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Rafael Viñoly’s 125 Greenwich Street skyscraper to rise in Downtown Manhattan

October 2, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

New details and interior renderings of Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly’s latest residential skyscraper for New York City have been released. The tower under construction at 125 Greenwich Street will become the architect’s second in Manhattan, after the supertall 432 Park Avenue. Located just south of the World Trade Center development, it will climb to 912

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Rafael Viñoly’s 125 Greenwich Street skyscraper to rise in Downtown Manhattan

October 2, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

New details and interior renderings of Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly’s latest residential skyscraper for New York City have been released. The tower under construction at 125 Greenwich Street will become the architect’s second in Manhattan, after the supertall 432 Park Avenue. Located just south of the World Trade Center development, it will climb to 912

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Durban heritage museum scoops top prize in inaugural Africa Architecture Awards

September 29, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

A museum in coastal South African city Durban has been named best new building in Africa, in the continent’s inaugural architecture awards. Umkhumbane Cultural and Heritage Museum, by local firm Choromanski Architects, was awarded the Grand Prix in the Africa Architecture Awards, the first Pan-African architecture awards programme, which was established by construction group Saint-Gobain to showcase Africa’s

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Durban heritage museum scoops top prize in inaugural Africa Architecture Awards

September 29, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

A museum in coastal South African city Durban has been named best new building in Africa, in the continent’s inaugural architecture awards. Umkhumbane Cultural and Heritage Museum, by local firm Choromanski Architects, was awarded the Grand Prix in the Africa Architecture Awards, the first Pan-African architecture awards programme, which was established by construction group Saint-Gobain to showcase Africa’s

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English seaside towns will transform “like Brooklyn” says artist Bob and Roberta Smith

September 29, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

As high rents continue to drive artists out of London, the UK’s seaside towns are set to become the creative hubs of the country, according to British artist Bob and Roberta Smith. Bob and Roberta Smith – the pseudonym used by artist Patrick Brill – said that the increasing cost of living in the capital will

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English seaside towns will transform “like Brooklyn” says artist Bob and Roberta Smith

September 29, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

As high rents continue to drive artists out of London, the UK’s seaside towns are set to become the creative hubs of the country, according to British artist Bob and Roberta Smith. Bob and Roberta Smith – the pseudonym used by artist Patrick Brill – said that the increasing cost of living in the capital will

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New images show Renzo Piano’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in LA

September 29, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

New images have been released detailing Renzo Piano’s design for a moviemaking museum in Los Angeles, following news that project has just received a $50 million funding donation. Currently under construction, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will comprise a 300,000-square-foot (27,870-square-metre) campus, in the Californian city that is home to Hollywood’s movie studios. The building

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New images show Renzo Piano’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in LA

September 29, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

New images have been released detailing Renzo Piano’s design for a moviemaking museum in Los Angeles, following news that project has just received a $50 million funding donation. Currently under construction, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will comprise a 300,000-square-foot (27,870-square-metre) campus, in the Californian city that is home to Hollywood’s movie studios. The building

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Architects take to Twitter to celebrate “long overdue” RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Neave Brown

September 29, 2017 India Block 0

Figures on the London creative scene have tweeted their surprise and delight over the news that social-housing pioneer Neave Brown is to receive the RIBA Royal Gold Medal. Warm tributes flooded the social media network with architect Peter Barber calling Neave a “big hero” and Alex Ely of Mae Architects describing him as “an inspiration and

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Demand for overseas architects booms in China’s “open and free climate”

September 29, 2017 Marcus Fairs 0

China is emerging as a key destination for international architects, with experienced designers flocking to take up jobs in the country. China’s booming construction scene is fuelling the demand, with Chinese architecture studios keen to hire foreign talent both for domestic projects and for their growing work outside their home nation. “There are many foreign

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