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Zaha Hadid Turns From Potato Chips to AC Vents for Inspiration

Hadid gets the construction go-ahead for an eccentric new museum.READ»

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Zaha Hadid's Award-Winning Snack-itecture Inspired by Doodles, Chips, Funyuns

A new profile describes Hadid's affinity for potato chips, and we can't help but see the similarity in her work.READ»

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Calatrava's New Train Station and 8 More High-Speed Rail Hubs on the Horizon

Santiago Calatrava's stunning Liège-Guillemins TGV station opened last month in Belgium. As energy and oil uncertainty and high carbon emissions make train travel more appealing, high-speed railways are being planned from Southern California to Saudi Arabia. Here are eight more high-speed rail stations coming soon.READ»

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The Future of Publishing is... Electric?

Meet the world's first electric magazine, issue number 57 of the avant-garde Visionaire.READ»

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Zaha Hadid's Billowing, Temporary Music Hall

Hadid's shimmering design is meant to complement Bach's most intricate compositions.READ»

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The 10 Most Creative People in Architecture

Which architects have the most unusual, influential visions for the field?READ»

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15 British Design Stars Create Concepts for a Better London

London's Design Museum just opened a new exhibition, Super Contemporary, which tasked 15 British design stars--including David Adjaye, Zaha Hadid, Sam Hecht, and Tom Dixon to invent pieces that would improve upon life in the ...READ»

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MECCA   |  3 comments

Not a Hoax: Mecca Redesign Leaked [video]

Mecca, the holiest city in Islam, is going to be redesigned, and a proposed master plan just leaked to YouTube. Because of the extreme sensitivity of the project, details about the redesign have been sparse. Nonetheless, it ...READ»

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OHIO   |  6 comments

Which State Has the Boldest Architecture?

Quick: Which state has the boldest architecture? Ohio didn't roll of your tongue, did it? But Bowling Green State University, near Toledo, just broke ground on a new building by Snøhetta. And that's on top of a slew of other ...READ»

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A Building? A Plane? Nope. It's Frank Gehry's Newest Chair

This week at the Milan Furniture Fair, Frank Gehry, the white-maned maven of expressive architectural design, is unveiling his newest work: An undulating chaise lounge for Emeco, a Pennsylvania-based furniture maker with a ...READ»

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