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Video: OMA's Shohei Shigematsu, On New York City

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Video: Tom Dixon, Designer Profile

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Video: Gary Card, Designer Profile

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The Indicator: Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility

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While doing a search for architects doing politically-engaged work, or work that encompasses a political or ethical agenda, I stumbled upon Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility. The group, as it turns out, has been around for thirty years. Despite their long history I got the sense that many people in architecture, as well as in mainstream culture, don’t know anything about them.

Video: Wuhao Curated Shop, Shop Profile

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Video: Frank Gehry's Biomuseo, The Panama Series

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Video: Ross Lovegrove & Mariko Mori, In Conversation

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Video: Glithero / Design Miami

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Video: GAD Architects, The Istanbul Series

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Video: In Conversation with David Adjaye

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Video: Emerging Urban Landscapes, The Istanbul Series

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Video: Faye Toogood, Studio Visit

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Video: 10x10 Drawing the City, Exhibition

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Video: Zaha Hadid / Galaxy SOHO, Beijing

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Video: In Conversation with Marc Newson

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emv - 170 Social Housing VPO / Burgos & Garrido arquitectos

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Architects: Burgos & Garrido arquitectos Location: Camino de Sanchinarro, Madrid, Spain Architect In Charge: Francisco Burgos, Ginés Garrido Design Team: María José Arquero, Almudena Carro, Javier García Germán, Myriam López Collaborators: Agustín Martín, Raquel Marugán, Emilio Ontiveros, Pilar Recio Project Year: 2006 Photographs: Roland Halbe, Ángel Baltanás, Elena Almagro

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Giveaway Winner: ACME Studio’s new series based on Le Corbusier

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Last week, thanks to the courtesy of ACME Studios, we gave you the chance to win a pen and card case based on Le Corbusier’s 1947 Modulor theory.

Video: Ellen van Loon, Architect Profile

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