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Lloyd Wright’s Historic Wayfarers Chapel Will Be Disassembled Due to Landslide Risk

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Wayfarers Chapel on APR 21, 2017 at Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California. Image © Kit Leong via Shutterstock The Wayfarers Chapel , known locally as "The Glass Church," was designed by Lloyd Wright, the eldest son of architect Frank Lloyd Wright , and completed in 1951.

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Converted grain silo opens as new art destination in southern Norway

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The overhaul of Arne Korsmo and Sverre Aasland’s original 1935 functionalist design evokes both the Tate Modern in London and Thomas Heatherwick ’s popular 2017 reimagining of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town, South Africa. Photo: Alan Williams Photography, image courtesy Kunstsilo.

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Slack Toronto Office / Dubbeldam Architecture + Design

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© Shai Gil architects: Dubbeldam Architecture + Design Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Project Year: 2017 Photographs: Shai Gil Area: 23000.0 ft2 Read more »

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Oil Mill of Segermès / Atelier Facila

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© Adel Hidar architects: Atelier Facila Location: Zaghouan, Tunisia Project Year: 2017 Photographs: Adel Hidar Photographs: Mehdi Ben Gharbia Area: 1688.0 m2 Read more »

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KR House / RAVSTUDIO

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Completed in 2017 in Morelia, Mexico. Images by Cesar Belio. KR House is situated on a semi-urban plot surrounded by imposing ash trees, aiming to seamlessly integrate with its surroundings. The residence takes.

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The Entire City: Hamburg Competitions 2017-2023, an Archive of Unrealized Ideas Designed by Kawahara Krause

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Courtesy of Kawahara Krause Architects The city of Hamburg has long been a testbed for architecture. From the breakthrough of expressionism in Chilehaus to the port reconversion into HafenCity , the city is on a constant evolution that pushes architecture.

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Rafael Pelli and Gruen Associates push to restore father César’s masterwork San Bernardino City Hall after 52 years

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The City of San Bernardino, California, shut down operations in the building in 2017 due to seismic concerns. ” Chief of among the estimated $60 million renovation tasks is the work of replacing the building’s over 6,000 original windows, which Rafael Pelli says will now be double pane for improved insulation against the heat.