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Bronze Seal Ring From the Sunken Palace of Antirhodos Shows the Lighthouse of Alexandria
Divers working with Franck Goddio's IEASM found the ring on Antirhodos in Alexandria's Eastern Harbour. Egyptian officials call it the first lighthouse image known on a signet ring.
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Espace Riopelle by FABG Opens at Québec’s MNBAQ With a Circular Gallery for a 40-Metre Triptych
The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec has opened the Espace Riopelle, a three-storey pavilion by Les architectes FABG on the Plains of Abraham, built around a rising path that...
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House among the trees by Studio COSMO
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Rain Rhizome by TANAT and Rizoma del Agua
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Dinosauria Museum Prague by archicraft
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Casa RFD
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The Jurumirim House by Nitsche Arquitetos
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Lishui Airport by MAD Architects: Zhejiang’s Mountain Terminal After 17 Years
After 17 years of planning, MAD Architects' Lishui Airport opens in Zhejiang...
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Foster + Partners to Test Robot Swarms Building Timber from the Top Down
Foster + Partners wins €4m EU grant to build robot and drone swarms that assemble timber structures top-down.
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Brooklyn Museum’s $48 Million Energy Retrofit Aims to Cut Emissions by 57 Percent
New York City is replacing the Brooklyn Museum's ageing steam plant, adding a solar carport and electrifying humidity control in a $48 million...
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Section Perspective Drawings: 12 Examples from Students and Studios
Twelve real section perspectives, from an 1868 dimensioned lithograph in Haguenau to Paul Rudolph's Chorley school, RSHP in Shenzhen and student boards from...
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Bronze Seal Ring From the Sunken Palace of Antirhodos Shows the Lighthouse of Alexandria
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Qasr Al Hokm Metro Station by Snøhetta
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Mediterranean Penthouse in Marbella by Tania Tsygel
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Bosco Verticale: How Milan’s Vertical Forest Works
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Tishman Speyer Signs 150 Year Ground Lease on the Chrysler Building and Plans a $235 Million Restoration
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