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Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly dies aged 78

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In the UK he designed 20 Fenchurch Street in London, which is widely known as the Walkie Talkie due to its shape, along with the masterplan for Battersea Power Station and the Firstsite visual arts centre in Colchester. In 1989, Viñoly designed Tokyo International Forum, which featured a 60-meter-high curtain wall.

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Nine notable projects by late architect Rafael Viñoly

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Photo is by Hufton & Crow Battersea Power Station masterplan (2008) Viñoly was responsible for outlining the masterplan for the redevelopment of the Battersea Power Station in London, parts of which are now complete. Inside are double-height exhibition spaces and offices for the art gallery's conservation department.

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How architecture and design are helping put Norway on the map

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Snøhetta’s Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, 2008. At home, Snøhetta’s biggest claim to fame is the 2008 Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, which sits on Oslo’s waterfront. Courtesy Snøhetta. By the 1990s, the country had produced its first (and only) Pritzker Prize winner, the late modernist Sverre Fehn.

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Rafael Vinoly Architects, New York Office

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Jun 22, 2011 firstsite , Colchester, Essex, England image : Hayes Davidson firstsite Colchester firstsite, a major new centre for the visual arts, designed by internationally acclaimed Rafael Viñoly Architects, opened on 25 Sep 2011. The building will be a home for the work of the long established visual arts organisation of the same name.

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Event: Fresh & Clean: The Evolution of Practice

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Founded in 2008, sekou cooke STUDIO has completed design commissions for masterplans, multi-unit residential developments, residential and commercial buildings, interior renovations, speculative developments, and tenant improvements across the United States and internationally. Born in Jamaica and based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Studio Egret West Architects London: Architecture

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In September 2022, the Arden Cross partnership also signed memorandums of understanding with the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Birmingham, to investigate the potential of a medical and technology campus as part of the proposals which will be included in the revised masterplan.

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"The death of George Floyd has become a catalyst for social change and urban redevelopment"

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Art center JXTA is building a new campus with donations received in the wake of Floyd's murder. Juxtaposition Arts (JXTA) has been a bright light in north Minneapolis for the past 25 years, providing innovative arts education, training, mentorship, and employment for urban youth.

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