Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, United Kingdom

The Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST) in the Bard’s home town of Stratford-upon-Avon  United Kingdom was designed by Bennetts Associates Archtitects. has once again undergone a dramatic transformation. Since the original theatre was built in 1879, the site has seen various extensions, renovations and complete overhauls, including a rebuilding project following a devastating fire in 1926. [...]

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National Hellenic Museum in Chicago, United States

Was designed by RTKL Associates Inc, National Hellenic Museum, that located in Chicago, United States, The museum is constructed with natural limestone and glass, materials that respond to the artistic and technological transitions Greeks have undergone from the Classical Age to the modern day. The building incorporates historic architectural references such as a covered walkway, [...]

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Palace 66 in Shenyang, China

Palace 66 was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, that  located in Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates The new Palace 66 complex operates as a modern interpretation of the city’s traditional merchant heritage. Inspired by the neighbouring Sixteenth Century Imperial Palace, the retail structure uses a choreographed series of glazed, deflected roofs to highlight the bustling [...]

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Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, United States

Designed by    Morphosis, Perot Museum of Nature and Science is located in Dallas, United States. Thom Mayne has revealed his dramatic design for the new $185 million Perot Museum of Nature and Science at Victory Park in Dallas with groundbreaking due this Autumn. At 170 ft and 14 stories high the structure presents itself as [...]

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Nelson Mandela Bay Arena in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

The Nelson Mandela Bay Arena is located in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.  It is sad that the beautiful sweep of Algoa Bay and the nostalgic High Victorian seaside terraces of Donkin Street, Port Elizabeth, have been largely lost among poorly-planned Apartheid-era townships and freeways and an unsightly industrial sprawl. Set to change this is the [...]

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