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The Obel Award Announces Theme for its 6th Cycle, the 2024 Edition

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Courtesy of Henrik Frode Obel Foundation The Obel Award is an international prize for architectural achievement presented annually by the Henrik Frode Obel Foundation. Previous emphasis included Adaptations, Emissions, Cities, Mending, and Well-being.

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The Mellon Foundation's Monuments Project awards $25 million worth of grant funding to 9 municipalities

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A total of nine local municipalities have received funding in the amount of $25 million from the Mellon Foundation as part of its ongoing Monuments Project , which to date has provided $151.9 million worth of grants since its inception in 2020.

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Foster + Partners and Sasaki Associates designing Sierra Leone island city for Idris Elba

Deezen

Architecture studios Sasaki Associates and Foster + Partners are masterplanning a smart city for up to a million people on Sherbro island in Sierra Leone. Never in my lifetime would I have thought I could build the foundation for a new smart-city. It's a dream, you know, but I work in the make-believe business," Elba told BBC.

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How Amsterdam Uses the Doughnut Economics Model to Create a Balanced Strategy for Both the People and the Environment

ArchDaily

In 2020, in the midst of the first wave of lockdowns due to the pandemic, the municipality of Amsterdam announced its strategy for recovering from this crisis by embracing the concept of the “Doughnut Economy.” With the help of Raworth, Amsterdam has downscaled this approach to the size of a city. The Whale / de Architekten Cie.

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TUCSON MODERNISM WEEK 2020

Architect on Tour

Following the great success of AIA Austin Homes Tour and Palm Springs Modernism Week Fall Preview here is another great virtual event that will offer online lectures and tours starting November 6th, 2020. TUCSON MODERNISM WEEK 2020. The Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation presents this 9th annual event online and in cyberspace.

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The Expansion of Casa Wabi Foundation in CDMX by Alberto Kalach & Bosco Sodi

Archeyes

Unveiling a masterstroke in architecture and a testament to collaborative artistic vision, the Casa Wabi Foundation has opened a new exhibition space at Sabino 336, Mexico City. The post The Expansion of Casa Wabi Foundation in CDMX by Alberto Kalach & Bosco Sodi appeared first on ArchEyes. This space, the.

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Maria Nicanor appointed director of New York City's Cooper Hewitt museum

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Curator and historian Maria Nicanor has been announced as the new director of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum after a lengthy interim period following the resignation of former director Caroline Baumann in 2020. She also led the opening of the Norman Foster Foundation in Madrid.

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