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7 Contemporary Female Architects Leading Practice in the Arab World

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Amiry is the founder of RIWAQ : Centre for Architectural Conservation in Ramallah, Palestine, established in 1991 with the goal of preserving Palestinian collective memory by documenting and restoring architectural heritage sites throughout the West Bank and Gaza, with a distinct focus on rural areas in Palestine.

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STRASBOURG MUNICIPAL BATHS // Chatillon Architectes

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Very dear to its inhabitants, the building needed to be restored, rehabilitated and new spaces created so that it could once again become a pool anchored in its time and looking forward to the future. Located at the heart of the UNESCO perimeter, the building is classified as a historical monument since 2017. © Cyrille Weiner.

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In the Round: The Amazing Architecture of Contemporary Carousels

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The SeaGlass Carousel was designed as a collaboration to create a distinctly contemporary ecologically themed environment for this public space. The Carousel’s underwater theme echoes its location on the site of the first home of the New York Aquarium. SeaGlass by WXY Architecture + Urban Design , New York, NY, United States.

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Architects’ Guide: Navigating the Landscape of Green Building Standards in the U.S.

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Ellis is the Marketing Manager at Tunley Environmental , a sustainability consultancy founded in 2017 that offers expert-led education and assessments by PhD scientists and specializes in reducing carbon emissions, enhancing biodiversity and natural resource management for businesses around the world. Order your copy today.

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Fifteen landmark projects by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner David Chipperfield

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Photo by Ute Zscharnt BBC Scotland Headquarters, 2007, UK Located at a site in Glasgow 's Govan Graving Docks – an abandoned shipbuilding site on the River Clyde – Chipperfield's BBC Scotland Headquarters were built in 2007. The first floor is dedicated to retail spaces and a publicly accessible viewing deck.

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Retu(r)ned Oak // Studio Winterich

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Retu(r)ned Oak” is a site-responsive public art installation. Making a connection with nature in our contemporary fragmented lives may seem challenging, but it has never been more vital. In 2017, Ellis Partners decided to restore the Key System Building and connect it to a new high-rise. © Studio Winterich.

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English Houses: Residential Buildings

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New Domestic Buildings in England – Best Contemporary UK Properties information & images. Kai Tak is a contemporary holiday home located in Polzeath, Cornwall. The brief was to create a rigorously contemporary house that is also both sustainable and sympathetic to it’s surroundings. English Houses: UK Properties.