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Oklahoma City’s Improbable Legends Tower Wants to be Tallest in the U.S.

March 25, 2024

The planned supertall, which allegedly secured $1.5 billion in financing, could reach over 1,900 feet if approved by city officials and the FAA.

The 2023 Brick in Architecture Awards Honors the Best in Worldwide Brick Design

Matthew Marani

March 22, 2024

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The Brick Industry Association’s decades-old award recognizes 44 projects across North America and beyond.

Case Study: Glass & Glazing

Kohn Pedersen Fox Revamps a New York Lobby with Art Nouveau–Inspired Glazing

New York

Matthew Marani

March 21, 2024

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The firm modernizes its 1989 office tower with a sinuous glass entrance.

Hangzhou Century Center's Lighting Array Embraces Spectacle

Hangzhou, China

Matthew Marani

March 1, 2024

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Six thousand LEDs illuminate this SOM–designed tower, emphasizing its sweeping facade.

Jack Shainman Gallery’s Newest Outpost Restores a Long-Neglected McKim, Mead & White Banking Hall

Matthew Marani

February 21, 2024

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The new space at 46 Lafayette in Tribeca’s historic Clock Tower Building serves as the flagship location for the New York City art gallery.

BAAB’s Inside-Out Bath in Upstate New York Turns a Paradigm on Its Head

Kerhonkson, New York

Matthew Marani

February 19, 2024

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Clever design decisions accommodate aging-in-place for a miniscule residential bathroom.

Landscape

LDA Design and Stallan-Brand Revive a 19th-Century Garden in Aberdeen

Aberdeen, Scotland

Matthew Marani

February 13, 2024

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The reimagined Union Terrace Gardens emerged from the Scottish city's initiative to rethink the grounds as a new cultural civic space.

Mork-Ulnes Architects Nestles an ADU with a Flexible Kitchen into a Bay Area Hillside

Marin County, California

Matthew Marani

February 13, 2024

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A temporary living space packs in as much overlapping program as possible.

O Studio Architects’ Snowland Air Base Welcomes Airplane Hobbyists to China’s Yin Mountains

Zhangjiakou, China

Matthew Marani

January 23, 2024

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The 2020 Design Vanguard winner designs a private airport in the city of Zhangjiakou, a growing winter recreation hotspot.

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces a Multibillion-Dollar Package to Improve American Rail

Matthew Marani

January 16, 2024

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After decades of disinvestment, the Biden administration has recently committed nearly $25 billion to the revitalization of intercity rail.

Articles by Matthew Marani

Oklahoma City’s Improbable Legends Tower Wants to be Tallest in the U.S.

The 2023 Brick in Architecture Awards Honors the Best in Worldwide Brick Design

Kohn Pedersen Fox Revamps a New York Lobby with Art Nouveau–Inspired Glazing

Hangzhou Century Center's Lighting Array Embraces Spectacle

Jack Shainman Gallery’s Newest Outpost Restores a Long-Neglected McKim, Mead & White Banking Hall

BAAB’s Inside-Out Bath in Upstate New York Turns a Paradigm on Its Head

LDA Design and Stallan-Brand Revive a 19th-Century Garden in Aberdeen

Mork-Ulnes Architects Nestles an ADU with a Flexible Kitchen into a Bay Area Hillside

O Studio Architects’ Snowland Air Base Welcomes Airplane Hobbyists to China’s Yin Mountains

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces a Multibillion-Dollar Package to Improve American Rail

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