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MVRDV’s “Sun Rock” is a built manifesto for Taipower’s carbon-free future

January 23, 2022

MVRDV has revealed Sun Rock, an operations facility containing offices, a maintenance workshop, storage spaces, and a public gallery for Taiwan’s government-owned power company Taipower

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Dutch Company is finding ways to make buildings more efficient

January 17, 2022

This new innovation is showing it is possible to quickly retrofit every building

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Escenario SHIROKANE wins Best of Best at Architecture MasterPrize

January 17, 2022

Ryuichi Sasaki/Sasaki Architecture won the Best of Best in the Mixed-Use Architecture category at Architecture MasterPrize (AMP) 2021

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New Downtown Hub for HEC Montréal Nears Completion

January 13, 2022

Construction is wrapping up on Provencher_Roy’s new downtown hub for HEC Montréal, a centre for entrepreneurship and research

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MVRDV launches vision for self-sufficient valley in Armenia

January 13, 2022

On Tuesday, January 11th, in the presence of Armenian government officials, MVRDV unveiled its vision for the Gagarin Valley

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Foster & Partners Datong Art Museum opens to the public

January 9, 2022

Datong Art Museum – an important new cultural destination in China – has opened to the public with a special exhibition featuring oil paintings by local artists.

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Snøhetta designs a library for the future in Beijing

January 4, 2022

Aiming to set new standards for sustainable library design, the Beijing sub-centre library will become distinctly different to conventional libraries...

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Richard Rogers' thrilling legacy

January 1, 2022

The Guardian's Oliver Wainwright assesses Richard Rogers Impact

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A House for Artists - a perky, punchy affordable housing in London

December 16, 2021

Substance, spirit and a sense of community distinguish this block of rental flats for cash-strapped creatives in Barking east London, designed by Apparata, with a little help from Grayson Perry

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Narbo Via, Narbonne’s new museum of Roman antiquities inaugurated

December 15, 2021

Narbo Via – a new museum of Roman antiquities in Narbonne – has officially opened following an inauguration ceremony attended by the conseil de la Region Carole Delga. The building, designed and engineered by Foster + Partners is set to become a new landmark at the entrance to the city, on a site adjacent to the Canal de la Robine.

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Henning Larsen reveals design for large timber building in Copenhagen

December 13, 2021

Henning Larsen and Ramboll double down on sustainable leadership with large timber building in Copenhagen.

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Star crowning the Sagrada Família rekindles residents’ complaints

December 1, 2021

Locals in Barcelona accuse religious foundation in charge of Gaudí‘s masterpiece of highhandedness

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Reclaiming the lens of oppression - MVRDV's proposal for Canada’s LGBTQ2+ National Monument

November 29, 2021

The Lens, MVRDV’s competition proposal for Canada’s LGBTQ2+ National Monument dedicated to Canada’s Queer community – in particular those who endured what is now termed the LGBT Purge – has been selected as a finalist

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AECOM and SmithGroup Celebrate the Groundbreaking of the New Louisville VA Medical Center

November 22, 2021

AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, and SmithGroup, one of the nation’s leading integrated design firms, celebrate the groundbreaking of the new VA Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky

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Snøhetta designs the new Administrative Centre of the city of Lyon

November 22, 2021

Built around a lush green heart, Snøhetta’s proposal for the Nouveau Centre Administratif d’Etat de Lyon embraces historical trees and geometrical shapes found in the surrounding architecture.