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La Maison de la chanson va-t-elle déchanter?

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frworldview@gmail.com @globalview77.bsky.social · 17d

Space Needle. 2025
#Seattle #SpaceNeedle #Architecture #Photography #StreetPhotography #BlackAndWhite #ClassicMono #Leica #M11M #EastCoastKin

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Architecture @architecture.bsky.social · 16d

Some iconic architecture from Barcelona by Boluddha

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Patrick White @patwhite7000.bsky.social · 15d

La Maison de la chanson va-t-elle déchanter?
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Une partie du financement devait provenir de la vente à Hydro des espaces verts adjacents à l’édifice de la BAnQ.

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Libération @liberation.fr · 20d

❌ «Erreurs majeurs» et «détails inventés» : les IA comme ChatGPT pas dignes de confiance pour s’informer

🔎 Selon une vaste étude, «les assistants ne sont toujours pas une manière fiable de consommer l’information». Plus de 45 % de leurs réponses comporteraient «au moins un problème important».

«Erreurs majeurs» et «détails inventés» : les IA comme ChatGPT pas dignes de confiance pour s’informer

Selon une vaste étude publiée ce mercredi par plusieurs médias européens, «les assistants IA ne sont toujours pas une manière fiable de consommer l’information». Plus de 45% de leurs réponses comportaient «au moins un problème important».

www.liberation.fr

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Patrick White @patwhite7000.bsky.social · 20d

L’UQAM donne une seconde vie à la typographie
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L’UQAM donne une seconde vie à la typographie

Un legs du Musée de l’imprimerie va contribuer à maintenir le savoir typographique.

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One Month Until Closing: 10 Must-See National Pavilions at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale

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ArchDaily @archdaily-poster.bsky.social · 18d

One Month Until Closing: 10 Must-See National Pavilions at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale - https://www.archdaily.com/1035374/one-month-until-closing-10-must-see-national-pavilions-at-the-2025-venice-architecture-biennale

Discover award-winning pavilions at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, showcasing sustainable architecture and cultural narratives.

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Patrick White @patwhite7000.bsky.social · 18d

Art Basel announces Karim Crippa as director of Art Basel Paris

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Archinect @archinect.bsky.social · 18d

The Chapel Coffee Shop by Vinklu 📸 Vlad Patru #ArchinectProjects

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SANAA wins 2025 RIBA Royal Gold Medal

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Architecture news @architecture-news.bsky.social · Feb 6

SANAA wins 2025 RIBA Royal Gold Medal

https://www.dezeen.com/2025/02/06/sanaa-2025-riba-royal-gold-medal/

Japanese studio SANAA, which is led by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, has been awarded the 2025 Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects. Described by …#architecture

The founders of Japanese studio SANAA, Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, have been awarded the 2025 Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects.

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Six Shortlisted Teams Announced for 200-Block Banff Avenue Redevelopment Architectural Design Competition

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Canadian Architect @canadianarchitect.bsky.social · 27d

Parks Canada received 44 complete submissions from multidisciplinary teams during the open application period.

Parks Canada received 44 complete submissions from multidisciplinary teams during the open application period.

With Hortus, Herzog & de Meuron Enters a New Green Age

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Azure Magazine @azuremagazine.bsky.social · Aug 28

A new mass-timber office building near Basel, Hortus delights in the details. Its completion sees Herzog & de Meuron making a bold new investment in green architecture.

A new mass-timber office building near Basel, Hortus delights in the details.

Everyone Say Biidaasige: Toronto's Marvellous Park Is Just the Beginning for a New Port Lands

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Brian Banks Ⓥ 🇨🇦 @brianbanks.bsky.social · Aug 29

My debut in @azuremagazine.bsky.social is a look at the new Biidaasige Park, the incredible product of an incredible nature reclamation/reinvention project led by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates at the mouth of the Don River in #Toronto. (Subscribers only)
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The crowning jewel in a $1.4 billion revitalization, Toronto's Biidaasige Park stretches along the Don River’s rerouted mouth.

The Palm Springs Navigation Center Sets a New Precedent

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Azure Magazine @azuremagazine.bsky.social · Sep 3

A vibrant shelter and transitional housing project, the Palm Springs Navigation Center is big-hearted and full of hope.

Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world

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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · Oct 4

Reading Impossible Toronto, on how Toronto’s side streets can be redeveloped with a denser, more European form. Applicable really to almost anywhere in North America though. Free here: impossibletoronto.ca

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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · Oct 6

“The iPhone, which has flattened our lives, is the essence of minimal modernism. But the social equity somehow did not follow.”

Edwin Heathcote @edwinheathcote.bsky.social · Oct 4

on.ft.com/46M9mXI Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world. Free to Read.

Design was once seen as a tool to improve lives — but as modernism has become marketing, that sense of social purpose has drifted away

on.ft.com

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Edwin Heathcote @edwinheathcote.bsky.social · Oct 4

on.ft.com/46M9mXI Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world. Free to Read.

Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world

Design was once seen as a tool to improve lives — but as modernism has become marketing, that sense of social purpose has drifted away

on.ft.com

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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · Sep 9

. @novakovicto.bsky.social rounds up the Aga Khan Awards: www.azuremagazine.com/article/the-...

The Aga Khan Award Celebrates Architecture as a Global Force for Good

Diverse in scale, setting and typology, the seven Aga Khan Award winners are a testament to community service and architectural empathy.

BassamFellows brings back the 1953 Philip Johnson and Richard Kelly floor lamp, designed to cast a "focal glow" into your spaces.

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Design Milk @designmilk.bsky.social · 27d

The Lamp That Lit the Glass House Returns From the Archives

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Winter Stations International Design Competition returns to Toronto

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Canadian Architect @canadianarchitect.bsky.social · 28d

This year’s theme, Mirage, explores the nature of truth in the age of AI.

This year’s theme, Mirage, explores the nature of truth in the age of AI.

Québec coupe court au suivi de la qualité de l’eau

Nicolas Marier @nicolasmarier.bsky.social · Oct 6

«On nous dit qu’on n’a pas les moyens de préserver, mais moi, si quelqu’un me dit qu’il n’a pas les moyens de préserver sa maison, eh bien un jour, il ne pourra plus y habiter»

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#environnement #transitioneécologique #changementsclimatiques #RéseauRivières
#polQc

Le suivi de la qualité de l’eau des rivières s’arrête un mois plus tôt que prévu dans plus d’une centaine de stations d’échantillonnage de la province.

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Nicolas Marier @nicolasmarier.bsky.social · Oct 6

Les coupes générales en environnement préoccupent aussi Pierre Leduc.

« C’est un sale temps pour l’environnement présentement, dit-il. »

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#environnement #transitioneécologique #changementsclimatiques #RéseauRivières
#eausourcedevie #polQc

Nicolas Marier @nicolasmarier.bsky.social · Sep 30

Le Centre québécois du droit de l'environnement et l’Institut du Nouveau Monde unissent leurs forces pour offrir un accès gratuit à une veille des projets de loi et règlements qui pourraient avoir une incidence sur l’environnement et l’exercice des droits démocratiques.

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Canadian Architect @canadianarchitect.bsky.social · Aug 12

The renovation and expansion of Carmen Corbassan Community Centre aims to upgrade the existing structure adding 45,000 square feet of new recreation space.

Renovation and expansion of Carmen Corbasson Community Centre opens

The renovation and expansion of Carmen Corbassan Community Centre aims to upgrade the existing structure adding 45,000 square feet of new recreation space.