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

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To accomplish this, REX included a "clear storey", a glazed walkway that runs the length of the building, passing between the shoebox form and the exterior wall. A light installation by US artist Leo Villareal has been installed in the lobby. Ramus was the principal of OMA 's New York office before founding REX in 2000.

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Omer Arbel uses fabric formwork for concrete pillars in Canadian house

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Along with curling exterior walls that span the length of the houses's perimeter, they were created using a technique in which concrete is poured slowly into fabric formwork supported by a plywood rib structure. Interior planting beds were also installed in the gathering space. Concrete floors run throughout the project.

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

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To respect the cemetery's existing "monumental ensemble" and reference American memorial architecture, the studio created a concrete and glass form that would "claim its own space while blending into the greater whole". Here, a row of concrete blocks provides seating.

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MAD wraps China Philharmonic Concert Hall in translucent facade

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MAD created an undulating exterior for the concert hall "The lighting devices are installed parallel to one another on the main steel structure and longitudinal structure to illuminate the translucent membrane surface from behind and softly brighten the facade through secondary reflection," the studio explained.

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O'Neill McVoy inserts a mass-timber filled children's museum into 1920s Bronx powerhouse

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The Bronx Children's Museum is located on the Harlem River Located on the Harlem River and Mill Pond Park, the 1925 Historic Bronx Terminal Market Powerhouse was decommissioned in 2004 and the building's exterior was restored in 2009, leaving the interior concrete and steel loft space open for a new program. according to the studio.

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Concrete designs apartment block with "cloud-like" top for Hell's Kitchen

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Dutch architecture studio Concrete has completed The West Residence Club condominium building in Manhattan , which features a brick base made with recovered debris and an upper portion made of glass boxes. The upper portion of the building consists of glass boxes. Structural engineer: GACE Consulting Engineers.

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Peterson Rich Office inserts white-cube galleries into converted Detroit church

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A new arched-shaped rounded steel staircase rises in front of one of the original stained glass windows," said the studio. This gallery creates a direct view from the church's entrance to the remaining central altar, which was left open for performances and larger installations.

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