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• 20 Documentaries About Famous Architects and Great Architecture - My Modern Met

  20-05-2021 22:37 via mymodernmet.com
  
  20 Documentaries About Famous Architects and Great Architecture  My Modern Met
  
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• What caught my eye: Architecture book for kids - Albany Times Union

  20-05-2021 22:17 via timesunion.com
  
  What caught my eye: Architecture book for kids  Albany Times Union
  
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• Ohio State College of Law and School of Architecture receive $4M gift for endowed professorships - The Ohio State University News

  20-05-2021 21:48 via news.osu.edu
  
  Ohio State College of Law and School of Architecture receive $4M gift for endowed professorships  The Ohio State University News
  
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• Class of 2021: Architecture Student's 'Paper Monuments' Honor Local Community - UVA Today

  20-05-2021 21:39 via news.virginia.edu
  
  Class of 2021: Architecture Student's 'Paper Monuments' Honor Local Community  UVA Today
  
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• Photos reveal Thomas Heatherwick's Little Island in New York ahead of opening

  20-05-2021 21:00
  
  Photographs show Little Island, the park designed by Thomas Heatherwick on the Hudson River in New York, ahead of its official opening tomorrow.
  Originally called Pier 55, Little Island is an elevated park built on top of 132 mushroom-shaped concrete columns in the river at 55 Hudson Greenway.
  Little Island was formerly known as Pier 55
  Located on the edge of Manhattan's Meatpacking District, close to the southern end of the High Line and the Whitney Museum, Little Island officially opens to the
  
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• Turkey Pavilion Presents Architecture As Measure at La Biennale di Venezia - FTNnews.com

  20-05-2021 20:30 via ftnnews.com
  
  Turkey Pavilion Presents Architecture As Measure at La Biennale di Venezia  FTNnews.com
  
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• The future of robotics in architecture - Robotics and Automation News

  20-05-2021 19:51 via roboticsandautomationnews.com
  
  The future of robotics in architecture  Robotics and Automation News
  
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  20-05-2021 19:51 via roboticsandautomationnews.com
  
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• Wooden frame built in front of US pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale

  20-05-2021 19:16
  
  American architects Paul Andersen and Paul Preissner have built a four-storey pine frame in front of the US pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
  Called American Framing, the pavilion project was commissioned by the University of Illinois Chicago and explores the history of softwood as a building material in America.
  Top and above: Andersen and Preissner hid the US pavilion behind a pine frame
  Wood framing is a construction method where pieces of wood are fitted together to form a suppor
  
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• Wooden frame built around US pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale

  20-05-2021 19:16
  
  American architects Paul Andersen and Paul Preissner have built a four-storey pine frame around the US pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
  Called American Framing, the pavilion project was commissioned by the University of Illinois Chicago and explores the history of wood as a building material in America.
  Top and above: Andersen and Preissner covered the US pavilion in a pinewood frame
  Wood framing is a construction method where pieces of wood are fitted together to form a support str
  
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• Announcement Regarding Amale Andraos, Dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation | Office of the President - Columbia University

  20-05-2021 19:00 via president.columbia.edu
  Announcement Regarding Amale Andraos, Dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation | Office of the President  Columbia University
  
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• Dutch Pavilion questions the premise of Venice Biennale with Who Is We? exhibit

  20-05-2021 18:25
  
  In response to the Venice Architecture Biennale's theme How will we live together?, architect Afaina de Jong and artist Debra Solomon have answered with another question in the Dutch Pavilion: Who is we?
  The Netherlands' contribution to the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale is coordinated by the Het Nieuwe Instituut.
  Its team argues that the "we" in urbanist discourse often excludes not only marginalised peoples but also important non-human entities such as plants and animals.
  The Dutch Pavilion
  
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• Two San Diegans Show Work In Venice Architecture Biennale 2021 - KPBS

  20-05-2021 18:22 via kpbs.org
  
  Two San Diegans Show Work In Venice Architecture Biennale 2021  KPBS
  
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• Fakro Light Tunnels illuminate Kielce's renovated bus station

  20-05-2021 18:00
  
  Dezeen promotion: window manufacturer Fakro's light tunnels have been used to revitalise the Kielce Bus Station in Poland.
  The Polish bus station opened in 1984 and is known for its curved dome-like rooftop, which resembles a "UFO spaceship".
  Kielce's distinctive bus station has undergone a major renovation
  "Thanks to its unique shape, the Kielce Bus Station has been the city's showcase from its very beginning," said Fakro.
  "The building has come a long way: from being the city's
  
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• Architecture Critic Discusses New Lakefront Development Plan | The Sound of Ideas | ideastream - ideastream

  20-05-2021 17:51 via ideastream.org
  
  Architecture Critic Discusses New Lakefront Development Plan | The Sound of Ideas | ideastream  ideastream
  
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• CFA Institute tweaks 'architecture' in draft ESG disclosure standards - IPE.com

