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Geoffrey Bawa monograph

Beyond Bawa is deceptively titled, for the first half of this monograph presents a detail-rich overview of the life and work of Geoffrey Bawa, the late architect responsible for the genre now known as 'Tropical Modernism'. While the Bawa style has since been distilled into a hip hotel aesthetic of wenge wood and waving palms, one shouldn't overlook the Sri Lankan architect's… more >>

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Richard Rogers + Architects at Pompidou Centre

Interior designer Ab Rogers has send us photos of the exhibition he designed about the work of his father, architect Richard Rogers, which opened at the Pompidou Centre in Paris last week. more >>

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Splashes of colour for Ratoath College

McGarry Ní Éanaigh Architects complete Ratoath College in Ireland. Ratoath College is the first significant public institution in the community and accommodates 850 second level pupils. The site is in a landscape of partially completed housing estates and has two points of access. more >>

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Hackney Central's bar and art space

WAG designs the "Exchange" - Bar and Art Gallery in London. WAG are currently working on a concept and design for a combined bar and art space in and around railway arches in Hackney Central. more >>

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New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA

The New Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA, opens next week in New York. more >>

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Richard Rogers exhibition, Paris

The grand retrospective exhibition of Richard Rogers work, which opened yesterday at Paris' Pompidou Centre, will undoubtedly be the perfect ending to a great year for the British architect. Having been awarded the Pritzker Prize only a few months ago, and with many high-profile projects underway, it seems that 2007 is a landmark year in the practices history. Click… more >>

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Dandelion: TIWE Watch

Lv Zhongfang’s design for the TIWE watch was inspired by memories of impressionism and starry nights. The OLED display conjures up images of the universe and the dots move freely through the dark sky when not in use. However, when you need to know the time, just tap the surface or shake the watch and the dots will align to show the time. Lv Zhongfang is another participant in the Dandelion ... more >>

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Dandelion: Industrial Design Asia

Brian Ling at IDAsia sent us some info on Dandelion today, it's an on-line exhibition of several of Asia’s most interesting established and up and coming Industrial Designers. This exhibit is organized by IDAsia.org, a collective and network that brings together a lot of talent. Above is the bamboo Zhu coffee table by Lui Honfay, who also has a very sleek mp3 player in the exhibition. Apart from ... more >>

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David Chipperfield's St. Louis Art Museum

David Chipperfield Architects have completed the design for a $125 million expansion of the presented on 5 November 2007. more >>

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V-3 House

GARDUÑO ARQUITECTOS complete V-3 House in Mexico more >>

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Bombay Sapphire Prize shortlist

The shortlist for this year’s £20,000 Bombay Sapphire Prize was announced yesterday. more >>

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Airspace Tokyo

When the scaffolding was taken down from Airspace Tokyo, the usually quiet Kitamoagome residential neighbourhood found itself with a bold new façade. Designed by San Francisco-based architect Thom Faulders and developed in collaboration with digital technologist Sean Ahlquist of proces2, Airspace Tokyo appears to be covered with layer upon layer of artificial vegetation. Click… more >>

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Design for Ashtown in Dublin

McCauley Daye O'Connell design for Ashtown development in Dublin. The Ashtown development proposes to create 200+ residential units comprising of a mixture of apartments and duplexes. The urban design has been arranged to integrate, extend and be part of this new village. more >>

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A visitor center with one deck of a view

ZLG Design of the BOH Visitor Center in Malaysia. The choice to use metalwork was based strictly on the need to reduce on site construction activities. ZLG Design contemplated to expedite erection of steel frames in order to mitigate delivery problems of the tea leaves to the currently operating factory near by. more >>

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A rock of a building with a crystalline interior

Lab Architecture's award winning design of the SOHO Shangdu in Beijing. LAB is pleased to announce its success at the recent national RAIA (Royal Institute of Architects) awards, with the completed SOHO Shangdu project in Beijing being awarded the National Award for International Architecture. more >>

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