HDR and Herzog & de Meuron have been selected by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) to design the new hospital of the UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights, San Francisco, California. The hospital is part of UCSF’s academic medical center, which also includes a research enterprise and...
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The National Council of Architectural Registration Board (NCARB) has inaugurated New Mexico architect Robert M. Calvani, FAIA, NCARB, as president and Texas architect Alfred Vidaurri Jr., FAIA, NCARB, as vice-president.
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Paris’ iconic Notre Dame Cathedral will be rebuilt exactly as it was before the massive fire destroyed much of the iconic structure last year. The decision comes from French President Emmanuel Macron, the church’s current architects, and the general in charge of the reconstruction project.
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Kamp C, a Belgium-based provincial center for sustainability and innovation in construction, has printed a house using the largest 3D concrete printer in Europe. The 90-m2 (969-sf) dwelling was printed in one piece with a fixed printer. This is a world first, according to Kamp C.
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Ghanian-British architect Sir David Adjaye has designed a memorial in Brixton, south London, U.K., to honor Cherry Groce, an innocent mother who was shot in her home by the Metropolitan Police. The incident, which took place on September 28, 1985, was witnessed by her children.
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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R 2, which includes H.R. 919, Bird-safe Buildings Act. This bipartisan bill is designed to reduce bird mortality by calling for federal buildings to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features. As many as one billion birds die annually by colliding with...
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American rapper Kanye West has revealed on Twitter a new image of his dome-shaped housing prototypes located in Calabasas, California, with the caption “YZY SHLTRS in process #2020VISION.” The tweet comes over a year after the rapper first announced his plans to build the affordable homes in May 2019.
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Venezuelan-born Monica Ponce de Leon, dean of the School of Architecture at Princeton University, has been honored as a ‘Great Immigrant’ by the Carnegie Corporation of New York for her contributions to American society. Ponce de Leon is among 38 naturalized U.S. citizens from 35 countries of origin who...
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The façade restoration of 610 Newport Center Drive, an office building in Newport Beach, California, has won the 2020 Metal Architecture Design Award in the ‘Renovations and Retrofit’ category. Architects judging the award recognized the holistic restoration project for “nailing the recreation and restoration of the [original] design intent”...
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The City of Baltimore, Maryland, in partnership with the nonprofit, the Neighborhood Design Center, has released the Design for Distancing Guidebook, a digital resource that will provide safe placemaking inspiration for businesses, cities, and people worldwide to safely reopen and improve their own public spaces.
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