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Architect and educator Meejin Yoon is named the 2022 Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts winner

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She is one of two architects to receive the award (along with Mexican architect Enrique Norten in 2005) and was commended for her recent involvement in memorial projects at the University of Virginia (Memorial to Enslaved Laborers) and MIT (Collier Memorial). "In

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Catifa Carta chair marks a "milestone" in Arper's sustainability journey

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The paper composite can be turned into biochar at the end of its life According to Arper CEO Roberto Monti, the launch marks a crucial turning point in the sustainability strategy of the company, which established its first environmental department in 2005.

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BIG designs stage set with inflatable orb for WhoMadeWho's world tour

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It is BIG 's latest inflatable structure and was informed by the floating 26-metre-diameter, mirrored sphere it created for Burning Man in 2018. Founded in 2005 by Bjarke Ingels, BIG is one of the world's most influential architecture studios with headquarters in both Copenhagen and New York.

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News: Architect and educator Meejin Yoon is named the 2022 Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts winner

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She is one of two architects to receive the award (along with Mexican architect Enrique Norten in 2005) and was commended for her recent involvement in memorial projects at the University of Virginia (Memorial to Enslaved Laborers) and MIT (Collier Memorial). "In

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BIG designs trio of villas nestled into remote Japanese island

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Traditional Danish modern architecture is, in fact, very informed by traditional Japanese architecture," said Ingels. The villas will overlook Seto Inland Founded by Ingels in 2005, BIG is an international architecture studio that has offices in Copenhagen, New York, London and Barcelona, as well as Shenzhen, Zurich, Los Angeles and Oslo.

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El Tanque Leisure Area by Urdiales Estudio de Arquitectura | Installations

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Around 2005, a water reservoir tank was purchased from an Argentinean company contracted to build the bridge over the Pastaza River, which was transported and located in the same area as the current project. The project is located on approximately 10 hectares of urban land south of the city of Macas. <b>Concept.</b>