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"Architects are too often complicit in gentrification and social cleansing"

Deezen

First it was with their remarkable transformation of the Palais de Tokyo in 2002 (expanded in 2014), a stripping out of a classical/art deco exhibition hall to create a raw, haunting, cavernous interior which became Paris's riposte to London's Tate Modern. Construction is fiercely carbon intensive so whatever can be saved should be.

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Three Lessons from Three Monographs

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Though edited by others, the series of monographs were strongly controlled by Le Corbusier, which enabled a comprehensiveness many contemporary monographs forget about in their photo-heavy presentations. Spread from Juha Leiviskä 2000–2022 , courtesy of bookm-ark.fi before moving on to other materials, most notably wood and bamboo.

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A Modernist Reads About Lutyens

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Racking my brain, it seems my classmates and I learned very little about him in architecture school a few decades ago. Pevsner admits he did not find Lutyens as important in the development of European architecture as C.F.A. What is the result of this three-part structure? The large-format books (12x16"!)

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Christ Church School, Middlebeck UK

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Structural Engineering: SLR Consulting. Gollifer Langston Architects (GLA) was established in 2002 by Andy Gollifer and former director Mark Langston, from their partnership as Gollifer Associates Architects. Christ Church School, Middlebeck, Newark images / information received 051222. Contemporary Northamptonshire Buildings.

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Richard Rogers Architect, London Architecture

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Richard Rogers Architect : Architecture. Contemporary Architecture Practice, London, England, UK. I only met him once, at the Architecture Foundation in London with my boss Eva Jiricna (ex-Richard Rogers), but his influence was already pervasive on my thinking before starting at architecture school in 1989.

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25 Best Architecture Firms in Chile

Architizer

From Pritzker Prize-winning Alejandro Aravena to Cecilia Puga, an impressive cohort of Chilean architects have taken center stage in the international design community, and many new studios are on the rise, setting the bar high for continual national architectural feats. 57studio © 57studio 57STUDIO is an architecture office founded in 2002.

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25 Best Architecture Firms in Montréal

Architizer

Today, Montréal is a cultural medley of architectural works. Home to McGill University, one of the most prestigious architecture schools in the country, the city constantly produces new pieces of architecture that do not fit under any specific trend or movement but rather steadily push the boundaries of contemporary architecture.