ArchDaily

MARCH 10, 2024

Image Courtesy of Vitrocsa When we talk about the building envelope , we often make the analogy of a skin that protects and wraps the structure, creating a transition in the physical environment. In addition, they are noteworthy thanks to their versatility across different systems that connect life within the interior and exterior.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Courtesy of Brick Industry Association Brick is a traditional building material that enhances durability, versatility, and the aesthetic appeal of building design. In various colors, sizes, and textures, thin brick can be applied to diverse surfaces, such as walls and facades, without additional structures. Read more »

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The news, which was first reported last week by a local outlet, comes just 15 months after the building (officially the largest of its kind in Asia) opened with praise as the new home of NTU’s Business School. Ito’s team did not provide a statement regarding the issue.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Image © Jonathan Yeung In Delirious New York , Rem Koolhaas vividly discusses the Downtown Athletic Club, a striking example of how an unassuming building exterior can conceal a vibrant mix of distinct, self-contained programs. Ap Lei Chau MSB Urban Fabric. Read more »

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Archinect

OCTOBER 4, 2022

While it had typical post-hurricane storm debris, downed trees and several flooded streets, a number of homes and buildings appeared largely intact and many showed only minimal damage to their exteriors. Previously on Archinect: The building industry is preventing resiliency efforts in areas increasingly affected by deadly st.

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Archinect

JUNE 29, 2023

HWKN has published images of their recently-completed Water Building One project in Washington D.C. The 13,400-square-foot building sits on the edge of the new District Wharf development on the city’s waterfront and is designed for hospitality and to host visiting boat crews. and visitors to District Wharf.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Image credit: Michael Young Image credit: Michael Young The building’s exterior features a glass box facade with fractal geometry to create a “sense of lightness, airiness, and depth,” according to ODA.

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 7, 2024

The latest is the new Health Professions Building (HPB) for Lane Community College. For all intents and purposes, we have functioned as a single office on the Health Professions Building project rather than as two separate firms. These metrics were: The degree to which the new building succeeds as a tool for teaching and learning.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 11, 2024

the ancient Egyptians used quicklime mixed with water as a building material for their pyramids. Image © Salva López The history of the use of lime in the construction industry dates back thousands of years, spanning cultures and communities worldwide. In fact, around 4000 B.C., Read more »

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Henning Larsen has expanded its Unboxing Carbon initiative with the release of two open-source catalogs detailing the carbon emissions of building materials for architects and designers. The first catalog, focused on exterior materials, was released in 2022. The first catalog, focused on exterior materials, was released in 2022.

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Archinect

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Chicago Tribune is reporting on the successful effort by Windy City preservationists to save the landmarked vacant Century and Consumers buildings, the “last vestiges of the Chicago School of Architecture” after two years of fighting. The buildings were completed. Their owners, the U.S.

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Archinect

MAY 9, 2023

Titled Jonas and situated on the artificial island of Ijburg, the building is centered around a “concentration of special places” inspired by rocks, islands, forests, beaches, and canyons.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The forthcoming Lusail Museum in Doha is conceived of as a “vertically layered souk, or miniature city contained within a single building.” The building addresses its coastal site with a sand-like exterior finish, appearing as though it were a natural landform. Image: © Herzog & de Meuron.

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ArchDaily

AUGUST 13, 2024

© Anas Al-Kofahi | Hawari Residence Throughout history, stone has been a vital building material because of its strength, beauty, and inherent appeal. Stone has been used to build long-lasting constructions for ages, from historic monuments to contemporary residences. Read more »

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Archinect

JUNE 20, 2024

Stimulated by an undulating circulation system that weaves between the myriad social hubs incorporated within its buildings, the new housing seeks to foster and advance the robust social and intellectual life of UCSB. LOHA’s design reverts this.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The former headquarters building was a stereotypical pencil building that merely met the legal requirement for evacuation. Direct daylight is converted into colorful light through the colored glass, creating beautiful shadows on the terrace floor and on the exterior walls of the adjacent buildings.

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Archinect

MAY 23, 2022

Austria-based architecture office querkraft has completed an IKEA furniture store in the country’s capital Vienna , whose exterior was inspired by bookcases. The 15-foot-deep zone envelops the building to provide shade for the indoors, while also accommodating terraces and greenery. The top two.

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Archinect

MAY 26, 2022

The 423,000-square-foot project is divided into two buildings ranging between six and eleven stories, linked by two suspended walkways. In addition to satisfying the building’s ventilation needs, the moving façade offers an ever-changing street scene throughout the day.

