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SOM completes Two Manhattan West, marking a major milestone for corporate office design in NYC

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billion mixed-use Manhattan West development in New York City. The four-year construction effort yielded a total two million square feet of new office space that was built above active railroad tracks in what the firm describes as an "extraordinary" advancement of the methods used in urban design, structural engineering, and architecture.

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MVRDV unveils residential high-rises for Tencent smart city in Shenzhen

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Dutch studio MVRDV has revealed a series of residential high-rises arranged around courtyards in Shenzhen 's Qianhai bay, which will form part of a smart city development by technology company Tencent. MVRDV designed Tencent 5 as a social and green development that provides housing to employees working in the city.

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AO Architects proposes second-tallest skyscraper in US for Oklahoma City

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California studio AO Architects has put forward plans for a supertall skyscraper as part of a development in Oklahoma City that, if completed, will be the second-tallest building in the United States. The skyscraper will be part of a development called the Boardwalk at Bricktown in downtown Oklahoma City.

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Alterstudio creates Falcon Ledge Residence on a challenging Austin site

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Architecture firm Alterstudio has completed a tower-like house in Texas that rises up from a steep, wooded site that was long overlooked "as a possible home site". The site had long been overlooked as feasible for home construction. The opportunity came with challenges.

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In Situ Studio creates HUUS house for sloped site in Raleigh

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Like other parts of the city, the area is experiencing a lot of new development and building renovations. Local firm In Situ Studio was charged with designing a contemporary residence for a couple – the husband is an electrical engineer, and the wife is a German and history teacher. Part of the HUUS house is sunken in the ground.

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Studio V clads Long Island City apartments in British racing green terracotta

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Architecture practice Studio V has unveiled The Green House apartment block in Long Island City , USA, which was informed by the neighbourhood's history of terracotta production. We're not interested in generic design: architecture must reinvent a site's history and context," said Studio V founder Jay Valgora.

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RKTB Architects cantilevers Brooklyn housing block over neighbouring building

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New York firm RKTB Architects has completed One Sullivan Place, a mixed-income apartment building that rises 12 storeys and cantilevers in two directions over the rooftop of an adjacent structure. Appearing as two distinct buildings, the structure has a front facade along Sullivan Place and a front facade along Washington Avenue.