Paris town council has given the green light to a controversial "Triangle" tower rising 590ft above Paris which critics say is an "attack on the beauty of the French capital". The 40-storey steel and glass building will be the first skyscraper to be…
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"Triangle" Tower by Herzog de Meuron
Tomorrow. Recent Work Conference: Ángela García de Paredes and Ignacio García Pedrosa. April 6. Madrid., full_html
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Inside building for Villa Romana La Olmeda
Pritzker Prize winning architect Peter Zumthor’s design for the 11th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion was revealed today. A design that ‘aims to help its audience take the time to relax, to observe and then, perhaps, start to talk again – maybe not’, the…
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Rendering. Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011, by Peter Zumthor
Chinese authorities on Sunday detained Ai Weiwei, one of the country’s most high-profile artists and a stubborn government critic, as he tried to board a plane for Hong Kong, his friends and associates said. Mr. Ai’s wife, nephew and a number of his…
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Ai Weiwei en su estudio de Pekín el 7 de marzo. Fotografía © Shiho Fukada
How will high-speed rail change American life in the coming decades? At this critical moment for American infrastructure, Van Alen Institute calls on the international design community to envision the cultural, environmental and economic impact of a…
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Life at the Speed of Rail
Designed by J. MAYER H. architects, this project explores the potential of the Plaza de la Encarnación to become the new contemporary urban centre. A highly developed infrastructure helps to activate the square, making it an attractive destination…
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Top view of Metropol Parasol, Seville
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A 3-days trip under the auspices of the spanish selected architects for the project 27. We had the chance to explore the significant buildings of the city, to feel its energy and its culture. An informal but vibrant meeting that left us everything…
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Headquarters of the Regulatory Board of the Denomination of Origin Ribera del Duero by EBV
The Spanish Ministerio de Fomento, through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Projects, in collaboration with the Superior Council of Colleges of Architects of Spain (CSCAE) and the University of Alcalá, announces, within the XI Spanish Biennial of…
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XI BEAU. VI Muestra de PFC
OMA has been selected by the Communauté urbaine de Bordeaux (CUB) to develop a strategy for the introduction of 50,000 new housing units across 27 communes. The strategy will seek ways to achieve density, mixed use and accessibility for the new…
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Bordeaux. Image courtesy of OMA