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‘periférico 2008’ housing tower promotes sustainability in mexico’s famous neighborhood

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The post ‘periférico 2008’ housing tower promotes sustainability in mexico’s famous neighborhood appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. located in the heart of the san angel neighborhood, the high-rise building spans 34 levels of apartment units and open green terraces.

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Butterfly Studio, 2008 by Valerie Schweitzer Architects

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Winner of the Architecture Masterprize 2018. 350 square foot workshop and guest house designed for a main residence of a growing family in Westport, Ct. The architecture forges a connection between earth and sky and creates a light-filled sanctuary for working near the home.

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retrobuilt sends this 2008 ford mustang back to 1969 with a ‘reverse restomod’

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the restomod by retrobuilt transforms this 2008 ford mustang into a 1969 shelby GT500 look-a-like. The post retrobuilt sends this 2008 ford mustang back to 1969 with a ‘reverse restomod’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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“A Building Can Become This Organic, Soft, Beautiful Thing That You Want to Touch and Hug”: In Conversation with Chris Bosse

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The year Watercube, the Aquatics Centre for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics , was completed. Courtesy of LAVA | Van Phu Chris Bosse started LAVA , Laboratory for Visionary Architecture , with his partners Tobias Wallisser and Alexander Rieck. Bosse led the design of Watercube when he worked at PTW Architects in Sydney.

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"Concrete Landscape": Álvaro Siza's Documentary Is Available for Streaming Now

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© Manuel Sá In Porto Alegre, the building of the Iberê Camargo Foundation ; in the city of Porto, the office of Álvaro Siza, the architect and author of the celebrated project for the institution's headquarters, inaugurated in 2008. Read more »

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Looking for an Architecture of Essence: Interview With Laurent Troost

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He made the decision to move to Brazil in 2008, settling in the city of Manaus. Casa Campinarana / Laurent Troost Architectures. Image © Maíra Acayaba Laurent Troost is a Belgian architect with a vast history of projects in the Netherlands, Spain, and Dubai.

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Frida Escobedo and Handel's National Black Theatre project tops out in Harlem

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It is the first scheme in the city to utilize the Visual and Performing Arts bonus included in a comprehensive 2008 rezoning plan, expanding on the late National Black Theatre founder Barbara Ann Teer’s vision for “an artistic ecosystem that uplifts the community,” according to Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine.

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