Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum in Minneapolis by HGA
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Petra Blaisse and Desso are woven into the fabric of a newly renovated museum in Amsterdam
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One Best of Competition, seven Best of Category projects, and an additional 13 projects
received Honorable Mentions from more than 100 projects from Mexico and
Central and South America
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Two state agencies lead by example
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Architecture pays homage to Surrealist art with a new museum in Florida
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With reverence to Saarinen, SmithGroupJJR renovates and adds to the museum
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With restoration and a new wing, Gensler dramatically updates a Houston landmark
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Alfonso Architects creates a modern church with old world touches for an Ancient Futurist congregation
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The power of a civic interior to encourage community discovery
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In his hometown, a museum narrates the story of Ferrari and his automobiles
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DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York designed by H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture
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Durant Hall at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California designed by Mark Cavagnero Associates
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Battery Park City Branch of the New York Public Library in New York designed by 1100 Architect
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Kent Bellows Studio and Center for Visual Arts in Omaha, Nebraska designed by University of Nebraska students
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HGA works on its next performing arts project, Clausen Hall
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Plans for Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Complex have been presented to the public
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The Trust for the National Mall launched this two-part competition in an effort to revitalize and repair the National Mall for future generations
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Designed by Preston Scott Cohen, the Herta and Paul Amir building opened this week
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The project proposes a New York City Tech Campus on a 10-acre site on Roosevelt Island, with a 150-000-square-foot net-zero energy building at its core
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Work progresses on the National September 11 Memorial Museum
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A current renovation by VOA Associates at one Washington, D.C.-based office building aims to preserve history while allowing for the evolution of design
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ELS Architecture and Urban Design restores a historic firehouse in Pleasanton, California and transforms it into a vibrant venue for the presentation of visual and performing arts
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The design for a new, multi-purpose building—housing health, leisure, culture and education facilities—will take center stage in the City of Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Leeser Architecture produces a digitally inspired, dramatic statement at Astoria’s new Museum of the Moving Image
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Noll + Tam Architects share the light with an efficient design for Valley Hi-North Laguna Library in Sacramento, Calif.
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The Angel Island Immigration Station restoration uncovers voices from the past to tell the story of a dark chapter in American history
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Daroff Design Inc + DDI Architects, PC, along with Odell Associates and SPG3, enhance traveler experience and security at Philadelphia International Airport Terminal DE via a modern $300-million renovation and expansion
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Submissions for The 32nd annual award from Contract magazine now due October 1.
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Mark Cavagnero Associates keeps an eye on the past while transforming the Park City Museum into a beacon of learning and preservation for the future
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KlingStubbins restores “The Most Beautiful Room in Philadelphia” to its original grandeur
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Butler Rogers Baskett designed the new Johnson Chapel at the nexus of the Trinity School to support a variety of activities.
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A pair of former Nike missile silos take center stage as home to the rescued residents at a 24-hour rescue and rehabilitation facility in Sausalito, Calif.
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Through a creative use of animated color and lighting, as well as advanced technology inclusions, Page & Turnbull and the Rockwell Group restore three, historic military buildings in San Francisco into an engaging Disney masterpiece.
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TEK Architects has designed the Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center at Queensborough Community College to celebrate the triumph of life
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A new community library by Davis Brody Bond Aedas breaks the traditional mold and sets a 21st-century tone for a citywide library renovation program in Washington, D.C.
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The new, vibrant Tustin Library, designed by Field Paoli, in Tustin, Calif. provides a comfortable space for the community to gather, study, and socialize.
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In a joint venture, Leo A. Daly/LAN and PageSutherlandPage have designed a new Houston office for the General Service Administration that combines sustainability and a welcoming community image.
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Traces of California style and Dutch contemporary art do well to make employees forget that they work in a government office.
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Research has become a hot topic lately in interior design especially in the arenas of sustainability,
healthcare, and workplace environments.
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The 2010 award recognizes socially responsible commercial design at SPUR-hosted event.
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Five projects are recognized for their innovation and inspiration to socially responsible commercial design by Contract magazine.
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What colors will be popular this year, and what will be driving their
popularity?
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A visual montage of our 2010 winning projects
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One of North America's most distinctive port cities, New Orleans is known around the world for its complex and vibrant culture—a place where Creole cuisine, folk art, jazz, brass bands, and a melánge of languages, influences, and people merge in a shared identity that transcends its diverse population.
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In our 50th year of publication, Contract proudly presents the winners of the 31st Annual Interiors Awards Competition.
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Lighting designer Leni Schwendinger recently spoke with Contract magazine to
discuss the importance of light in design and how it can be utilized to
influence and enhance any commercial project.
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Environmental stewardship is giving some convention centers a competitive
advantage.
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Colleges
are now adapting the integrated design approach to their own campus dining
facilities.
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The designers at AC Martin Partners found themselves testing
materials for the new Hollenbeck Police Station on a firing range—with semi-automatic weapons.
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Converting a palace into a museum is commonplace in Europe, where aproliferation of princes has given way to the democratization of culture. Butfew of these transformations can compare in boldness with that of SchlossFreudenstein, in the Saxon mining town of Freiburg, Germany.
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By the year 2000, the 29,000-sq.-ft. Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls,
N.Y.—designed by renowned architect Charles A. Platt in 1931 as his last civic
building—was literally busting at the seams.
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