Japanese Architect Shigeru Ban Wins 2014 Pritzker Prize

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Paper and cardbo's toolbox for drawings and models of buildings, but for Japanese architect Shigeru Ban they are good enough to make the real thing.

The 56-year-old, who has built a reputation over the past 30 years for crafting improbab...

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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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Zvartnots-Best CIS Airport

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On January 30 during the "2nd Annual Emerging Airports Conference and Exhibition" held in Dubai the results of votes for over 20 nominations were announced. As reported the "Zvartnots International Airport's" official website, the nominations were di...

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Best Tall Building Worldwide 2011

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On November 3, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat announced the winner of its annual "Best Tall Building Worldwide 2011". KfW Westarkade (Frankfurt, Germany) by Sauerbruch Hutton architects named as the 2011 Overall "Best Tall Building ...

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Media ICT Named as the 'World Building Of The Year'

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Spanish practice Cloud 9's Media-ICT office scheme in Barcelona has been named as the "World Building of the Year" at the 2011 World Architectural Festival (WAF), reported Architect journal.

The building is 44m x 44m x 37.82m meters high...

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