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BVN tops Sydney's brutalist Sirius building with copper-pod extensions

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The original facade was retained and restored with a new extension distinguished from the original concrete exterior with copper cladding that nods to its modular design. Barriers were removed between the site and The Rocks district where it resides. Founded in 1997, BVN now has studios in Sydney, Brisbane, New York and London.

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Prison Design: How Architecture Can Help Restore the Humanity Lost in Correctional Facilities

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Møller Architects , Guldborgsund Municipality, Denmark, 2017. The site was designed more like a surveilled community rather than a prison and boasts a community-oriented feel. Møller Architects , Guldborgsund Municipality, Denmark, 2017. Storstrøm Prison by C.F. Steering Away From The Institutional Feel . Register here !

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Nielsen Schuh Architects designs fire-resistant house in California wine country

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Located in the hills just north of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County , the house was designed for clients who had lost their prior home in the 2017 Tubbs Fire, which burned over 36,000 acres (14,569 hectares) and devastated the wine-making region. The house was designed for clients who had lost their prior home in the 2017 Tubbs Fire The new, 9.73-acre

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Productora converts Mexico City textile factory into green-trimmed artist studios

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Mexican architecture studio Productora has restored a concrete industrial complex in Mexico City into a series of studios including its own office. Productora has been gradually renovating the building, which was originally a textile factory built in the 1920s, since it moved its offices to the structure following an earthquake in 2017.

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STRASBOURG MUNICIPAL BATHS // Chatillon Architectes

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Very dear to its inhabitants, the building needed to be restored, rehabilitated and new spaces created so that it could once again become a pool anchored in its time and looking forward to the future. Located at the heart of the UNESCO perimeter, the building is classified as a historical monument since 2017. © Cyrille Weiner.

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Form Follows Funding

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Schuler The cabins opened in summer 2023, but the site was cleared prior to construction. An emphasis on environmental restoration was a core component of UT’s vision. Parts of the site, particularly around the edges of those lakes and streams, were essentially dead, says Jeff Aten, ASLA, an associate principal at Nelson Byrd Woltz.

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An opulent Belle Époque manor is for sale in the Loire Valley

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Much of the French property was prefabricated in Touraine and transported by train to the rural site, where it was constructed over two years and surrounded by 2.5 Over the ensuing century, the house changed hands twice, landing with the present owners in 2017. hectares of private park and gardens.

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