-2020 18:25
  
  The plank flooring and the colours of various fine wood varieties communicate the feeling of the roll of a boat deck, in this hotel located in the city’s heart
  
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• HOK design new cancer pavilion for New Jersey’s health institute

  15-12-2020 18:21
  
  As New Jersey’s first comprehensive cancer center, the HOK designed cancer pavilion will include laboratory services, an outpatient clinic, an infusion and chemotherapy suite, radiation oncology, imaging and interventional radiology
  
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• Oslo’s stylish residential block sets new sustainable construction standards

  15-12-2020 18:14
  
  Norway’s new stylish 7,000 sq m residential project from developers, Usbl, completes
  
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• A Snapshot Approach to Database Storage Architecture - Solutions Review

  15-12-2020 18:10 via solutionsreview.com
  
  A Snapshot Approach to Database Storage Architecture  Solutions Review
  
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• Transformed Soviet structure favours Millennial influencers over Michelin stars

  15-12-2020 18:07
  
  The Follower restaurant, designed by YoDezeen, has been reimagined as an eclectic, eccentric, and modern place
  
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• Apple Marina Bay Sands: Foster + Partner’s Singaporean celebration of light

  15-12-2020 18:00
  
  The 30 m diameter structure is a fully glazed dome with a black glass base, complementing the sister pavilions through its scale and materiality
  
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• First look at Sydney station’s roof transformation

  15-12-2020 17:53
  
  Constructed by Laing O’Rourke and designed in partnership with John McAslan + Partners and Woods Bagot, the lightweight canopy dramatically over-sails the heart of the transformed Central Station
  
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• Kokaistudios’ first step in Baosteel’s future

  15-12-2020 17:44
  
  A first milestone in a multifaceted mixed use project, Baoshan Exhibition Center preserves the industrial legacy of Baosteel’s Shanghai site, while setting the stage for its future functions
  
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• London’s oldest tea shop rebrewed by Dalziel & Pow

  15-12-2020 17:38
  
  Twinings’ historical flagship store has reopened with a concept that invites customers to discover a new experience at 216 Strand
  
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• Spotlight on China’s projects from 2020

  15-12-2020 17:27
  
  Revisit some of the marvelous projects from China from the last year
  
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• Trinity Park Conservancy select Weiss/Manfredi to reimagine Texas jail

  15-12-2020 17:25
  
  Malone Maxwell Dennehy Architects will work alongside to integrate the building and its surrounding neighbourhoods into Harold Simmons Park, the planned 200 acre park designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates along the Trinity River
  
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• LA and NY: outstanding projects from the States

  15-12-2020 17:19
  
  A spotlight on projects you loved from the US in 2020
  
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• Gardenhouse: MAD Architect’s first US project completed

  15-12-2020 17:13
  
  Gardenhouse, led by Ma Yansong, located at 8600 Wilshire Boulevard in California’s Beverly Hills, is a mixed use scheme consisting of 18 residential units above ground floor commercial space and upon completion it will host one of the largest living green walls in the US
  
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• London, Andeer, Belval: Europe project spotlight

  15-12-2020 17:11
  
  Eight spectacular projects from Europe covered in 2020
  
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• Standout competition winners of 2020

  15-12-2020 17:01
  
  A look back at some outstanding achievements from David Chipperfield Architects, MVRDV, Snøhetta and more
  
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• VOCUS architecten design Café Restaurant Soesterdal with sustainability in mind

  15-12-2020 17:00
  
  Wind conditions, sun orientation and a selection of materials aim at realising comfort, energy savings and a healthy building to design all-electric restaurant
  
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• 2020’s outstanding residential projects

  15-12-2020 16:52
  
  A spotlight on the homes we wished we had in 2020
  
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• Hawkins\Brown secure planning permission for Oxfordshire’s Quad Two campus

  15-12-2020 16:48
  
  Some 47,000 sq ft of flexible Grade A accommodation for Harwell Science and Innovation Campus planned
  
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• The tallest towers of 2020

  15-12-2020 16:43
  
  Take a look at the tall buildings that we looked up to from New York, Dubai, London and more
  
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• Italy’s Neró Spa New Experience nourishes both body and soul

  15-12-2020 16:39
  
  Designed by Studio Apostoli, Neró Spa New Experience at the Hotel Terme Preistoriche in Montegrotto Terme, was created on the top floor of the existing building which overlooks the centuries-old inner park
  
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• RDHV and UNStudio complete first stations for Qatar’s Doha Metro Network

  15-12-2020 16:29
  With the Doha Metro, Qatar Railways has created one of the most advanced and fastest driverless metro systems in the world with phase one of the project involved the construction of three metro lines (Red, Green and Gold), with 37 stations now completed
  
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• State Street bolsters Alpha's data offering with new cloud-native open architecture platform - GlobalCustodian.com

  15-12-2020 16:26 via globalcustodian.com
  
  State Street bolsters Alpha's data offering with new cloud-native open architecture platform  GlobalCustodian.com
  
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• Andrea Auletta’s Italian E.C.HO hotel echos eco-sustainable hospitality

  15-12-2020 16:24
  
  Nine months of work and an investment of more than 13 million euros led to the construction of this 143 room hotel
  
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• Winners Announced for the 2020 Senior Housing News Architecture and Design Awards - Senior Housing News

  15-12-2020 16:21 via seniorhousingnews.com
  
  Winners Announced for the 2020 Senior Housing News Architecture and Design Awards  Senior Housing News
  
