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a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
the architect of the economic plan that rebuilt Europe after World War II
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Sotheby’s has tapped Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron to head renovations for the brutalist Breuer building, purchased by the auction house last year to be the new site of its New York headquarters.
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Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The benefits of greening Denver’s schoolyards have rippled outward
Landscape architect Lois Brink began thinking more about the impact of playgrounds after seeing the bleak yard at her children’s school.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
The brand conscripted fashion-favorite architect Gwenaël Nicolas to refurbish the four-story, 19th-century building, preserving its allure of a Parisian hôtel particulier but adding a more modern flair.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
Garcia frequented the restaurant with his architect father, who would point out the space’s finer design details.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The benefits of greening Denver’s schoolyards have rippled outward
Landscape architect Lois Brink began thinking more about the impact of playgrounds after seeing the bleak yard at her children’s school.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
The brand conscripted fashion-favorite architect Gwenaël Nicolas to refurbish the four-story, 19th-century building, preserving its allure of a Parisian hôtel particulier but adding a more modern flair.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
Garcia frequented the restaurant with his architect father, who would point out the space’s finer design details.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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But the real surprise, for a grand touring car whose engineers placed an emphasis on providing easy, comfortable speed is the transmission calibration.Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Last month, Austrian Audio announced its new budget reference headphones designed for recording engineers, vocalists or just anyone who enjoys listening to great music.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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He's been called many times one of the masterminds of January 6th, and he essentially is accused of plotting to basically trying to undermine democracy and overthrow democracy by stopping Congress from ratifying and counting the votes on January 6th to endorse the 2020 election.Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Instead, there’s an eventual pileup of scheming contrivances that require us to believe a character painted all along as sweetly uncomplicated was really harboring the deviousness of a criminal mastermind.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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Other pluses: The company is a proponent of sustainable, fair trade production and regularly partners with independent artists and designers on exclusive releases.Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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Those two were designed in collaboration with fashion designer Jason Wu.Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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In closed-door meetings, House Speaker Mike Johnson was nominated for the role for his first full term, and Republican senators selected Sen. John Thune to be their next leader.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Nix, a captain and budding leader, on Wednesday took a long, deep breath before answering a question about Forsyth and his demeanor since Sunday.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Architect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/architect. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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