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India Mahdavi's Smiley armchair turns plug sockets into decoration

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Read: Omer Arbel uses fabric formwork for concrete pillars in Canadian house Mahdavi chose to redesign her Oliver chair for the project, a compact and geometric textile-clad armchair originally created for a private residence in London and named after the client's newborn child. He founded Bocci with Randy Bishop in 2005.

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Branding in Motion: How Architects Can Build Identity Beyond the Screen

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Additionally, every component, from the chain links to bespoke fastening systems, is produced on-site, with a dedicated technical team guiding clients through the process. The system operates without motors or mechanical components; upkeep is therefore minimal.

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The National 9/11 Memorial was the most significant building of 2011

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Arad's design functioned beyond the scope of normal client-architect relationships it was constructed not just for the local stakeholders, but for the whole city, and the nation. It might be seen as fitting, then, that the 9/11 memorial seems to exemplify this public input and complexity. It is architecture as wound, reminder and healing.

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

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The building is surrounded by verandahs Heringer's relationship with Bangladesh began when she spent a year volunteering for Dipshikha, an NGO which focuses on rural development that would later become the client for Anandaloy, aged 19. The illustration is by Jack Bedford and the photography is by Kurt Hoerbs.

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Mikhail Riches's Goldsmith Street was the most significant building of 2019

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Unusually for a project of this type, Mikhail Riches and Hawley worked directly with the council as client, rather than through a contractor under a design-and-build setup. It also demonstrated what can occur when architects are placed in the driving seat.

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A Streamlined Boathouse Perches Above the Water in the San Juan Islands

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A few years ago, a couple acquired a lot next to a remote piece of land, 65 miles northwest of Seattle, where they had been going on weekends and summers since 2005. It was a very ramshackle but interesting structure that he used to keep his boat equipment," the client says of the original owner.

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Pinwheel house by JM Architecture resembles "a white pebble in the landscape"

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The dwelling is named Pinwheel after its distinctive shape, which was JM Architecture 's solution for the client's "only request" – that it offers views of both the nearby Lake Maggiore and surrounding alpine valleys. A central staircase leads to a basement movie room JM Architecture was founded by Mascheroni in 2005.

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