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Log Cabin / Kastler/Skjeseth Architects AS MNAL

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Completed in 2023 in Norway. Images by Max Creasy. The addition to a cabin in Nordmarka is an example of how a traditional log cabin can be given a new lease of life with added space and functions.

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10 examples of wood in architecture we liked this week

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In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Wood. Tip: Use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles.

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The German Pavilion, Designed by LAVA Architects, Explores Circularity at Expo Osaka 2025

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Courtesy of LAVA LAVA Architects has just revealed their design for The German Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. Highlighting the theme of the circular economy, the pavilion is titled “Wa! Doitsu,” translating to “Wow! Germany.” Conveying enthusiasm, The Pavilion explores concepts around circularity , showcasing the “terminological culmination of the sustainability discussion.

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Foster + Partners and Arup release first designs of California High-Speed Rail stations

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Foster + Partners and Arup have announced the first four designs for the hotly anticipated California High-Speed Rail as part of a series of open house sessions currently being undertaken with key stakeholders across the state’s Central Valley region. The first set of designs will stand as models for all future nodes in the 500-mile linkage that connects San Francisco to Los Angeles/Orange County.

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Architectural Visualization Trends and the Rise of AI

A new industry study conducted by Architizer on behalf of Chaos Enscape surveyed 2,139 design professionals to understand the state of architectural visualization and what to expect in the near future. We asked: How are visualizations produced in your firm? What impact does real-time rendering have? What approach are you taking toward the rise of AI?

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RAD+ar blends multi-leveled commercial garden into indonesia’s tropical landscape

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RAD+ar transforms indonesia's urban landscape with the aruma split garden, a multi-leveled commercial garden that integrates nature within a compact footprint. The post RAD+ar blends multi-leveled commercial garden into indonesia’s tropical landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Where 3+ bedroom homes are getting built in Ontario (Hint: It’s not Toronto)

Brandon Donnelly

Here’s an interesting, though not shocking, chart from a recent Globe and Mail article talking about “Canada’s dysfunctional housing market.” What is noteworthy is that Toronto is dead last when it comes to the number of new 3+ bedroom homes built between 2016 and 2011. Peterborough, for example, is a census metropolitan area with somewhere around 130,000 people.

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So Wood Housing Complex / A+Architecture + Hellin Sebbag Pirany Architectes

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© Camille Gharbi architects: A+Architecture architects: Hellin Sebbag Pirany Architectes Location: Montpellier, France Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Camille Gharbi Photographs: Drone-Ops Area: 10300.

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three hermetic volumes fuse shaping sabino 10’s solid exterior in mexico

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the arrangement of monolithic volumes forms a central patio, creating visual openness. The post three hermetic volumes fuse shaping sabino 10’s solid exterior in mexico appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Courtyards create "communal atmosphere" at Indian house by A Threshold

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A series of staggered, multi-level courtyards animate the plan of In-between Gardens, a house in the town of Tiptur, India , designed by architecture studio A Threshold. The courtyards accompany each of the main living areas, functioning as semi-public meeting places in the home that A Threshold said help to "breathe life" into it. This design is informed by the local old town in which it is located, where communal gathering spaces are considered an important part of the urban fabric.

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From Plan to Reality: Unlocking the Power of Aerial Imagery for AEC

Aerial imagery has emerged as a necessary tool for architecture, engineering, and construction firms seeking to improve pre-construction site analysis, make more informed planning decisions, and ensure all stakeholders have access to an accurate visualization of the site to keep the project moving forward. Download our guide and take a deeper look at how aerial imagery can be leveraged to drive project efficiency by reducing unnecessary site visits and providing the accurate details required to

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How San Diego Gave Rise to the Country’s First Legal Nude Beach

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Growing up, Black’s Beach was a fabled, taboo playground for public indecency in my mind. Visiting as an adult, I’ve found that the reality is quite different. Welcome to Beach Week , our annual celebration of the best place on Earth. Growing up in a Christian household where modesty was an enforced virtue, a naked body, to me, was as mythological as it was transgressive.

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Roverella House / Vergati Creative Studio

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Completed in 2024 in Ostuni, Italy. Images by Alex Reyto. Casa Roverella is a house located in Valle d'Itria, a lush area in the center of Puglia. The main intention was immediately to seek a dialogue with.

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Selldorf Architects' first residential towers shine on the Brooklyn skyline

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Selldorf Architects recently debuted the studio's first two residential skyscrapers at the redeveloped One Domino Square site in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. With an allotment of 398 new rental units and 160 total condominiums, the project boasts more than 700,000 square feet of usable space united by a seven-story podium with 12,000 square feet of ground-level retail spaces and another 40,000 worth of amenities offerings spread throughout three upper-level floors that connect via an elliptical centr

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maritime architecture studio MAST proposes a community of stilt houses in portugal

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MAST, known for its innovations in floating architecture, unveils a proposal for a hotel on stilts in portugal. The post maritime architecture studio MAST proposes a community of stilt houses in portugal appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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7 Ways Real-Time Visualization Can Solve Architectural Challenges

In the dynamic world of architecture, design, and construction, creative problem-solving is crucial for success. Traditional methods often fall short in effectively conveying design intent to clients. Real-time visualization empowers you with a solid decision-making tool that smooths the design process. Discover the power of real-time visualization: Effective Communication Convey your vision clearly and align with clients.

