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MAD designs Nanhai Art Center to emulate "continuous wave of water"

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Architecture studio MAD has revealed its design for an arts centre on a waterfront site in Guangdong, China , which will have an undulating form modelled on moving water. Encompassing 121,275 square metres, the mixed-use Nanhai Art Center will be divided into three buildings containing a theatre, museum and sports centre.

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MAD to transform Chinese factory with futuristic rooftop extension

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MAD has unveiled its plans for The Ark MAD 's ambition is to preserve the industrial aesthetic of the ageing warehouse on the banks of Chuanyang River while contrasting it with the contemporary addition. The extension will contain glass-lined rooms MAD is an architecture studio founded by Ma in Beijing in 2004.

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Parks of the 21st Century

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

His undertaking was enabled by support from the Graham Foundation, primarily, as well as the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ford Foundation, and the Museum of Modern Art; non-monetary support came from his wife, "Dot," who was the driver-navigator on the cross-country trips and did much more in the making of the books.

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The Black Designers Who Were Largely Overlooked by History

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Paul Getty Trust, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004) In the book’s architecture section, Prempeh asserts: "In architecture, Black designers have been pushing against the confines of a Western society that refuses to look past the color of their skin." Photo by Julius Shulman © J. It was completed in 1955.

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Event: The Sensuous Environment: Sim Bruce Richards, Architect

Bustler

This exhibit chronicles the career, architecture, art and design of Sim Bruce Richards, who created a design aesthetic unique to the San Diego region. Curator Keith York is a historian focused on unveiling the unique history of modern art and architecture in the San Diego region. York contributed a chapter to the book Making L.A.

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Istanbul Modern building by Renzo Piano

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Across 10,500 square meters, the new Istanbul Modern provides a purpose-built space for a dynamic range of temporary exhibitions, interdisciplinary educational programs, film screenings, and an extensive, publicly accessible art collection.

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Reimagining Landscape Architecture: Designing Without Plants

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As The Underline’s first built section, Brickell Backyard sets the tone for future phases of the 10-mile-long corridor with improved pedestrian and bicycle pathways, and various active, passive, and cultural programs and public art. Beijing 798 Arts District Vision Plan. By Sasaki , Beijing, China.