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Archstorming announces winning proposals for a school made of recycled plastic in Mexico

Architectural competitions platform Archstorming recently presented the winners of its “Tulum Plastic School”...

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Fairy Tales competition announces winners addressing climate change and sustainability

New York-based online platform Blank Space has announced the winners of the 2019 Fairy Tales competition — the...

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Egypt's new Science City International - an oasis of knowledge in the desert

The complex will be located on the western edge of Cairo called "6th of October City". Nestled underneath a series...

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COBE Architects to transform Copenhagen's Paper Island into a bustling cultural hub

Theartificial island occupies a prime location next to the Opera House and the Royal Danish Playhouse. Building...

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Recycled wire hanger pavilion announced as winner of 2016 City of Dreams design competition

An airy new pavilion will be the perfect place to "hang" out this summer on Governors Island. Made out of old...

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Turenscape and MAP Architects selected to redevelop Kazan Lake embankments in Russia

With their concept entitled "Elastic band: The Immortal Treasure of Kazan," Russian-Chinese consortium Turenscape...

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Penda's Bauhaus Museum proposal features a transforming floor level

The simple geometry of the building references the aesthetics of theBauhaus era, but it is the rotating elements...

Bjark Ingels Group proposal for Oslo

MVRDV, Snohetta, and BIG reveal their visions for a new business quarter in Oslo, Norway

BIG's proposal was a bright urban park that bridged the new structures with the site's existing historical buildings....

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UNESCO announces winning design for the Bamiyan Cultural Center in Afghanistan

The proposal, entitled Descriptive Memory: The Eternal Presence of Absence, envisions a system of negative spaces...

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Acclaimed architects unveil plans for the Obama Presidential Center library in Hawaii

Hawaii is up against the University of Chicago and Columbia University in New York, which are the current favorites...

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Menis Architects' Agora Garden is a rock-like residential tower wrapped in vegetation

Agora Garden creates a symbiosis of volumes and vegetation. It was inspired by the shape of primitive rocks emerging...

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6 Finalists Revealed in Guggenheim Helsinki Competition

The shortlist includes practices with offices in seven countries: London-based Asif Khan, Zurich firm AGPS Architecture,...

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D.C.'s Affordable Net-Zero Empowerhouse is Moving to Philadelphia

The building won the inaugural award for affordability at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon in...

Clichy-Montfermeil Metro Station EMBT

EMBT and Elizabeth de Portzamparc Unveil Plans for Two New Paris Metro Stations

EMBT will design the Clichy-Montfermeil station in collaboration with French architects Bordas + Peiro. Elizabeth...

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DIALOGUE and Snøhetta Win Competition to Design Calgary's New Central Library

Calgary’s New Central Library features an entry with wood-clad arches inspired by ‘chinook’ winds predominant...

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