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MAD "cracks open" facade of Denver residential building

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Enclosed public areas are interspersed between the outdoor elements MAD was founded in 2004 in Beijing and has offices in Los Angeles and Rome. MAD Architects created the structure for developer The Max Collaborative. It has completed dozens of high-profile projects including a bubble-like extension for a house in Japan.

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3XN, BIG, and David Chipperfield Architects among finalists of the 2022 International High-Rise Award

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Beginning in 2004, the awards have been given jointly by the City of Frankfurt am Main, the German Architecture Museum (DAM), and DekaBank to new projects. Thorissen was joined by nine other architects, academics, engineers, city government, and cultural and banking officials from around Germany.

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Twelve dramatic skybridges that push the limits of engineering

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Among the earliest examples is the famous Bridge of Sighs in Venice, which was completed in 1600, but skybridges have become increasingly common and ambitious in recent years thanks to advances in engineering technology. The post Twelve dramatic skybridges that push the limits of engineering appeared first on Dezeen.

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Stefano Boeri's Bosco Verticale was the most significant building of 2014

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The most significant of these was the 10-storey Tower Flower completed by Edouard Franois in 2004, which was surrounded by 380 oversized concrete plant pots containing bamboo. Bosco Verticale took the trend to its extreme. The two towers are covered in 800 trees, along with 15,000 perennials and 5,000 shrubs.

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Office JDY designs minimalist Veja store in Williamsburg

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Veja was founded in Paris in 2004, but didn't open its first dedicated retail space until 2023. A large storefront window and pivoting door were added to the repainted street facade Like the Brooklyn location, this store in Madrid was designed to look intentionally unfinished by Plantea Estudio.

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RSHP and Estudio Lamela's Madrid-Barajas airport was the most significant building of 2006

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Jonathan Glancey summed this up in 2006 , writing that "it might be said that between them, Richard Rogers, Renzo Piano and Norman Foster, in collaboration with their fine engineers, have all but reinvented the international airport terminal". The illustration is by Jack Bedford and photography is by Manuel Renau unless stated.

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Grafton Architects' UTEC Lima campus was the most significant building of 2015

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Completed in 2015, the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) campus in Lima paved the way for Grafton Architects ' Pritzker win, which would come five years later. The illustration is by Jack Bedford and photography is by Iwan Baan.

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