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Marc Newson unveils the final Tokyo Toilet project design

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World-renowned Australian industrial designer Marc Newson has revealed his contribution to the Nippon Foundation’s ongoing The Tokyo Toilet public design project. Photo: Satoshi Nagare, courtesy of The Nippon Foundation The design for the public restroom was inspired by elements central to vernacular Japanese architecture.

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The Mellon Foundation's Monuments Project awards $25 million worth of grant funding to 9 municipalities

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A total of nine local municipalities have received funding in the amount of $25 million from the Mellon Foundation as part of its ongoing Monuments Project , which to date has provided $151.9 million worth of grants since its inception in 2020.

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WHY Architecture faces lawsuit over San Francisco Asian Art Museum expansion project

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WHY Architecture has been named as a defendant in a new lawsuit by the Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco after allegedly failing to meet the institution’s design goals for a $38 million expansion project that was completed in March of 2020. The suit was first entered in the County Superior Court in 2021.

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The biggest architecture project completions and openings of 2021

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2021 was the year many long-delayed high-profile projects finally managed to come to a close, overcome additional pandemic-induced delays carried over from 2020, take remaining certification hurdles, and swing their doors open to the anticipating (and sometimes locked down) public.

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LACMA makeover: Five active cranes signal midway point for $750 million Zumthor project

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The project is now approximately at its midway point after a delayed start in 2020. According to Urbanize Los Angeles , two new tower cranes are now in operation at the site, in addition to the three that were brought online back in October.

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ASA North Presents "Remembrance of Things Present" Exhibition in Tehran, Iran

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Courtesy of Deed Studio In 2020, Ahmadreza Schricker (ASA North) completed the Argo Contemporary Art Museum & Cultural Center design. Previously a 1920s beer distillery in the heart of Tehran , it has now been converted into a contemporary art center and is now the new home of the Pejman Foundation. Read more »

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Mississippi State University studio teaches the value of collaboration between its architecture and building construction science students

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Students from the school's architecture and building construction science departments worked together in a unique studio called the PCI Foundation Studio. This funding was used to develop the Spring 2021 PCI Foundation Studio. This funding was used to develop the Spring 2021 PCI Foundation Studio.

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