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nARCHITECTS tops New York nature centre with a mass-timber roof

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"As an example of holistic integration between architecture, landscape, ecology, engineering, and exhibition content, the Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center provides a public laboratory for learning how feats of human engineering and forces of nature intertwine and overlap," the studio said. Structural engineer: Silman.

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Modern extensions unify existing buildings at Nuremberg's House of Commerce

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Several structures listed as historic monuments were preserved and restored as part of the scheme, while some modern additions to the site were demolished and replaced to improve circulation. Those that were restored date back to the 1950s and 1960s. The offices are positioned close to Nuremberg's main market square.

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Sydney Modern Art Gallery Expansion by SANAA

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The Art Gallery of New South Wales’ transformation – the Sydney Modern Project – opened to the public on 3 December 2022. We’re Australia’s first art museum to be awarded the highest rating for sustainable design. Photo © Iwan Baan. It has created a new art museum experience across two buildings connected by a public art garden.

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Anacapa Architecture converts historic building into Drift Santa Barbara hotel

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The project was envisioned as a "modern reincarnation" of the hotel that once operated on the site. The building's terracotta tile roof was retained, as well. While the exterior has a historic look, the interior is much more modern. The exterior facades, featuring white stucco and arched windows, were kept largely intact.

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Studio Gang nestles Kresge College expansion in Pacific forest

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Four buildings were designed to complement the existing structures – California modern-style buildings with stucco walls and splashes of colour – and the woodland environment. These hold classrooms and utilise the slope with three storeys that line up with the two-storey central structure.

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PDP refurbishes art deco office block with jewel-like extensions in glass and steel

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London practice PDP has renovated Eighty Strand, an art deco office building on the Strand, restoring its original finishes and complementing them with glazed pavilions that reference the style's geometric forms. Original stone walls and columns were restored throughout. Photo by Andrew Meredith. "[The Photo by Andrew Meredith.

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Studio Schicketanz renovates Henry Hill's mid-century house on the California coast

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Hill was a proponent of California Modernism in the Bay Area during the postwar period. The studio renovated the finishes and restored some of the original layouts. The team used vintage photography to restore the spaces. Mechanical engineer : Monterey Energy Group. Structural engineer: Duckbrew Inc.