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Five key projects by architect and Dezeen Awards judge Francine Houben

Deezen

She is currently overseeing a diverse range of projects spanning cultural, educational, residential, and urban developments. This ambition complements Bentley's architecture and design business initiatives, including the Bentley Home range of furnishings and real estate projects around the world.

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Chinese architects facing nightmare working conditions amid real-estate crisis

Deezen

Spiralling developer debt and stalling projects After a long period of booming urban development, China's property industry is in turmoil, with developers struggling under spiralling debt and construction projects grinding to a halt. The number of staff in the department has halved from 600 in 2018 to 300 now.

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Gent Design Museum, Belgium

e-architect

Led by urban development company Sogent in collaboration with Design Museum Gent, Carmody Groarke, RE-ST and TRANS Architectuur, the project aims to sensitively restore the museum’s existing buildings, extend the original masterplan and broaden the museum’s programme of design culture and visitor outreach.

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American Prize for Architecture 2022

e-architect

By developing an app for scanning the facade panels, their path was tracked through every stage of production up to final assembly. The architectural renovation of Pier 17 (New York 2018) transformed the historic pier on South Street Seaport into a multi-purpose commercial facility open to the public. Midtown Center (Washington, D.C.

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The loss of Sellers Mansion: “All or Nothing “ in Historic Preservation?

Community Architect Daily

Baltimore's Sellers Mansion had stood for 155 years first witnessing Harlem Park as the cutting edge of Baltimore's urban development and subsequently the urban flight, underinvestment and decay that followed. The mansion held up well well for a century.

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The Rise and Fall of Baltimore's HarborPlace

Community Architect

A public space is meant to be there "in perpetuity" (Baltimore city charter) whereas retail and restaurants have the shortest shelf life in real estate, much shorter than museums or exhibits which are more commonly inserted into public open spaces. Millspaugh brought Rouse to the then mayor died in 2018.

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25 Best Architecture Firms in Chile

Architizer

Within the projects developed there are objects and furniture, mounting of exhibitions, commercial spaces, interior design, single-family and collective dwellings, art galleries, offices and residence buildings, urban development, educational spaces and more. The firm specializes in residential and real estate architecture.