School of Architecture, Urban Design & Landscape Architecture, CCNY in New York, United States

Located in New York, United States, School of Architecture, Urban Design & Landscape Architecture, CCNY was designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects PC. Officially opening yesterday was Rafael Viñoly Architects’ remodelled School of Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture at City College of New York. Having worked successfully on previous projects for the City University of [...]

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Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre in Central Queensland, Australia

Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre that located in Central Queensland, Australia, was designed by Cox Rayner Architects. Having designed several major convention and exhibition centres such as those in Brisbane, Sydney, cairns and the Singapore EXPO – each based upon highly structural solutions typical worldwide – Cox Rayner Architects sought in Mackay to generate a [...]

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Austria Pavilion in Zaragoza, Spain

Tocated in Zaragoza, Spain, designed by Michael Strauss Architekt, Austria’s Pavilion at Expo Zaragoza 2008 is charming its guests with a truly multimedia journey through the world of water in faithful keeping with the theme of the world’s fair: “Water and Sustainable Development”. The 512 sq m pavilion named Pura Austria was developed by Strauss-Solid-Ritter [...]

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Molly’s Cabin in Pointe Au Baril, Canada

Molly’s Cabin designed by AGATHOM Co, is located in Pointe Au Baril, Canada.  Eight miles from the nearest marina, on a 2.8 acre island is a private seasonal retreat. The aim of the project was to balance comfort with the bare necessities so that its inhabitants live lightly on the land and fully engage in [...]

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Queen of the Dart in Exeter, United Kingdom

Located in Exeter, United Kingdom, Designed by Enspace Architects, Queen of the Dart is the name of an ancient copper mine located on Dart Moor in Devon. By the turn of the 20th century the site was occupied by a timber frame asbestos cottage. In 2004 after years discussing how to cope with the aging [...]

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