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Why Nearly Every City in the U.S. Needs a Walkability Study

ArchDaily

About two weeks ago, I received an intriguing email from Jeff Speck, the author of two of the most influential books on urban planning in the past two decades: Suburban Nation (2010; co-authored by Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk) and Walkable City (2012; reissued in 2022 with new material).

Cities 360
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Sunshine Canyon Residence by Hacker Architects

Archinect

The clients lost their home in the Fourmile Canyon Fire in 2010. The house floats above the harsh terrain to provide spectacular views of Sunshine Canyon to the south, Sugarloaf Mountain to the west, and the Flatirons to the east.

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Reimagining the convent typology to blend spirituality and social engagement

Archinect

Image: Cesare Querci The approximately 57,000-square-foot building, called the convent of the Franciscan Fraternity of Bethany, was completed as part of a social project that the Bethany Foundation Onlus has been carrying out in Brazil since 2010. Image: Cesare Querci "As architects, we s.

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Earth is the new client

Habitus Living

When she first visited Milan’s Salone del Mobile in 2010, King was swept up in the “fantastic energy” of the place. In one corner of the room, Finn Juhl’s 1940 Pelican Chair in a deep charcoal navy rests under a poster designed by King that reads “Earth the new client”. A series of events led King to this point.

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DHaus brings "sense of openness" to Datum House with wall-to-wall skylight

Deezen

DHaus has extended a Victorian maisonette in north London "The design not only addressed the clients' desire to bring light deep into the house but also created a sense of openness that's rarely found in lower ground floor spaces," DHaus co-founder Daniel Woolfson told Dezeen.

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Ström Architects creates "monastic" Case House in Cheltenham

Deezen

Ström Architects has completed a minimalist home in Cheltenham The client presented Ström Architects with a series of visual references for the project, which included the minimalist architecture of British architect John Pawson and sleek Case Study Houses – a series of experimental dwellings built between 1945 and 1966 in southern California.

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Brown & Brown Architects

ArchiDiaries

Andrew worked for several celebrated Scottish Architecture practices before setting up Brown & Brown in 2010. Kate has played an integral part of the business since co founding Brown & Brown in 2010. (“Text as submitted by architect”). Andrew Brown. Kate Brown.