The Blue Planet: Europe's Largest Aquarium Opens In Copenhagen

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The Blue Planet, a swirling vortex designed to suck you in to learn about life under the sea, opens in Copenhagen. Designed by 3XN, The Blue Planet is now Europe's largest aquarium and is devoted to education about aquatic animals as well as the impo...

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Twelve Architects Announced In Competition To Build New Home For The Nobel Prize

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Once a year, the whole world looks to the Nobel Center in Stockholm, Sweden to announce the Nobel Prizes. The center recently announced plans to relocate to a new building, and out of 140 architects, 12 have been selected to compete to design the new...

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Greece To Sell Government Buildings

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Greece's cash-strapped government detailed its plans to sell 28 state-owned buildings on long-term lease, including tax offices, ministry buildings, and the main police headquarters in Athens.

A government privatization fund said it hop...

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Tallest Building Of Southern Hemisphere To Be Built In Melbourne

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The proposed 388-meter, 108-story Australia 108 tower has been given the green light by the Victorian Planning Minister, Matthew Guy. The city council had initially opposed the project because of fears it would overshadow the Shrine of Remembrance, ...

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Japanese Architect Toyo Ito Wins Pritzker Prize

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Japanese architect Toyo Ito, whose buildings have been praised for their fluid beauty and balance between the physical and virtual worlds, has won the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize.

Along with Tadao Ando, the 1995 Pritzker laureate, ...

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