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• RECOVERING, AGAIN - Landscape Architecture Magazine

  15-12-2020 16:10 via landscapearchitecturemagazine.org
  
  RECOVERING, AGAIN  Landscape Architecture Magazine
  
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• Vermont Architects Address the Climate Crisis Through the Built Environment - Seven Days

  15-12-2020 16:01 via sevendaysvt.com
  
  Vermont Architects Address the Climate Crisis Through the Built Environment  Seven Days
  
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• Subtle Japanese touch in Switzerland’s Art House Basel

  15-12-2020 15:43
  
  Interior designers Andrea Caputo and Salomé Fäh pair natural materials, evoking Japanese styles and street art from partnering Colab Gallery
  
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• Microservices Architecture Market Size is Projected to Garner $8,073 Million by 2026 | CAGR 18.6% - EIN News

  15-12-2020 15:08 via einnews.com
  Microservices Architecture Market Size is Projected to Garner $8,073 Million by 2026 | CAGR 18.6%  EIN News
  
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• Designing an Architecture for Edge Success - CIO

  15-12-2020 14:48 via cio.com
  
  Designing an Architecture for Edge Success  CIO
  
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• ZAV Architects creates colourful domed cultural retreat on Iranian island of Hormuz

  15-12-2020 14:20
  
  Iranian practice ZAV Architects drew on the colourful landscape of the island of Hormuz for this holiday community that is housed in around 200 brightly coloured domes overlooking the Persian Gulf.
  Described by ZAV Architects as a "cultural residence", the group of buildings is located around five miles from the main town on the Iranian island of Hormuz.
  The domed accommodation was designed to encourage tourists to visit the island while being an alternative to standard high-rise
  
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• Dezeen's top 10 most talked-about stories of 2020

  15-12-2020 13:20
  
  This year had its fair share of provocative stories, from Donald Trump drafting new legislation on federal buildings to Bjarke Ingels plotting to redesign Earth. For our review of 2020, digital editor Karen Anderson looks at 10 of the most talked about.
  Harikrishnan's inflatable latex trousers create "anatomically impossible" proportions
  Readers debated our coverage of menswear designer Harikrishnan's billowing latex trousers, which were created for his graduate collection at the London College
  
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• Primary Optics: NONOTAK turn illustration and architecture into AV art - FACT

  15-12-2020 13:08 via factmag.com
  
  Primary Optics: NONOTAK turn illustration and architecture into AV art  FACT
  
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• Serverless Architecture market Company Profiles, Rapid Economic Growth, Strategic Assessment With and Top Players - BAVIATION Business Aviation News

  15-12-2020 09:04 via baviation.cn
  Serverless Architecture market Company Profiles, Rapid Economic Growth, Strategic Assessment With and Top Players  BAVIATION Business Aviation News
  
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• Architecture books: gift ideas for architects | Livegreenblog - Floornature.com

  15-12-2020 08:41 via floornature.com
  
  Architecture books: gift ideas for architects | Livegreenblog  Floornature.com
  
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• Crown Group engages Kengo Kuma and Plus Architecture to design riverside development in Brisbane - EdgeProp.sg

  15-12-2020 08:02 via edgeprop.sg
  
  Crown Group engages Kengo Kuma and Plus Architecture to design riverside development in Brisbane  EdgeProp.sg
  
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• These buildings show off the best of nature-inspired architecture - Wired.co.uk

  15-12-2020 07:05 via wired.co.uk
  
  These buildings show off the best of nature-inspired architecture  Wired.co.uk
  
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• Oppenheim Architecture Develops Lago Maggiore Retreat - Hospitality Design

  15-12-2020 04:43 via hospitalitydesign.com
  
  Oppenheim Architecture Develops Lago Maggiore Retreat  Hospitality Design
  
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• Meet our new faculty: Giovanni Betti, architecture - UC Berkeley

  15-12-2020 04:00 via news.berkeley.edu
  
  Meet our new faculty: Giovanni Betti, architecture  UC Berkeley
  
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• Majamaja is an off-grid seaside cabin near Helsinki

  15-12-2020 03:00
  
  Architect Pekka Littow has used Finnish spruce and birch plywood for off-grid holiday home Majamaja, which is perched on a rocky outcrop by the sea just outside of Helsinki.
  Majamaja will eventually be a cluster of five cabins, one of which has already been completed, and a sauna that will be available for eco-friendly overnight stays.
  The cabin has its own solar panels
  Made from black painted native spruce, the cabin operates off the main electricity grid, with solar panels on the roof to
  
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• Hotel Mission de Oro offers beautiful Spanish architecture in the heart of the Golden State - YourCentralValley.com

  15-12-2020 01:45 via yourcentralvalley.com
  Hotel Mission de Oro offers beautiful Spanish architecture in the heart of the Golden State  YourCentralValley.com
  
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• First Fix: National timing architecture needed now - GPS World magazine

  15-12-2020 01:33 via gpsworld.com
  
  First Fix: National timing architecture needed now  GPS World magazine
  
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• Modernism Virtual Tours Take You Inside Palm Springs Architecture - Palm Springs Life

  15-12-2020 00:44 via palmspringslife.com
  
  Modernism Virtual Tours Take You Inside Palm Springs Architecture  Palm Springs Life
  
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• Artopex Granby - Head Office - Luc Plante architecture + design - v2com newswire

  15-12-2020 00:00 via v2com-newswire.com
  Artopex Granby - Head Office - Luc Plante architecture + design  v2com newswire
  
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