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Kohn Pedersen Fox plans supertall skyscraper 343 Madison Avenue in New York

June 2, 2021 India Block 0

American architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has unveiled plans for 343 Madison Avenue, a supertall skyscraper that will be built near Grand Central Terminal in New York. Developer Boston Properties selected Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) to build the 1,050-foot-high (320 metres) office building, which will be located on the site of the former headquarters of

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Bartlett launches investigation after racism and sexism allegations

June 1, 2021 India Block 0

University College London has launched a review into the Bartlett School of Architecture after ex-students came forward with allegations of sexist and racist treatment. The prestigious London school said it was “aware of the issues” raised by former student Eleni Kyriacou, who compiled a dossier containing testimonials from 21 people. These drew a picture of

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Little Island designed to create “the feeling of leaving Manhattan behind” says Thomas Heatherwick

May 27, 2021 India Block 0

The elevated topography of Little Island was designed to create a sense of escape from Manhattan, according to designer Thomas Heatherwick in this interview with Dezeen. Designed in partnership with global engineering firm Arup and landscape architects MNLA, Little Island rests on 132 concrete columns over the Hudson River near New York City’s Meatpacking District. It opened

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Thomas Heatherwick’s Vessel to reopen in New York on Friday with buddy system to prevent suicides

May 26, 2021 India Block 0

Individual visitors will be banned from Thomas Heatherwick’s Vessel attraction in New York when it reopens on Friday, four months after a third suicide forced it to close. The 46-metre-high viewpoint at Hudson Yards in Manhattan will reopen on 28 May with a raft of new measures to prevent people jumping. These include a buddy

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Kettle Collective plans to build world’s second tallest tower in Russia

May 26, 2021 India Block 0

Scottish architecture practice Kettle Collective has unveiled designs for a 703-metre-high supertall skyscraper in St Petersburg, Russia, which would be the second tallest building in the world. Called Lakhta Centre II, the 150-storey building would also have the highest occupied floor in the world at 590 metres. The tallest building in the world is the

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Photos show supertall skyscraper Central Park Tower nearing completion in New York

May 25, 2021 India Block 0

Photographer Paul Clemence has captured supertall skyscraper Central Park Tower, the tallest residential building in the world, as it nears completion in New York. The 1,550-foot (472-metre) apartment building by architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill topped out in Manhattan in September 2019 and is expected to officially complete later this year. Chicago-based Adrian

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Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha dies at 92

May 24, 2021 India Block 0

Highly decorated Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize and RIBA Gold Medal, has passed away at the age of 92. The architect died in a Sao Paulo hospital of lung cancer on 23 May 2021. Described as a “role model” for architects, Mendes da Rocha was the recipient of many

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Thomas Heatherwick’s Little Island is a park and outdoor theatre over the Hudson

May 21, 2021 India Block 0

British designer Thomas Heatherwick has completed Little Island, a park and performance venue supported by 132 concrete columns set into the Hudson River in New York. Heatherwick Studio built the 2.4-acre park with global engineering firm Arup and New York-based landscape architects MNLA. Two bridges connect Little Island to the mainland. The park is located

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EFFEKT plants 1,200 trees to grow during the Venice Architecture Biennale

May 21, 2021 India Block 0

Danish architecture studio EFFEKT has planted hundreds of pine seedlings around seven architectural models at the Venice Architecture Biennale using a hydroponics system that’s remote-controlled from Copenhagen. The installation is called Eco to Ego and responds to the biennale’s theme, a question posed by the Venice Architecture Biennale’s 2021 curator Hashim Sarkis: How will we

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Photos reveal Thomas Heatherwick’s Little Island in New York ahead of opening

May 20, 2021 India Block 0

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. Located on the edge of Manhattan’s Meatpacking

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