Proposal for Harbor Garage site in Boston in Massachusetts, United States

The Proposal for Harbor Garage site in Boston designed by KPF is located in Massachusetts, United States. It’s not the best economic climate for building office space. But Don Chiofaro, a Boston-based developer seems unfazed. He is moving fast and furious to get approvals for a 1.5 million sq ft mixed -use project for Boston’s [...]

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A Silver Cloud to house a LEED Platinum hotel in prime seafront site in La Coruña, Spain

A Silver Cloud to house a LEED Platinum hotel in prime seafront site that located in La Coruña, Spain, was designed by miyarq. The form of miyarq’s buildings evolves in response to critical drivers and morphs as the project is progressively refined, while respecting the knowledge derived from traditional forms of architecture. The balance of [...]

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Pompidou Centre in Paris, France

Pompidou Centre that located in Paris, France, was designed by Richard Rogers, Renzo Piano and Sue Rogers. This building established Rogers’s early trademark of exposed services (water, heating ducts, and stairs) on the exterior, leaving the internal spaces uncluttered. The building is now a much admired Parisien landmark, but at the time critics were mixed, [...]

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Roosevelt University in Chicago, United States

Roosevelt University that located in Chicago, United States , was designed by VOA Associates Incoporated. Thin and tall and with an undulating glass façade in various shades of blue, Roosevelt’s new campus centre presents a dynamic image for Chicago’s South Loop area for the University which makes its home in the adjacent Auditorium building, a [...]

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The Quill in London, United Kingdom

The Quill, that located in London, United Kingdom , was designed by Spparc Architecture. a two part 21- and 31-storey ‘student hub’ by London based architecture practice Spparc Architecture has been approved by Southwark council. Designed to provide accommodation and amenities for students at King’s College London (KCL), the tower is loosely based on the [...]

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