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North Transfer Station

North Transfer Station by Mahlum

Seattle
Katharine Logan
February 1, 2018
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Design helps a Seattle waste facility get along with the neighbors.


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The Hague

Rijnstraat 8 by OMA

The Hague
Tim Abrahams
February 1, 2018
No Comments

Retaining its skeleton, a ministry building in the Hague is transformed into an open, flexible space.


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In Bamboo

In Bamboo by Archi-Union

Daoming, China
Aric Chen
February 1, 2018
No Comments

A community center in a Chinese village brings dynamism to the vernacular.


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Lilavati Lalbhai Library

Lilavati Lalbhai Library by RMA Architects

Ahmedabad, India
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
February 1, 2018
No Comments

A library in India brings daylight into the lowest levels of stacks and study areas.


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Tribunal de Paris

Tribunal de Paris by Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Paris
Cathleen-McGuigan
Cathleen McGuigan
February 1, 2018
No Comments

Towering on the edge of Paris, a new justice building presides over an urban transformation.


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U.S. Embassy in London

U.S. Embassy in London by KieranTimberlake

London
Hugh Pearman
December 18, 2017
No Comments

The American diplomatic team in London will soon move across town to its new home on the south bank of the Thames.


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Kew Garden Hills Library

Kew Gardens Hills Library by WORK Architecture Company

Queens, New York
Josephine Minutillo
Josephine Minutillo
October 2, 2017
No Comments

An existing library in Queens was expanded through the New York City Department of Design and Construction’s Design Excellence Program.


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Dutch Ministry of Agriculture

B30 by KAAN Architecten

The Hague
Tracy Metz
July 31, 2017
No Comments

A former building for the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Trade becomes an inviting meeting and work place.


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Supreme Court of Netherlands

Supreme Court of the Netherlands by KAAN Architecten

The Hague
Hugh Pearman
March 1, 2017
No Comments

A grand, gracious courthouse is a fitting base for the Dutch judicial system.


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Waterdown Libary

Waterdown Library and Civic Centre by RDHA

Hamilton, Ontario
Josephine Minutillo
Josephine Minutillo
March 1, 2017
No Comments

A slablike building in Ontario offers multilevel spaces that combine a traditional library with local government offices and community rooms.


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