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Álvaro Siza's self-named Serralves Museum expansion opens in Portugal

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The Serralves Foundation in Porto, Portugal, has shared photos of its recently inaugurated new wing designed by and named for the country’s beloved Pritzker Prize-winning architect, Álvaro Siza. Photo: FG+SG The new wing was realized in Serralves Park to the western side.

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Bofill Foundation Headquarters, Barcelona, Spain

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This transformative refurbishment project not only revitalizes a historic building but also celebrates the dynamic interplay between past and present, harmoniously weaving together architectural heritage and contemporary design.

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Important Portals: 6 Residential Designs Where Traditional Arches Meet Contemporary Concepts

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The arch served not only as a foundational element shaping the building’s exterior but also found integration within the interior spaces, functioning as doorways between rooms and even extending to the design of furniture such as chairs and couches, the shower area, and the exterior canopy within the surrounding garden. Arc House By M.E

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Álvaro Siza expands his Serralves Museum in Porto with angular gallery

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The geometric wing branches off the existing museum The Álvaro Siza Wing is the latest collaboration between the 90-year-old architect and the Serralves Foundation – the cultural institution behind the Serralves villa and museum, which are located within the park. It opened over the weekend with C.A.S.A., The wing opened with the C.A.S.A.

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All(zone) chosen to design MPavilion 2022 in Melbourne

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All(zone), which is led by Rachaporn Choochuey, is best known for designing Thailand's first contemporary art museum – the MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum in Chiang Mai. All(zone) designed the MAIIAM contemporary art museum in Thailand. A different architect is selected to design the MPavilion every year.

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Event: Cally Spooner: Deadtime, an anatomy study

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Assembled by Cally Spooner and Hendrik Folkerts with: Nuar Alsadir, Marquis Bey, Wendy Brown, Joshua Chambers-Letson, Tony Cokes, Melody Giron, Irena Haiduk, Sarah Herda, Ralph Lemon and Darrell Jones, and Maggie Segale, among others The Graham Foundation is pleased to announce artist Cally Spooner as a 2024 Graham Foundation Fellow.

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Top 10 tallest mass-timber buildings around the world

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Photo courtesy of Moelven Mjøstårnet, Norway, by Voll Arkitekter (2019) Certified as the world's tallest timber building at the time of its completion in 2019, the 85.4-metre-tall According to the project developer Zug Estates, Arbo was the tallest wooden building in Switzerland when it was completed in 2019.

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