Tag: architecture
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Architects and Second-Tier Cities
Why Architects and Second-Tier Cities Need Each Other CityLab, Jan. 23, 2015 A couple of weeks ago, the American Institute of Architects announced which buildings had won its annual honor awards, one of the highest prizes in the field. The real winners, of course, are not the buildings but the architects who designed them. This…
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BBC Brutalism
BBC’s The Game Does for Brutalism What Mad Men Did for Mid-Century Design CityLab, Dec. 12, 2014 If you’re a fan of spy thrillers, you’ll enjoy BBC America’s miniseries The Game the way you might a dog-eared novel and a cup of tea on a winter’s night. The pace is leisurely, and the plot elements familiar…
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Ban Flash
Best Practices: Revamp Your Website Architects’ sites all tend to suffer from the same set of problems. Here’s a guide to avoiding those mistakes and ensuring that your firm puts its best face forward online. Architect, November 2014 Squinting to read tiny white words set on a black background? Not knowing whether to click or…
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OMA, OLIN Design Bridge Park
OMA and OLIN Named Winners of D.C. Bridge Park Design Competition Architectural Record, Oct. 20, 2014 On October 15, OMA + OLIN was named the winner of the design competition for 11th Street Bridge Park, a planned linear park spanning Washington, D.C.’s Anacostia River that has been widely compared to the High Line and could…
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A Housing Breakthrough
Together, a design studio and community-development corporation are transforming housing in the Rio Grande Valley. CityLab, Oct. 1, 2014 Brownsville, Texas, sits high in the rankings where cities want to come in low. It’s the poorest city in America, with 36 percent of its residents living in poverty. (By contrast, the poverty level in the…
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