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SPF:a's new Obama Sports Complex is inaugurated in Los Angeles

Archinect

The new development replaces the old 29-acre Rancho Cienega Sports Complex and was developed in conjunction with Buro Happold and Hood Design Studio. It’s opening day for SPF:architects ’ new Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex in Los Angeles’ Baldwin Hills neighborhood.

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2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition – What next?

Life of an Architect

The 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition has officially come to a close – and from my side of the screen, the work is really just starting to kick into high gear. The other major development is that I cashed in some of my chips to recruit some of my judges this year.

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Top 10 green building products for 2015

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Architects Green Renovation Sustainable Design and Construction Building Owner Green Specifications Sustainable Development Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Green Green Building Products Interior Architecture Sustainability'

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The Finalists – 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

Life of an Architect

The Finalists – 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition … there are a lot of people from around the planet who are anxiously awaiting these results. In no particular order … I present the 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition Finalists!! All in all, it’s pretty exciting.

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World’s tallest vegetated façade to sprout in Sri Lanka [slideshow]

BD+C

When the 46-story Clearpoint Residences condo tower officially opens in late 2015, it will be the world''s tallest vertical garden. All 164 units in the building will come with a spacious garden terrace, complete with lush vegetation and a self-sustaining, automatic drop irrigation system. Body Image: read more.

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Rem Koolhaas designs Taipei Performing Arts Center to "contribute to the history of the theatre"

Deezen

Originally slated for completion in 2015, it topped out in August 2014 and was featured in Dezeen's most anticipated projects for both 2015 and 2016. Koolhaas was one of a group of architects in the 1980s who developed deconstructivist architecture of architecture, which we are revisiting in our series on the style.

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Project Mingde uses "cascading" roofs on Chinese nursery to recycle rainfall

Deezen

First initiated in 2003 by a former student of HKU's engineering department, Professor Nicolas Yeung and his wife Lorene Yeung, Project Mingde develops "social architecture" to tackle poverty, while at the same time giving civil engineering students the chance to work on real-world projects.

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