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Taking A Different Path

EntreArchitect

Moving to small town Eugene from the giant metropolis of Shanghai, a culture shock for sure, I enjoyed the closer connection to nature and the program’s emphasis on sustainable design but I missed the fast pace and scale of international work. Some had kids and moved out of the city to live a quieter life closer to nature.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

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Right: Public Farm 1, a 2008 installation on the grounds of Long Island City’s MoMA PS1 by Amale Andraos’s firm, WORKac; the museum described the installation as “a living structure made from inexpensive and sustainable materials recyclable after its use at PS1”; images via MoMA PS1 and Archinect. Raha Ashrafi . Kimberly Dowdell.

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30 Best Architecture Firms in Greece

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After the fall of Constantinople, Ottoman architecture pervaded throughout Greek cities, most notably within new religious construction. Modern architecture eventually manifested in Greece, and influences from figureheads like Le Corbusier were embraced by Greek designers.

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Taking A Different Path [11]

A Better Built Environment

Moving to small town Eugene from the giant metropolis of Shanghai, a culture shock for sure, I enjoyed the closer connection to nature and the program’s emphasis on sustainable design but I missed the fast pace and scale of international work. Some had kids and moved out of the city to live a quieter life closer to nature.

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How to Teach Equity in Architecture?

Community Architect

Through a variety of academic and professional projects, we reflect on intolerance and test whether design can be used to create spatial and social experiences supporting better lives for city residents. Society’s Cage , designed by the SmithGroup Fig. 1: Society's Cage, Baltimore installation at City Hall.

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Architecture Market Analysis Report

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Austrian Cities. Vienna, as the capital and most populated city, with nearly 1.6 Vienna, as the capital and most populated city, with nearly 1.6 According to the Architects’ Council of Europe, the number of architects in Switzerland rose from 5300 to 7400 between 2008 and 2018, as shown in the figure above.