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Marcel Breuer’s Brutalist Washington DC offices reimagined as Affordable Housing by Brooks + Scarpa

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Serving as the headquarters of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), this ten-story, 700,000 square-foot office building has been a symbol of federal authority since its completion in 1968. Adaptive reuse offers significant environmental advantages over demolition or new construction.

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City hall in Høje-Taastrup by PLH Arkitekter

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With its location in the new city park, which creates a green axis between the City2 shopping center and the new urban development area Høje-Taastrup C, this 43-meter-high building is a significant, visually connecting link between the new and the old. A terrace, sun deck and cozy seating areas surround the building.

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ReefLine Sculpture Park, Miami Beach

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The large-scale environmental public art project has been conceived by cultural placemaker Ximena Caminos, who will serve as the project’s Artistic director. Erlich will create an underwater incarnation of his popular sand-sculpted “traffic jam”, which was commissioned by the City of Miami Beach during Art Week Miami Beach 2019.

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Lost Masterpieces: 6 Iconic Buildings That Met the Wrecking Ball

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In 2017, the Indian Trade Promotion Organisation revealed plans to demolish the Hall of Nations and a number of other event spaces to make way for a new convention center, a shocking move that was strongly criticized by architects and historians across India. It devastated Tokyo and the surrounding regions, yet Wright’s masterpiece endured.

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Nanjing Joy City by Benoy

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Due to its position as the future commercial centre of Chengnan Centre in Pukou District, the planning and operation of Joy City Shopping Mall became a key focus for guests at the launch event. The project will also leverage the high growth rate of the urban development axis on Pubin Road and the Chengnan River vitality zone.

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Nanjing Joy City by Benoy

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Due to its position as the future commercial centre of Chengnan Centre in Pukou District, the planning and operation of Joy City Shopping Mall became a key focus for guests at the launch event. The project will also leverage the high growth rate of the urban development axis on Pubin Road and the Chengnan River vitality zone.

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Manchester School of Architecture presents 13 architecture student projects

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Master of Art in Architecture and Urbanism, our highly international programme, expanded again in 2022/2023 with more than 160 students and nearly 30 staff forming a richly diverse and multidisciplinary community, including planners, landscape architects, historians, artists, environmental consultants, surveyors and architects.