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This week, SOM designed a stepped glazed tower for Kazakhstan's new city and University of Edinburgh researchers used bacteria to turn plastic waste into a Parkinson's drug.

 

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SOM designs stepped glazed towers for Kazakhstan's new city

SOM designs stepped glazed towers for Kazakhstan's new city

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Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson's drug using bacteria

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LMA designs Jewish history museum as "dreamscape" of village destroyed in Holocaust

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Pelli Clarke & Partners unveils bamboo forest-informed district in Yibin

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Smiljan Radić wins Pritzker Architecture Prize 2026

Smiljan Radić wins Pritzker Architecture Prize 2026

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Caliper creates "over-engineered" adjustable drafting table for Daniel Arsham

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Foster + Partners plans Oxford chapel conversion for Larry Ellison

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