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smritivan memorial plants circular reservoirs dedicated to 2001 gujarat earthquake victims

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The post smritivan memorial plants circular reservoirs dedicated to 2001 gujarat earthquake victims appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. over time, as vegetation thrives, the landscape will be enshrouded in a cohesive labyrinth of greenery and water.

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The 18th Instanbul Biennial Appoints Iwona Blazwick as Curator for the 2024 Edition

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She held the position of Director at the Whitechapel Gallery in London from 2001 to 2022 and previously worked with many renowned institutions in her practice. Iwona Blazwich OBE is a curator, writer, and art historian. Currently, she is the curator for the Royal Commission’s Arts AlUla initiative in Saudi Arabia.

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2001 | New York Terrorist Attack

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In the context of 14th week’s ARCH484 course, we have discussed New York, the terrorist attack and the remembrance of the crisis that took place in 2001. The mentioned crisis was about the Twin Towers which were an iconic part of the New York silhouette until they were destroyed by the jet plane.

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High-Tech pioneer and Hopkins Architects founder Michael Hopkins passes away aged 88

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One of the most notable contributors to the development of contemporary British architecture is being mourned after acclaimed Hopkins Architects co-founder Sir Michael Hopkins passed away last week at the age of 88.

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Longtime beloved SCI-Arc faculty member Robert Mangurian passes away

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He was awarded the prestigious Chrysler Design Award in 2001 and was later inducted into the American Academy in Rome along with his practice partner and fellow SCI-Arc faculty member, Mary-Ann Ray. Mangurian, along with Frederick Fisher, Eric Owen Moss, Coy Howard, Craig Hodgetts, Thom Mayne, and Frank Gehry on Venice Beach in i1980.

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Finally complete, the Watt Towers’ restoration is a turning point for public art in Los Angeles

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The complex had been standing largely unaltered since a previous late-90s restoration aimed at seismic upgrades was completed in 2001. Image via Covizzi's Instagram ©master_conservation. A decade later, LACMA began organizing a City Hall-backed effort that identified critical areas of need with help from t.

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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is still straightening things out (a bit)

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inches since 2001. After a stabilization project, begun in 1990, reduced the quirky monument’s dangerous lean by a full 15 inches, the tower has straightened itself out by an additional 1.6 Some Italian officials are taking that optimism further, claiming the Tower could stand all the way straight on its own some day.