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Plans for new LACMA-backed Las Vegas art museum emerge

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Wynn have announced an unprecedented partnership to launch a new museum in the city called the Las Vegas Museum of Art (LVMA). Backers now have until 2025 to submit a design proposal and project timeline to the city. “Las Vegas is currently the only city among the 30 largest in the U.S.

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

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Gehry, whose family left Toronto for Los Angeles in 1947, also detailed his misgivings at the city’s contemporary development. Groundbreaking on Forma’s first tower began last month , with an expected completion slated for 2028. You’ll see it and you’ll say: Oh, that’s what he was doing.

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

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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.

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Carlo Ratti Associati proposes replacement for collapsed Baltimore bridge

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It is unconfirmed if the design will be taken up by the city. According to the New York Times, the incident remains under the process of investigation , while Reuters reported Maryland officials aim for a 2028 completion of a replacement , with proposals requested by the end of May 2024.

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On the Future of Cities

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Over that time he has served as an architect, planner, educator, and an advisor to cities in and beyond the US, including Charleston, South Carolina, Omaha, and New York City, where he was Director of Urban Design in the Department of City Planning.

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Nelson Byrd Woltz covers six-lane highway with land bridge in Houston

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US studio Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects has covered a six-lane highway with a sprawling land bridge and park in Houston that symbolises "the triumph of green over grey". This new parkland will symbolize the triumph of green over grey," said the studio. The photography is by Nick Hubbard.

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New opera house in Diriyah by Snøhetta

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Scheduled to open in 2028, the opera house will be built by Diriyah Company and operated by the Royal Commission for Riyadh City. Image © Snøhetta Inspired by local cultural heritage and landscape Located on the banks of the Wadi Hanifah valley, the Diriyah area is the ancient birthplace of the first Saudi state.

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