Architizer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. The post Philippe Block on Sustainable Construction: “Building Technique Is More Important Than Materials” appeared first on Journal.

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Deezen

JULY 9, 2024

Arrivals is Glastonbury's first dedicated South Asian stage Conceptualised as a cinematic journey to an alien jungle planet, the stage design combines iconography borrowed from pulp classic sci-fi films and comic books within a newly redefined South Asian aesthetic rooted in politics. Orientalism is bedded into sci-fi," Chaudhuri told Dezeen.

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Deezen

MAY 22, 2023

Promotion: a range of contemporary furniture designers will showcase their work as part of Look Book, a networking event presented by Dezeen as part of WantedDesign Manhattan. Based on Vancouver Island, the studio aims to create furnishings that add a contemporary touch to the modern home.

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Habitus Living

JULY 18, 2023

The 20 th century was in many ways defined architecturally by the long emergence, struggle for (or against) and broad victory of Modernism. With by an emphasis on rationalism, applied using modern construction techniques and materials, it was a movement that claimed universal validity.

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Architizer

MARCH 7, 2024

At some point in the school year, a student in my AP Literature class will ask the dreaded question: what is “Modernism?” Even though modern art seems “weird” to casual museum-goers, there was a method to the madness. Modern artists rejected representational conventions in pursuit of honest expression.

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Deezen

MARCH 3, 2025

At the time, what we now categorise as art deco was variously known as "modernistic", "moderne", "jazz-modern", or "zig-zag" design, among other names. The term "art deco" was not popularised until 1968, with the publication of Bevis Hillier's book Art Deco of the 20s and 30s. Top: the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, California.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 31, 2022

His book, highly prized in terms of design and content, contributed significantly to introducing Japanese aesthetics to Western architecture, art and graphics. His book, highly prized in terms of design and content, contributed significantly to introducing Japanese aesthetics to Western architecture, art and graphics.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The popularity of the Chandigarh chair, created by a team led by Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret , has shone a light on the erasure of local designers in the mid-century modern design narrative. The Chandigarh chair by Jeanneret and his team remains an icon of mid-century modern design.

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Community Architect

AUGUST 8, 2024

Vishan Chakrabarti wrote this book in the time of the pandemic which he describes as "space and time ruptured". His new book sheds a lot more light on why separating architecture from urban design is a big problem and less light on how connecting these two professions could be a solution to many of the world's current problems.

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Deezen

JULY 9, 2024

Arrivals is Glastonbury's first dedicated South Asian stage Conceptualised as a cinematic journey to an alien jungle planet, the stage design combines iconography borrowed from pulp classic sci-fi films and comic books within a newly redefined South Asian aesthetic rooted in politics. Orientalism is bedded into sci-fi," Chaudhuri told Dezeen.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. The post Modern Vernacular: Emerging Firm of the Year Studio Toggle on Pioneering Cross-Cultural Architecture appeared first on Journal.

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SW Oregon Architect

JULY 7, 2024

Rapid progress in construction techniques and materials can quickly render buildings outdated, as can recognition of flawed design strategies (see the leaky condo crisis ). Cost-benefit analyses still too often reveal the expenses involved in bringing an older building up to modern standards exceed those of new construction.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The recently released 100 Women: Architects in Practice book showcases the work of 100 architects from around the world. This book aims to be a small part in the process of correcting that imbalance, while also looking at what architecture is, who it is for and what it can do."

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Deezen

APRIL 18, 2024

Top image: courtesy of the Design Museum Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design 2 September 2023 to 7 July 2024, USA Objects intended to illustrate the circularity of materials feature in the Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design exhibition by New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Read: Honoka 3D-prints furniture that "re-weaves Tatami into modern life" A New Horizon exhibition was curated by Suzy Annetta, and aimed at cultural exchange in the region. They edited select cuttings from the discarded textiles and exhibited them as artworks and books.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Home / My Work / KHouse Modern Progress Update 05 KHouse Modern Progress Update 05 Bob Borson — February 3, 2014 — 25 Comments It’s been a long time since I have provided an update on the KHouse Modern so I thought I wold take this Superbowl Sunday and put together a post that brings you up to speed.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

MAY 17, 2022

Residential architects could come up with looks that appear rustic, homely, and modern and that would light up your interiors. For a modern aesthetic, you could opt for a rustic wooden table and then hang portraits above it. A brilliant technique to instill a splash of creativity in your home is utilizing colorful curtains.

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Architizer

JANUARY 20, 2025

From a young age, were told, Never judge a book by its cover. With an aluminum frame and indoor-level comfort, Obi is a modern outdoor seating collection that perfectly balances simplicity with style, making it ideal for terraces or garden spaces. Each piece is meticulously designed using both traditional and innovative techniques.

