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LACMA shares custom-built glass facade details in new spring construction update

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According to the museum's most recent April 5th update, interior walls and exterior glazing are being installed on the site’s western side, facing north to Wilshire Boulevard. Work on the building’s MEPs is now underway, and the concrete pour for the roof decks has been completed to the east side of the site.

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UNESCO's restoration of Iraq's historic Al-Nouri mosque site has been placed on hold

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Rendering by Salah El Din Samir Hareedy and team The team of Egyptian architects selected last spring to oversee the overhaul will now redraw its plans for a glass-paneled modern update to the hall. Exterior elements like sun shading will be thrown out as well.

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Snøhetta unveils green design for new Westchester Square Library in the Bronx

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Its two-story interior is organized around a need for natural light in educational spaces and the desire to frame a street-level exterior Viewing Garden that serves as a “counterpoint to the surrounding urban landscape” while adding “visual interest to the indoor experience.” ” Image co.

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Ennead and Kahler Slater unveil new Milwaukee Public Museum design

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acre site in Milwaukee ’s Haymarket neighborhood. Image courtesy Ennead Architects The building's material palette will primarily comprise concrete and glass, with an exterior texture that mirrors the ancient sea stacks present in the state park. It is on track to be the largest cultural project to date in the city.

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Amelia Tavella Architectes completes granite-clad school on craggy Corsican coast

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Located in the coastal village of Lumio, the 2,300-square-metre kindergarten , primary school and cultural centre steps down its sloping site with a series of rectilinear volumes, topped with playground terraces overlooking the sea. These follow the contours of the land and extend through glass walls into the school's interior.

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Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC's Olympia revamp nearing completion in London

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Aiming to attract more public activity to the site, Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC are renovating the Victorian exhibition halls and building outdoor space with bars and restaurants on its roofs. Because of all the additions to the site, it had become a bit of a fortress."

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Chicago's Thompson Center begins demolition ahead of $280 million Google takeover

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Work will cover the exterior glass curtain facade and interior atrium. NBC Chicago is reporting on the start of planned demolition work for the Thompson Center in advance of a $280 million makeover that will turn the famed Helmut Jahn -designed building into a new office space for Google for 2026.

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