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in december 2017, boston announced that it was seeking a designer for a new outdoor memorial dedicated to martin luther king, jr and his wife coretta scott king. five teams — comprising names such as david adjaye and yinka shonibare — submitted competing proposals for the project, which sought to commemorate the legacy of the […]

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imagined on the coastal shores of somewhere with high temperatures and breath-taking views, anti reality has designed a summerhouse with panoramic windows and a pool for a roof. set in a rocky seaside area with direct contact with water, the one-storey dwelling would encompass 914 square feet (85-square-meters). images courtesy of anti reality     the […]

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located in the university town of eskişehir, northwest turkey, the odunpazari modern museum (OMM) by kengo kuma and associates is set to open in june 2019. founded by art collector and businessman erol tabanca, the 4,500m2 museum will house an internationally significant collection of modern and contemporary art spanning the 1950s to the present day. all images © […]

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snarkitecture unveils its new permanent exhibition space, snark park, at the grand opening of hudson yards with its inaugural installation, ‘lost and found.’ the space is conceived of as contemporary enchanted forest — a labyrinth of ninety massive, occupiable columns, some of which are large enough to fully enter while many offer unique audible, visual, […]

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in 2011, chile’s national council of culture and the arts initiated a public architectural competition for the design of a new theater in the city of concepción. from a total of 28 proposals, the project was eventually awarded to a trio of designers: smiljan radic, the internationally recognized architect who designed the 2014 serpentine pavilion, […]

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italian architect renzo piano has drawn up plans for a new university campus, which is scheduled to open in milan in 2020. described as a ‘gift to the city,’ the project sees the creation of a new campus for politecnico di milano — where piano studied in the 1960s. the site includes two buildings designed […]

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the tokyo-based studio, tomoko ikegai / ikg inc, has designed the ‘YJY maike centre flagship’, a bookstore and commercial complex in xian, china. spanning over two floors and occupying 4,500 m2, the vast space has been created to facilitate encounters between people, cultures, and books from around the world. the concept behind the interior was to create […]

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VTN architects (vo trong nghia architects) designs castaway island resort along the shore of a touristic vietnamese island in cat ba archipelago. the bamboo destination, which can accommodate up to 160 guests, is only accessible by a two hour boat journey from hai phong port. the private, tropical beach is engulfed on one side by a […]

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