Bal Krishna is the name sometimes given to the young Hindu god Krishna. Balkrishna Doshi was named for him, when he was born in 1927. “They wanted me to remain young,”…
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The new Qatar National Library (QNL) building in Education City will open its doors to the public for the first time on Tuesday, giving residents access to more than one million…
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Architects: Volume Matrix Studio Location: Bangkok, Thailand Lead Architect: Kasin Sornsri Area: 250.0 m² Project Year: 2010 Photographs: Spaceshift Studio Manufacturers: American Standard, TOA, COTTO Landscape and Interior: Volume Matrix studio Co.,…
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Era un día, como cualquier otro. Yo estaba pensando en mis cosas cuando fui asaltado visualmente por una ducha en este hotel. (Así es… asaltado.) La mayoría de la gente, probablemente…
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Being an Architect is Hell his was a day, just like any other day. I was minding my own business when I was visually assaulted by a shower in this hotel.…
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When you break your leg, it eventually knits itself back together. Osteoblast cells produce minerals that create the structure of new bone, turning fragments back into a whole. Why, thought microbiologist…
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Waterproof and water-resistant products have nothing on NeverWet. The superhydrophobic coating, now available in stores, repels liquids like you’ve never seen before. To bring NeverWet to the masses, developer Ross Nanotechnology…
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Apart from Antonio Gaudí, who would have turned 161 today, both Robert Venturi and Pritzer Prize Winner Alvaro Siza also share a birthday today. Portuguese architect Siza, who in fact decided…
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Changsha Meixihu International Culture Center – Zaha Hadid – China Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects Location: Changsha, China Client: Changsha Meixihu Industry Co., Ltd Area: 115.00 m² Changsha Meixihu International Culture &…
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Citylife Milano residential complex nearing completion – zaha hadid – Italy Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects Location: milan, italy Client: city life consortium Date: 2004 – 2012 Status: under construction Program: residential…
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AART Architects wins competition for Musholm Bay Holiday Centre AART Architects has won the competition for the expansion of Musholm Bay Holiday Centre, which is the world’s most accessible holiday center…
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Marseille Vieux Port opening – Foster + Partners – France Press Release 04.03.2013 The transformation of Marseille’s World Heritage-listed harbour was officially inaugurated on Saturday during a ceremony attended by Eugène…
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ME Hotel Opens in London – Foster + Partners – UK Press Release 01.03.2013 The ME Hotel – the first flagship hotel in which everything, from the shell of the building…
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To the initiated, his work looks a little like the cake you baked and decorated and then accidentally dropped on the floor. Or the model airplane you built only to crash into…
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Press Release 04.02.2013 Foster + Partners has completed its first project in Latin America with the opening of the Faena Aleph Residences in Buenos Aires, Argentina – part of the reinvention…
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425 Park Avenue – OMA – NY city, US Architect: OMA Location: Ney York city, US Date: 2012 Status: Competition OMA’s entry for 425 Park Avenue competition, awarded to Foster and…
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Messe Basel New Hall – Herzog & de Meuron – Switzerland Architect: Herzog & de Meuron Location: Basel, Switzerland Project: 2004-2012 Realization: 2010-2013 Images © MCH Group Basel architects Herzog &…
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Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects Project: Galaxy SOHO Location: Beijing, China Date: 2008 – 2012 Client: SOHO China Program: Mixed-use Commercial Building (Offi ce & Retail Status: Completed Construction: 2009–2012 (30-months) Size:…