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Stefano Boeri Architetti reveals masterplan for "one of the most sacred sites of Buddhism"

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Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled its masterplan for a meditation centre and landscaped gardens at the Ramagrama stupa, a Buddhist pilgrimage site in Nepal. The heart of the masterplan is the Peace Meadow The site is located in Ramagrama, a municipality on the banks of the Jharahi River in western Nepal.

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Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Architects

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3 Feb 2011 Middlesex Hospital Site Development , London image : Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Middlesex Hospital Site At a committee meeting last night, Westminster City Council granted planning permission for the redevelopment of the former Middlesex Hospital site.

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Nine notable projects by late architect Rafael Viñoly

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Photo is by Hufton & Crow Battersea Power Station masterplan (2008) Viñoly was responsible for outlining the masterplan for the redevelopment of the Battersea Power Station in London, parts of which are now complete. Inside are double-height exhibition spaces and offices for the art gallery's conservation department.

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Stefano Boeri Architetti unveils design for Museum of Technology in Xi'an

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Boeri founded his eponymous studio Stefano Boeri Architetti in 2011. Other recent projects by the studio include a proposal for a meditation centre at "one of the most sacred sites of Buddhism" and a masterplan for Smart Forest City in Mexico. Today its main office is in Milan, but it also has offices in Shanghai and Tirana.

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BDP Architecture Practice Information + News

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Fairham continues: “Our award-winning projects range from the masterplanning of entire cities to the design of interiors and building components. Previously, BDP held an Edinburgh office from 2008 to 2011. 15 Oct 2011. 11 Jul 2011. Edinburgh St James building: image courtesy of architects practice.

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Fifteen landmark projects by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner David Chipperfield

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Find out more about Museum Folkwang › Turner Contemporary, 2011, UK With a form inspired artist JMW Turner's paintings, the Turner Contemporary comprises six, identical jagged volumes, each with mono-pitched roofs, that are clad in an acid-etched glass skin. A temporary exhibition space was topped with a saw-tooth roof.

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A bill that could make zoning more inclusive

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The settlement is a result of a complaint filed with HUD by the NAACP Baltimore Branch, Baltimore Neighborhoods, and three individuals in November 2011. The bill would work in tandem with the new 2030 Masterplan which recognizes the need for "retrofit" in lieu of paving over more of the dwindling open space.

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