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Populous completes Ice Ribbon arena for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Deezen

Populous won a competition to design the National Speed Skating Oval (NSSO) in 2016. The firm then developed the schematic design in just 12 weeks, to allow construction to begin on schedule. Populous has designed numerous venues for the Olympics. is currently designing the masterplan for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

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Luminaries: 8 of the World’s Top Lighting Design Firms

Architizer

L’Observatoire’s holistic design approach is evident throughout the entire process, starting with rigorous Schematic Design analysis and continuing until project delivery, always with the goal of creating stunning and efficient designs that showcase their talent for innovation.

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ACLA Redesigns Buhl Community Park and Emphasizes the Importance of Community Connection

Architizer

Once the design became a more linear distilled abstraction of the river concept in the schematic design phase connections to the existing streetscape and surrounding community were noticeably enhanced. The essence of the design remained essentially enact through construction. © Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture.

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You should say 'Yes' more often | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I have two projects under construction, a third about to start, two projects entering into schematic design – neither of which are in town, and a large project entering into design development … also out of town. I am going on vacation to Seaside, and I’ll be taking my nieces and nephews with me.

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30 Best Architecture Firms in Iran

Architizer

ReNa Design © Reza Najafian Founded in 2012, ReNa Design is a young architectural group active in design, architecture and research. Farshad MehdiZadeh Design | FMZD © Farshad MehdiZadeh Design | FMZD Farshad MehdiZadeh Design | FMZD was founded by Farshad Mehdizadeh in 2012 in Tehran.

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Back to the Garden

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Wade Lawrence, the first museum director and curator, believed a preservation plan should be in place and recalls making the case to Gerry and the board established to run Bethel Woods after it became a nonprofit organization in 2012. He says he pitched preservation as a smart business move. Heritage tourism is a big business,” he says.

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Did you really think this through? 2016

Life of an Architect

I typically hate writing the first post of a new year, it feels a little like that first sketch in the schematic design process – you know it isn’t going to be any good but you have to start somewhere; you’re just feeling things out a bit wondering where you want to take things.