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Ten record-breaking buildings from the skinniest to the heaviest

Deezen

Photo by Donaldytong Tallest building: Burj Khalifa (2009) Rising 828 metres above Dubai, the Burj Khalifa skyscraper became the tallest building in the world by a huge margin when it was completed in 2009. Around 5,000 aircraft have been built at the facility.

Building 124
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10 Best Architecture Firms in Costa Rica

Architizer

Costa Rica’s capital city, San José, is characterized by its modern, high-rise architecture, paired with small albeit luxurious traditional single-store houses preserved from the late 1800s. A-01 (A Company / A Foundation) © A-01 (A Company / A Foundation) A-01 is an interdisciplinary network organization.

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WASHLET from TOTO – a revolution in the bathroom

Hotel Designs

The Nippon Foundation asked renowned international architects to build 17 public toilet facilities in Tokyo, all of them equipped with TOTO products. Today, it’s a ‘must have’ for any modern bathroom. This phenomenon also holds true today – no country on earth has public toilets as inviting and clean as Japan.

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Getting to know… BoConcept, Exclusive Headline Partner at MEET UP London

Hotel Designs

We specialise in modern and stylish furniture and accessories with a focus on customised, coordinated design furniture and products that are both functional and of high quality. This commitment to quality is foundational, ensuring BoConcept furniture can withstand the rigors of everyday use.

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Charles F. Bloszies inserts glass addition into San Francisco cathedral complex

Deezen

The studio added a metal and glass extension to the school The extension included the "careful inssertaion" of a modern, glass-lined structure between the cathedral and the school.

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Materiality in Modern Architecture

DesignScape Architects

‘Materiality’ is an essential design informant in the world of modern architecture. Concrete in Modern Architecture Le Corbusier – Tower of Shadows, 1952 Concrete is the most prominent building material used around the world. Architects have been using steel for its aesthetic value since the modern movement.

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"The design industry needs to let go of its obsession with the new"

Deezen

The second tenet of the circular economy, as defined by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation , is to "keep materials and objects in use". It was launched in 2009 with a collection of eight garments made from a single pilot's parachute and has continued the themes of reuse and repair to this day.