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Budget Breakdown: In London, a Midcentury-Inspired Kitchen Update Leads to a $229K Home Revamp

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From the moment they moved into their semidetached Victorian home in London in 2006, Nicola and Patrick Kendall dreamed of renovating their kitchen—but life and more pressing home improvements got in the way. The client was really pleased with the result." I really wanted a curved wall," says Nicola. "It

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Rex clads "mystery box" World Trade Center performance arts center in translucent marble

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It is clad in thin marble and glass On top of that, the architecture studio had to deal with the existing foundation leftover from the cancelled Frank Gehry building initially planned for the site. All the below-grade infrastructure was built based on Frank Gehry's design," said Ramus. "So The photography is by Iwan Baan.

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Johnson Fain completes curvilinear First Americans Museum after decades of work

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The museum is managed by the American Indian Cultural Center Foundation. Construction began in 2006, but was halted in 2012 due to a funding shortfall. Corten steel cladding references red-toned earth found in Oklahoma The project was in the making for over two decades.

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National Portrait Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London

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The removal of some original walls and the design of large beams to carry the load of the building above was overseen by the structural engineers Price and Myers. The new bronze doors, designed by Jamie Fobert Architects, feature 45 specially commissioned bronze portraits of women by artist Tracey Emin.

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RO54 Residence, Bel Air, Los Angeles

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MEP Engineer: GMEP Engineers Civil Engineer: GreyStone Engineering Group Inc. Waterproofing: Encapsulated foundation membrane, polymesh applied surface waterproofing over whole house adhered membrane. sf Site Dimensions :120’x85’ Building Dimensions: 65’x49’ Landscape Area: 6,438.34

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Remembering the design world greats we lost in 2022

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He launched Dezeen in 2006 from his spare bedroom, and it grew to become the world's most popular and influential online architecture, interiors and design magazine. Gyo Obata, one of the three founders of American architecture, engineering and planning giant HOK , died on 8 March aged 99. Find out more about Lucien Kroll ›.

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New Ute and William K. Bowes Jr. Center, San Francisco

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Foundation, which marks the largest capital gift ever made to a music school; the Foundation’s namesake was a longtime SFCM supporter and trustee. Walking distance to SFCM’s Ann Getty Center at 50 Oak Street, the Conservatory’s home since 2006, the Bowes Center creates housing for up to 420 students. gift from the William K.