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News: Researchers tackling innovative housing strategies selected as SOM Foundation 2023 Research Prize winners

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The SOM Foundation has announced two teams of academics as the winners of its 2023 Research Prize. This is the sixth edition of the Prize, which was created in 2018 to “cultivate new ideas and meaningful research that addresses the critical issues of our time.” Read the full post on Bustler

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Monterrey, Mexico is the latest city to employ a full-time Chief Heat Officer

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The city of Monterrey, in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, recently announced architect and urban planner Surella Segú as the first-ever head of its new civic office, which is being funded through a partnership with the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock).

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Moody Nolan unveils design of athletic facility at Obama presidential campus

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The Obama Foundation and US architecture studio Moody Nolan have released images of an athletic facility to be built on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Chicago. A double-height lobby will welcome visitors "Designing the Home Court for the Obama Foundation is not just about creating a building," said Moody Nolan founder Curt Moody.

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World's tallest skyscraper restarts construction in Saudi Arabia

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Jeddah Tower in 2019 with foundation complete. Read: Everything you need to know about Saudi Arabia's 14 "giga projects" According to MEED, developer Jeddah Economic Company (JEC) is currently seeking new bids for a contractor to complete the project. AS+GG did not respond to requests for confirmation of the project's status.

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Steelcase launches furniture line based on Frank Lloyd Wright designs

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Steelcase reimagined a series of Frank Lloyd Wright's furniture designs In collaboration with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation – the primary custodians of the American architect's archive – Steelcase developed the new designs over the course of two years, following the original closely.

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Chuckanut Bay Rugby by Graham Baba Architects

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The DeWilde Rugby and Polo Fields have been home to Chuckanut Bay Rugby since 1973, and was gifted to the club by the DeWilde Family Foundation in 2018. Image © Graham Baba Architects Recognizing the importance of developing the site to meet the needs of a growing club and sport in the U.S.,

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"India's greatest architect" Balkrishna Doshi dies aged 95

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Photo is courtesy of the Vastu Shilpa Foundation Doshi began working with Le Corbusier as a senior designer in Paris, shortly after graduating from the JJ School of Architecture in Bombay, and later became his supervisor in Ahmedabad. Doshi designed and founded CEPT University. Doshi designed this barrel-vaulted studio for his firm.

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