Deezen

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Local studio 5468796 Architecture has renovated an early 20th-century utilities building in Winnipeg , Canada, showcasing the industrial equipment while updating the structure for contemporary usage. 5468796 Architecture has added residential buildings to the site The station closed in 1986 and was slated for demolition.

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Archinect

MAY 31, 2023

Following last week’s look at an opening for a Staff Architect - Wastewater Division at Parsons Corp , we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for an Intermediate Architectural Designer at Seed the North. Seed the North project site, British Columbia.

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Architizer

JANUARY 22, 2025

By weaving resilience into the fabric of architectural expression, designers are redefining what it means to create spaces that are not only safe but also inspiring. The 175-acre site, transformed from impervious surfaces into 80% green space, features over 9,000 trees, walking trails, meadows, and a serene pond.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced their selection of Quinn Evans Architects as the AIA Architecture Firm Award winner for 2024. Citing a track record of “redefining preservation as it has restored hundreds of the country’s cherished buildings and sites,” the AIA said the 39-year-old Washington, D.C.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 20, 2024

Once used for both defense and collective housing, the tulou typology is an integral part of the region’s cultural heritage, with 46 of them being recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. Despite this, the rural communities surrounding them have struggled to find new roles and purposes for these buildings.

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ArchDaily

AUGUST 21, 2024

Often renowned for its architectural diversity, its built environment reflects both its colonial past and modern evolution. As a former territory of " Nouvelle France ," French language and culture remain dominant, which has in turn influenced the city's architectural character. Read more »

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Architizer

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Terraforming in architecture refers to designs that move and re-configure the basic ground layer that makes up a region. The following projects exemplify an architecture of terraforming, where the ground becomes an integral part of the design, blurring the line between where the building begins and the landscape ends.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Architecture studio BVN has retrofitted the 1970s brutalist Sirius building in Sydney , Australia, and extended it with a series of copper-clad pods. 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.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 5, 2024

When we think of architecture, the mind often conjures images of towering structures, intricate façades and innovative forms. In modern design, landscape architecture should not be an afterthought; it should be an integral component of the overall project that creates harmony between the built spaces and the natural environment.

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ArchDaily

JULY 5, 2024

To this day, Paris remains a hub for all sorts of architectural innovation and development through bold designs that affect how people live and new materials and techniques. It was also the year of the Exposition Universelle, where the city would again showcase how it remade itself anew in less than 30 years. Read more »

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Deezen

DECEMBER 31, 2024

It is described by GMP Architekten as "an outstanding example of Hamburg's post-war architecture", with its roof listed as a protected structure by Germany's Office for the Preservation of Historic Monuments. Restoring the building without disrupting them posed a huge challenge for the studio.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Architecture Research Office (ARO) , in partnership with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) and The Olana Partnership (TOP), has today revealed a new plan for the Frederic Church Center for Art and Landscape at the Olana State Historic Site in Upstate New York.

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The Architect's Newsletter

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In the late-summer sun, black-eyed Susans, The post Forge Project’s land remediation project is about restoring the relationship between its site and history appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2025

Le Louxor opened in Paris's 10th arrondissement in 1921, predating a wave of "Egyptomania" that would sweep the globe when Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in the following year and became a recurring theme of art deco architecture. Colourful patterns and mosaics animate its facades.

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Archinect

MARCH 5, 2025

Among the property’s historic structures are a small schoolhouse and the Cole House, a Greek Revival cottage, which were restored and remodeled by architect Richard Beard before he developed the site for the winery. The dark-toned materials of the winery help it blend into the surrounding landscap.

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Archinect

JANUARY 11, 2023

Beijing-based landscape architecture firm Turenscape has completed the transformation of a former 126-acre dumping ground into a “dreamlike floating forest” in the eastern Chinese city of Nanchang. At the same time, a new lake was created to accommodate over 35 million cubic feet of stormwater inflow.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Taiwan-Reyhanli Centre for World Citizens has been revealed as Dezeen Awards 2024 architecture project of the year following the announcement of all 15 architecture category winners at a party in London. Taiwan-Reyhanli Centre for World Citizens by Studio Cho.

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Archinect

JULY 27, 2023

Miami-based Oppenheim Architecture showcases its winning design for the two-phased international competition to design and restore Albania's Besa Museum. Out of 40 design entries, Oppenheim Architecture's European office was selected for its approach to honoring the country's history.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The latest edition of Architizer: The Worlds Best Architecture a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe is now available. It is easy to forget that architecture, or more accurately, construction, is an extraction industry. Order your copy today.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The map, launched by Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin, highlights key infrastructure like the Paul Revere Williams -designed Theme Building at LAX as well as cultural landmarks like Watts Towers Arts Center and the restored Crenshaw Wall.

