Curved facade of BIG's Harlem development looks "great in the photos" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing BIG's mixed-use development in Harlem, New York, and sharing their views on other top stories. More
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The Smile by BIG in New York has a chequerboard facade and rooftop pool
The Smile by architecture firm BIG is a mixed-use development in New York's Harlem neighbourhood with a stainless-steel facade designed to recall the "textured surface of the moon". More
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Henning Larsen unveils mixed-use Seoul Valley scheme for South Korea
A cluster of towers and timber buildings will be swathed by greenery in Seoul Valley, a mixed-use scheme that Danish studio Henning Larsen has proposed for South Korea's capital. More
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Frank Gehry updates The Grand mixed-use development for Downtown LA
Architect Frank Gehry has again revised plans for the towering complex opposite his Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, which will finally begin construction this autumn. More
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Layered cladding emphasises stacked arrangement of L'eau Design's mixed-use block in Seoul
The stacked volumes that make up this multipurpose building in Seoul's Gangnam district are clad in various materials and diminish in size like the components of a nested Russian doll. More
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Derelict Mexico City house transformed into mixed-use venue
Mexico City architects Francisco Pardo and Julio Amezcua have added an architectural "prosthesis" on top of a dilapidated brick residence to turn the building into offices and a co-working space. More
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David Adjaye gets green light for "contextually sympathetic" mixed-use Mayfair development
Planning permission has been granted for a luxury mixed-use development designed by British architect David Adjaye for a site opposite London's iconic Ritz hotel. More
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Gehry unveils design for mixed-use development on LA's Sunset Strip
Architect Frank Gehry has conceived five distinct but interrelated buildings for a prominent site along LA's famous Sunset Strip. More
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Concave walls give a scalloped outline to mixed-use block by Iroje KHM Architects
The scooped walls of this aluminium-clad retail and housing complex were designed by Iroje KHM Architects to mimic the concave roofs of traditional Korean houses (+ slideshow). More
