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REX creates "holy grail" combination of performance spaces in Providence

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Called The Lindemann Performing Arts Center (The Lindemann) the 101,000 square-foot (9,383-square-metre) structure consists of a shoebox theatre with a long bridge-like walkway. It has a number of automated safety features including a laser system that halts operations if something is detected between two moving parts.

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Studio Egret West to transform former Heinz HQ into London housing

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Studio Egret West will preserve the concrete exterior of the former Heinz headquarters They were designed by US architect Gordon Bunshaft while working at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and were his only project in the UK. They were awarded Grade II-listed status in 1995 but have been left vacant for several years.

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Kaan Architecten adds "monumental" visitor centre to second world war cemetery

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The structure's "monumental" form draws on American memorial architecture "The United States has a strong tradition when it comes to memorials," Kaan Architecten co-founder Vincent Panhuysen told Dezeen. "All This inspiring concept has set the tone for the design of this building for us," he continued.

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Brooks + Scarpa completes All Electric “Net Zero” Affordable Housing in Santa Monica, CA

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Strategically placed windows, purposeful exterior circulation and units that wrap the outer-most edges, orient the 48 apartments to social spaces that are spatially apart, yet visually connected to each other and the street below. For the city at large, the courtyard is an urbane housing type that fits well into neighborhoods.

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Rose Apartments by Brooks + Scarpa

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This new LEED Gold four-story 35-unit Rose mixed-use 100% affordable apartment structure for transitional aged youths. For people living around the courtyard, the space provides a sense of safety and privacy; the courtyard is a quasi-public space that mediates between the home and the street. Photo © Brooks + Scarpa.

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Morphosis completes terracotta-clad Orange County Museum of Art

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Los Angeles-based Morphosis , which was founded by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne, designed the structure to have a "gradient of architectural intensity, from complex forms at the museum's entry to rectilinear and flexible forms within the galleries". Structural engineer: John A. Civil engineer: KPFF.

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Gensler tucks arena under a wooden canopy in Austin

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The canopy – an engineered panel veneered with Okoume wood that references vernacular Texas architecture – is both an interior and exterior feature. The exterior soffit flows through a panelized glazing system across the interior concourse and folds down the back side of the stadium bowl. Civil engineer: Stantec.