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The AR Awards for “Emerging Architecture”, created by The Architectural Review, reward the talent of architects and designers of the new generation from all over the world [arplusd.com]. source > dezain.net

Villa Näckros in Kalmar (Sweden) > What’s the suitable appearance for a floating house? It has not to be a boat, but a building that attends the surroundings – no matter how special they are – and, even if built with very unusual materials, looks like a dwelling. Staffan Strindberg started the design for an […]

According to Architectural Record (december 2006), 10 architecture firms stand out because of their vanguard designs: UnSangDong Architects (Seul), Studio Luz (Boston), BAR (Rotterdam), Studio SUMO (New York), Kumiko Inui (Tokyo), Bercy Chen Studio (Austin, Texas), BmasC Arquitectos (Avila), Assadi + Pulido (Santiago, Chile), WORK Architecture Company (New York), SeARCH (Amsterdam) [Architectural Record].

The 75-story and 305-meter high tower designed by Renzo Piano has been unveiled: it will become the tallest skyscraper in Boston, outclassing Ieoh Ming Pei‘s Hancock Tower. The building will comprise offices and shops. Start of construction is not yet scheduled [worldarchitecturenews.com]. source > Move your mind

Last June, we published a news about the “Artvertising” project, developed by Amsterdam Sandberg Institute and based on applying the same concept of ‘The Million Dollar Homepage‘ web site to the Institute facade…Visit the following links to find out more about the current state of the initiative > sandberg.nl / Flickr

Beijing 2008 > Images of construction site of the Olympic Stadium designed by Herzog & De Meuron > SkyscraperCity source > dezain.net

Images of construction site of the “Parkrand” Building, designed by Maas, van Rijs & de Vries (MVRDV) in Amsterdam [Fotos de Arquitectura].

Images of Boston Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Public opening will take place on the next 10th of December [Flickr]. source > dezain.net

More images of the Paris “Phare” Tower designed by Thom Mayne (Morphosis). The building, whose inauguration is scheduled for 2012, will rise in the neighborhood of La Defense [arcspace].

Sagaponack, NY > “Houses at Sagaponac” is a residential neighborhood comprising 34 houses designed by renowned architects. The construction of Sagaponac House 4, conceived by Shigeru Ban, was completed this month. Images of the building > [pushpullbar]2 sources > Apartment Therapy / MoCo Loco

Zurich > New designs by Ron Arad go on exhibition at the de Pury & Luxembourg gallery. Videos > vernissage.tv: 1 / 2

English firm RMJM won the international competition to build Gazprom-City, a multimillion development in Saint Petersburg [EL PAIS.com / NYT / sawf]. source > Archinect