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OMA completes trio of buildings for Miami Beach cultural district
OMA has completed a further two buildings at a new cultural district in Miami Beach, a shopping centre and an automated car park, which join the firm's recently unveiled Faena Forum cultural centre....
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Michael Green completes largest mass-timber building in United States
Trees killed by mountain beetles were used to construct this seven-storey tower by Michael Green Architecture, which is described by the firm as the first modern tall wood building in the United...
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Minneapolis office building by Salmela Architect features a chequerboard facade
Salmela Architect has completed an office building for a Minneapolis advertising agency featuring a gridded monochrome facade and a monumental fire escape. Called Fast Horse, after its new occupant,...
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Philippe Malouin lights up Miami Design District with orbiting installation
Philippe Malouin has brought a "rollercoaster of light" to Miami's Design District, where a globe-shaped LED light revolves around a raised track. The London designer was commissioned by Craig Robins –...
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MW Works transforms century-old Washington barn into rural family retreat
Seattle-based MW Works has overhauled an early-20th-century barn to create a family holiday home that celebrates rustic materials and fittings. MW Works was tasked with completely modernising the old...
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Miami architecture finally addresses "visible and tangible impacts of...
Architects and developers working in Miami are belatedly responding to climate change, amid a growing sense of alarm over how rising sea levels are affecting the city. Design Miami chief creative...
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Samsung wins Supreme Court battle with Apple
The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Samsung in its ongoing patent case against fellow tech giant Apple. A unanimous decision was made today following a two-month-long deliberation period, which...
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Jean Nouvel elevates Miami Beach residences to avoid rising sea levels
French architect Jean Nouvel's first residential project in Florida is raised over 11 feet above sea level to address the growing risk of flooding in Miami Beach. Monad Terrace will be located in the...
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Weiss Manfredi drapes jagged brick sash over facade of Ohio architecture school
American studio Weiss Manfredi has used glass, brick and concrete to form a new home for the architectural and environmental design programs at Kent State University in Ohio. Called the Kent State...
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S9 Architecture designs huge co-working building for Brooklyn Navy Yard
New York studio S9 Architecture has conceived a 16-storey office building for a waterfront site that is intended to house 4,000 employees working for tech and creative startups. Called Dock72, the...
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Mid-century modern designer Jens Risom dies aged 100
Danish-American furniture designer Jens Risom – one of the first to introduce Scandinavian design to the US – has died aged 100. Risom, who passed away at his home in New Canaan, Connecticut, on 9...
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Gould Evans creates black metal studio building for Missouri art school
American studio Gould Evans has completed a creative facility in Kansas City that houses an array of digital fabrication tools, including eight different types of 3D printer. Beals Studio — officially...
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Fleet of driverless Uber cars takes to the streets
As of today, Uber app users in San Francisco have the option of hailing a self-driving taxi. The taxi-hailing company has released a fleet of self-driving Volvo XC90 cars onto the streets of San...
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Heliotrope creates cedar-clad urban home and studio in Seattle
Heliotrope, a firm based in the US Pacific Northwest, has completed a contemporary dwelling that features a double-height art studio, a Japanese garden and a wooden soaking tub. The home, called Artist...
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Studio Gang reveals tiered residential tower for St Louis
Chicago architecture firm Studio Gang has released a teaser image of a high-rise for St Louis, Missouri, made up of four-storey tiers with faceted slanted sides. The 385-foot tower will be located at...
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Dezeen's top 10 US houses of 2016
From tiny mountain cabins to vast modernist-influenced beach villas, US editor Dan Howarth has selected the 10 best American houses of 2016, as we continue our year in review. Case Inlet Retreat,...
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AA director Brett Steele to become dean of UCLA School of the Arts and...
Brett Steele, director of the Architectural Association in London, has been appointed as the new head of the arts school at the University of California, Los Angeles. Steele will leave his post at the...
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General Assembly exposes wooden beams inside revamped Brooklyn loft
Wooden structural elements at this loft apartment in Brooklyn were uncovered and retreated during renovation work undertaken by local studio General Assembly. The Gowanus Loft occupies a portion of the...
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Grimshaw overhauls student union at North Carolina university
Grimshaw has completed the renovation and expansion of Duke University's West Campus Union in Durham, North Carolina, where the UK firm has added a glass box in the centre of the historic building. The...
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Malcolm Davis creates redwood-clad Meadow House in northern California
This holiday dwelling by Malcolm Davis Architecture consists of angled wooden volumes with giant windows that provide sweeping ocean views. The Meadow House is situated at Sea Ranch, a planned...
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