Deezen

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house nestled into the rocky landscape of Rooi Els in South Africa by KLG Architects. Yes, this house is so right for the site – materials low profile and the internal spaces are just great," commended Chewie. An enlightened solution?

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Archinect

MAY 23, 2024

The Texas Society of Architects has selected 15 projects in the Lone Star state as winners of the 2024 Design Award. Envisioned as a home that embraces the outdoors, the residence is composed of four structures housing the separate functions. While one structure houses the kitchen, dining, and living areas, a second h.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Zaha Hadid Architects has shared photos of its newly inaugurated Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre in southern China. All five buildings at the site are supported by just 22 columns that were fabricated off-site in two varieties. Additional public spaces were also created at the site thanks to the careful p.

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Archinect

AUGUST 22, 2024

TenBerke , alongside Mahlum Architects , has designed an all-electric , 230,000-square-foot residence hall and wellness center at the University of Washington. From east to west, the site experiences a 45-foot grade change. There are also new, accessible paths that wind through the site, connecting to pre-existing walkways on campus.

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Archinect

JULY 20, 2022

A recent project designed and built by Swedish architect Konstantin Ikonomidis located within a UNESCO World Heritage site in Greenland celebrates Inuit cultural heritage and traditional knowledge of the environment. This was carefully chosen by the local community, site manager Paninnguaq Fleischer-Lyberth and Ikonomidis.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Behind the elegant dark wooden façade and bold aesthetics are particularly progressive engineering strategies that imbue the structure with remarkable resilience: the building was designed to withstand the force of possible avalanches. Experts in fabrication, structure, concrete subs, and more were brought into the design process early.

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Deezen

APRIL 16, 2023

Challenging site constraints informed the angular shape of this concrete house named Villa MKZ, designed by Japanese studio Takeshi Hirobe Architects. The footprint of this vacation home dances around the complex conditions of the site," studio founder Takeshi Hirobe told Dezeen. metres in the centre," said Hirobe. "By

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Deezen

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has completed Colien House, a three-storey concrete home embedded into a hill that overlooks a beach in Barcelona. The home was made from orange-tinted concrete Siza designed Colien House to have a compact layout that steps into the landscape, intending to minimise the built impact on the site.

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Archinect

JANUARY 19, 2024

Johnston Architects, in association with James Cutler Architects, designed the new library for the city of Maple Valley. The site for the project is one of the few remaining areas of second growth forest within city limits.

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Architecture Lab

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The process of architecture involves several activities rather than just drawing up plans and designing structures. Before starting any architectural project, the first step is to complete the architecture site analysis. Such analysis […].

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Archinect

JUNE 16, 2023

Steven Holl Architects has unveiled renderings for their design of a new Student Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadephia. “It is a great joy and honor to work on a performing arts center for the students of this historic university on such an important site,” Holl stated.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

London studio Satish Jassal Architects has created a two-bedroom bungalow from handmade-bricks behind shops and restaurants on Turnpike Lane in Haringey, England. This was a very tricky backland site, but the key message is that with careful planning, you can succeed," said Satish Jassal Architects founder Satish Jassal.

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Architizer

JUNE 19, 2023

That is, moving away from the more human elements involved in their manufacture resulted in products that were standardized and more universally available, rendering their former manufacturing sites obsolete. Museums are usually designed as singular structures, iconic buildings that symbolize the museum’s brand.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 9, 2024

When architects are undertaking the task of designing a building, according to a recent exhibition at MIT Wiesner Student Art Gallery , they often estimate that its typical lifespan will be between 50 to 60 years. Start your entry to receive global recognition for your work!

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Deezen

OCTOBER 30, 2024

DataAE and Xavier Vendrell designed the project on a Barcelona hillside Claudi Aguiló and Albert Domingo, who run DataAE , and Xavier Vendrell Studio respectively, worked to create the project on a steep site at the edge of town. metre overhang that minimises the foundation in the rocky terrain. The photography is by Adrià Goula.

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Archinect

MAY 5, 2024

Rooted in market dynamics, these structures often materialize solely on the foundation of the owner's trust in the developer, leaving architects with a limited role in these ongoing developments. "5+1 5+1 Residence" exemplified this trend.

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Deezen

MAY 31, 2024

American studios SOM , Ross Barney Architects, Juan Gabriel Moreno Architects and Arup have unveiled designs for a "satellite concourse" at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Charles and Ray Eames' Tandem Sling Seating, which features in many airports today, was designed for the first commercial buildings on the site.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Paris-based Littow Architectes has designed a group off-grid holiday homes on the coast in the Helsinki archipelago, Finland. Named the Majamaja Off-Grid Village, the cabins are located on a rocky site on the water's edge, which had little access to transportation infrastructure or public utilities.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Thai practice IDIN Architects has created a series of minimal, pavilion -like structures for Nana Coffee Roasters in Bangkok , which feature mirrored mosaic ceilings to reflect the surrounding gardens. Located in Bangkok's Bangna district, the project occupies an oasis-like site of dense greenery alongside a busy road.

