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RECREATIONAL MORPHING A generation ago, the University of Cincinnati was a commonplace American commuter school riddled with surface parking lots, the campus severed by a busy thoroughfare. Despite being nestled in the heart of a large city, it felt suburban. But over the ensuing years, the university has undergone a billion-dollar makeover.
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HOUSE FOR MIDNIGHT SUN In the river delta of Oulu, Finland, the natural environment is likely the toughest factor an architect has to consider. In the upper reaches of cold country, the price one pays for summer's midnight sun is long, cold winters — which usually make large glass surfaces impractical and fortress-thick walls a sound investment.
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PATAGONIAN LUXURIES An exotic location like Chilean Patagonia demands an exotic hotel. Hotel Remota's design draws from the dazzling explosion of islands, glaciers, icebergs, and mountains on this southern tip of South America. Inspired by Patagonian sheep farm buildings, Hotel Remota offers warm interiors to shield visitors from the wind and cold. A central courtyard introduces visitors to the Patagonian wilderness: except for a few large boulders, the plaza is empty, but full of suggestion.
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More Architecture and Design Millenium Library — Archiseek, 2006.0426Los Angeles with a Downtown? Gehry's Vision — New York Times, 2006.0425 Design of the Gyeonggi-Do Jeongok Museum, Korea — International Union of Architects press release, 2006.0424 Gehry Sees Glass Towers Transforming Downtown L.A. — Los Angeles Times, 2006.0424 Richard Meier's New Home for a Roman Treasure Opens — New York Times, 2006.0424 A Place to Age in Grace — San Francisco Chronicle, 2006.0423 Understated Design of Madison Museum Fits State St. Perfectly — Opinion at Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 2006.0423 More Bang for Your Building — The Age, 2006.0422 Sexing Up the City: Monroe Building, Mississauga, Canada — World Architecture News, 2006.0421 Plans Revealed for 2006 Serpentine Gallery — World Architecture News, 2006.0421 Destination: Morgan — Architect's Newspaper, 2006.0419 Waterfront Museum Faces Day of Destiny — IC Liverpool, 2006.0419 Designs on Reaching for the Stars, Not Being One — Sydney Morning Herald, 2006.0419 An Architectural Gem on a Shoestring Budget — Houston Chronicle, 2006.0417 Walking on Glass — Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 2006.0416 A Designer's First Step: Pretend You Cook — New York Times, 2006.0413 Hotel Innovation: Salford Quays, Manchester — World Architecture News, 2006.0413 New Plans for Redevelopment of Brighton Marina — World Architecture News, 2006.0413 Divine Justice — Guardian Unlimited, 2006.0410 Renzo Piano's Expansion of the Morgan Library — New York Times, 2006.0410 Danish Architecture Centre — Arcspace, 2006.0410 Chirac Leaves Controversial Legacy — Guardian Unlimited, 2006.0407 Stepping Out — BDOnline, 2006.0407 Barcelona Bullring Nears Completion — World Architecture News, 2006.0407 Grimshaw's First Art Gallery Surges into Spain. — Hugh Pearman, 2006.0406
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