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Six projects given top honors at the 2020–22 Aga Khan Award for Architecture

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The winners of the 2020–22 cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) have been announced in Geneva. Six projects from around the Muslim world were selected for their social value and ability to positively affect change and provide environmental stewardship to their communities.

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Piknic 2020 Cultural Center / Indiesalon

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architects: Indiesalon Location: 9-8 Toegye-ro 2-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea Project Year: 2020 Photographs: Donggyu Kim. © Donggyu Kim. Read more ».

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SOM's tapering Star River Headquarters project completes in Guangzhou

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SOM has unveiled the newly completed Star River Headquarters project in Guangzhou, China, which it says is emblematic of the city’s late transformation into a national destination for trade and cultural tourism.

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Brazilian Homes: 10 Landscaping Projects with Native Plant Species

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© Ruy Teixeira A 2020 Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden study revealed that over 46,000 native species have been cataloged in Brazilian territory. CM House / Bernardes Arquitetura. Nearly half of them are endemic, meaning they occur exclusively in Brazil and nowhere else in the world in a natural way.

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Large increase in all-electric and net-zero energy projects among AIA 2030 Commitment signatories, report says

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All-electric building projects have increased by more than 130% since 2020, according to new data from the American Institute of Architects. 428 companies reported data as part of the survey, with 23,276 projects reported from 107 countries. million ground square feet, representing a 134% increase on projects registered in 2020.

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Brainport Human Campus: The Atelier / The Dutch Wave + Hal2 Projects

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© Stijn Poelstra architects: Hal2 Projects architects: The Dutch Wave Location: Helmond, The Netherlands Project Year: 2020 Photographs: Stijn Poelstra Area: 2000.0 m2 Read more »

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Judge rules that architect Valerio Olgiati’s social media comment about project was not defamation

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The two architects have known each other since 2006 and have collaborated on several projects, including co-publishing books. Image: Evgeniy Surzhan/Unsplash Having previously discussed the prospect of designing a house together, Breitschmid contacted Olgiati in 2020 about his intention to build a house on a property in Riner, Virginia.

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