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Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners unveils design for International Spy Museum

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has released new images of its design for a six-storey building that will house the International Spy Museum in Washington DC. The contemporary building is slated to...

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Bugs adorn the walls at renovated Renwick Gallery in Washington DC

American artist Jennifer Angus has used an intricate pattern of insects to decorate a vivid pink room at the Renwick Gallery in Washington DC, set to reopen next month following renovation work (+...

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BIG in the running to design American football stadium

The next big US project for Bjarke Ingels' firm could be an American football stadium for the Washington Redskins. News reports surfaced this week that Danish firm BIG could be teaming up with the...

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BIG reveals plans for Virginia school that fans across its site

Bjarke Ingels' firm has unveiled plans to build a school in Arlington, Virginia, featuring a fan-like plan that creates cascading roof terraces (+ slideshow). Wilson Secondary School will comprise five...

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Selldorf Architects to redevelop Washington DC HIV clinic named after Liz Taylor

Selldorf Architects has been selected to design a major mixed-use project in Washington DC on the site of the Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center, an HIV treatment centre named after the late actress. A...

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BIG's new stadium for the Redskins could offer abseiling, surfing and kayaking

Bjarke Ingels has unveiled his firm's new stadium design for American football team the Washington Redskins, set to feature a moat offering an assortment of sporting activities. Although a location for...

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BIG reveals more images of Washington Redskins stadium design

BIG has now released a full set of images of its design for the new Washington Redskins American football stadium, revealing more activities that the venue could facilitate (+ slideshow).   Bjarke...

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BIG's plan for Smithsonian campus in Washington DC sparks opposition

Nearly 1,400 people have signed a petition in opposition to Bjarke Ingels Group's proposal to demolish a portion of the Smithsonian Institution campus in Washington DC. A concerned citizen started an...

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James Corner Field Operations installs over 30 "icebergs" in Washington DC...

US studio James Corner Field Operations has created an installation for the National Building Museum in Washington DC that evokes a glacial landscape, with giant shard-like forms that jut upward and...

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Ron Arad overhauls public spaces in Washington DC's Watergate Hotel

The hotel in Washington DC made famous by the Watergate scandal has reopened with interiors by London studio Ron Arad Architects (+ slideshow). Ron Arad's studio refitted the public spaces of the...

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Hou de Sousa builds reconfigurable Raise/Raze installation from plastic balls

New York firm Hou de Sousa has created an interactive installation in a Washington DC subway station, using over half a million plastic spheres glued together to form building blocks (+ slideshow). The...

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David Adjaye's African American history museum nears completion in Washington DC

The final touches are being added to David Adjaye's museum of African American history, a project that "felt like a bloodbath at times" according to the British architect. The almost-complete...

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David Adjaye's NMAAHC gets set to open in Washington DC

Work has completed on the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture by British architect David Adjaye, which is poised to open next month (+ slideshow). Adjaye Associates...

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Mohican Hills House by Robert Gurney Architect overlooks the Potomac River

This single family home built by Robert Gurney Architect outside Washington DC takes cues from its many Mid-century Modern neighbours (+ slideshow). The four-bedroom residence is located in the...

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Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial finally approved by former US president's family

The Eisenhower family has withdrawn its rejections to the Frank Gehry-designed memorial, proposed for Washington DC to honour the 34th president of the United States (+ slideshow). After years of...

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Shortlist announced for Washington's National Mall Design Competition

Dezeen Wire: fifteen international design teams are in with a chance of redesigning one of three sites on Washington's National Mall following the announcement of the shortlist for the National Mall...

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Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture by David Adjaye...

Construction will begin this week on the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC designed by architect David Adjaye. Adjaye Associates teamed up with...

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The Francis Gregory Library by Adjaye Associates

A chequered facade of timber and glass surrounds one of two new neighbourhood libraries by Adjaye Associates to open in Washington DC. Behind the glass outer skin, the chunky timber boxes give depth to...

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The William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Library by Adjaye Associates

The second of two new libraries in Washington DC by architects Adjaye Associates comprises grey concrete blocks with yellow timber fins. The William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Library is located in a...

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US lawmakers move to scrap Gehry's Eisenhower memorial

News: a Utah congressman has launched an attempt to scrap architect Frank Gehry's proposed Washington D.C. memorial honouring President Dwight D. Eisenhower, citing the project's cost and...

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