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Brad Pitt foundation agrees $20.5m settlement for owners of defective New Orleans homes

Deezen

million for the owners of homes built by his Make It Right Foundation housing charity, which suffered from water leaks, black mould and foundation issues. Read: David Adjaye house for Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation to be demolished. The post Brad Pitt foundation agrees $20.5m Leaks and black mould found in homes.

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Check out the winning projects of the 2022 International Architecture Awards

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The program dates to 2005 and is meant to honor the best new projects from anywhere in the world that "exemplify design excellence and architectural ambition and deliver meaningful social impact to the public for which they serve." Projects were commended for their demonstra.

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Can the pace of San Francisco's affordable housing development help it pass state hurdles?

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It would also change the socio-economic fabric of the shifting neighborhood schematic , as a total of 85% of all new developments have gone into just seven of San Francisco’s 36 official districts since Gavin Newsome’s first year as mayor in 2005. “We have produced substantial housing around downtown.

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Shigeru Ban unveils Paper Log House at Philip Johnson's Glass House

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The pavilion was made from paper tubes, wood and milk crates The structure was constructed with walls made from 156 paper tubes, which sit within a frame made from plywood on a foundation made of 39 milk crates. Johnson, who passed away in 2005, was one of the best-known architects of the 21st century.

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House re-opens for tours

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Covid forced the property to close to the public in 2020, having already been closed between 2005 and 2015 for a $4.5m Photography: Joshua White / © Barsndall Art Park Foundation. Photography: Joshua White / © Barsndall Art Park Foundation. Photography: Joshua White / © Barsndall Art Park Foundation.

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New Nobel Peace Center by David Adjaye

Architecture Ideas

Status 2005 Location Oslo, Norway Area 445 m² / 4,800 ft² Category Civic, Culture, Education Design Architect Adjaye Associates Architect of Record Anders W. Today, the center is one of Norway’s most visited museums, welcoming around 250,000 visitors annually.

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Spridd slots T-shaped house into rocky hillside in Stockholm

Deezen

The house is located in Nacka "The T-shape enables a minimal excavation as it only requires a small foundation at the bottom," Spridd told Dezeen. Spridd is a Swedish architectural office in Stockholm that was founded in 2005 by Klas Ruin and Ola Broms Wessel. Both spaces give views over the rocky hillside and hardy shrubs and trees.

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