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Cologne Architecture City Guide: 15 Historical and Contemporary Projects to Discover in the City of Spires

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Image © Ilari Nackel via Shutterstock With its culturally and historically rich context, the city of Cologne , also called Köln by its locals, is considered one of the most important centers in West Germany.

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Snøhetta unveils newly completed Beijing City Library design

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Snøhetta has shared new photos of its completed Beijing City Library design in the Chinese capital. Photo: Yumeng Zhu Snøhetta says this is meant to challenge contemporary thinking on libraries and to disabuse designers (and critics) of the notion that the typology has become largely outmoded in the digital age.

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Vienna's Architectural Evolution: 21 Landmarks Spanning Baroque, Secession, and Contemporary Styles

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via Shutterstock | mRGB Often referred to as the “City of Music,” Vienna stands as a living testament to architectural evolution across centuries. Hadid's work, including the Library and Learning Center at the University of Economics and Business , offers a dynamic contrast to the city's historic landscape.

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Cairo Architecture City Guide: Exploring the Unique Architectural Blend of Historical and Contemporary in Egypt's Bustling Capital

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Courtesy of Shutterstock | Prin Adulyatham Cairo, Egypt's vibrant capital, is a unique synthesis of both historical and contemporary architecture. One of the most populated cities in Africa , this busy urban agglomeration has a long, rich history and is home to nearly 20 million people.

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Four contemporary East Coast homes by Bates Masi + Architects: Your Next Employer?

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From their studios across New York City and East Hampton, the five-decades-old firm operates along a principle that each project regardless of type or scale offers “the opportunity to enrich lives and enhance the environment.

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StudioAC plays with gabled forms for an ‘unapologetically contemporary’ Toronto home

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Toronto-based Studio AC has offered a look inside their “unapologetically” residential scheme in the Canadian city. The three-story home reads as a series of stacked boxes from the outside with echoes of traditional residential forms.

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Doha City Guide: 15 Contemporary Projects to Explore in the Capital City of Qatar

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Located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, Doha is a relatively young city, founded in the vicinity of another settlement, Al Bidda, sometime during the 1820s. In recent years, the city has seen rapid population growth, an image reflected in the architectural landscape.

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