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Waugh Thistleton Architects' Murray Grove was the most significant building of 2009

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Murray Grove was the most significant building of 2009 A blockbuster year for architecture, 2009 saw numerous landmark projects opening around the globe. Was Murray Grove by Waugh Thistleton the most significant building completed in 2009? But this building the world's first plyscraper kickstarted a timber revolution.

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Sara Kulturhus by White Arkitekter was the most significant building of 2021

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The Sara Kulturhus Centre marked a step-change in the ambition of timber construction, demonstrating that the timber revolution kickstarted a decade earlier by a previous building in this series, Waugh Thistlteton's Murray Grove in 2009, showed no signs of abating.

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"You can't have your roots in modernism forever" says SCP founder Sheridan Coakley

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The Imperfect Archive showcases key designs from SCP's archive Such products have found their moment in 2025; SCP will reissue some of these classic pieces, including a 1988 sofa by Jasper Morrison , a 1992 side table by Konstantin Grcic and 2009 shelving by Peter Marigold.

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30 Best Architecture and Design Firms in Sweden

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In 2009 we won the 1St price in Category “Holiday “at the World architectural festival in Barcelona with Restaurant Tusen in Ramundberget, Sweden. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of Sweden architecture firms throughout the year.

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30 Best Architecture and Design Firms in Seoul

Architizer

With more than 30,000 architecture firms and over 130,000 projects within its database, Architizer is proud to host the world’s largest online community of architects and building product manufacturers. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of Seoul architecture firms throughout the year.

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Ambientec turns to organising events to showcase lighting products

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Read: Signe Hytte designs home of a poet for Enter the Salon show The Japandi -style lamp is designed by Danish architecture studio Norm Architects but also the result of a collaboration with multiple Japanese manufacturers. Founded in 2009, Ambientec specialises in portable, rechargeable and waterproof lamps designed to soothe.

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2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner, Liu Jiakun

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He disfavors manufactured product, preferring traditional craft and often using raw local materials that sustain the economy and environment, built for and by the community. His honest architecture presents the sincerity of textural materials and processes, displaying imperfections that endure, rather than degrade, through time.