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All Hands on Decq<\/b>: Odile Decq<\/a>\u2019s 1990 masterpiece Banque Populaire de l\u2019Ouest de Montgermont is facing the threat of demolition. Among the most technologically advanced buildings of its time, the BPO, as it is known, in Rennes has won numerous awards including a Golden Lion for the French firm at the 1996 Venice Biennale \u2014 sign the petition to save it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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L: Diyarbak\u0131r Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape<\/a>, Turkey R: The Forth Bridge<\/a>, Scotland. Photos via UNESCO.<\/i><\/p>\n

Committed<\/b>: The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has just announced the inscription (read: addition) of 27 sites to its list<\/a><\/a>, bringing the total tally to 1,014. From champagne cellars<\/a> to second-century catacombs<\/a> to early industrial sites of Japan<\/a> \u2014 cherry blossoms and all \u2014 the sites will see the benefits of international recognition as places of \u201coutstanding universal value.\u201d<\/p>\n

Architectural Records<\/b>: Yesterday saw the publication of the National Council of Architectural Registration Board\u2019s fourth annual report on the state of the profession; noteworthy findings include a record-high figure of aspiring architects who are getting licensed, on average, at a younger age. Check out NCARB by the Numbers<\/a> for more. (Hat-tip to Architect<\/a><\/i>).<\/p>\n

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L: \u201cSeveners\u201d by Bjarke Ingels<\/a>, photo via Designboom<\/a>; R: ALON by Raytheon, via Total Security Solutions<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Seven Up<\/b>: Originally conceived by Arne Jacobsen in 1955, Fritz Hansen is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the \u201cSeries 7\u201d chair with an exhibition of architect-designed reinterpretations of the steam-bent classic. Designboom has images of homages<\/a> to Bjarke Ingels, Carlos Ott and Carlos Ponce De Le\u00f3n, Jean Nouvel, Jun Igarashi, Neri and Hu, Sn\u00f8hetta, and Zaha Hadid.<\/p>\n

It Was AL ALL ALON<\/b>: Raytheon has reportedly developed a transparent aluminum<\/a> intended for bulletproof glass applications. Known as ALON, it\u2019s technically an \u201caluminum-based ceramic<\/i>\u201d \u2014 not that we can see any difference.<\/p>\n

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L: Solar farm in Miyazaki, photo by Kyocera via Quartz<\/a>; R: \u201cTrans-Action 4\u201d by Dionisio Gonz\u00e1lez, image via Designboom<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Greening the Green<\/b>: 1) Japan apparently has a lot of abandoned golf courses. Corollary: these are typically in sunny places. 2) Japan is investing in renewable energy following the Fukushima meltdown. Corollary: solar power fits the bill. \u2192 Putt a solar plant on it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trans-Actional Architecture<\/b>: Surreal visualization is a veritable genre of architectural design these days for which Dionisio Gonz\u00e1lez\u2019s recent series of renderings<\/a> is the latest and greatest example. These fictional \u201cTrans-Actions\u201d incorporate tropes from modernism and deconstructivism alike, but, unlike, say, Lissitzky\u2019s Wolkenb\u00fcgels<\/a>, they lack any kind of meaningful context.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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