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AN spoke to several lighting designers about illumination they revealed several design trends that highlight the fixtures, applications, venues, and technologies today’s lighting consultants are working with.
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Though architectural lighting consultants arrive at their specialty from a variety of backgrounds and approach their work differently as a result, one thing they seem to agree on is that the best results come from creating layers of light.
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Boston is investing significant resources to flip office buildings into housing. Massachusetts is now soliciting proposals from developers to convert the Lindemann and Hurley buildings, part of the Boston Government Service Center, into housing.
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Pope Leo XIV gave a ceremonial blessing in Barcelona to commemorate 100 years since the death of architect Antoni Gaudí. The Pope’s visit also recognized the installation of a new cross atop Sagrada Família’s central tower, the Tower of Jesus Christ.
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The first three towers at Sen̓áḵw, the Indigenous-led redevelopment by the Squamish Nation, are complete. It marks a milestone in a project reshaping conversations around housing, density, sustainability, and Indigenous sovereignty in North America.
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The owners of the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks have broken ground on the 1901 Project: a $7 billion bid to turn the United Center’s parking lots into a 55-acre mixed-use district. RIOS designed phase one around a 6,000-seat music hall.
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What if Noguchi’s New York City playground had been constructed? Noguchi’s New York, on view at the Noguchi Museum through September 26, surfaces the possibilities the Japanese American sculptor imagined for New York’s built environment.
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PAU, Amtrak, and Halmar International revealed their vision for Penn Station focusing on architecture and operations. The renovation references McKim, Mead, & White’s original Penn Station, Grand Central Terminal, and other historic projects.
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Ahead of the World Cup kickoff, AN rounds up the latest infrastructure and stadium updates for civic-minded fútbol enthusiasts.
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The Aalto Works—thirteen buildings from Finnish architects and designers Aino, Elissa, and Alvar Aalto—have been nominated for inclusion on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. A final decision on their addition will be announced in July.
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Thousands of protesters gathered in Tirana to rally against the construction of luxury resorts on the southwest Albanian coast, citing concerns related to environmental degradation and a perceived lack of transparency.
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Waechter Architecture has been researching applications for “All-Wood” buildings. Its research involved the design of three new building typologies tailored to different site conditions and use cases.
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Art of the Game, organized by Jersey City nonprofit ARTS 14C, has scattered 23 sculpted soccer balls across the five boroughs and New Jersey, including in front of Grand Central Terminal, outside MetLife Stadium, and along 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights.
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Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) is designing a campus in Bentonville, Arkansas, for a “STEM-focused university” backed by the Walton family. The campus will have three buildings with naturally weathered, reddish facades and “industrial forms,” BIG said.
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Two large parcels of land along Auburn Gresham’s “Main Street” in Chicago had sat vacant for nearly ten years. working closely with the community, Ross Barney Architects designed two residential buildings.
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James C. Stevens will serve as the new dean of the University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design. He replaces Peter MacKeith, who has served as dean of the school since 2014.
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Habitat, a live/work campus, is betting on a high-density, public transit-oriented Los Angeles. Its two buildings designed by SHoP Architects and Steinberg Hart feature gray-green facades that rise up like steps against a train platform in Culver City.
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Renderings of the Global War on Terrorism Memorial in Washington, D.C. designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates were shared. The memorial will use stone and steel “relics” from 9/11.
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Hill at Sims is a new park in Houston that combines a public utility with public space. The basin offers nearly 325 million gallons of stormwater storage capacity, while the green space provides 100 acres of recreational and civic use.
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Williamson Williamson’s renovation of a 1910s house, in Toronto’s Annex neighborhood, shakes up the interior through a series of sectional adjustments and targeted insertions rather than simply adding on.
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