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October 1, 2014
Nine More Stories for Thursday:
Perkins+Will revealed the latest design for the biomedical research center to replace Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago. [Curbed Chicago]
The designers behind Ostrich Pillow (one of ARCHITECT's seven nap-ready products) are back with a Kickstarter for a miniature version. [Kickstarter]
How taking to the sea may be the future of architecture, especially when it's large-scale. [Next City]
Birds and lead paint complicate taking down the old span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, after the new span opened in September. [The Bold Italic]
D Magazine is launching Street Smart, a new blog on urban planning in Dallas. [D Magazine]
A new glass-bottomed bridge opened in China. [The Telegraph]
Google has created a map interactive on pyramids in Giza, Egypt. [Google]
The Wall Street Journal rounds up five recent or underway museum projects, including Biomuseo. [The Wall Street Journal]
Edward Vance, FAIA, CEO of Las Vegas firm EV&A Architects, won this year's AIA Western Mountain Region Silver Medal.
Step Up, Step Down:
Princeton University's School of Architecture dean, Alejandro Zaera-Polo, steps down. [Princeton University]
WHR Architects is merging with EYP, ranked the top firm in sustainability in this year's Architect 50. [EYP]
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