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Ten architectural attractions in Qatar designed ahead of the 2022 World Cup

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Since winning the bid to host the World Cup in 2010, the Gulf state has focused on transforming itself into "a beacon of art and culture" , according to the tournament's organisers. Museum of Islamic Art by IM Pei. Find out more about Museum of Islamic Art ›. Qatar Museums installations by various designers.

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Nine projects that encapsulate The Laboratory of the Future at Venice Architecture Biennale

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Curated by architect Lesley Lokko , The Laboratory of the Future includes a number of installations exploring themes of decolonisation and decarbonisation. Photo is by Andrea Avezzù Mnemonic by Looty Product design studio Looty has produced the "world's first digital repatriation of stolen art", on show at The Laboratory of the Future.

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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. For the masterplan, OMA has designed a geometric, concrete modular unit that can be deployed and stacked from South Beach to the north, following the topography of the sea bed.

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What Kéré Architecture’s Renderings Reveal About the Firm’s Design Process

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Known for its use of structure and materials, the practice’s portfolio spans a wide spectrum of projects from civic infrastructure to temporary installations, from concept to execution and across diverse geographies. Informed by tradition, the practice explores new modes of construction for which the foundations have long been laid.

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Deji Plaza Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

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At that time, the twin tower foundations had already been set, and the podium was partially constructed. Those restrictions applied mainly to the foundations of the twin 60-story towers, which had already been set with columns driven deep into the ground.

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Sustainable Practice: 7 Examples of Radically Resilient and Adaptable Architecture

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Not only does the masterplan reduce the risk to the site posed by heavy rains, the elements are finely balanced, creating a thriving inter-dependent ecosystem, where flora, insects, invertebrates and aquatic life support one another. Passive heating, energy recovery, and reclaimed water systems are installed. Here, tono Inc.

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David Alan Chipperfield announced as Pritzker Architecture Laureate 2023

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The Hepworth Wakefield, photo courtesy of Iwan Baan Saint Louis Art Museum, photo courtesy of Simon Menges Chipperfield calculates the environmental and historical impacts of permanence, embracing the preexisting, designing and intervening in dialogue with time and place to adopt and refresh the architectural language of each locale. “He