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John Outram's Sphinx Hill house becomes youngest listed building in UK

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An Egyptian-style, postmodern home designed by British architecture studio John Outram Associates in Oxfordshire has been Grade II-listed. Completed by the studio in 1999, Sphinx Hill house has now become the UK's youngest listed building and forms one of five of John Outram Associates' (JOA) buildings that have been listed. The Sphinx Hill house is the UK's youngest listed building The two-storey home was commissioned in 1994 by a couple with a shared interest in ancient Egyptian culture – fro

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Marlon Blackwell Architects unveils design for new air traffic control tower in Columbus, Indiana

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Most people don’t associate air traffic control towers with high-design. This kind of airport infrastructure is typically made to perch quietly above the runway, spotted from afar. Now, a new The post Marlon Blackwell Architects unveils design for new air traffic control tower in Columbus, Indiana appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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A Guide to Off-Grid Architectures

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Restaurant & Grocery Store in Monteiro Lobato / Metamoorfose Studio. Image © Maíra Acayaba Anyone who lives in a big city may have dreamed of moving elsewhere and living isolated, in a house among the trees or on a deserted beach. During the pandemic and the endless months of quarantine, many more may have had this same idea. As romantic and seductive as this may seem, however, living deep in nature comes with some important practical challenges.

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10 featured Intermediate-level architecture jobs in Los Angeles

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The latest curated jobs roundup from Archinect Jobs features nine intermediate designer and architect roles currently available in the Los Angeles area. To explore specific job titles in the architectural profession, consult Archinect's Guide to Job Titles series. Also, follow our Archinect Tips series to improve your portfolio, resume, and interviewing skills, and increase your overall chances of getting that next job.

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Concrete Waterproofing: The Next Step to a More Resilient Design

Don’t let water wash away all your hard work. When specifying concrete waterproofing, you need a solution that’s reliable and permanent. Without it, your concrete waterproofing is at risk of failing and letting water erode and corrode the concrete that it was supposed to protect. Reduce the risk of waterproofing failure by reading through our latest free specification e-book, which will take you through the four key components to better concrete waterproofing specification.

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curved laminated wood beams form lightweight roof atop deportivo pavilion in cumbayá

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designed by tec taller ec, el deportivo pavilion fosters a sense of openness and freedom of movement, emphasizing interior activities. The post curved laminated wood beams form lightweight roof atop deportivo pavilion in cumbayá appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Renovation of historic station among designs unveiled for California's high-speed rail

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Designs by studios Foster + Partners , Arup and Page & Turnbull have been unveiled for the first four train stations of the California High-Speed Rail line, slated to be the first high-speed rail system in the US. Foster + Partners and Arup contributed to the design of four stations for the California High-Speed Rail, which will connect San Diego in the south of the state with Sacramento in the north, as well as a number of cities in between.

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SO – IL clads Nine Chapel, a residence in Downtown Brooklyn, in perforated aluminum screens

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Brought to you by: Architect: SO – IL Location: Brooklyn Completion Date: 2024 View More Project Info Work nears completion at 9 Chapel Street, a new residential tower in Downtown The post SO – IL clads Nine Chapel, a residence in Downtown Brooklyn, in perforated aluminum screens appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Brickwood Villa / Futurground

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© Choong Wei Li, Wilber Ooi, Ameen Deen architects: Futurground Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Choong Wei Li, Wilber Ooi, Ameen Deen Area: 3000.

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Sustainable Architecture: Design Green with the Client in Mind

Speaker: Pedro Clarke – Principal Architect at A+ Architecture, In Loco Program Director

Sustainability begins with a conversation, and acquiring customer buy-in is entirely dependent on how the conversation is framed. Clients may not see sustainability as a priority out of fear of operational costs and quality. While these are legitimate concerns, it is our responsibility as architects to listen and foster a collaborative culture that answers client issues while also reducing our carbon footprint.

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Guggenheim opens internship applications for exhibition designers

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Following our previous look at an opening for a Signage & Wayfinding Project Manager at Pentagram , we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an opening on Archinect Jobs for the Exhibition Design Internship at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The paid internship, based in New York City, runs from October 2024 to March 2025, with applications closing on Friday, July 5th.

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joão cepeda carves granite house into rugged cliffside in portugal

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framed by large blocks of sawn local granite, the house, overlooking a stream slicing the mountains, represents reconciliation with nature. The post joão cepeda carves granite house into rugged cliffside in portugal appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Scientists use living skin to create robot that smiles

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Lifelike robots could be a step closer to reality with a new development from the University of Tokyo, where scientists have made a prototype with living skin capable of a "natural smile". The University of Tokyo team aimed to find a good way of binding living skin, which is skin grown in a lab from living cells, to a humanoid robot. Living skin, also known as cultured skin, has been used in the robotics field before, but without a good mechanism to attach it to a base layer, it is deformed or d

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Low-relief veining effects define Casalgrande Padana’s new Marmora tiles | News | Architonic

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<p>Marble might seem like a material that is impossible to improve on, in terms of presence and aura, but it can be done. It has a forever nuance that’s both elegant and elemental, but its intrinsic qualities of weight, and need for maintenance, rule it out for many design projects. For those, the new <a href="[link] target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marmora</a> collection of ceramic tiling from <a href="[link] target="_blank" rel="noo

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Report: Optimism for Construction Growth in the Next Year Remains High

Research reveals 96% of respondents are very or fairly optimistic about their organization’s growth prospects for the next year. The InEight Global Capital Projects Outlook also finds over half see digital technology as the greatest growth opportunity. But these are only some of the findings. Don't be kept in the dark when it comes to the future. Read the report today!