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Milan's former Expo 2015 site is being remade into a tech-centric innovation district

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The former industrial site was also famously home to Milan Expo 2015 , which drew some 22 million visitors during its six-month run and has since been partially dismantled. million-square-foot site. Drugmaker AstraZeneca has already moved all of its Italian operations into space on the massive 16.1

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Discover the Main Locations and Events to Visit During Milan Design Week 2024

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Daniel Libeskind's Future Flowers Represent Oikos at Milan Design Week 2015. Image © Oikos Milan Design Week stands as one of the most important events in the global design calendar, serving not only as a showcase of innovation but also as a catalyst for critical discourse and creative exchange. Read more »

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In Japan, abandoned and vacant homes are on the rise

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Related on Archinect: Minimalist concrete apartments fill a narrow site in Tokyo, designed by Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture. Image credit: Sherpa More broadly, Japan passed a law in 2015 allowing local authorities to issue warnings about vacant homes at risk of collapse, including powers to de.

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Architecture Research Office reveals plans for Frederic Church Center for Art and Landscape in Upstate New York

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Architecture Research Office (ARO) , in partnership with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) and The Olana Partnership (TOP), has today revealed a new plan for the Frederic Church Center for Art and Landscape at the Olana State Historic Site in Upstate New York.

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A case of mistaken identity leads artist Jamie Diamond to commission conceptual bank designs for sites in New Mexico

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In March 2015, Jamie Diamond, a photo-based artist, received an email from one Richard “Dick” Stanley. The post A case of mistaken identity leads artist Jamie Diamond to commission conceptual bank designs for sites in New Mexico appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper. Stanley stated [.]

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MVRDV to convert structuralist icon in the Netherlands into a new residential district

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Certitudo Capital commissioned the project in an effort to expand the three-hectare site near the city's train station. In 2015, the building was purchased by Certitudo Capital and the surrounding site to convert it into a multif. MVRDV will work alongside Hertzberger's office, AHH to revitalize the celebrated structure.

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Thornsett Group and the Benyon Estate named the 2022 RIBA Client of the Year

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The 2015 scheme was lauded as a “significant contribution to the East London community as a piece of social infrastructure” that “skilfully combines a community-led school with 68 apartments on a complex urban site.”

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