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The New Pines Pavilion at Fire Island

The New Pines Pavilion at Fire Island

HWKN rebuilds the legendary dance club (the original was destroyed by a fire in 2011) and restores the island’s central hub for culture and nightlife.

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10 days ago

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Montreal’s Sky-Embracing Planetarium

Montreal’s Sky-Embracing Planetarium

Situated in the Space for Life campus – along with the Biodome, Insectarium and Botanical Gardens – the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, by Cardin Ramirez Julien in collaboration with AEdifica, stares up at the sky with two aluminum-clad binoculars.

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20 days ago

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Diamond Schmitt’s New Opera House in St. Petersburg

Diamond Schmitt’s New Opera House in St. Petersburg

The New Mariinsky Theatre by Toronto’s Diamond Schmitt Architects provides St. Petersburg with Russia’s first major performance venue since the time of the czars.

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30 days ago

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What’s On: Ideas City at New Museum

What’s On: Ideas City at New Museum

Kicking off today, this four-day festival in the heart of the Bowery is jam-packed with panel discussions, workshops and events that explore the future of cities and how art and culture are vital to their growth.

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May 1, 2013

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Four Dazzling Outdoor Pavilions

Four Dazzling Outdoor Pavilions

Teased by the warmer temperatures? Feast your eyes on these four knockout outdoor pavilions – including Foster + Partners’ polished canopy recently unveiled in Marseille.

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April 19, 2013

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The Zaha Effect

The Zaha Effect

The Pritzker Prize laureate wins a competition to design Japan’s New National Stadium in Tokyo and puts her signature on another city.

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April 15, 2013

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Soft Moves

Soft Moves

On an island off the coast of Osaka, Japan, Shuhei Endo builds a ­dramatic theatre-in-the-round for an ancient form of puppetry.

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April 15, 2013

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Mast Appeal

Mast Appeal

In Oslo, global star Renzo Piano redefines the capital’s post-industrial shoreline with a glass-roofed contemporary art museum that celebrates its seaside location.

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April 1, 2013

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Nine Breathtaking Places of Worship

Nine Breathtaking Places of Worship

In time for Passover and Easter, we look at some of the most striking and inspirational sacred architecture around the world.

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March 26, 2013

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A Fine Balance

A Fine Balance

An earthquake-ravaged medieval tower in Umbria, Italy, is reimagined with a dramatic steel spine.

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March 20, 2013

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