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Snøhetta has concluded the first phase of the reconstruction of Times Square (Seventh Avenue and Broadway), continuing the initiative started in 2009 to pedestrianise large sections of the popular tourist destination, including the construction of…
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Times Square Reconstruction by Snohetta. Rendering by Snohetta and MIR
It is difficult to gain more than a glimpse of the dwelling through the surrounding vegetation. Where the house is visible, it blends within the landscape, the black timber cladding and dark reflective glass selected to help dematerialise the…
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Ridge Road Residence by StudioFour. Photography © Shannon McGrath
One door, one window, one rooflight, one bed, one shelf, one table - everything you need. Under this slogan we introduce you this prefab studio box, that with its only 9,8 m², is capable to house the basic necessities for both sleeping and working.…
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Outside vision. Read Nest by Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter. Photograph © Torben Eskerod
Until next 23 January, the registration period for entries is open to all kind of interventions creating, recovering or improving the democratic quality of the urban spaces we share and carried out in European cities between 2012 and 2014., full_html
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2014 European Prize for Urban Public Space
The Sala Polivalente de Gas Natural Fenosa of Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (mac), located in Barcelona, exhibit photographers whose work reflects an affirmation of life. Until March, the museum present the exhibition: Los murmullos de bosque by…
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"Considering the Quake," a new exhibit, which brashly fuses the worlds of architectural storytelling and the practicality of building, through a technological lens, will make its US debut at the American Institute of Architects', Center for…
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The Mapdwell Project is about enabling communities with information that will drive sustainable practices, community awareness, energy efficiency, and smart development through the aggregate effort of individuals. By transforming accurate, open, and…
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Washington, D.C. National Mall. Image © Mapdwell
The Private Eye [Panel Syndicate] has a singular story: “A Detective story set in 2076, when everyone in the United States has a secret identity. Our protagonist is a member of the paparazzi, outlaw private investigators who dig up the kind of…
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UNESCO inscribed this human towers "castells" and the "flamenco" on the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010. XXIV Human Towers Competition, it took place the 6th and 7th of October 2012, in Tarragona. , full_html
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XXIV Concurs de Castells in Tarragona, 2012. Photography © David Oliete
ONE57 West 57th Street is a new skyscraper designed by Christian de Portzamparc (1994 Pritzker Prize Winner), and the Extell’s new flagship residential tower and hotel development. Slated to be the tallest residential property in Manhattan, this…
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Rendering. Night view from Central Park. ONE57 by Atelier Christian de Portzamparc