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Allied Works Designs Newly Opened Clyfford Still Museum In Denver, Colorado

Allied Works Designs Newly Opened Clyfford Still Museum In Denver, Colorado / USA

Following an invited international competition in 2006, Allied Works was selected to design the Clyfford Still Museum, a single artist institution devoted to the life and work of the 20th-century painter.

Following an invited international competition in 2006, Allied Works was selected to design the Clyfford Still Museum, a single artist institution devoted to the life and work of the 20th-century painter.

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Dalian Urban Planning Museum

Dalian Urban Planning Museum, Dalian / China by Architects Collective

The Dalian Urban Planning Museum is designed to be the gateway to the city center redirecting several main streets to the main boulevard.

The Dalian Urban Planning Museum is designed to be the gateway to the city center redirecting several main streets to the main boulevard.

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Brooks + Scarpa Unveils Proposal for The Kimball Art Center

Brooks + Scarpa Unveils Proposal for The Kimball Art Center, Utah / USA

Brooks + Scarpa has released their proposal for the roughly 22,000 square foot addition to the existing 12,000 square foot 1929 historic Kimball Art Center located in the heart of downtown Park City at the corner of Main Street and Heber Ave.

Brooks + Scarpa has released their proposal for the roughly 22,000 square foot addition to the existing 12,000 square foot 1929 historic Kimball Art Center located in the heart of downtown Park City at the corner of Main Street and Heber Ave.

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Five design teams vie to build a pavilion for Nelson-Atkins

Five design teams vie to build a pavilion for Nelson-Atkins

Proposals by five teams of architects and designers have been named finalists in a competition to build a temporary pavilion on the grounds of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Proposals by five teams of architects and designers have been named finalists in a competition to build a temporary pavilion on the grounds of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

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Dalian Public Library

Dalian Public Library, Dalian / China by Architects Collective

The new library is designed to become the center and heart for the local community with a strong relationship to the ocean and the bay.

The new library is designed to become the center and heart for the local community with a strong relationship to the ocean and the bay.

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A Boston Museum's Deft Attempt at Balancing Old and New

A Boston Museum’s Deft Attempt at Balancing Old and New

Cities are constantly in a tug-of-war with the old and the new. The Eiffel Tower was considered an eyesore when first built; the first skyscrapers of Chicago, similarly an outrage.

Cities are constantly in a tug-of-war with the old and the new. The Eiffel Tower was considered an eyesore when first built; the first skyscrapers of Chicago, similarly an outrage.

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Hard times for a tower and its murals

Faced with complaints from neighborhood groups, docents and even one of the artists' descendants, San Francisco has stepped up efforts to restore the landmark Coit Tower and its historical Depression-era frescoes.

Faced with complaints from neighborhood groups, docents and even one of the artists’ descendants, San Francisco has stepped up efforts to restore the landmark Coit Tower and its historical Depression-era frescoes.

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POLISHING A GEM

POLISHING A GEM

Cranbrook's Saarinen-designed museum gets a new wing.

Cranbrook’s Saarinen-designed museum gets a new wing.

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VitraHaus: a Video by artetv

VitraHaus a Video by artetv

In 2006, VITRA asked two Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron to build a new building to show visitors their new furniture collection "HOME".

In 2006, VITRA asked two Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron to build a new building to show visitors their new furniture collection “HOME”.

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Istanbul Disaster Prevention and Education Centre

Istanbul Disaster Prevention and Education Centre, competition proposal by Design Initiatives

The intention in the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Istanbul Disaster Prevention and Education Centre Competition is to organize a joyful, integral space where man reconciles with nature.

The intention in the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Istanbul Disaster Prevention and Education Centre Competition is to organize a joyful, integral space where man reconciles with nature.

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'No chance' of 9/11 museum opening on time, New York mayor says

‘No chance’ of 9/11 museum opening on time, New York mayor says

Work on the National September 11 Memorial Museum has been halted over a budgetary dispute, delaying its opening, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

Work on the National September 11 Memorial Museum has been halted over a budgetary dispute, delaying its opening, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

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Why the Shenzhen and Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale Rejected Sustainability as a Theme

Why the Shenzhen and Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale Rejected Sustainability as a Theme

Architecture creates cities. Cities create architecture. That’s the argument behind the 2011 Shenzhen and Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture, which opened earlier this month in Shenzhen, China, and runs until mid-February.

Architecture creates cities. Cities create architecture. That’s the argument behind the 2011 Shenzhen and Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture, which opened earlier this month in Shenzhen, China, and runs until mid-February.

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