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OMA has opened its three buildings designed for the Faena District development project in Miami, Flo rida, this week.

In the unforgettable words of the A-Team’s John “Hannibal” Smith, we love it when a plan comes toget her — and that is exactly what is happening near St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York City, the site of the city’s AIDS Memorial Park. Today marks the dedication of this striking project in Manhattan, an important new…

Within the last decade, mixed-use and multifamily residential projects have been on the risearound t he world. Substantial movements toward urbanism and new solutions to housing supply shortages in cities like Los Angeles have spurred the need for denser, bigger housing. But while these projects have had a positive impact on the industry as a whole…

“We were a part of defining the project, not merely the creative problem-solvers.”

“It was the night before Christmas, and all through the Bauhaus…” December brings with it many familiar things: colder days, longer nights, some pretty extreme weather, and a healthy dose of festive cheer. While some people are already enjoying their Christmas vacation, an architect’s work is never done, and many firms will be working hard…

This selection of homes displays a range of contemporary London residences, from stand-alone homes to penthouses and remodels. 

Blue jeans, cowboys, McDonald’s. When it comes to American cliches, perhaps none have proved m ore resilient — or more influential throughout the world — than the fast-food chain with the golden arches. McDonald’s largely shapes how the rest of the world sees America. With 33,000 stores around the globe, McDonald’s has a presence in almost…

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When New York City–based equities trader Laurence Cohen purchased one of the three floor-through uni ts in Obsidian House, he also heeded signs to treat the new home as a blank canvas. The 38-year-old had spent the previous decade in a low-ceilinged postwar apartment building in Greenwich Village, and Obsidian House’s Tribeca location, history of innovation…