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BVN tops Sydney's brutalist Sirius building with copper-pod extensions

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Sydney's brutalist Sirius Building has been renovated BVN a competition to redesign the building in 2019 following a campaign to save it from demolition. The original facade was retained and restored with a new extension distinguished from the original concrete exterior with copper cladding that nods to its modular design.

Building 131
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Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet: R

SW Oregon Architect

The UO solicited proposals from developers in 2019 for exploration of a potential public/private ground lease arrangement that would include, among many other features, the preservation of the historical integrity and Googie style of the former dealership showroom commensurate with its placement on the NRHP.

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Jordan Weber creates installation that monitors Detroit's air quality

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The artist sought to mitigate and bring attention to the health effects of poor air quality and urban development on the local population, and show how areas inhabited by low-income people and people of colour are often more susceptible to these harmful environmental factors.

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Hyde Park, Hoofddorp Station District, Amsterdam

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Located right next to Hoofddorp station, from spring of 2019, it will be just four minutes by train from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and twelve minutes from Amsterdam’s business district in Zuidas. The outdated office estate Beukenhorst-West will be transformed into an attractive urban district.

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American Prize for Architecture 2022

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Uber Air Skyport by SHoP Architects with Gensler , 2019: photo courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. This unique philosophy has jettisoned the office into world-wide prominence. Consulate building in Milan.

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Gent Design Museum, Belgium

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Led by urban development company Sogent in collaboration with Design Museum Gent, Carmody Groarke, RE-ST and TRANS Architectuur, the project aims to sensitively restore the museum’s existing buildings, extend the original masterplan and broaden the museum’s programme of design culture and visitor outreach.

Design 51
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ReefLine Sculpture Park, Miami Beach

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Erlich will create an underwater incarnation of his popular sand-sculpted “traffic jam”, which was commissioned by the City of Miami Beach during Art Week Miami Beach 2019. A cultural entrepreneur Ximena Caminos is known for her post-disciplinary approach that bridges culture, community-building, urban development, and placemaking.