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

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Next up in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series, we take a look at the most significant building of 2005, Moriyama House in Japan by architect Ryue Nishizawa. It was co-produced by the Japan Foundation to showcase the changes in Japanese domestic architecture since the end of the second world war.

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Check out the winning projects of the 2022 International Architecture Awards

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The program dates to 2005 and is meant to honor the best new projects from anywhere in the world that "exemplify design excellence and architectural ambition and deliver meaningful social impact to the public for which they serve." Projects were commended for their demonstra.

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Can the pace of San Francisco's affordable housing development help it pass state hurdles?

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It would also change the socio-economic fabric of the shifting neighborhood schematic , as a total of 85% of all new developments have gone into just seven of San Francisco’s 36 official districts since Gavin Newsome’s first year as mayor in 2005. “We have produced substantial housing around downtown.

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Brad Pitt foundation agrees $20.5m settlement for owners of defective New Orleans homes

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million for the owners of homes built by his Make It Right Foundation housing charity, which suffered from water leaks, black mould and foundation issues. Read: David Adjaye house for Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation to be demolished. The post Brad Pitt foundation agrees $20.5m Leaks and black mould found in homes.

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

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The thick walls of the building were created using an ancient technique known as cob, with local earth, straw, sand and water kneaded like dough and formed into walls atop fired-brick foundations. The illustration is by Jack Bedford and the photography is by Kurt Hoerbs.

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