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A 40-million dollar triplex…at 176 Perry Street, by Richard Meier…

Five years ago, Bill Joy, one of the founders of Sun Microsystems, bought the biggest unit in the apartment building designed by Richard Meier at 176 Perry Street (New York), for 17.57 USD. He never lived there… On these days, the triplex, occupying floors 8 to 10, is for sale … it costs…40-million dollars… what […]...

MoMA into Nouvel’s tower…

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York is going to expand its galleries for the second time, taking up three levels of the 75-storey tower designed by Jean Nouvel. The building conceived by the French architect will rise on an adjacent site… [elmundo.es / NYT] Images > dezeen...

Oaxaca (Mexico): TDA House in Puerto Escondido by Eduardo Cadaval & Clara Solà-Morales

TDA House, designed by the Spanish firm Cadaval & Solà-Morales, in Puerto Escondido (Oaxaca, Mexico)…The building had to be fresh, fighting a heat that feels abnormal for people accustomed to urban standards of comfort; to require minimal maintenance and, if possible, low cost; to be flexible in the number of dwellers, in use and configuration; […]...