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Dwell

JANUARY 21, 2025

So much so that I wrote a book about it (in collaboration with my husband, Bryan Burkhart, who designed it), titled Prefab. The problem, Nelson continued, was how "to bring the house up to the technical level of the refrigerator, the automatic machine tool, the automobile, and to use this technique to enhance human values."

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Deezen

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Tasked with refreshing two buildings, a museum dedicated to the region's pearling history and an adjoining mosque, Holtrop's studio developed a textured plastering technique that differentiates between existing and new walls.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 15, 2014

I decided to put something together super quick on this topic simply because I had to have this conversation on site the other day and I realized there were 4 grown men standing around using their hands trying to describe the difference between book matched and slip matched wood flitches. Don’t know what a flitch is?

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

This elegant book explores the fascinating nature of the architectural model through 26 illustrated essays, one for each letter of the alphabet. REFERRAL LINKS : REVIEW : In the realm of architecture books, those devoted to models are in the minority, maybe even at the bottom.

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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. Instead of replacing vernacular architecture with modern materials, the project embraces repair as a design philosophy. Order your copy today.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Sketchbooks: Collected Measured Drawings and Architectural Sketches by George Saumarez Smith Triglyph Books , October 2021 Hardcover | 10 x 12-1/2 inches | 240 pages | English | ISBN: 9781916355439 | $55.00 The drawings display a supreme mastery that goes beyond technique and assumes the status of art.

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Modern Architecture Concept

AUGUST 15, 2021

As technology advances, upgrading your home to the current standards of modernization is a welcome idea. Modernize your home by bringing in additional light and giving your space a new lease of life. Check out some modern house plans to get inspired. Here are our top 3 design trends from which you can borrow inspiration.

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Architizer

AUGUST 20, 2024

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. The Taproom at Tenczynek Brewery in Poland is a compelling example of how tiles can bridge the gap between historic preservation and modern design.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Apparently, some years I clearly want more stuff than others, and this year’s list at 28 total items falls somewhat short of last year’s intensive mega-book list (43 total items, 31 one of which were books.) I have only watched one class in its entirety but I am impressed and you can now count me as a fan.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

How do color, decoration and whimsy come together in modern design? In turn, that phrase would come to define a generation of minimalist, modern design. Wutopia Lab chose the ark as the theme, with the yellow outside and red inside sailing ship docked in the harbor of the book sea.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The design celebrates local heritage, using sustainable materials and techniques to create an enduring space that connects visitors with the craft traditions of the region. This exhibition hall demonstrates the beauty of craftsmanship and sustainability, with wood forming the primary structure in a striking, circular form.

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Dwell

MAY 9, 2024

The "kooky print of a huge science lab with all these beakers bubbling" in the kids’ bathroom, as Turner remembers it, might have felt like a scene from a children’s book unfolding right from the walls. Books take up the majority of the space in my house and I have bookshelves in almost every room except for the bathrooms," she says.

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Architizer

MARCH 28, 2024

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. The Crystal Palace heralded the emergence of the modern-era global exhibition, unparalleled in its magnitude, duration, and attendance: World Expos.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Though our cultural fascination with the Middle Ages is perennial, the recent revival of pseudo-medieval aesthetics reveals a specific modern yearning. In many cases, modern "Castlecore" is actually remixing elements from an 18th-century fascination with the Middle Ages. Its a comeback of the highest order."

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 6, 2014

Now that I’ve been at this “architect” thing for a little while, I can look back at my sketches, all the way back to my time in school, and see how my sketch technique has evolved and how that technique has shaped my architectural solutions. It shows that Ive been consistent in using these techniques.]

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ArchiDiaries

JANUARY 23, 2022

“Er” in Chinese indicates the number “two” The two mountains are the site where scholars preserved books from burning by Qin Shi Huang. If, “Er You” (in Chinese character) add a dot, it becomes the character “wine”, this is a magical touch to link the concept and life together by Lin Feng, both a book and wine lover.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

There are many different styles and techniques that architects use when graphically working through problems. This is a sketch from project that I am currently working on – the KHouse Modern. This sketch is also from the KHouse Modern. This last sketch is actually the reason why I thought I would write this post.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Charlotte Perriand represents someone who fearlessly adopted the advanced tools and techniques of her time, yet deployed them with care and intelligence," Gang continued. Alongside practising as an architect, Gang is a professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design and the author of three books.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2025

"The assumption behind Quinta Monroy is logical if radical: when a site and budget offer real and extreme constraints, extreme design solutions need to be considered in order to ultimately service the interest of the occupants," wrote architecture theorist Dana Cuff in her 2023 book Architectures of Spatial Justice.

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