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Pavilions at the Venice Architecture Biennale

Venice > from the 10th Architecture Biennale, images of “Unknown Japanese Architecture and Cities” (Japan Pavilion) and “Spain [f.] we, the cities” (España [f.] nosotras, las ciudades: the Spain Pavilion). Information about participant countries >>> Argentina Exhibition: “Latitude 33º 41′ S, Longitude 59º 41′ O” (Latitud 33º 41′ S, Longitud 59º 41′ O)...

Three new towers will rise in the WTC area (New York)

The three new skyscrapers, going to rise in the World Trade Center area, near to the so-called Freedom Tower, were unveiled. They have been conceived by Norman Foster and Richard Rogers, both British, and by Japanese Fumihiko Maki [BBC / ELPAIS.es / Architectural Record / NYT / LMDC]. Images > NYT...

Ken Shuttleworth / make architects: the ‘Crescent House’ (UK)

United Kingdom > The Crescent House, designed by Ken Shuttleworth / make architects, proves that unusual shapes can satisfy project requirements better than conventional houses. Half-moon is the ideal shape for a residential building: while protecting and receiving, it also opens and connects to external world… [Arkinetia]...

Alicante: tram stop by SUBARQUITECTURA

Spain > Tram stop designed by SUBARQUITECTURA in the town of Alicante… “It comprises two hanging 36-meter-long boxes, that have only two supports and feature a couple of tension cables at their end”… [Edgar Gonzalez weblog]...