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25 Best Architecture Firms in Montréal

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Home to McGill University, one of the most prestigious architecture schools in the country, the city constantly produces new pieces of architecture that do not fit under any specific trend or movement but rather steadily push the boundaries of contemporary architecture. How are these architecture firms ranked?

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20 Best Architecture Firms in Hong Kong

Architizer

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in Hong Kong based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

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Japanese-American architect Gyo Obata dies aged 99

Deezen

Gyo Obata, co-founder of the St Louis-based architecture firm HOK , has passed away at the age of 99. More recently Obata completed a building for the Washington University School of Medicine before his retirement in 2012. Obata is known for designing the Community of Christ Temple in Missouri.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Overall, what struck me about the list was the way the majority of the titles appeared to skirt architecture and design, with the monograph on Lewerentz and Douglas Spencer's Critique of Architecture firmly within the bounds of architecture but the other three books more on the field's margins.

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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Cheers, Consider sharing More Email Digg Print Share on Tumblr In Life in General , Observations , Travel a day in the life , about bob , Architecture School , bob borson , Travel , traveling Graphic Standards heard around the. My summer jobs with architectural firms provided my spending money through the year.

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The Finalists – 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

Life of an Architect

I’m currently enrolled in the 2 + 4 Bachelor of Architecture Program and working full-time at an architecture firm. Around Architecture school, I hear most people dissing the themed Lego sets in favor of the creative freedom that come from the big box of various blocks. Living the dream!

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Should I be an Architect? | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

When I first started architecture school as a freshman in college, I didn’t have the focus or maturity I needed to tackle the curriculum and I ended up having a serious identity crisis when I was 19 years old. This could be almost anything within the field of architecture – it doesn’t necessarily stick to one thing.

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