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Bibliothèque Alexis de Tocqueville by OMA

Caen, France

Josephine Minutillo

March 1, 2017

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A crisscrossing library in France marks the spot for a regional center along a redeveloping riverfront.

Emergency Medical Service Station 50 by Dean/Wolf Architects

Queens, New York

Miriam Sitz

March 1, 2017

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An EMS station in Queens brings innovative design to a quiet residential neighborhood.

United States Courthouse, Los Angeles, by SOM

Los Angeles

Cathleen McGuigan

March 1, 2017

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A light-filled civic building in Los Angeles animates and engages a rapidly urbanizing downtown.

New Rome-EUR Convention Center and Hotel by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas

Rome

Suzanne Stephens

March 1, 2017

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A monumental framework encloses a surprising diaphanous form in the Esposizione Universale Roma, south of Rome.

Record Interiors 2016

53rd Street Library by TEN Arquitectos

Open Book: A new library speaks volumes about design thinking, cultural values, and the persuasion of real estate.

Suzanne Stephens

October 4, 2016

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As you peer through the elegantly glazed vestibule of the new 53rd Street Library in Manhattan, instead of book-lined shelves, you see a large amphitheater with expansive wood tiers.

Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building

A home for Boston's school district preserves historic facades and breathes new life into a corner of the city's Roxbury neighborhood.

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

August 16, 2015

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A sign on the door of Dudley Dough, a soon-to-be opened caf' on the ground floor of Boston's recently inaugurated Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, advertises 'pizza, coffee, and economic justice.' This improbable menu gives a clue to the larger goals behind the construction of the 215,000-square-foot, six-story structure completed this past spring.

Halifax Central Library

It All Stacks Up: A vibrant new library emphasizes connections within its walls and out to the city, fast becoming a much-needed community hub.

Beth Broome

March 16, 2015

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A vibrant new library emphasizes connections within its walls and out to the city, fast becoming a much-needed community hub.

Mons International Congress Xperience

New Spin for an Old Town: A city in Belgium aspires to make it onto Europe's cultural map with an energetic building that ramps up the architectural volume.

Hugh Pearman

March 16, 2015

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A city in Belgium aspires to make it onto Europe's cultural map with an energetic building that ramps up the architectural volume. Once a medieval city on a hill in the French-speaking part of Belgium, Mons later became a center of heavy industry.

Pico Branch Library

Food for Thought: An inventive new library, in a park with a greenmarket, aims to be a beacon for a challenged community.

Sarah Amelar

March 16, 2015

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An inventive new library, in a park with a greenmarket, aims to be a beacon for a challenged community. The Pico Branch Library, a recent work by Koning Eizenberg (KE), is the first new public library branch in Santa Monica, California, in nearly 60 years.

Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center

Transportation Bubble: HOK's Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) launches the automobile-centric Southern California city into a new age of public transportation.

Russell Fortmeyer

March 16, 2015

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HOK's Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) launches the automobile-centric Southern California city into a new age of public transporation. When the City of Anaheim launched a design competition in 2009 for a new transit hub, city leaders wanted an iconic structure.