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Jeju Ball by Kengo Kuma and Associates
Volcanic rubble is scattered across the curved rooftops of these villas by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma on Jeju Island, South Korea (+ slideshow). More about Jeju Ball by Kengo Kuma and Associates
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Thomas Heatherwick reveals garden bridge designed for River Thames
News: Thomas Heatherwick has released images of a proposal for a garden to span the River Thames on a new pedestrian bridge (+ slideshow). More about Thomas Heatherwick reveals garden bridge designed for River Thames
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SANAA plans new campus for Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
News: Japanese studio SANAA has presented designs for a new campus for Israel's leading design school within Jerusalem's historic Russian Compound. More about SANAA plans new campus for Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
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Navalmoral de la Mata Theatre by Matilde Peralta del Amo
Architect Matilde Peralta del Amo has converted an old market hall in western Spain into a theatre with a huge concrete mouth. More about Navalmoral de la Mata Theatre by Matilde Peralta del Amo
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David Adjaye reveals design for a silk-weaving facility in India
News: architect David Adjaye has unveiled his design for a facility to house master silk weavers in Varanasi, India. More about David Adjaye reveals design for a silk-weaving facility in India
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Rubix by Chris Kelly
This conceptual technology by architecture graduate Chris Kelly would allow individuals to project digital imagery over their perception of reality and then manipulate it like the layers of a Rubik's Cube (+ movie). More about Rubix by Chris Kelly
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2013 RIBA Awards winners announced
News: the Royal Institute of British Architects in London has announced 52 winners of this year's RIBA Awards, including a faceted auditorium in Alicante, a shimmering seaside gallery and a museum that mimics volcanic formations. More about 2013 RIBA Awards winners announced
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Besançon Art Centre and Cité de la Musique by Kengo Kuma and Associates
Japanese firm Kengo Kuma and Associates has completed an art and culture centre with a chequered timber facade on the banks of the Doubs river in Besançon, France (+ slideshow). More about Besançon Art Centre and Cité de la Musique by Kengo Kuma and Associates
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Green promenade to provide London's answer to New York's High Line
News: London is set to offer a rival to New York's acclaimed High Line park with these competition-winning proposals for a landscaped promenade linking gardens and railways arches along the River Thames. More about Green promenade to provide London's answer to New York's High Line
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Diogene by Renzo Piano at Vitra Campus
Renzo Piano has become the latest high-profile architect to add a building to the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany, by completing a tiny wooden cabin with room for just a single inhabitant. More about Diogene by Renzo Piano at Vitra Campus
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Chungha in Gangnam by MVRDV
Dutch studio MVRDV has transformed the facade of an ageing mixed-use building into a stack of shop windows in Gangnam, the trendy district of Seoul described in the world-famous Korean pop song. More about Chungha in Gangnam by MVRDV
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Designs unveiled for new public library in Iraq
News: British-Iraqi firm AMBS Architects has disclosed its designs for the first public library to be built in Iraq since the 1970s. More about Designs unveiled for new public library in Iraq
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Zaha Hadid plans lagoon-side park for Turkey's Expo 2020 bid
News: Zaha Hadid has masterplanned a 276-hectare site beside a lagoon in Izmir for Turkey's bid to host the World Expo 2020. More about Zaha Hadid plans lagoon-side park for Turkey's Expo 2020 bid
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Shanshui City exhibition by Ma Yansong
Ma Yansong of Chinese studio MAD is exhibiting architectural models and sculptures in a Beijing courtyard to illustrate his vision for a future city influenced by nature and shaped by human emotion (+ slideshow). More about Shanshui City exhibition by Ma Yansong
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Peter Zumthor unveils redesign for Los Angeles County Museum of Art
News: Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has revealed plans to raze the existing buildings of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and replace them with a new solar-powered campus. More about Peter Zumthor unveils redesign for Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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House in Nagahama by Comma Design Office
This house in Nagahama, Japan, by Tokyo-based Comma Design Office has half of its body raised above the ground to offer protection to a rooftop terrace (+ slideshow). More about House in Nagahama by Comma Design Office
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Fagerström House by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Wooden walls fade from dark red to yellow ochre on the exterior of this house that curves around an oak tree in Sollentuna, Sweden, by architecture and design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune (+ slideshow). More about Fagerström House by Claesson Koivisto Rune
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Cultural landscape path in the Lower Mincio by Archiplan
Italian design studio Archiplan has installed a series of Corten steel, wood and concrete rest areas and information points along the banks of a river in Italy to enhance views of the surrounding countryside (+ slideshow). More about Cultural landscape path in the Lower Mincio by Archiplan
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Montauban multimedia library by Colboc Franzen & Associés
The faceted surfaces of this library in the French town of Montauban by Paris architecture studio Colboc Franzen & Associés follow the lines of historical roads bordering the site (+ slideshow). More about Montauban multimedia library by Colboc Franzen & Associés
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SOLAR / ANECHOIC by Alastair Philip Wiper
The world's largest solar furnace and wave-reflecting chambers are captured in this series of images documenting the architecture of science and research facilities by British photographer Alastair Philip Wiper (+ slideshow). More about SOLAR / ANECHOIC by Alastair Philip Wiper