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Winners Announced for the 2023 International Holcim Awards

ArchDaily

DnA_Design and Architecture Studio took home the golden prize for Asia-Pacific for an adaptive reuse project of a heritage building, while Husos , Elii , and Ultrazul won for Europe with a 360° co-design process for the rehabilitation of an industrial building. Read more »

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In Latin America, Modernism Began at Home

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Latin America is known for iconic midcentury architecture, from Luis Barragán’s Mexico City houses to Lina Bo Bardi’s glass-walled Casa de Vidro in São Paulo. It was part of a wave of modern design that swept over several countries beginning in the 1940s. The show is on view through September 22.

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US Embassy in London by KieranTimberlake

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James's, Grosvenor Square has been home to the US embassy in London. The existing embassy building was designed by Eero Saarinen in 1960. The State Department envisioned a new embassy that would serve as the centerpiece of one of America's longest-standing and most valued relationships.

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The Most Common Architectural Styles in New Jersey

Aric Gitomer Architect

History describes the Native Americans as the first inhabitants of the state, followed by Europeans in the seventeenth century. New Jersey exhibits centuries-old educational buildings, regal private homes, and museums among other architectural feats. Greek Revival dominated American architecture between 1830 to 1850.

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New York’s Museum of Chinese in America unveils new home designed by Maya Lin

The Architect's Newsletter

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), a nonprofit educational and cultural institution established in 1980 with the mission of chronicling the Chinese-American experience, has pulled back the curtain on [.].

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Montgomery County has found a way to reinvigorate public housing in America

Deezen

Montgomery is a growing county on the outskirts of the Washington DC metropolitan area that has come up with a method for addressing the diminished role of social housing in America. We are equally proud that if you're standing in an affordable home or one that rents at market rate, the two are completely indistinguishable." "We

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History Lessons: Renovations That Rethink the Past

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Within Reach (Really): True Starter Homes Amid the Arizona Sprawl Coming Home: Design Eases the Transition for Former Inmates Editor’s Letter: America Today Carpet’s Many Comebacks These Modern American Design Icons Pay Homage to the Old—and Make It New See more on Dwell.com: History Lessons: Renovations That Rethink the Past by Dwell