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Oregon fire station by Hennebery Eddy features a burnt wood facade
Hennebery Eddy Architects has clad a fire station in rural Oregon with charred wood, turning "the destructive manner of fire into an image of beauty" (+ slideshow). The building – called Fire Station...
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Mark Foster Gage proposes elaborate gargoyle-covered skyscraper for New York
New York architect Mark Foster Gage has proposed a 102-storey tower covered in Gothic sculptural elements for Manhattan, in response to the city's supertall skyscrapers that are "virtually free of...
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Yves Béhar designs slanted Surf Shack for Design Miami
Design Miami 2015: San Francisco designer Yves Béhar created a temporary beach hut installation to showcase his collection of surfboards in Miami Design District. The corrugated plastic and plywood...
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Commune converts 1960s Space Age-style bank into a hotel in North Carolina
LA studio Commune Design has transformed a Mid-Century Modern office building in Durham, North Carolina, into a boutique hotel with geometric patterns and vintage-style decor (+ slideshow). Located in...
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Gluckman Tang designs museums for art and model trains in western Massachusetts
Officials in Massachusetts have announced plans for a pair of new museums designed by New York studio Gluckman Tang in the state's northwestern region (+ slideshow). One museum will be dedicated to...
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SOM recasts old San Francisco movie house for new role as a nonprofit theatre
SOM's San Francisco office has transformed an abandoned cinema into a multipurpose performance and community venue for the American Conservatory Theater, a prominent arts organisation in the Bay Area...
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David Adjaye, Renzo Piano and Snøhetta among seven-strong shortlist for Obama...
The Barack Obama Foundation has revealed the names of the seven architecture firms it is inviting to pitch for the official presidential library in Chicago. Chicago-based John Ronan is the only local...
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Four finalists announced for revamp of Pershing Square in downtown LA
Architecture studio Morphosis and landscape architect James Corner Field Operations are among the four teams that have been shortlisted to redesign one of Los Angeles' oldest public parks. Pershing...
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SOM designs first net-zero energy school in New York City on Staten Island
Architecture firm SOM has completed the first public school in New York City that generates as much energy on site as it consumes (+ slideshow). Called the Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and...
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ODO unveils cotton jeans and T-shirts that clean themselves
ODO, a San Francisco-based apparel company, has developed a line of self-cleaning T-shirts and denim jeans that "never stink or stain" (+ movie). The ODO line, which was unveiled this month through a...
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SHoP proposes New York's tallest timber-framed building
SHoP Architects has designed a 10-storey residential tower in Manhattan that is set to become the city's tallest building constructed from structural timber. Called 475 West 18th Street, the building...
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HCWD launches white-concrete version of portable LED Brick lamp
New York-based HCWD Studio has released a white-concrete version of its cordless brick-shaped lamp, which is activated by movement rather than a switch (+ movie). The minimal Brick light has an LED...
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Lever Architecture proposes timber-framed tower for Portland
Lever Architecture has designed a 12-storey tower for Portland, Oregon, that will be one of the tallest wooden buildings in the US. Called Framework, the mixed-use building is slated to be constructed...
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Four designs aim to improve sidewalk sheds around New York construction sites
Winners of a competition to create better sidewalk sheds for New York construction sites have been unveiled, with the hope they will be implemented as the city undergoes a major building boom. The...
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Patricia Urquiola's Miami store design for Panerai references watch mechanisms
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has designed the first US flagship store for Italian watch brand Panerai in Miami's Design District, featuring a chandelier with shapes based on watch parts (+...
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SOM creates a circular library wrapped in aluminium fins for Chicago’s Chinatown
Architecture firm SOM incorporated principles from Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese design philosophy, while conceiving the new Chinatown Branch Library in Chicago (+ slideshow). Encompassing 16,000...
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Spherical 360fly action camera captures 360-degree video footage
CES 2016: Pittsburgh startup 360fly has unveiled an advanced version of its globe-shaped action camera that records panoramic, high-definition video footage. The updated edition of the camera, also...
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Collective-LOK designs kissing booths for New York's Times Square
US design collaborative Collective-LOK has won this year's competition to create a public installation for New York's Times Square in celebration of Valentine's Day. Called Hearts of Hearts,...
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BIG in the running to design American football stadium
The next big US project for Bjarke Ingels' firm could be an American football stadium for the Washington Redskins. News reports surfaced this week that Danish firm BIG could be teaming up with the...
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Chicago Architecture Biennial attracts more than double the attendees of...
Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015: organisers of the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial have counted more than 500,000 visitors and the city has renewed its commitment to host another edition in...
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