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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. Was Moriyama House by Ryue Nishizawa the most significant building completed in 2005? This was no normal house. Where was the front door?"

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Innovation-minded Ingeborg Rocker has been appointed Chair of Georgia Tech's School of Architecture

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Rocker joins Georgia Tech after working in the software industry and holding separate academic positions at the Harvard GSD between 2005 and 2020. The School of Architecture at Georgia Tech University has announced the appointment of Ingeborg Rocker as its new Chair and William Harrison Professor of Architecture effective September 1st.

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Light, Empathy, and Silence: The Architecture of Marina Tabassum

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One of the first buildings she undertook after establishing her own practice in 2005—the Bait Ur Rouf Mosque in her own city—won an Aga Khan Award for Architecture , which recognizes design that addresses the needs and aspirations of Muslim societies. She’s taught at architecture schools around the globe.

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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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Five rural retreats by Mork-Ulnes Architects: Your Next Employer?

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Founded in 2005 by Casper Mork-Ulnes, the nimble 10-person practice operates in both San Francisco and Oslo, Norway, resulting in a portfolio that blends a “Scandinavian practicality and a Californian can-do spirit of innovation.”

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The Architectural Works of Santiago Calatrava

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Known for his innovative approach that seamlessly combines structural engineering with artistic expression, Calatravas works have left an indelible mark on the global architectural landscape. This innovative approach reached its zenith with the Milwaukee Art Museum addition (19942001) in Wisconsin. License: CC BY-SA 3.0)

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Architecture 101: What is Modern Architecture?

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The driving force behind Modernism was to create a new architectural language, using new materials and technologies , an architecture that better reflected the changing society at the turn of the twentieth century, most notably marked by industrialization and technological innovation. Philip Johnson (1906-2005).

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