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Kitchen & Bath 2024

Gray Organschi Architecture Dignifies a Public Bathroom in the Bronx with Thoughtful Design

The Bronx, New York

Pansy Schulman

February 16, 2024

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The newly expanded Starlight Park boasts a lavatory that pushes against expectations of public facilities.

Diplomatic Design Reinvents the Former U.S. Embassy in Oslo

Andrew Ayers

February 1, 2024

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Eero Saarinen's striking 1959 chancery—one of three buildings in Europe by the architect—now houses offices, an event space, café, and restaurants thanks to Atelier Oslo and Lundhagem.

Mecanoo and Beyer Blinder Belle Update the New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts Main Branch

New York

Linda C. Lentz

February 1, 2024

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A series of surgical interventions advances a treasured 1911 landmark for new generations.

A Danish Port City Gains a New Maritime School Fused to the Working Waterfront

Matt Hickman

January 19, 2024

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A collaboration between EFFEKT and C.F. Møller Architects, Svendborg International Maritime Academy brings together several disparate facilities into a flexible, concrete-framed structure.

In Dallas, a Forthcoming Freeway Lid Park Reunites an Interstate-Bisected Community

Dallas

Matt Hickman

January 8, 2024

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Designed by HKS and SWA, the I-35E–spanning Southern Gateway Park aims to be both a citywide destination and economic catalyst for the Oak Cliff neighborhood.

Field Operations Tackles A 'Wild and Strange" Park on Staten Island

Staten Island, New York

Victoria Newhouse Alex Pisha

January 8, 2024

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One of five ongoing landscape interventions in the Freshkills Park masterplan, North Park transforms a sprawling former municipal landfill into open public space.

RIOS Sets the Stage for the Performing Arts with a Transformed Public Plaza in Downtown Houston

Houston

Matt Hickman

December 12, 2023

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Flanked by major cultural venues, Lynn Wyatt Square brings the performing arts outside in Texas's largest city—with ample shade, of course.

Arts & Culture Projects 2023

December 1, 2023

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Fresh perspectives augment this year's array of cultural projects, which range from intimate to monumental.

OMA's Cultural Center in Manchester Accommodates the City's Industrial Past and Burgeoning Future

Manchester, England

Josephine Minutillo

December 1, 2023

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Aviva Studios offers year-round flexible programming space and a permanent home for the biennial Manchester International Festival.

RECORD Forum

Revisionist History: Turning A Symbol of Oppression into a "House of Freedom"

Tim Abrahams

December 1, 2023

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Forum: MVRDV's revamping of the Pyramid of Tirana—a former monument to an Albanian dictator—demonstrates how structures can be maintained, but their significance transformed.