Get Well Greetings to Oscar Niemeyer

May 13, 2012 No Comments by

After treatment for pneumonia, the 104-year-old Oscar Niemeyer wants clearance from his doctors to go home, saying that he wishes to continue working on his current projects.

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EXPO 2012′s One Ocean in Korea Mimics Gills of a Fish

May 13, 2012 No Comments by

One Ocean, designed by Vienna’s soma, hails Yeosu’s redevelopment along its waterfront as this southwestern Korean city of 300,000 hosts EXPO 2012.

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Cross # Towers in Seoul Will Transform Han Riverfront

May 03, 2012 No Comments by

Seoul’s transformation will continue with the Cross # Towers in the Yongsan International Business District nestled along the city’s Han Riverfront.

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Daniel Martin’s Freeform Solar Panels Could Hexagonally Transform Architecture

May 03, 2012 1 Comment by

Daniel Martin Ferraro is an architect in Madrid who wants to transform our notion of solar panels. His hexagon-shaped FreeForm solar skins are both functional and elegant.

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Tennessee State Capitol an Elegant Wrought Iron Masterpiece

Apr 29, 2012 No Comments by

The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, a stoic Greek Revival landmark, is elegant and gives Nashville an aura of power the way a capital should shine.

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Onassis Cultural Center Tries to Recall Athens’ Past Glory

Apr 23, 2012 No Comments by

Located in Athens on Syngrou Avenue a few kilometers south of the Acropolis, the Onassis Cultural Centre gives a lift to a neighborhood that is relatively posh, yet is pockmarked with drab architecture

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Nashville at Night is a Capital Experience

Apr 20, 2012 No Comments by

Nashville is more than music; it sings with architectural gems and mightily deserves its reputation as the Athens of the South.

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It’s a Fake, But Nashville’s Parthenon Still Has Its Marbles

Apr 18, 2012 2 Comments by

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the Nashville Parthenon more than holds its own.

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