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2012 in Review: Top 10 Projects

2012 in Review: Top 10 Projects

From Rem Koolhaas’s iconic CCTV to Herzog & de Meuron’s barn-inspired Parrish Art Museum, here are our favourite architectural moments from the past 12 months.

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December 20, 2012

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Bringing museums outside of the box

Bringing museums outside of the box

White Cube, Green Maze, an exhibit at the Heinz Architectural Center, looks at some of the best international examples of contemporary exhibition space, including Ryue Nishizawa’s Teshima Art Museum.

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October 30, 2012

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gh3’s maze of a park opens in Mississauga

gh3’s maze of a park opens in Mississauga

One of Canada’s most renowned firms, gh3, has received a Merit of Excellence from the city of Mississauga for its Scholars’ Green Park, an outdoor plaza defined by walkways that crisscross in so many directions there is no need to wander off route.

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October 25, 2012

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Toronto revamp, part two

Toronto revamp, part two

Oxford Properties has unveiled a $3-billion plan, designed by Foster + Partners, for a mixed-use development that would transform nearly 70 hectares of the city’s core.

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October 15, 2012

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Five best bets for London Design Festival 2012

Five best bets for London Design Festival 2012

With hundreds of events and activities taking place throughout London, now until September 23, it might be wise to purchase a pair of these comfortable GPS shoes by London designer Dominic Wilcox. Here are five must-see exhibits worth the trek during LDF 2012.

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September 18, 2012

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Previewing Manhattan’s subterranean park

Previewing Manhattan’s subterranean park

A new exhibit conjures the Low Line, a plan to turn a massive and abandoned trolley terminal in the Lower East Side into an underground green space illuminated entirely by a solar canopy.

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September 13, 2012

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Porsche’s pavilion at Autostadt

Porsche’s pavilion at Autostadt

The auto company’s swooping structure, by HENN Architekten, stretches out over the lagoon at the Autostadt theme park in Wolfsburg, Germany.

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August 21, 2012

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Toronto’s newest urban park opens

Toronto’s newest urban park opens

It’s only 1.05 hectares in size, but Underpass Park in Toronto is making big waves for its innovative use of a patch of derelict land beneath one of the city’s elevated streets near the lakeshore.

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August 7, 2012

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World Architecture Festival announces shortlist

World Architecture Festival announces shortlist

Highlights from the 300 buildings vying for the title of World Building of the Year.

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July 30, 2012

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London 2012: Jubilee Gardens

London 2012: Jubilee Gardens

Rotterdam’s West 8 revitalizes the once-neglected gardens on London’s Southbank.

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July 23, 2012

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