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Readers pick the top stories from the AN Blog in February

Readers pick the top stories from the AN Blog in February

February’s over and that means Spring is a little, tiny bit closer. But while there’s still snow on the ground here in New York, let’s take a look back at the top stories from last month as voted by you, our readers. We saw a mix of topics hit the top posts, including high-tech transport, jewelry design, Frank Gehry’s funky architecture, and a heartwarming film about growing up with architects. Take a look at the top links below.

Animated film shows how growing up with modernist architect parents comes with its own challenges

A short film called Me and My Moulton by director Torill Kove takes a humorous look at growing up with parents who are “modernist architects”—and it’s been nominated for an Academy Award under “Best Animated Short Film.” Told from the perspective of of a seven-year-old middle child, the challenges of growing up with architect parents include three-legged dinner table chairs and a house that your friends think is a bit odd.

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New teams taking on Elon Musk’s Hyperloop high-speed transportation concept

While California’s High Speed Rail system broke ground last month in California, Elon Musk’s dream of a Hyperloop, a rocket-propelled system that would shuttle passengers (and/or freight) across the state (and perhaps the country) in minutes, not hours, is making surprising progress, with new teams, and visions emerging.

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Zaha Hadid unveils plans to build the largest airport terminal on the planet—in China

Fresh off settling a legal dispute with New York Review of Books critic Martin Filler, Zaha Hadid has unveiled plans for her latest project. And even for the Queen of Swoop, this one is big. Very Big. Record-breaking big.

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Put a Ring on It: Architectural Jewelry Features Functional Measuring Tools

Rather than wear your heart on your sleeve, why not sport your passion on your finger? Peruvian architect Diego Delgado-Elias has created a collection of rings ornamented with miniature mainstays of the architect’s toolkit.

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Everyone thinks Frank Gehry’s new building in Australia looks like a paper bag

The most famous architect in the world agrees that his latest building kind of looks like a crumpled brown paper bag. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, said Frank Gehry, the creator of the very wavy, very paper bag-y Dr. Chau Chak Wing Building at the University of Technology, Sydney. “It is a container, maybe it is a brown paper bag,” said the starchitect at the building’s recent opening. “But it is flexible on the inside; there is a lot of room for change and movement which I think in the world today is essential.”

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