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The Smile . New York

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Bridging Harlem’s active 125th Street corridor and the quieter 126th Street, The Smile is a mixed-used development that houses a nursing school on the street level and residential apartment units above. One-third of these residential units contain affordable housing units that strengthen and provide housing diversity within the neighborhood. East 126’s unique T-shaped footprint offers a diverse set of unit sizes and layout organizations, while also strengthening the connection relationship with the neighboring buildings. This southern cantilevered portion of the building appears to hover over the existing commercial building on 125th Street, creating a dynamic component in the evolving uptown streetscape. Continue reading BIG

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new Homewood campus student center. baltimore

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Johns Hopkins University has selected a final design concept for its new Homewood campus student center, an open, modern, accessible, welcoming facility envisioned as a social engagement hub for all members of the Hopkins community. Continue reading BIG