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Anish Kapoor completes 'mini-Bean' at Herzog & de Meuron's 56 Leonard

Archinect

The $8 million freestanding sculpture has been teased since 2008 when renderings for Herzog & de Meuron ’s domineering 56 Leonard Street tower were first revealed to the public. “They should be giving something back already, and more, honestly.” ” View this post on Instagram A post shared by M I C H A E L T.

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A Timeline of Sonja Morgan’s Many, Many Attempts to Sell Her New York City Townhouse

Dwell

Mostly, Morgan has complained that the upkeep on the place is a major drain on her finances. 2008: Morgan puts the home on the market for $12 million. 2010: A big year for Morgan: She officially joins the cast of RHONY , but all is not well with the townhouse and the general state of her finances. The newlyweds paid $9.1

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Brooks + Scarpa Architects: A Journey Of Discovery

ArchiDiaries

By reworking the processes of design and building – with material, form, construction, and even financing – the firm culls out latent potentials to make the ‘ordinary, extraordinary.’. He also wrote the Encyclopedia of Homes through World History which was published in June 2008.

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30 Best Architecture and Design Firms in Sweden

Architizer

We have a staff of 100 people, most of whom are architects, but there are also interior designers, engineers, planning architects, antiquarians, theatre consultants and lighting designers, finance staff and IT technicians. We focus on three main areas: city planning, new construction and renovation / restoration.

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Meet the judges for The Brit List Awards 2023

Hotel Designs

Fuelled by a passion for designing modern and innovative uniforms, NO Uniform has created unique and individual collections for some of the world’s leading luxury hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs, finance, and corporate industries with an eclectic client portfolio.

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Singapore Pavilion 2023 Venice Biennale

e-architect

Major works include Khong Guan Building (with Meta, 2018), Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, Bridge Learning Campus in Bristol, UK and Guangzhou International Finance Centre in China (with Wilkinson Eyre, 2005-2012). His affiliation with La Biennale di Venezia’s Exhibitions started with “SUPERGARDEN” (2008), as a content contributor.

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misfits' architecture

It was a flying visit to Dubai for a two-day conference and an opportunity to revisit the city Id lived in from September 2008 to September 2020. Buildings dont catch Covid but their financing does, and that financial calculus had obviously been upset by the pandemic stress-testing the economy.