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Reinier de Graaf (L), author of architect, verb.: The New Language of Building (front cover, R) | architect, verb by Reinier de Graaf | STIRworld — Reinier de Graaf (L), author of architect, verb.: The New Language of Building (front cover, R) Image: Adrienne Norman; Courtesy of Verso

Reinier de Graaf (L), author of architect, verb.: The New Language of Building (front cover, R) | architect, verb by Reinier de Graaf | STIRworld — Reinier de Graaf (L), author of architect, verb.: The New Language of Building (front cover, R) Image: Adrienne Norman; Courtesy of Verso

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OMA partner Reinier de Graaf expounds on how an architect is a verb (or not?)

De Graaf discusses his satirical yet wholly contemplative book, architect, verb: The New Language of Building, tracing the history of the terms dominating architecture discourse today.

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Nigerian architect Demas Nwoko receives the 2023 Golden Lion for Venice Biennale

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Venice Architecture Biennale 2023 announces recipients of the Golden Lion

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Within the 'Belly of the Strange' lies poetry and knowledge

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Luke Edward Hall brings vintage Parisian glamour to Dubai with Josette restaurant

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