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Kunstsilo gallery opens within "basilica-like" grain silo in Norway

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The project was initiated by art collector Nicolai Tangen, who saw potential in the building as an art space after it closed in 2006. The other move that we did here was to open up this industrial site, it was closed for grain not for people," said Wåge. Inside the bar, contemporary wooden finishes and furniture fill the space.

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Leaked images reveal updated Foster + Partners design for Two World Trade Center

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Foster + Partners ' original design for the tower was first revealed in 2006 and then featured a slanted diamond-shaped top. Currently, the site of Two World Trade Center serves as an additional entrance to the PATH subway station. Developer wanted tower modified to be "more reflective of contemporary needs".

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Fondation Louis Vuitton: Frank Gehry Reflects on the Making of an Architectural Icon in Paris

Architizer

Completed in 2014, Gehry’s landmark building is undoubtedly an architectural icon, but manages to retain a reference for both its site in the heart of Paris’s beloved park and for the city as a whole. When I walked the site for the first time, I cried imagining the history of the Jardin de Climitation.

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SPPARC completes Borough Yards shopping district in London

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"These splendid industrial structures weave and stitch history and heritage together with contemporary architecture.". New buildings on the site are designed to reference surrounding historic architecture. SPPARC is an architecture studio founded in 2006 by Trevor Morriss. There is a public square with a cinema.

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A Love Letter to "Home: A Short History of an Idea," the Book That Defined My Idea of Comfort

Dwell

The magazine was by far the most desirable, especially if it was the biannual fashion or design issue—but a close second was the Television section, a standalone periodical that ceased existence in 2006, but was a staple of my childhood. If you buy something through a link on the site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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Studio Weave nestles pink Seosaeng House into South Korean hillside

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The volumes were built on concrete platforms that rise up the hillside in one-metre intervals, following the natural slope of the site. Large rectangular concrete tiles with a pink hue cover the home's exterior, each featuring a fluted form informed by the site's geology.

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Parks of the 21st Century

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

I can only guess that this contemporary undertaking was enabled by Newhouse's wealth (she is the widow of publishing magnate S.I. Newhouse) rather than the generosity of granting foundations, which these days are geared to academia rather than books like this one with potentially larger, more general audiences.