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Brooklyn-based Dependable Equities has submitted plans for Ombelle, a proposed pair of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, residential towers designed by New York architecture firm Oda.

The two tapering 43-story towers at 300 NE Third Avenue would introduce 1,100 rental units with staggered outdoor balconies to the artsy Flagler Village neighborhood, along with a 75,000-square-foot amenity deck, and more than 11,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurants. At the base, a sweeping urban plaza connects to a colonnade that encircles the building’s perimeter.

Oda “has always pushed boundaries, often blurring the line between indoor and outdoor, architecture and art, building and landscape,” studio principal Eran Chen said in a statement. “There is nowhere better to be pushing this boundary than Flagler Village,” Chen added. “[It’s] one of the trendiest neighborhoods with a charming blend of youth, community, art, and culture.”

New Brooklyn condo takes a note from 1920s post office

Post House, a ground-up luxury condominium in Boerum Hill inspired by the original 1925 post office that once occupied the site, is nearing completion, with move-ins expected in 2023. When it opens to residents, the 11-story building will feature 41 condominiums—from one- to four- bedroom residences, as well as two half-floor penthouses.

The post office shuttered in 2017, and it was demolished in 2020 after Sterling Town Equities purchased the building the following year for $27.5 million. Isaac & Stern Architects and Workshop/APD, who partnered on interiors and exteriors, invoke its Art Deco design with geometric shapes “that suggest an envelope flap,” according to a release.

Residents enter a through a red brick façade on Pacific Street with an arched entryway that leads into a landscaped courtyard. The striking white-brick front on Atlantic Avenue juxtaposes with black geometric metal cladding and window finishes.

Stepping terraces and loggias provide sweeping views of the East River, Brooklyn, and beyond. Prices start at $999,000 for one-bedroom apartments.

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The most googled architect in the world

More than six years after her death, Zaha Hadid remains the most searched-for architect on the Internet, according to a report from Money.co.uk. Using data from Google Keyword Planner, the site analyzed the average number of monthly searches in over 130 countries and found Hadid—whose notable works include the London Aquatics Center and China’s Guangzhou Opera House—topped the list in 84. Analyzing hashtags, Money.co found Hadid’s most-Instagrammed works were the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan; the MAXXI Museum in Rome; and the Messner Mountain Museum in northern Italy’s South Tyrol region.

The first woman to receive the prestigious Pritzker Prize, the British Iraqi architect was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth in 2012.