Archive for January, 2011
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Projects by Nouvel and Gehry Finally Moving Forward on Saadiyat Island
After delays attributed to the global economic recession, construction has begun on two of Abu Dhabi’s five planned cultural buildings—the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi museums. Read more
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Meltzer/Mandl Completes Final Design for $150M New Jersey Transit Village
A final design has been completed for the $150 million New Brunswick Gateway Transit Village, a 632,000-sq-ft mixed-use building located at the intersection of Somerset Street and Easton Avenue in downtown New Brunswick, New Jersey. It will link the ca… Read more
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Newsmaker: Fumihiko Maki
During his many decades practicing architecture, Fumihiko Maki has accrued an impressive collection of awards, including the Pritzker Prize (1993) and Japan’s Praemium Imperiale (1999). Now, the American Institute of Architects has announced that thi… Read more
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In Haiti, ARCHIVE Houses Aim to Curb Disease Through Design
Exactly one year after an earthquake rocked Haiti, and months after a deadly cholera outbreak began, the winners of competition to design homes that can halt the spread of infectious diseases have been unveiled. Read more
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Haiti Housing Designs to be Unveiled This Month
After notable delays, the winners of the “Building Back Better Communities” competition, a Haitian government-sponsored initiative to generate housing solutions for the earthquake-ravaged country, will finally unveil their ideas. Read more
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Will Chicago think big after Daley? – chicagotribune.com
Will Chicago think big after Daley? – chicagotribune.com.