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Frank Gehry reminisces on Toronto's past while detailing his Forma design for the New York Times

Archinect

So the glass is offset in places to take the light a certain way and separate that surface from the rest of the building. Gehry, whose family left Toronto for Los Angeles in 1947, also detailed his misgivings at the city’s contemporary development. A lot of work has gone into it. It’s like a painting.

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Heatherwick Studio and Barcode Architects unveil design for cylindrical faceted-glass tower

Deezen

UK practice Heatherwick Studio and Dutch studio Barcode Architects have revealed visuals of Oopen, a stacked cylindrical tower topped with landscaped terraces designed for Utrecht 's city centre. Landscaped terraces will top its rounded elements. The renders are by Pixelflakes.

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"The people of Los Angeles waited patiently for half a decade to make use of a useless site"

Deezen

The battle of Oceanwide Plaza is a preview of the social and economic tensions that will increasingly take place across Los Angeles as it sprints towards the 2028 Summer Olympics. The city council was quick to posture against "dangerous" trespassing, but has not yet been able to fully prevent the takeover.

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SOM unveils design for Singapore's first supertall skyscraper

Deezen

American architecture studio SOM has released designs for 8 Shenton Way, a supertall skyscraper in Singapore that will be the city's tallest and has a design that was informed by bamboo forests. Pagoda-like glass-and-wood-clad structures that will host public amenities protrude from the pedestal. metres, completed in 2016.

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Lumière Tower by KAAN Architecten

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Manhave and building developer VORM have unveiled the new design for the Lumière Tower in the city centre of Rotterdam. Image © KAAN Architecten The Lumière Passage The Lumière Passage, nestled between the City House and the base of Lumière Tower, will connect Lijnbaan with Karel Doormanstraat and Kruiskade.

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Angelo Candalepas and Associates set to design Australia's largest art and design gallery

Deezen

Renders of the design show sculptural glass elements punctuating each of the facades. Arched entryways will connect to landscaped public gardens. On the roof, a large terrace and sculpture garden will adjoin the glass lantern, which will house the gallery's bar and provide visitors with views across the city.

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Powerhouse Company, Atelier Oslo, and Lundhagem win the commission to extend Rotterdam’s iconic Central Library

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The City of Rotterdam and the Rotterdam Public Library selected Powerhouse Company, Atelier Oslo, Lundhagem, DELVA Landscape Architecture & Urbanism, Buro Happold, and ISIS Bouwadvies to renew the Rotterdam Central Library, a city landmark from the early 1980s designed by Van den Broek & Bakema. Image © Proloog.

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