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Deezen

JULY 21, 2022

Architecture studio SPF Architects has completed a sports facility in Los Angeles consisting of two separate buildings that were built using pre-engineered metal structures in order to not disrupt activity at the site. SPF Architects designed atheletic buildings for the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2023

Local practice Platform 5 Architects has completed NW10 House, a family home on an infill site in north London with exposed concrete interiors and a textured brick exterior. NW10 House was designed by Platform 5 Architects. Read: Platform 5 Architects completes shingle-clad home overlooking a private lagoon.

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Deezen

JUNE 15, 2023

A pair of stone towers and a thatched -roof palapa are among the features at a nature retreat in southern Mexico designed by architects Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo. It sits at the edge of a nature preserve on Punta Cometa, or Comet Point, a peninsula that juts into the Pacific Ocean and was once the site of an Aztec fort.

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Deezen

MARCH 5, 2024

American developer Related Midwest has resumed construction on the 400 Lake Shore skyscraper in Chicago on a site that has experienced more than a decade's worth of revisions and delays. Images show workers filling the giant foundation hole that has been left at the site alongside the Chicago River on Lake Michigan for nearly twenty years.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Danish architecture studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen has completed a multi-functional art centre in Beijing , referencing the shape of a granary that once occupied the site. The roof design was informed by a granary that once stood on the site The centre is comprised of three buildings defined by their swooping roof structures.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The Court of Mysteries features a 30-foot obelisk, a handcrafted brick-and-abalone gate, a temple-like structure with cryptic symbols, and now a tasteful family home. On an overgrown field spanning four contiguous lots stood a collection of cryptic brick structures ornamented with abalone shells and arcane symbols.

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Archinect

MAY 28, 2024

Zaha Hadid Architects has posted a new construction update on its forthcoming XRL Topside Development at the Hong Kong High-Speed Rail West Kowloon Terminus. Rendering: Atchain, image courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects Rendering: Hayes Davidson, image courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects UBS is said to. The project, which adds 3.2

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The 40-acre site provides a picturesque setting, with a gently sloping landscape, meadows, pocket parks, and scenic trails. The use of wood for the primary structure allows large open spans, providing dramatic spaces that reach out into the wooded landscape, providin.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 2, 2023

PAU has placed a glass office building with the shell of a historic sugar refinery The structure is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of the Domino Sugar Refinery site, developed by Two Trees Management with a master plan by SHoP Architects and Field Operations. The site was bought by Two Trees Management in 2012.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Scottish architecture studio Loader Monteith has designed an office with a gabled roof , along with two private residences, for mountain bike tour operator H&I Adventures on a sloping brownfield site in Scotland. The structures share a timber-and-metal material palette designed to create a "common language", the studio said.

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Deezen

MAY 14, 2024

Local studio Brandon Haw Architecture has created a masterplan for a development along the Brooklyn waterfront which will include five mixed-use towers created by design studios CookFox Architects , Rockwell Group and more. The project shall regenerate the last waterfront site of South Williamsburg."

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Archinect

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Surrounded by rolling hills covered in lush green trees, the building site is set in a large hilly area where cross sections of the exposed stratum can be seen and a park with a fountain filled with spring water can be found.

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Deezen

JANUARY 31, 2024

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a mirrored cafe pavilion and courtyard at the site of The Old War Office in Whitehall, London. Unashamedly contemporary" pavilion designed for Old War Office site in London "A modern addition to an ancient classic" Readers were divided. Hideous or beautiful? Do you agree?

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The Architect's Newsletter

JULY 27, 2023

The site of the 2021 Surfside Collapse—the structural engineering failure of a 13-story condominium building in Surfside, Florida—will not include a memorial after a developer’s plans to move forward with The post Zaha Hadid Architects’ luxury multifamily project on the site of the Surfside collapse will not include a memorial appeared first on The (..)

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Deezen

OCTOBER 16, 2024

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for the Alisher Navoi International Scientific Research Centre in Tashkent , Uzbekistan. Aiming to "echo the rich geometries of Uzbekistan's traditional architecture", the proposal by Zaha Hadid Architects is defined by a weaving facade set to be crafted from locally made brick.

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Dwell

APRIL 9, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. On a secluded wooded site, the new structure grounds itself to the earth with its approach to material and form. "The Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

series, we've collected 10 recently completed and upcoming buildings that show the potential of structural stone as a modern construction material. Among the experts to share insights on the material was Aurore Baulier, an ACAN Natural Materials Group co-ordinator, who called on architects to embrace stone's natural qualities.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Horizontal larch planks clad the exterior of Brampton, a house on a steeply sloping site in Cumbria by Scottish studio Mary Arnold-Forster Architects. Mary Arnold-Forster Architects has completed a home in Cumbria. The photography is courtesy of Mary Arnold-Forster Architects unless otherwise stated.

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