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Ortona Cemetery by Giovani Vaccarini
Here's our second project from new online architecture guide MIMOA: a cemetery overlooking the sea at Ortona in Italy by architect Giovanni Vaccarini. More about Ortona Cemetery by Giovani Vaccarini
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Sports Hall by 3LHD
This is the first of three projects we found on MIMOA, the new online architecture guide we wrote about in the previous post. More about Sports Hall by 3LHD
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MIMOA online architecture guide and map
Mi Modern Architecture (MIMOA.eu) is a new online architecture guide to Europe that presents images and texts about buildings as well as Google maps showing you how to find them. More about MIMOA online architecture guide and map
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Tama Art University Library by Toyo Ito
Toyo Ito's office has sent us a set of photos and a description of the architect's newly completed Tama Art University Library in Tokyo. More about Tama Art University Library by Toyo Ito
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LEGO Towers by Bjarke Ingels Group
Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) will show a LEGO model of their LEGO Towers project for an upcoming exhibition at Storefront for Architecture and Design in New York. More about LEGO Towers by Bjarke Ingels Group
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Cyrene Declaration by Foster + Partners
More from Foster: the architect has announced what is described as the world's "largest and most complete sustainable regional development". More about Cyrene Declaration by Foster + Partners
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Dominus Winery by Herzog & de Meuron
We found these in our iPhoto album and thought you might like them - a set of snaps taken a couple of years ago at the Dominus Winery in Napa Valley, California, designed by Herzog & de Meuron. More about Dominus Winery by Herzog & de Meuron
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Bombay Sapphire Prize 2008
Designers, artists and architects who have completed projects using glass have until the end of October to enter the Bombay Sapphire Prize 2007 - the world's richest international glass award. More about Bombay Sapphire Prize 2008
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Holmenkollen ski jump by Julien de Smedt
Danish architect Julien de Smedt of JDS Architects has won a competition to design a new ski jump at Holmenkollen in Oslo, Norway. More about Holmenkollen ski jump by Julien de Smedt
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New Mexico spaceport by Foster
Architects Foster + Partners have won a competition to build the world's first private spaceport in New Mexico. More about New Mexico spaceport by Foster
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Artjail in Philadelphia
Artjail is a satirical proposal for the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia that involves moving the famous art collection to a new building in the centre of the city and combining it with a youth prison and gambling facilities. More about Artjail in Philadelphia
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Foster wins Aga Khan architecture award
Foster + Partners have won the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture for their Petronas University of Technology in Malaysia. More about Foster wins Aga Khan architecture award
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Dune Formations by Zaha Hadid 2
Here is a set of 12 photos taken by architectural photographer Hélène Binet of Zaha Hadid's Dune Formations installation at the Venice Art Biennale earlier this summer. More about Dune Formations by Zaha Hadid 2
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Neutral at Architecture Foundation Gallery
Filmmakers Neutral will present their first solo exhibition at the Architecture Foundation's Yard Gallery (see images below) in London, starting on 14 September. More about Neutral at Architecture Foundation Gallery
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Nestlé Chocolate Museum by Rojkind Arq.
Rojkind Arquitectos have completed their Nestlé Chocolate Museum in Mexico City. More about Nestlé Chocolate Museum by Rojkind Arq.
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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007 again
Here is the transcript of a conversation between pavilion designers Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen and the Serpentine Gallery's Julia Peyton-Jones and Hans Ulrich Obrist (see previous post for more on the pavilion). Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007 again
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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007
Photographer Luke Hayes has sent us what we believe is the first comprehensive set of professional photos showing both the interior and exterior of the just-completed Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007
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Thomas Heatherwick new website
Thomas Heatherwick has updated his website with photos and info about many of his projects, including Sitooterie II (above), his 2006 interior design for restaurant Konstam at the Prince Albert (below) and his famous 1997 window display for Harvey Nichols. More about Thomas Heatherwick new website
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Boiler Suit by Thomas Heatherwick
Thomas Heatherwick has completed Boiler Suit, an undulating facade of woven steel panels encasing the boiler house at Guy's Hospital in London. More about Boiler Suit by Thomas Heatherwick
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Ring Dome by Minsuk Cho/Mass Studies
Korean architect Minsuk Cho of Mass Studies will build a temporary pavilion in New York City this September to host a series of performances to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Storefront for Art and Architecture gallery. More about Ring Dome by Minsuk Cho/Mass Studies