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"Deconstructivism left us with the notion that architecture can be an act of continual revolution"

Deezen

The essence of what the disparate group of people, some of whom made it into the defining Museum of Modern Art exhibition or any number of books (including my own Violated Perfection of 1992), shared was a desire, first of all, to open, tear, break and reveal. Deconstruction became a digital dis- and reassembly of the world.

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On Case Studies

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Much of the book is devoted to the broader work of SANAA and how it fits into both Japanese and Western (modern) architectural traditions. Stewart, who wrote The Making of a Modern Japanese Architecture: From the Founders to Shinohara and Isozaki and contributed an essay to the 2G issue on Shinohara.

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2023 in Architecture Books, So Far

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

A House Deconstructed by Office of (Un)Certainty Research (Mark Jarzombek + Vikramaditya Prakash), published by Actar Publishers. US release date: April 4, 2023 (Buy via Amazon or Bookshop ) In 2006, Dana Cuff founded cityLAB at UCLA , "a multidisciplinary center [.] Rather it should be: How does architecture describe the world?"

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BCO Awards 2023 Winners, British Council For Offices

e-architect

In the Refurbished/Recycled Workplace category, award-winning building, modern and flexible workspaces combine with vibrant communal areas to encourage interaction between occupiers. A materials passport and deconstruction guide for the project was one of the reasons the judges decided it was worthy of the Innovation award.

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Redesigning a legacy: evolving Beachcomber hotels in Mauritius

Hotel Designs

In 2006, the group launched Beautiful Localhands, an initiative that helps local hand-craft creatives by giving them the opportunity to develop their skills and sell their products to the tourist market. And it is here where the brand’s latest design project is being developed with care.

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20 Inspirational Thought Leaders on the 10th Anniversary A+Awards Jury

Architizer

Most notably, The Museum of Modern Art, Pin-Up Magazine, The Graham Foundation, The New York Times, Architect Magazine, DesignMIAMI/ Art Basel, The Swiss Institute, Metropolis Magazine, Curbed, and The National Museum of African American History where he was identified as one of the future designers on the rise. Photography. Sebastian Weiss.

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HOME BREWED

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Artifacts unearthed in the vicinity suggest that it was a place of ceremony and trade for the ancestors of the modern Cherokee, who refer to the confluence as Untokiasdiyi, which means “where they race,” a reference to the dugout canoe sporting events once held here.

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