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WAF - world architecture festival 2012
designboom is an official media partner of the 2012 world architecture festival which is being hosted in a new destination this year, moshe safdie's marina bay sands in singapore from october 3rd-5th.
A Daily Dose of Architecture: Our Cities Ourselves
Last week the exhibition<a href="http://www.ourcitiesourselves.org/">Our Cities Ourselves: The Future of Transportation in Urban Life</a>opened at the Center for Architecture,<a href="http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=exhibitions&expid=119">running until mid-September</a>. Organized by
South Africa's World Cup preparation dogged by controversy - World Construction - Contract Journal - Construction Space
There is nothing like hosting an Olympics to fire up the competition. All that gold going begging, the sponsorship deals and of course, the design kudos.
urban think tank: grotão - fábrica de música
eschewing the conventional role in traditional architectural hierarchies, this project acts as a catalyst to an overcrowded favela by bringing in social infrastructure and a connection between top-down and bottom-up initiatives.
tsai design studio: visserhok container classroom
with a limited budget, this shipping container was transformed into a school for children located in the rural areas of south africa.
takuro yamamoto architects: F-WHITE
situated on a unusual site, this single family dwelling seeks to create spaces unique to the client and the surrounding neighborhood.
urbanus: nanshan marriage registration center
seeking to provide a new identity for government buildings, the cylindrical design incorporates a reflecting pool and pavilion in the approach to secure a sense of public space to the facility.
alessi and wang shu: the pritzker prize winner designs clouds root
(UN)forbidden city is alessi's first exploration into chinese design: eight trays and containers conceived by eight of the most interesting exponents of contemporary chinese architecture.
shogo aratani architect & associates: box structure
steering away from nostalgia, the renovation project to an 80-year old townhouse inserts three box-like rooms within the old framework of the structure while maintaining the building's original charm.
populous: christchurch stadium
this temporary stadium offers the earthquake-destroyed city of christchurch, new zealand a temporary communal gathering space during their gradual renewal and reconstruction efforts.
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