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MAD "cracks open" facade of Denver residential building

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The middle of the building was opened up to reveal plaster, cave-like elements that resembled a canyon "The canyon looks like a natural space cracking open a modern box," MAD Architects principal Ma Yansong told Dezeen. "In MAD Architects created the structure for developer The Max Collaborative.

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IM Pei's Museum of Islamic Art was the most significant building of 2008

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It is located on an artificial island The MIA project began as a competition organised by the Aga Khan Foundation in 1997 from which Indian architect Charles Correa and Palestinian-Jordanian architect Rasem Badran emerged as the frontrunners, with Badran eventually being awarded the project.

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Anna Heringer's Anandaloy was the most significant building of 2020

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This ancient material is one that all of Heringer's work has sought to place alongside modern construction methods, demonstrating its environmental and design benefits not just in settings where it has traditionally been used, but worldwide. The illustration is by Jack Bedford and the photography is by Kurt Hoerbs.

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Ryue Nishizawa's Moriyama House was the most significant building of 2005

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Read: Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern was the most significant building of 2000 After visiting the house in 2007, former senior editor at The Architectural Review Rob Gregory said Nishizawa's design is "reminiscent of the layering of ancient Japanese buildings". The illustration is by Jack Bedford and the photography is by Edmund Sumner.

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Concept to Completion: A Tale of Tenacity in Small Community Architecture

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The City identified another development option in March of 2004. The 2004 "Civic Center" concept. The 2004 estimate of the probable construction cost exceeded $3 million, which at the time was far more than could be matched by fundraising efforts. Alas, budget constraints loomed large. Once again, the City shelved the project.

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SOM's Burj Khalifa put Dubai on the map

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Photo by Bradley Young Sculptural wings fan out from the Burj's Y-shaped tripartite floor plan, built into a solid-rock foundation. The Burj Khalifa's sturdy foundations were, and remain, a feat of engineering. Construction took place over six years.

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2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner, Liu Jiakun

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Intertwining seeming antipodes such as utopia versus everyday existence, history versus modernity, and collectivism versus individuality, Liu offers affirming architecture that celebrates the lives of ordinary citizens. His work may offer impactful clues on how to confront the challenges of urbanization, in an era of rapidly growing cities.”