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SYMBOLPLUS Office / SYMBOLPLUS INC.

January 22, 2026 Miwa Negoro 0

SYMBOLPLUS Office is located in a timber building owned by architect Akio Hayashi, whose long-standing advocacy for natural materials became the starting point of the renovation. The brief was clear: avoid synthetic materials and work with what already existed. Rather than pursuing visual impact, the project focuses on continuity―between architecture, material, and time.

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elevated linear park reclaims canal runing along brazilian city center

January 22, 2026 NaturezaUrbana 0

Natureza Urbana revives Belém’s waterfront as a linear park   Doca Linear Park is a landscape-led urban regeneration project by Natureza Urbana located in Belém do Pará, Brazil. The project occupies the former Igarapé das Almas, a 1.2-kilometer canal running along the central median of Visconde de Sousa Franco Avenue. The intervention addresses the historical […]

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United Nations’ Africa Hall Restoration in Ethiopia Receives 2026 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize

January 22, 2026 Antonia Piñeiro 0

World Monuments Fund (WMF) is an independent organization dedicated to safeguarding significant places that enrich people’s lives and foster mutual understanding across cultures and communities. Since 2008, the World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize has been a biennial award recognizing outstanding achievements in the conservation of buildings emblematic of the modernist architectural movement. The prize honors individuals and organizations that revitalize modern built heritage through innovative and sensitive architectural interventions.