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• Architects

  Foolscap Studio

• Location

  Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia

• Category

  Restaurants & Bars

• Lead Architects

  Adèle Winteridge, Holly White, Aaron Shipperlee

• Area

  680.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Tom Blachford

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• Architects

  ZOOCO Estudio

• Location

  Glorieta de Bilbao 1, 2 centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain

• Category

  Restoration

• Authors

  Miguel Crespo Picot, Javier Guzmán Benito, Sixto Martín Martínez

• Construction

  NIMBO PROYECTOS S.L

• Area

  1506.95 ft2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Imagen Subliminal

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• Architects

  Emilio López Arquitecto

• Location

  Quito, Ecuador

• Category

  Houses

• Authors

  Emilio López Herrera

• Area

  1184.03 ft2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Jag Studio

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• Architects

  FAR rohn&rojas

• Location

  3860 Fitzgerald Rd, Louisville, KY 40216, United States

• Category

  Bar

• Design Team

  Marc Frohn, Mario Rojas Toledo, Tim Panzer, Thorsten Pofahl

Australian practices NAAU and Enlocus have designed a plan to transform the mining town of Jabiru in Kakadu National Park into a tourism destination. The Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation will receive $446 million in funding to support the project, setting out a vision for the future of the town following the scheduled closure of the nearby Ranger uranium mine in 2021. The plan includes new accommodation, education and health services, and a World Heritage Interpretation Center.

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• Architects

  Diamond Schmitt Architects

• Location

  Toronto, ON, Canada

• Category

  fitness club

• Lead Architects

  A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt, Vic Jaunkalns, Derek Revington, Jon Soules

• Area

  14400.0 m2

• Project Year

  1984

• Photographs

  Fiona Spalding-Smith, Lisa Logan, Steven Evans

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• Architects

  Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos

• Location

  Mexico

• Category

  Houses

• Architect in Charge

  Javier Sordo Madaleno Bringas

• Director of Architecture

  Javier Sordo Madaleno de Haro

• Area

  1325.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Rafael Gamo

Construction has begun on the Powerhouse Company-designed pavilion for the ING campus in Amsterdam. Located in the up-and-coming district of Amsterdam Southeast, the 900-square-meter pavilion seeks to “make a bold statement while integrating with its surroundings."

The clean, minimalist pavilion will sit at the heart of the ING campus, serving as both a dining area and a multifunctional space for the community. Emphasizing the natural landscape, the pavilion offers a synergy between the built and natural environment through a friendly circular form, a timber interior, and green Tichelaar tiles on the north and east facades.

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• Architects

  Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

• Location

  Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Category

  Historic Preservation

• Project Architect

  Brian Lee

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Tom Rossiter

It's a new year, and as we inch closer to February speculation has begun to swirl around who will be named next laureate(s) of the Pritzker Prize. What used to be a somewhat predictable award has become less so in recent years, and if you look at who has won you will realize that anything is possible. Will the jury honor a member of the "old guard," as when they awarded the late Frei Otto? Or will they recognize a young architect, as when they selected Alejandro Aravena?

We want to hear from our readers - not just about who probably will win the prize, but about who should win the prize, and why.

Cast your vote in the poll below  - or add in the dark horses you think deserve the honor in 2019. 

Construction has completed on Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s 15 Hudson Yards, an 88-story skyscraper marking the first residential project in the Manhattan masterplan. The scheme is now open with 60% of residential units already sold, totaling over $800 million in sales.

The tower marks DS+R’s first skyscraper, designed in collaboration with interiors architect Rockwell Group and executive architects Ismael Leyva. The scheme topped out in February 2018 to its architetural height of 914 feet.

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• Architects

  Cubo

• Location

  Teatergade 23, 4700 Næstved, Denmark

• Collaborators

  Nova5, C.C Contractors, Marianne Levinsen Landscape, Dominia A/S ingeneers

• Area

  5150.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Martin Schubert

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• Architects

  Studio Elmo Vermijs

• Location

  Terschelling, The Netherlands

• Lead Architect

  Elmo Vermijs

• Other Participants

  Arie van Ziel, Charles Thuijls, Stefan Auberg, Cupcompost, Gerard Cupido, Trip Hek, Wetterskip Terschelling, Marin de Boer (Oerol), Eilandbouw, Jaap Bos constructor, New Makers, Walewijn de Boer (graphic design), Cre8

• Area

  12.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Elmo Vermijs

Diller Scofidio + Renfro have revealed the design for the new London Centre for Music. Made for The Barbican, London Symphony Orchestra and Guildhall School of Music & Drama, the first concept designs were released as part of a progress update on plan for the new proposed building. Made to be a world class center for music in London, the design would create an iconic new gateway to the City of London’s emerging Culture Mile.

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It's common sense: a good design is based on people and what they really need. As architects, are we deepening enough to give the correct answers to the requirements we face in each project?

Herman Miller is a great example of this understanding. Founded in 1905 by Dirk Jan De Pree, the American company produces equipment and furnishings for offices and housing, including a high level of research to understand the human body and the way we inhabit our daily spaces. These investigations, supported by usability testing and multidisciplinary work, results in a large number of furniture pieces and spatial designs that are now used by people around the world.

We had the opportunity to visit their headquarters in Zeeland, Michigan to understand how these studies have been carried out for several decades.

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One of the most important factors when designing is the specific climate of the site. This can often present challenges when dealing with extreme climates and it is necessary to use insulating materials that adapt to changing conditions. However, Mexico and its privileged climate can be in an architect's favor. Here, architects can create microclimates and spaces that blur the transition of inside and outside.

Future Library

CODE - Competitions for Designers and the Università degli Studi di Genova launched “Future Library,” a competition seeking a new design for a learning space at the University of Genoa. Designers will have the opportunity to interpret and shape the future of places dedicated to learning and knowledge. A cash prize of € 15,000 will be awarded to winners selected by a well-renowned jury made of Giancarlo Mazzanti (El Equipo Mazzanti), Aser Giménez Ortega (MVRDV), Fedele Canosa (Mecanoo Architecten), Emanuele Magi (Università degli Studi di Genova).