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PAU-designed The Refinery at Domino reopens Brooklyn's most iconic building to the modern workplace

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The new, 15-story glass commercial space was constructed inside the building’s old brick masonry shell, offering tenants 460,000 square feet of Class A office space enhanced by carefully-inserted biophilic elements and marked by the firm’s attenuation to ascendant health and wellness considerations typical in modern workplace design.

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Renzo Piano’s Istanbul Modern museum opens in Turkey

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The first dedicated museum of modern and contemporary art in Turkish history is finally opening its doors this week following the completion of the Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) -designed Istanbul Modern in the country’s most populous city. billion Galataport development beyond.

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istanbul modern unveils new renzo piano-designed building with elongated glass facades

designboom

the glimmering glass and metal facades reflect the light and water of the bosphorus. The post istanbul modern unveils new renzo piano-designed building with elongated glass facades appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Shigeru Ban: The Paper Log House opens at The Glass House with the help of Cooper Union architecture students

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Chanin School of Architecture at The Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. Archinect has received first photos of Shigeru Ban Architects ’ new collaborative installation project with students from The Cooper Union Irwin S.

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The Crucial Role of Glass Facades in Four Housing Projects

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Image © Rasmus Norlander The selection of windows and doors plays a key role in the development of any architectural project, as it can significantly influence the final appearance of a building. A well-informed choice can convey values of modernity, craftsmanship, and elegance. Read more »

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In Latin America, Modernism Began at Home

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"Crafting Modernity" at New York’s Museum of Modern Art positions midcentury houses as sites of experimentation and transformation. 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.

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Federal Reserve Building by Perkins&Will

Archinect

Built in 1913, Seattle’s Federal Reserve Bank building acts as a window to the past in a city typically defined by its progressive, forward-thinking culture. The renovation included a glass addition that appears to float over the existing historic building. “But the wh.

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