  20-05-2021 17:42 via ipe.com
  
  CFA Institute tweaks 'architecture' in draft ESG disclosure standards  IPE.com
  
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• Rice University Names Igor Marjanović Architecture Dean - ARCHITECT Magazine

  20-05-2021 17:29 via architectmagazine.com
  Rice University Names Igor Marjanović Architecture Dean  ARCHITECT Magazine
  
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• Up, Up, And Away? The Architecture Billings Index continued to rise in April - The Architect's Newspaper

  20-05-2021 16:59 via archpaper.com
  
  Up, Up, And Away? The Architecture Billings Index continued to rise in April  The Architect's Newspaper
  
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• The Architecture Billings Index continued to rise in April - The Architect's Newspaper

  20-05-2021 16:59 via archpaper.com
  
  The Architecture Billings Index continued to rise in April  The Architect's Newspaper
  
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• Rice Architecture Taps Igor Marjanović as New Dean - Architectural Record

  20-05-2021 16:52 via architecturalrecord.com
  
  Rice Architecture Taps Igor Marjanović as New Dean  Architectural Record
  
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• Register now for June visits to the Sculpture & Architecture Park - Hudson Valley 360

  20-05-2021 16:38 via hudsonvalley360.com
  
  Register now for June visits to the Sculpture & Architecture Park  Hudson Valley 360
  
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• Watch our live talk on virtual twins and mass timber with Dassault Systèmes and Waugh Thistleton Architects

  20-05-2021 16:10
  
  Dezeen is teaming up with Dassault Systèmes to host a live talk with Waugh Thistleton Architects on the convergence between virtual twin technology and use of mass timber in construction. Tune in here from 4:00pm London time.
  Dezeen's chief content officer Ben Hobson will moderate the panel, which is titled How Virtual Mass Timber Extends and Improves Real Mass Timber.
  French software-design brand Dassault Systèmes will be represented on the panel by Jerry Jackson, its director of
  
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• Watch our live talk on digital twins and mass timber with Dassault Systèmes and Waugh Thistleton Architects

  20-05-2021 16:10
  
  Dezeen is teaming up with Dassault Systèmes to host a live talk with Waugh Thistleton Architects on the convergence between digital-twin technology and use of mass timber in construction. Tune in here from 4:00pm London time.
  Dezeen's chief content officer Ben Hobson will moderate the panel, which is titled How Virtual Mass Timber Extends and Improves Real Mass Timber.
  French design software brand Dassault Systèmes will be represented on the panel by Jerry Jackson, its director of
  
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• THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME - Landscape Architecture Magazine

  20-05-2021 15:18 via landscapearchitecturemagazine.org
  
  THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME  Landscape Architecture Magazine
  
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• Kemp Launches Zero Trust Architecture to Simplify Secure Application Access - PRNewswire

  20-05-2021 15:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  Kemp Launches Zero Trust Architecture to Simplify Secure Application Access  PRNewswire
  
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• Japan Society opens new exhibit in NYC celebrating Japanese architecture - News 12 Bronx

  20-05-2021 14:26 via bronx.news12.com
  
  Japan Society opens new exhibit in NYC celebrating Japanese architecture  News 12 Bronx
  
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• Open source: Mars explorer developer teams with drone company on open architecture - ZDNet

  20-05-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Open source: Mars explorer developer teams with drone company on open architecture  ZDNet
  
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• Nordic Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale is full-scale co-housing model

  20-05-2021 13:46
  
  Norwegian architecture studio Helen & Hard has built a 1:1 cross-section of a solid wood co-housing project in the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
  Commissioned by the National Museum of Norway, the exhibition named What We Share sheds light on how architects can design and build communities "based on participation and sharing".
  Helen & Hard hopes it will also demonstrate how co-living can be used to help tackle various environmental issues, increase residential secur
  
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• Nordic Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale is a full-scale co-housing model

  20-05-2021 13:46
  
  Norwegian architecture studio Helen & Hard has built a 1:1 cross-section of a co-housing project made from spruce wood in the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
  Commissioned by the National Museum of Norway, the exhibition is named What We Share and demonstrates how architects can design and build communities "based on participation and sharing".
  Helen & Hard hopes it will also demonstrate how co-living can be used to help tackle various environmental issues, increase r
  
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• What are the Components of Data Center Architecture? - CIOReview

  20-05-2021 13:42 via cioreview.com
  What are the Components of Data Center Architecture?  CIOReview
  
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• Ground Control: Aviation Architecture Beyond the Airport - ArchDaily

  20-05-2021 13:30 via archdaily.com
  
  Ground Control: Aviation Architecture Beyond the Airport  ArchDaily
  
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• Sunken concrete floor expands Victorian terrace house in London

  20-05-2021 13:26
  
  DGN Studio has extended and renovated a Victorian semi-detached terraced house in East London, introducing a sunken concrete floor to maximise the ground floor ceiling height.
  Called Concrete Plinth House, the original brief – to transform a disconnected and dark north-facing kitchen into a bright and open space for gatherings – expanded to include lighter-touch renovations of the rest of the house.
  Top: the extension opens out onto the garden. Above: the studio excavated the garden
  
