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Thomas Phifer uses white concrete to create boxy Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw

Deezen

US architect Thomas Phifer has unveiled the Museum of Modern Art in central Warsaw , which resembles two giant boxes stacked on top of each other. Phifer said the staircase at the Museum of Modern Art (MSN) was designed to function as "a playful social space for people to stop and talk".

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Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw by Thomas Phifer and Partners

Archinect

The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Poland (MSN Warsaw) is Thomas Phifer and Partners’ first project built in Europe and the Museum’s first permanent home since its founding in 2005, when it was established as a collecting institution focused on art created since 1989.

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Istanbul Modern building by Renzo Piano

e-architect

Istanbul Modern Building by Renzo Piano Architect The landmark building is situated at the museum’s original location on the Karaköy waterfront, one of Istanbul’s most historic districts where the Bosphorus and Golden Horn meet. The official opening ceremony of the museum will take place at a later date.

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Thomas Hacker’s tree of influence

Portland Architecture

I’m frankly not that concerned with architectural fame or anything like that,” Thomas Hacker told me on a 2005 tour of the Hillsdale library, another jewel in the Multnomah County system. Hacker even got to work on two of Kahn’s masterpieces, the Kimble Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, and the capital building in Dacca, Bangladesh.

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Eight Black modernist architecture projects preserved in the US

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Architectural sites with significance to African American culture have received funds as part of Conserving Black Modernism, a national grant program that highlights "undervalued" contributions of Black architects in the United States. Among the featured projects are a dormitory complex in Mississippi and a mosque in Washington DC.

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The Architectural Works of Santiago Calatrava

Santa Cruz Architect

L’Hemisfric, City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain (Photo by David Iliff. His iconic bridges, buildings, and public installations embody a dynamic interplay of form and function, pushing the boundaries of modern design. License: CC BY-SA 3.0) The Alamillo Bridge (19871992) in Sevilla, Spain, is a prime example.

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Can a 3D-Printed Hotel and Residences Bring a New Dimension to Marfa?

Dwell

Hotelier Liz Lambert has teamed up with Austin-based home builders Icon and architect Bjarke Ingels on a promise to transform the West Texas art town—with affordable housing to boot. With a resident population of just under 2,000, Marfa is a tiny town with an outsized reputation as an unusual art mecca in rural West Texas.

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