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Brazil: Oscar Niemeyer (1907 – 2012)

Oscar Niemeyer died this night, after several weeks of being hospitalized for a kidney deficiency. The celebrated architect has passed away in Rio de Janeiro, the city where he was born on December 15, 1907, almost 105 years ago [elmundo.es / Jornal O Globo]....

Louvre-Lens by SANAA / Video

France > Video about the Louvre-Lens, featuring an interview with Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA [The Guardian]....

Louvre-Lens by SANAA (France)

France > More images and plans of Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA‘s Louvre-Lens, opening its doors to the public on 12/12/12 [dezeen]....

Design Vanguard 2012 / Architectural Record

Design Vanguard 2012 > The magazine Architectural Record (December 2012) selected 10 architecture firms: Yuko Nagayama & Associates, Gracia Studio, Envelope Architecture+Design, Vo Trong Nghia Architects, SsD, Trace Architecture Office, Easton+Combs, Hironaka Ogawa & Associates, FRPO (Rodríguez & Oriol Architecture), MMX Studio [Architectural Record]....

Louvre-Lens by SANAA (France)

France > Images of the Louvre-Lens, designed by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA, opening its doors to public on 12/12/12 [Architectural Record]....

‘Porto Maravilha’ – Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Brazil > The urban development initiative “Porto Maravilha“, in Rio de Janeiro, promises to change the face of the 2016 Olympic Games venue. Infrastructure, business and preservation [ARQ-Clarin.com]....