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Light of tomorrow: International VELUX Award 2012

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International VELUX Award 2012 for Students of Architecture: Team from Switzerland Takes First Prize Among 983 Entries International VELUX Award 2012: “resonance, memory” took first prize   A team of two students of architecture from ETHZ in Zurich, Switzerland, took the International VELUX Award 2012 for their poetic project “resonance, memory”. In 2012 the International … Read more

First JW Marriott in New York City opened in historic Essex House

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First JW Marriott Hotel Opens in New York City JW Marriott hotel chain is expanding by opening the brand’s first hotel in New York City – JW Marriott Essex House New York. Located on Central Park South, just steps from Fifth Avenue temptations, the 509-room hotel is situated in a building that was first opened … Read more

Peugeot Design Lab x Pleyel: one of the greatest innovations in the history of contemporary piano

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Peugeot Design Lab x Pleyel: a UFO in the world of piano design The revolutionary piano signed by Peugeot Design Lab and Pleyel, the oldest piano maker in the world and the only piano maker in France, was a star of the 2012 Paris Auto Show. The idea was primarily to provide an innovation by creating … Read more

Martell XO Exclusive Architect Edition by Christian de Portzamparc

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Martell XO Exclusive Architect Edition, a special collaboration with a renowned architect, arrived at the second edition. French architect Christian de Portzamparc, the first French architect to receive prestigious Pritzker prize (in 1994), pays tribute to the noble Martell XO cognac.   “I wanted to make the liquid into a work of art and for … Read more

Nicholas Hawksmoor: Methodical Imaginings or Louis Vuitton at la Biennale di Venezia

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“Nicholas Hawksmoor: Methodical Imaginings” at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia   Nicholas Hawksmoor, one of the Britain’s greatest architects, built numerous churches in England at the beginning of the 18th century, including the great towers which flank the front of Westminster Abbey. His work figures at the center of “Nicholas … Read more