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Plot

Julien De Smedt and Bjarke Ingels consider architecture a Darwinian selection process among experimental models. A project never springs from an aesthetic; it e

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Shipping and Transport College

Neutelings Riedijk

The whole process is predicated on an intuition. Appearance, form, and primary exterior features, even the building’s function and liveability all take their

# Netherlands (123) # University (225) # Neutelings Riedijk

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Max Mara Headquarters

John McAslan + Partners

The project to build the new Max Mara headquarters at Mancasale near Reggio Emilia, Italy was awarded by international competition in 1994. The 30 hectare site

# Italy (3185) # Rheinzink (15) # Offices (966) # John McAslan + Partners (20) # Schüco (155)

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Polini Motori Headquarters

Joseph di Pasquale

The trapezoidal shaped plot, with a main road running along one side, meant that the factory building had to be aligned along the former railway tracks of the V

# Italy (3185) # Offices (966) # Joseph di Pasquale

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Agbar Tower

Ateliers Jean Nouvel | B720 Arquitectos

Located on Plaza de las Glories Catalanes, the 142 m, 35-storey Agbar tower is a “small skyscraper” that fits perfectly into the acute angle formed by Aveni

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Bmw Plant, Central Building

Zaha Hadid Architects

In October 2004, BMW moved into the Central Building at its new Leipzig premises. The building’s design is a radical new interpretation of open office landsca

# Pilkington # Germany (237) # Productive complex (197) # Zaha Hadid Architects (51) # Schüco (155) # Kalzip # Zumtobel Group (92)

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Marta Museum

Frank Gehry

In May 2005, the city of Herford, Germany, inaugurated its new MARTa Museum designed by Frank O. Gehry. As the city is the centre of an important furniture, ind

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ICA - Institute of Contemporary Art

Diller Scofidio + Renfro

The new Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) on its harbour site in Boston combines, or fuses, several significant architectural themes. First there is the trop

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Duravit Design Centre

Philippe Starck

The Duravit Design Center in Hornberg, a little town in the heart of the black forest, combines flexi-space offices and showrooms, a services centre and trainin

# Germany (237) # Offices (966) # Philippe Starck

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Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Lacma

Renzo Piano Building Workshop

The new Broad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) designed by Renzo Piano opened in February this year. Made possible by a 60 mi

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Cathedral “Christ the Light”

SOM | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

The newly completed Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland is a revelation. Craig Hartman, a partner in the San Francisco office of SOM, who previously led a

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Nigel Peck Centre, Melbourne Grammar School

John Wardle Architects

Although situated in an urban landscape, Melbourne Grammar School is set amid lush sporting fields while the buildings giving on to Domain Road look out over th

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