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Luminaries: 8 of the World’s Top Lighting Design Firms

Architizer

With each creative practice, understanding that lighting is not simply the task of illuminating a space; it is an art form dedicated to defining and showcasing the unique character of a building. TM Light Orange County Museum of Art by Thom Mayne & Morphosis , Lighting by TM Light , Costa Mesa, CA, United States.

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Doris Duke Theatre, Becket, Massachusetts

e-architect

The new building is projected to cost $30 million and is supported by a coalition of donors and foundations, with a formal campaign launching in May 2023. The Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund supported the pre-schematic design phase of the project. The reimagined Doris Duke Theatre will be approximately 20,000 sq.

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Back to the Garden

Landscape Architecture Magazine

The beat goes on at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Upstate New York, the site of the legendary 1969 Woodstock music festival. In August 1969, attendees of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair blanket Max Yasgur’s alfalfa field in Bethel, New York. By Jane Margolies. Photo © Barry Z. Photo by Kevin Ferguson.

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Letters of an Architect: Lessons from my Best Projects

Community Architect

The design seems to have passed the test of time. Video ) The grand spiral stair in the center hall (School website) The highly design oriented firm that hired me in 1977 had won a design competition for the new high-school with artful renderings and a concept that was a respectful but also impressive infill.

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Eleftheria Square, Nicosia Cyprus

e-architect

The moat’s granite paving conveys a timeless solidity, while open joints between the granite slabs create a passive rainwater drainage system that allows the new trees planted within the moat to naturally balance groundwater levels and reduce erosion of the medieval walls’ foundations. Design: Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher, Christos Passas.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

Architizer

Tellingly, the idea to cofound the studio came while Bordas and her partner were working together at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, an experience where the paradoxical proximity and distance between the world of design and engineering was attenuated. As any good opera fan knows, however, a conflict can be made harmonious.

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You should say 'Yes' more often | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

It was a truly beautiful house but if you are familiar with the Arts and Crafts work of van Doren Shaw’s work, you already know this. It’s actually for sale at the time of this writing and can be yours for $4,995,000 – pretty reasonable if you ask me. Today, we’d be arrested for trespassing.

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