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NewsSOM completes New York skyscraper linked to High Line extension
New tower marks completion of Manhattan West development that has been 40 years in the making
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NewsBIG unveils plans for Manhattan towers connected by cantilevered skybridge
Four-tower scheme next to United Nations HQ to include one of North America’s largest rooftop pools
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NewsIn pictures: The Spiral - BIG’s biophilic supertall New York skyscraper
Project is BIG’s first commercial high-rise project in the city
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FeaturesLang Architecture revamps New York townhouse
The project focused on the parlour floor with the creation of a centralised kitchen flanked by a dining room and living room on either side
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NewsIn pictures: OMA completes Brooklyn resi towers
Ziggurat-inspired waterfront blocks deliver 745 new homes
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FeaturesHow Grimshaw is planning to ride out recession and grow its way to diversity
Mark Middleton, global managing partner, talks about the practice’s vision, different ways of working and his new three-year business strategy
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NewsFosters showcases latest New York tower
50 Hudson Yards is home to Facebook and investment firm BlackRock
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Building StudyBuilding study: 111 West 57th Street by SHoP
The world’s skinniest skyscraper gloriously embraces the rich legacy of Manhattan’s historic skyline, but it also raises awkward questions around sustainability and affordable housing, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsImages unveiled of Alvaro Siza’s first US project
Prtizker-winning architect’s “monolithic” New York tower sees first residents move in
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Blogs
Is Alvaro Siza worth more than Amanda Levete?
The Guggenheim is auctioning of a series of art works by architects and artists that offer a revealing insight into what the art world thinks architect's work is worth...To celebrate its 50th anniversary the Guggenheim Museum in New York commissioned a number of artists and architects to create artworks that ...
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Blogs
Is architecture like sushi?
New Junkie brings you a midweek bumper news round up, including the Japanese architect who says architecture is like sushi, the submitted designs for Architect's Michael Jackson memorial competition and the latest from New York's mayor on the Atlantic Yards project.And, on a more serious note, how loopholes in the ...
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Blogs
Prince vs Preservationists, Gropius under threat and nudity in New York
It's time for another news round up and this one is quite entertaining, even if News Junkie does say so herself. In Paris, a member of the Qatari royal family is attracting the wrath of architects, but not for the same reasons he would in dear old England. Meanwhile in ...
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Blogs
Calatrava justifies his budget and Holl revels in controversy
News Junkie is back with the news round up which today features an Australian ex-Trade Union boss and Calatrava justifying the huge price tag for the World Trade Centre hub.Plus Stephen Holl enjoying controversy in Norway, the nano homes that could help solve Mumbai's chronic shortage of affordable housing and ...
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Blogs
Taking an architectural break
We all know that architects work long hours, past retirement age and often beyond the call of duty. So when it's time for a break, you'd think that most would opt for a holiday destination that didn't remind them too much of work. But no.At this time of year it's ...
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Blogs
Have Herzog & de Meuron joined the conservatives?
If the New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff is to be believed, Herzog & de Meuron are showing worrying signs of a conservatism that is taking over the architectural world. But is one building really a good thermometer for the creativity of the entire profession?Herzog & de Meuron are ...
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Blogs
The march of BIM and 'ghost architecture'
While some people (News Junkie included) still value the old-fashioned architectural drawing, there's no denying BIM has some advantages and planners love it. Wisconsin is just the latest area of the world to begin demanding BIM models in the early stages of planning.Meanwhile in New York, there are signs of ...
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Blogs
The future is wooden
It seems that the days of concrete high-rises and brick houses may be numbered - especially in disaster prone urban environments - as experiments show that wood could be the most economical (and eco friendly) earthquake resistant building material.Elsewhere on the world wide web, the New York Time's Nicolai Ouroussoff ...
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Blogs
An Obamy urban policy?
It has finally happened; Obama has remembered that Urban regeneration was a key part of his pre-election policies. You can watch the video of his speech on the White House website, but cynics like News Junkie will want actions rather than words.Elsewhere, Murcutt blames fusty planning officials for lacklustre architecture ...