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OMA's competition-winning campus for Seoul’s Hongik University digs into its site

Archinect

Described by the firm as a “cluster of interwoven buildings and public spaces that meld with the existing topography,” the scheme includes a significant level of greenery to integrate with its mountainside site. OMA has won a competition to design a new campus for Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea.

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It's a 'Go' for ZGF's Space Shuttle Endeavour installation at the California Science Center

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ZGF Architects has completed the installation of the decommissioned Space Shuttle Endeavour and orbiter system as a part of their Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center expansion at the California Science Center museum in Los Angeles.

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Site Tour: The Ponds on Alexander

SW Oregon Architect

Inside the Clubhouse entrance at The Ponds (all photos by me) AIA Eugene and the Willamette Valley Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute jointly hosted a construction site tour of The Ponds on Alexander this past Thursday. acre site that borders the picturesque Delta Ponds wetlands area.

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The 11 most threatened modern sites across the U.S.

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In response to the recent surprise demolition of Marcel Breuer’s Geller I house on Long Island, modernist conservation group Docomomo US has released its first-ever list of the 11 most threatened modern sites in the United States. ’s Lloyd Center and the Weyerhaeuser International Headquarters both making the list.

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Reclaiming Waterfronts: Turning Barren Shipping Ports Into Iconic Public Spaces

ArchDaily

© Scott Shigley Beautiful sites with stunning views along the waterfront of major cities often go unused due to the industrial remains of a past economy based on shipping and manufacturing. The move away from these economic sectors and the potential of these sites has contributed to a move to adapt these spaces into public amenities.

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Eames Institute unveils new Eames Archives space in the Bay Area

Archinect

The new Eames Archives will now be housed and exhibited in a gallery space located in Richmond, California, about 15 minutes north of Oakland. Now, the nonprofit's first public space includes a Gallery, Collections Center, and Archives Study Center for its more than 40,000 artifacts overseen by dedicated on-site preservation specialists.

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Hebra Arquitectos tucks Lone Oak House within wooded site in Chile

Deezen

It was elevated to avoid humidity and provide greater views and more illumination The architects conceived a two-storey house that is partly lifted above the site by steel piers. Within the home, one finds a clear division between public and private spaces. Concrete and black-painted steel were used for the structural system.

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