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Deezen

JULY 22, 2024

US architect Philip Johnson's Glass House annexe, the Brick House, has been restored and reopened following a 15-year closure in Connecticut. Architect Mark Stoner has led the restoration of Philip Johnson's Brick House It follows the building's closure in 2008 after the structure suffered ongoing "water intrusion" due to its sloping site.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Image © WXCA WXCA Architectural Design Studio has won the international competition for the reconstruction of the Saxon Palace, a heritage site located in the historical city center of Warsaw , Poland , that was significantly damaged during the Second World War. Saxon Palace reconstruction. Read more »

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The Architect's Newsletter

MAY 31, 2024

The 65-acre Warm Springs Preserve was acquired by the city The post In Idaho, Superbloom is restoring a natural floodplain into a public park on the site of a former golf course appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper. In Ketchum, Idaho, it’s common to see dogs chasing after balls in a field that was once a golf course.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Architectural heritage has always been romanticized. Large conservation sites, cultural landmarks and even smaller historic buildings offer a gateway to the past, which admittedly cannot be reproduced through contemporary architecture. Start your entry to receive global recognition for your work!

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Photo by Maris Mezulis (also t0p) University Children's Hospital, Switzerland, by Herzog & de Meuron chosen by Lizzie Crook, architecture editor "At a glance, you might mistake this wood-lined courtyard for part of a luxury Scandinavian home, but it actually belongs to Kinderspital, a hospital for kids in Zurich.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The month-long event, organized each year by the Center for Architecture in collaboration with partner organizations, includes the always-popular Building of the Day spotlight, offering architects a unique close-up inspection of superlative new projects in the region with tours led by architects and other design professionals.

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Deezen

JUNE 13, 2024

The Hillside Theatre by Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin has reopened following an extensive five-year restoration that addressed "significant structural and functional challenges". Frank Lloyd Wright's Hillside Theatre has been restored following a five-year renovation. Above photo is by Tim Long.

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Deezen

APRIL 27, 2024

London practice Tuckey Design Studio has revamped a house in a converted chapel in Devon , England, revealing and restoring the building's original features. According to Tuckey Design Studio, the interior design is also designed to be sympathetic to the chapel's architecture, complementing and drawing on its historic building details. "We

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Founded in 2008 in Beijing, Vector Architects has distinguished itself by embracing a philosophy of integrating architecture with its environment, prioritizing logic and restraint over grandiosity. The firm also emphasizes the integral connection between architecture and construction. How did your firm grow?

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The Spaces

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The launch of the restored Alpine hotel, which has become the first 5-star property to open in the secluded village of Wengen in the Lauterbrunnen Valley, marks the first foray into the Swiss market for French hospitality group Beaumier.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Belgian architecture studios Mamout and Stéphanie Willocx have refurbished a 1960s home in Hoeilaart, stripping away previous extensions to celebrate the "spirit and quality" of its original design. It comprises a brick and glass pavilion and a concrete blockwork garage, which step down its gently sloping site.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It is intended to serve as a model for sustainable land use and construction, aiming to protect and restore the local ecology, and is shortlisted in the education project and sustainable building categories of the Dezeen Awards 2024. The campus centre is topped with a folded roof.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Shigeru Ban Architects have announced a special project that will help commemorate the 75th anniversary of the realization of Philip Johnson ’s soon-to-be restored Brick House, the smaller outbuilding included at the site of the landmarked Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. Chanin School of Architecture , via LinkedIn.

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Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2025

BarlisWedlick took on the challenge of updating the structure, preserving the materials for carbon sequestration, and reconnecting the spaces with the site. "We As the site had stringent zoning and environmental regulations, the team utilized some of the existing footprint to ensure the best connection and views of the water.

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SW Oregon Architect

MARCH 17, 2024

Romania Building, Franklin Boulevard side (my photo) This is the next in my Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet series of blog posts, the focus of each being a landmark building here in Eugene. My selection criteria for each will be threefold: The building must be of architectural interest, local importance, or historically significant.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Italian studio Robocoop has created a temporary facade to blend into its historic surroundings and hide ongoing construction on a palace courtyard restoration in Rome. Our recent project at Palazzo Mattei di Giove blends installation art with ephemeral architecture," they said. The duo is based between Rome and London.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In the video, viewers are introduced to the hillside farmstead, which was renovated and restored from a state of disrepair to encompass a home, studio and orangery built using "Scottish craftsmanship and local tradespeople". It's not a kind of an intellectual approach to a vernacular architecture," Addy said.

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