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million project provides the 250,000 object storage component half of what’s been described as the UK’s largest museum-led development scheme in decades, and is being realized at the former 2012 Olympics media center site. The estimated $81.5 Kauffman in 1937. Photo by David Parry Photo by Shahram Saadat Photo by Shahram Saadat
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The three clients wanted to build an internal medicine, orthopedics, and pharmacy on a single site, and they wanted to align their design codes with. Completed in 2023 in Owariasahi, Japan. Images by Hiroshi Tanigawa.
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Image Courtesy of Alejandro Haiek Coll Architecture practices usually start their design process with a client, who provides a program and a site. Pallet Parliament / The Public Machinery. Alejandro Haiek , founder of The Public Machinery , approaches things differently.
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