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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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HKS begins $182M Toyota Stadium renovation near Dallas

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The three-year, $182 million project is meant to modernize the 20,500-capacity design (originally opened by the firm in 2005) for fans of FC Dallas, who had affectionately referred to it as "The Oven" due to the high heat indexes registered during the summer and its below-grade pitch placement.

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

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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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Architecture 101: What is Modern Architecture?

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Modern architecture originated in the early twentieth century in Europe and later expanded worldwide, particularly in the United States, where many European architects emigrated. Modernism reacted against nineteenth-century historical architectural styles, such as Neoclassicism and Revivalism. Moscow, Russia. |

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Following Oscar Niemeyer's Legacy: The Story Behind the Araras State Theater in Brazil

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Designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer, one of the leading figures of the Modern Movement, the theater was equipped with all the necessary infrastructure to host local, national, and international cultural events between 1995 and 2005.

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Marina Tabassum? retrospective surveys architectural work in her native Bangladesh

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A new exhibition has opened at Munich’s Architekturmuseum der TUM at the Pinakothek der Moderne focusing on the award-winning work of architect Marina Tabassum in her native country of Bangladesh.

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Deborah Ascher Barnstone tapped to lead the University of Sydney's School of Architecture, Design and Planning

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Her research has primarily focused on the development of modernism through the lens of Dutch and German artists and architects. She holds a Ph.D.