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Five timber projects by LEVER Architecture: Your Next Employer?

Archinect

Founded in 2009, the firm has become recognized for its innovative use of mass timber, including designing the first building made from US-produced cross-laminated timber with Albina Yard in Portland.

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Seven key projects by fashion innovator Issey Miyake

Deezen

The brand showcased an innovative and signature pleating technique that involved crafting garments from a single thread and adding pleats to the clothes once sewn into shape. In 2009, Tokujin Yoshioka refurbished Tokyo's Pleats Please store , covering its interior in recycled aluminium panels that were originally made for car parts.

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Copenhagen Architecture City Guide: 20 Projects to Discover in the 2023 UNESCO World Capital of Architecture

ArchDaily

The capital of Denmark has many accomplishments to boast: over 60 percent of its residents commute to work by bike , it was among the first cities to set up a strategic plan to achieve carbon neutrality, resulting in an 80% decrease since 2009 , and it has become of the most cited study cases for its urban planning and infrastructure.

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One of France’s First Passive Houses Is on the Market for €895K

Dwell

Location : Bessancourt, France Price : €895,000 (approximately $971,656 USD) Architect : Karawitz Architecture Year Built : 2009 Footprint : 1,722 square feet (three bedrooms) Lot Size : 0.15 The multilevel passive house has been widely celebrated as an innovative, sustainably designed home. Learn more about this project on Dwell.

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WASHLET from TOTO – a revolution in the bathroom

Hotel Designs

Thanks to TOTO, WASHLET is a trending product today and the greatest innovation in European bathrooms in the past several years. Image credit: TOTO Many innovations that have changed the world were initially ridiculed, viewed with scepticism or rejected altogether.

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Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation

e-architect

The new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, designed by Studio Gang and set in Theodore Roosevelt Park, connects 10 buildings across the Museum’s four-block campus, establishing continuous pathways to enhance visitor circulation. Gerstner, Jr. Solomon Family Insectarium and the first floor of the Louis V.

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PLH Arkitekter win competition for Innovative E-Commerce Campus in Lithuania

aasarchitecture

The innovative design was selected over designs submitted by architectural firms from four different countries. Green Hall, a 14-story commercial building on the Neris River in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, opened its doors in 2009. PLH Arkitekter wins an international architectural competition to design Urban Hub in Lithuania.