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Zaha Hadid's Bergisel Ski Jump was the most significant building of 2002

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Very few buildings can stand up to the Alps without retreating into modesty, but Zaha Hadid's dynamic and lyrical Bergisel Ski Jump in Innsbruck, Austria, completed in 2002, confronts the surrounding mountains with an equivalent architectural majesty," wrote Giovannini. Did we get it right? Let us know in the comments.

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Nicole Hollis on NICOLEHOLLIS: 'One Thing I Have Learned Is That Nothing Replaces a Site Visit'

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Established in 2002 and run in partnership with her husband, CEO Lewis Heathcote, the San Francisco-based practice has grown into a household name in the world of luxury residential, hospitality, and product design.

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BMW vision root coupe concept channels 2002 turbo heritage in electric sport design

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the headlamp of the classic 2002 BMW race car, known for its distinctive x-shaped tape, becomes the main daytime running lamp graphic. The post BMW vision root coupe concept channels 2002 turbo heritage in electric sport design appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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WilkinsonEyre founder Chris Wilkinson dies at age 76

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Wilkinson’s firm became the first practice to win the RIBA Stirling Prize in two consecutive years, with their Magna Centre in 2001 and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge in 2002.

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Eleven key projects by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Liu Jiakun

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Read on for 11 notable projects by the architect: Photo courtesy of Bi Kejian Luyeyuan Stone Sculpture Art Museum, China, 2002 Exposed concrete walls were used as a backdrop for the stone relics exhibited at this sculpture museum set in a bamboo forest in Chengdu.

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Philadelphia’s Center for Architecture and Design rebrands as DesignPhiladelphia

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The name change heralds an expansion of services as an organization, which has been open to the public since 2002. Philadelphia ’s Center for Architecture and Design has revealed its rebranding as DesignPhiladelphia, according to an announcement the educational nonprofit made public recently.

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John McAslan + Partners refurbishes 20th-century Burrell Collection museum in Glasgow

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Read: North Gate social housing by PagePark designed for residents to "embrace as their own" The Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award is an annual award running since 2002 that highlights Scottish projects. This year's winner is set to be announced on 22 November.