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ARX Portugal: Ilhavo Maritime Museum extension

Portugal > Ilhavo Maritime Museum extension, designed by the firm ARX Portugal [dezeen]....

North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany): Tomas Saraceno ‘in orbit’ at the Kunstsammlung (Düsseldorf)

Germany > “In orbit “, an installation by Tomas Saraceno, is a large steel net suspended at a height of more than 25 meters above the “square” of K21 Ständehaus (Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen) in Dusseldorf. This 2.500 sq mts structure, stretches out below the big dome of the museum on three levels that visitors can walk […]...

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Studio Guilherme Torres: BT House (Brazil)

Brazil > The BT House in Maringá, designed by Studio Guilherme Torres [dezeen]....

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An interview: Rafael Viñoly speaks about ‘432 Park Avenue’ in New York

Interview > Rafael Viñoly speaks about “432 Park Avenue“,a 147-unit apartment building that will become the tallest skyscraper in New York, due to its height of 426 m. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2015 [Wallpaper*]....

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House in Ofuna by LEVEL (Japan)

Japan > House in Ofuna, designed by LEVEL Architects [designboom]....

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Stockholm (Sweden): OMA wins competition to design two skyscrapers

Sweden > OMA has recently won the internazional competition to design two skyscrapers in Stockholm (Tors Torn). The towers, whose construction is scheduled for 2015, will include apartments, exhibition hall, library and shops at the ground floor… [bustler.net] More info > oma.com...

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MVRDV: Chungha Building (Seoul – South Korea)

South Korea > Dutch architecture firm MVRDV recently completed the renovation of a mixed-use building in the Gangnam area of Seoul. The 1980s Chungha building is located along a street dominated by flagship stores. The 9-month makeover involved the construction of an additional storey, and a fully restored façade… [Domus]...