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• Flower Power: Commercial Architecture & Cannabis Facilities - REBusinessOnline

  20-05-2021 13:19 via rebusinessonline.com
  
  Flower Power: Commercial Architecture & Cannabis Facilities  REBusinessOnline
  
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• London Festival of Architecture 2021, our 5 picks - Domus - Domus - Domus

  20-05-2021 12:31 via domusweb.it
  
  London Festival of Architecture 2021, our 5 picks - Domus - Domus  Domus
  
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• tomáš libertíny exhibits architecture sculpted by bees at the venice biennale - Designboom

  20-05-2021 12:26 via designboom.com
  
  tomáš libertíny exhibits architecture sculpted by bees at the venice biennale  Designboom
  
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• Venice Architecture Biennale "could be doing better" to increase diversity, curator says

  20-05-2021 12:23
  
  Just 25 per cent of participants at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale are women and only one third are from outside Europe and the USA, despite making "a conscious effort" to increase diversity.
  Figures provided by the biennale, which opens to the public on Saturday, show there are 72 female participants and 213 male participants.
  Of 126 participating architecture firms, 67 per cent are from Europe and the USA. Just six per cent are from Africa and 12 per cent from Asia.
  South Americans m
  
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• Largest Triad Architecture Firms - Triad Business Journal - New York Business Journal

  20-05-2021 12:00 via bizjournals.com
  Largest Triad Architecture Firms - Triad Business Journal  New York Business Journal
  
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• This Supersonic Turntable’s aesthetics are inspired by the current brutalist architecture trend! - Yanko Design

  20-05-2021 10:57 via yankodesign.com
  
  This Supersonic Turntable’s aesthetics are inspired by the current brutalist architecture trend!  Yanko Design
  
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• British Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale examines threats to public space

  20-05-2021 10:15
  
  London studio Unscene Architecture explores how pubs, high streets and green spaces in the UK can be made more inclusive in the British Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale.
  The exhibition, named The Garden of Privatised Delights, comprises a series of interactive rooms that investigate how specific public spaces can be better designed.
  Unscene Architecture has curated the British Pavilion
  It was curated by Manijeh Verghese and Madeleine Kessler of Unscene Architecture in respons
  
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• Rainwater flows in and out of Danish Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale

  20-05-2021 09:00
  
  Flowing streams, footbridges, leaks and water pipes all lead visitors through the Danish Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in an exhibition that explores the circularity of water.
  Architecture studio Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects and curator Marianne Krogh created the installation, titled Con-nect-ed-ness, using a cyclic rainwater system.
  Top: the Danish Pavilion was designed by Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects. Above: PVC pipes connect to a reservoir. Photo is by Luca Delise
  
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• Uzbekistan's first Venice Biennale pavilion celebrates a dwindling form of community living

  20-05-2021 08:00
  
  A full-scale replica of a house in an Uzbek mahalla aims to highlight a historic and endangered form of community living in the Republic of Uzbekistan's first contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale.
  Called Mahalla: Rural Urban Living and curated by Emmanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein of Swiss practice Christ & Gantenbein with Victoria Easton, the pavilion grew out of a project led by the team at ETH Zurich researching and documenting mahalla.
  Top: the Republic of Uzbekistan's
  
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• Uzbekistan's first Venice Architecture Biennale pavilion celebrates a dwindling form of community living

  20-05-2021 08:00
  
  A full-scale replica of a house in an Uzbek mahalla aims to highlight a historic and endangered form of community living in the Republic of Uzbekistan's first contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale.
  Called Mahalla: Rural Urban Living, the installation was curated by Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein of Swiss practice Christ & Gantenbein with Victoria Easton.
  The pavilion grew out of a project led by the team at ETH Zurich researching and documenting mahallas, which are dense
  
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• Hafer ranked No. 30 top healthcare architecture firm in US - The Owensboro Times

  20-05-2021 07:16 via owensborotimes.com
  
  Hafer ranked No. 30 top healthcare architecture firm in US  The Owensboro Times
  
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• Venice exhibition celebrates architecture informed by Country - Architecture AU

  20-05-2021 07:09 via architectureau.com
  
  Venice exhibition celebrates architecture informed by Country  Architecture AU
  
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• Roanoke architecture firm awarded $5.3M contract for James Wood, Indian Hollow renovations - The Winchester Star

  20-05-2021 06:00 via winchesterstar.com
  Roanoke architecture firm awarded $5.3M contract for James Wood, Indian Hollow renovations  The Winchester Star
  
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• Bartos Architecture, Inc. is hiring a Project Architect in San Mateo, CA, US - Archinect

  20-05-2021 04:01 via archinect.com
  
  Bartos Architecture, Inc. is hiring a Project Architect in San Mateo, CA, US  Archinect
  
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• Student reflects on the intersection of Black culture and architecture - University of Miami

  20-05-2021 02:55 via news.miami.edu
  
  Student reflects on the intersection of Black culture and architecture  University of Miami
  
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