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Renzo Piano is known for his finely tuned designs, especially for a refined talent in dovetailing elegant new architecture with an existing context, playing on contextual strengths without duplicating the neighbors. He has achieved this feat once again at the Art Institute of Chicago, where a light-studded new museum wing by Piano opened in May 2009. The Art Institute's new addition is laudable in its intelligent siting, sensitive scale, urban presence, and manipulation of light.
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At the edge of the Pike Street and Pine Street corridor in downtown Seattle is a public transit-oriented neighborhood populated by mixed-use developments. The 40-by-80-foot (12.2-by-24.4-meter) site for the 1310 E. Union Lofts was an infill (midblock) plot, smaller than a typical single-family residential lot in Seattle.
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A giant blue cuboid has sprung up in Copenhagen, Denmark. This striking scaffolding box wrapped in translucent blue fabric is the new Copenhagen Concert Hall. During the day, the building's blue skin largely conceals the faceted forms within, with peeled-back areas on the sides of the steel-framed box showing that the outside wrapping is more than just an imposing blue billboard. From the right angle, visitors can see vague outlines of the building forms beneath the translucent textile.
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More Architecture and Design House Rules — Canadian Architect, 2009.0814Norman Foster Sweeps Heathrow to the Height of Airport Architecture — Guardian Unlimited, 2009.0814 Mosques and Modernity — Financial Times, 2009.0814 When Creativity Diminishes Along with the Cash — New York Times, 2009.0812 Home Sweet Home — The Australian, 2009.0811 Slow Home: Thoughtful Residential Design as Antidote to Suburban Sprawl — Good Ideas Salons, 2009.0803 Ball-Nogues Makes Architecture for the Moment — Los Angeles Times, 2009.0802 Ziba Design's New World Headquarters in the Pearl District — Oregonian, 2009.0801 Snowdon Centre Architect's Honour — BBC News, 2009.0801 Gap House London by Pitman Tozer Architects — DeZona, 2009.0731 African Bronze — Economist, 2009.0730 Seattle Lofts — ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0729 At a Border Crossing, Security Trumps Openness — New York Times, 2009.0727 The Spertus Institute's Brave New Building — Examiner, 2009.0723 Architectural Firms Behind 2010 Venues Win Green Building Awards — Vancouver Sun, 2009.0722 In Thailand, Villa Yin and Villa Yang — New York Times, 2009.0722 Magic Blue Box — ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0722 Inside His Exteriors — New York Times, 2009.0712 Posting Architectural High-Water Mark with Coast House — The Age, 2009.0711 Irish Architects Maintain Their Winning Touch — Irish Times, 2009.0711 Abu Dhabi's Fortune Favors the Bold — Los Angeles Times, 2009.0628 Innovative Building in Estonia Illustrates Power of Design — Finding Dulcinea, 2009.0625 Greece to Open Long-Awaited New Acropolis Museum — Reuters, 2009.0618 Libeskind Designs a Prefab Home — New York Times, 2009.0615 New Vancouver Convention Centre Sports Unique Design — Journal of Commerce, 2009.0612 Erginoglu and Calislar Architects Build Sustainable Structure in Istanbul — DesignCrave, 2009.0611 A Paris Plan, Less Grand Than Gritty — New York Times, 2009.0611 Behind Bars ... Sort Of — New York Times, 2009.0610 Architecture as Art Makes for a Constructive 'Mix' — San Diego Business Journal, 2009.0607 The Civic Value of a Bold Statement — New York Times, 2009.0604
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