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International Architecture Award Winners Designer: Various
Location: Various
Image Credits: Various Given the record numbers of entries this year and the widest geographic distribution of buildings worldwide, The International Architecture Awards have become a global event of an unprecedented scale—the most important barometer for the future direction of new architectural design and thinking today—celebrating, recognizing, and highlighting the world’s foremost architectural solutions for the designs of new skyscrapers, corporate buildings, institutions, arts facilities, airports, private homes, industrial structures, and urban planning projects from London to Singapore. → www.bustler.net Posted: 10/19/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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The Emperor's Castle Designer: Thomas Hillier
Location: n/a
Image Credits: Thomas Hillier The Emperor’s Castle originates from a mythical and ancient tale hidden within a woodblock landscape scene created by Japanese Ukiyo-e printmaker, Ando Hiroshige. This tale charts the story of two star-crossed lovers, the weaving Princess and the Cowherd, who have been separated by the Princess’s father, the Emperor. These characters have been replaced by architectonic metaphors creating an urban theatre within the grounds of the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo. → bldgblog.blogspot.com Posted: 10/19/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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Maggie's Cancer Care Centre Designer: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Location: London, UK
Image Credits: Richard Bryant Maggie’s Centre, a cancer care sanctuary in west London by Richard Rogers’ practice Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has won the coveted RIBA Stirling Prize 2009 in association with The Architects Journal and Crystal CG. This is the second time the practice has been awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize (Barajas Airport, Spain, 2006). → www.bustler.net Posted: 10/19/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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Dentist Clinic Designer: Keisuke Maeda / UID
Location: Fukuyama-city, Hiroshima, Japan
Keisuke Maeda of UID Architects, designed a building for a multi-tenant project in Fukuyama // Hiroshima. Maeda used a somewhat unconventional approach to his design of this multi-tenant building as he and his clients tried to rethink and evaluate the possibilities of a multi-tenant building that would symbolize an “appealing contemporary philosophy while taking into account such routine considerations.” Usually, such projects and the offices which design them place their entire emphasis on profit maximization and the optimization of the floor area. Maeda believes that such projects and their architecture often incorporate superficial elements. → www.yatzer.com Posted: 10/19/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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Plans of famous TV homes Designer: Mark Bennett
Location: n/a
Image Credits: Mark Bennett Mark Bennett (American, 1956) → artnet.com Posted: 10/18/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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