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Model designers Vera Feldmann and Anastasia Trautwein stand by a replica of Ulm cathedral at Legoland Germany. The scale model of the world's largest church tower took 4 months and over 112,000 Lego bricks to build. 
Stefan Puchner/AP Images Model designers Vera Feldmann and Anastasia Trautwein stand by a replica of Ulm cathedral at Legoland Germany. The scale model of the world's largest church tower took 4 months and over 112,000 Lego bricks to build. 

ICYMI: Herzog & de Meuron unveiled the steel-canopied Miu Miu Boutique in Tokyo, and ARCHITECT won a Neal Award for the best use of social media.

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Four More Stories for Monday:

Japanese architect Tadao Ando, Hon. FAIA's first project in New York is a NoLIta condo. [The New York Times]

Carolina Miranda reviews the tower in Vals, Switzerland, designed by Thom Mayne, FAIA's Los Angeles firm Morphosis. [Los Angeles Times]

The Thomas P. Murphy Studio Design Building at the University of Miami is expected to be completed in 2017. [The Miami Hurricane]

The rise of the Passive House in Brooklyn. [The New York Times]

Step Up, Step Down:

Rick Bell, FAIA, resigned as executive director of AIA New York. [ARCHITECT]

Branko Potocnik was named senior associate at architecture and interior design firm CetraRuddy. Kevin Lee, Erica LiBritz, AIA, and Sodam Ha were promoted to associates.

Christine Murray is now editor of The Architectural Review. [Twitter]

Awards: Enter Now!

ARCHITECT's R+D Awards recognize innovative building research, materials, and technologies at every scale—from design strategies and building systems to must-have products and digital tools. Entries are due April 17.

The Design Talks Institute recognizes alternative ideas for reframing how underutilized spaces can be used in urban environments in its Lost Spaces 2015 competition. Submissions are due today.

AIA and Houzz launched the 2015 Future of Architecture Residential Design Contest and Showcase. Entries are due tomorrow, March 31.

Robert A.M. Stern Architects is hosting its third annual RAMSA Travel Fellowship, a $10,000 prize for the purpose of travel and research. Proposal submissions are due April 10.

The Radical Innovation Awards recognize innovative ideas that impact the hospitality industry. Contestants may submit their next big hotel concept until April 15.

The 2015 World Architecture Festival Awards is accepting entries through May 22.

The American Society of Landscape Architects is accepting submissions for its 2015 Awards. Student entries are due by May 22.

Marvin Windows and Doors are seeking designs that utilize the company’s products for for its seventh annual Architects Challenge. Submissions are due May 1.

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