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Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall was the most significant building of 2003

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Its completion in 2003, after more than 15 years of stops and starts, marked the return of Frank Gehry's rising architectural stardom to his adopted home city of Los Angeles, where the architect had been living since the 1940s. Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall was the most significant building of 2003. Did we get it right?

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Gehry’s Disney Concert Hall to be repurposed as Olympic skate ramp for 2028 LA Games

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Designed by architect Frank Gehry and completed in 2003, the stainless-steel-clad concert hall is known for its flowing, sculptural forms which, according to Olympic organizers, are “basically already half pipe-adjacent.”

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10 Tips for Architects To Survive Downturns by Former HOK CEO Patrick MacLeamy

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” During his time as HOK CEO and Chairman from 2003 to 2016, MacLeamy exerted great effort in shaping a resilient practice that, in many ways, harks back to the ethos of the firm’s founding. “Where else can you do that?”

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How to Get a Job at Studio Ma

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Founded in 2003, Phoenix-based architecture and environmental design firm Studio Ma has established itself as an award-winning creative powerhouse within its native Arizona, as well as beyond state borders.

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Five tranquil homes in natural settings by Feldman Architecture: Your Next Employer?

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Founded by Jonathan Feldman in 2003, the architecture and interior studio describes its mission as to “honor the spirit of each site and champion regenerative practices for a better future.” ” Headquartered in San Francisco, the firm looking to “quickly and meaningfully expand in the Intermountain West region.

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Shaoxing Art School Transformation and Expansion / UAD

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The Shaoxing Art School, formerly known as the Zhejiang Shaoxing Opera Art Training Class, was completed and opened in 2003, with its current campus. Completed in 2022 in Shaoxing, China. Images by Zhao Qiang.

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Zaha Hadid Foundation presents 'Zaha Hadid: Paper Museums'

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This fall in London, the Zaha Hadid Foundation is presenting an exhibition of paper reliefs showcasing the design process behind three of its namesake’s most important cultural sector designs: the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati (2003), MAXXI Museum in Rome (2009), and unrealized Museum of Islamic Art in Doha (1997).