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Windows Zoning Exterior Building 362

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The resort sees a landscape of rice terraces enclosed by several buildings containing public functions, a bathhouse, guest rooms, and villa suites. Photo credit: Hoshino Resorts Exterior. Photo credit: Hoshino Resorts Rice Terrace.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The new 3-story building uses materials common to the neighborhood; brick and glass block, applying them in innovative ways to create an aesthetic familiar with the surroundings and at the same time new and inviting.

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Archinect

JANUARY 24, 2022

billion) development billed to be one of the biggest in recent European history that includes the music hall, new national art gallery , cultural building, and landscaped areas situated a the center of one of the continent’s historic capitals of music.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

WORKac’s Building B reimages the future of the workplace by fostering a seamless connection between interior and exterior spaces. Mission Rock Building B’s LEED Gold Certified design prioritizes occupant well-being.

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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. Sydney's brutalist Sirius Building has been renovated BVN a competition to redesign the building in 2019 following a campaign to save it from demolition.

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Archinect

JULY 19, 2022

Ennead Architects and Kahler Slater , together with the Milwaukee Public Museum, have unveiled the design for a new five-story, 200,000-square-foot museum building atop a 2.4-acre acre site in Milwaukee ’s Haymarket neighborhood. It is on track to be the largest cultural project to date in the city.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Museum of the Future, a video tour of the exterior and interior. Image courtesy of Museum of the Future Resting on a green plateau, the building’s distinctive parametrically-designed form is inspired by the human eye, which the team describes as representing knowledge and future vision.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

“The OCMA design represents a new model for museums based on public, urban, communal spaces with strong connections between interior and exterior,” Morphosis principals Thom Mayne and Brandon Welling shared.

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Courtesy of Diamond Schmitt and MVRDV MVRDV and Diamond Schmitt have unveiled the design for a new building for the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health (SAMIH) at the University of Toronto ’s Scarborough Campus.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Comprising two towers connected by a 100-meter tall skybridge, the headquarters building forms a new landmark near the main tollgate to and from Seoul. When approached from the city, the portal serves as the main entry point to the building, leading tenants and visitors underneath the skybridge.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 22, 2024

The building is located in the northern Czech city of Ostrava and boasts six rotating concrete walls. Featuring a series of colourful additions, including playful rooftop extensions and a new exterior staircase, the now-combined blocks accommodate shops on the ground floor and apartments upstairs.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The project has several buildings with different scales. Its most prominent structure is a large rectangular building that houses 3000 dwellings, along with a spacious interior square similar to a Roman forum and exterior windows inspired by the mosaics found in Islamic architecture.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Prix Versailles selection of the 2024 World's Most Beautiful Campuses has been announced as a group of six new or renovated academic buildings that represent the very best in campus architecture and design for higher education. Each evinces a blend of creativity, ecological concern, and a deference to local heritage.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 1, 2024

A sculptural light fixture runs floor to ceiling in a neutrally decorated bedroom The exterior of the 3,500-square-foot (325-square-metre) building is clad entirely in limestone-travertine bricks, which were installed offset from one another to create a relief effect. The photography is by Sam Frost.

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Materials Nature Housing Building 120

Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The building will house some 3,000 employees of the tech giant, who said in a blog post that its design is responsive to a research-driven office strategy and supports a new workplace model that’s meant to foster greater collaboration, creativity, and growth. The renovation of the two-block-long former rail terminus yields a total of 1.3

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Archinect

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Its two-story interior is organized around a need for natural light in educational spaces and the desire to frame a street-level exterior Viewing Garden that serves as a “counterpoint to the surrounding urban landscape” while adding “visual interest to the indoor experience.” ” Image co.

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SW Oregon Architect

AUGUST 27, 2023

Each new building stands alone as a culmination of ideas, adaptation, and continuous improvement at the time of its design. Effectively, every building is its own prototype, a unique example of its type. Buildings vary widely in scope, design, and context.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a high-rise building in the Czech Republic adjacent to one of Prague’s major railway stations. Containing office and retail uses, the 300,000-square-foot development incorporates seven stories within its eastern section and nine stories at its western end.

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Archinect

MAY 3, 2024

NBC Chicago is reporting on the start of planned demolition work for the Thompson Center in advance of a $280 million makeover that will turn the famed Helmut Jahn -designed building into a new office space for Google for 2026. Work will cover the exterior glass curtain facade and interior atrium.

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