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Who Is Riken Yamamoto? 16 Things to Know About the 2024 Pritzker Architecture Laureate

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Tianjin Library (2012). Photo courtesy of Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop. Riken Yamamoto's receipt of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2024 is met with pleasant surprise.

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Self Maker Showroom / BLURKER

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Completed in 2012 in Jung District, South Korea. Images by rayliter. SELF MAKER, located in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, is a brand that customizes curtains and blinds by providing professional and sensuous.

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How to Understand Architecture Business Conditions Using the AIA's Architecture Billings Index

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Over time, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has become a valuable metric for charting the economic health of the profession, with Archinect reporting on the index monthly since 2012.

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Why Nearly Every City in the U.S. Needs a Walkability Study

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About two weeks ago, I received an intriguing email from Jeff Speck, the author of two of the most influential books on urban planning in the past two decades: Suburban Nation (2010; co-authored by Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk) and Walkable City (2012; reissued in 2022 with new material).

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The Remodeling of Santiago Bernabéu Stadium by L35 Architects Nears Completion

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A major modernization process began in 2012 , following an international competition. Home to the Real Madrid football team, the stadium built in 1947 occupies a key position in the city, adjacent to a major transit artery. The stadium went through several refurbishments since its inauguration, most aimed at increasing the seating capacity.

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Snøhetta’s Busan Opera House is taking shape in South Korea

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The Norway-based firm won the competition for the scheme’s design back in 2012 , proposing a new opera house along the city’s northern seaport. Snøhetta has offered an update on construction progress at the Busan Opera House in Busan , South Korea.

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Structural engineer Hanif Kara receives the 2024 Soane Medal

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The 2024 Soane Medal has been awarded to Hanif Kara, the British structural engineer and founder of the London-based firm AKT II.