Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas Texas, USA

Won the 2008 American Institute of Architects New Jersey Chapter Award, the Irving Convention Center that located at Las Colinas, Texas was designed by RMJM Edinburgh-based international architects to be as efficient and flexible as possible, reducing the footprint and making it appealing to a wide range of organisations. In an effort to avoid the [...]

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Wykagyl Shopping Center in New Rochelle, New York, USA

This modern commercial building is a American quintessential suburban shopping center, precisely located in Wykagyl, New Rochelle, New York. Wykagyl Shopping Center was originally constructed by the current owner’s father in 1957, and then it renovated and extended by Cooper Joseph Studio in order to create a local landmark architecturally and boost financial capability, namely [...]

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Achterhaven, a modern cluster of city houses in a historic urban fabric in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Designed by Sputnik Architecture Urbanism Research, Achterhaven, a modern cluster of city houses in a historic urban fabric is located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Delfshaven was originally the Port City of Delft, and Woonbron requested a design that would fit into the historic context of the district. Rather than applying a standard architectural approach of replicating [...]

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Mary M. Gates Learning Center at United Way Worldwide in Alexandria, VA, United States

Designed by TPG Architecture, Mary M. Gates Learning Center at United Way Worldwide is located in Alexandria, VA, United States. The renovation began with removing approximately 40% of the original pre-cast concrete panels from the exterior of the annex building and replacing them with an energy efficient glass curtain wall system. The lobby entrance housed [...]

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Chen House New home in Durham, United States

Designed by Gomes + Staub, Chen House New home is located in Durham, United States. Designed for a sloped lot with a limited construction budget, the house adopts the efficient vernacular building forms of the North Carolina landscape as well as the cost-effective exterior materials of conventional North American home construction, including fiber-cement lap siding, [...]

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