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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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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. Read more »

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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OCTOBER 28, 2024

This year’s Architecture MasterPrize Architecture Photography winners showcase a diverse range of disciplines and building types, all working as a showcase of the technical skill and brilliant artistry that is required for the difficult art of architectural photography.

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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. Read more »

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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.

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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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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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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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MARCH 12, 2024

While geography is not a criterion in the selection of the laureates , Japanese architecture consistently impresses with its interplay of light and shadow, the careful composition of spaces, soft transitions between interior and exterior, and attention to detail and materiality.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Throughout the scheme’s interior and exterior, recycled materials are integrated to reduce the project’s environmental footprint, while detachable prefabricated systems are applied on floors and ceilings.

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APRIL 16, 2024

Housed under an expressive timber canopy, the 237,000-square-foot building will serve as an experience center for the car brand Volvo, designed around “Scandinavian values of freedom of movement, access to nature, and openness and inclusion.” The Henning Larsen -designed World of Volvo has opened in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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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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DECEMBER 6, 2023

In both Kuma’s buildings and Attali’s photographs, interior and exterior spaces merge and dissolve into one another. Photo © Erieta Attali Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and Greek photographer Erieta Attali have been working together for over twenty years.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

LACMA ’s Unframed blog recently profiled the work of contractor Clark Construction to build the concrete structure for the Peter Zumthor -designed $750 million new David Geffen Galleries extension. The building has no columns!," Chris Bell, the project executive for Clark Construction, shared with Unframed.

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APRIL 16, 2024

According to the museum's most recent April 5th update, interior walls and exterior glazing are being installed on the site’s western side, facing north to Wilshire Boulevard. Work on the building’s MEPs is now underway, and the concrete pour for the roof decks has been completed to the east side of the site.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

2 Although more related to evolutionary aspects than to architecture itself, the inherent physical fragility of human beings has required, since prehistoric times, that we protect our bodies and our buildings from external elements. Image via DALL.E

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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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OCTOBER 23, 2023

© Hoang Le Behind facades lie vibrant lives, where the exterior melds with the interior, transforming neglected urban spaces into captivating residences. In cities around the world, architects, engineers and designers face the challenge of integrating new buildings into existing urban landscapes with limited space.

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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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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The scope of their work entailed the creation of a new lobby, ground-level public plaza, installation of an entirely new modernized building system, and 15,000-square-foot Lever Club hospitality suite in addition to redesigned interior spaces from Marmol Radziner. Costs for the project were around $100 million.

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JUNE 13, 2024

Photo by Tim Long, courtesy of Taliesin Preservation Aspects of the restoration work included adding a new HVAC system, repairing subgrade water damage, ADA-compliant accessibility enhancements, adding two new green rooms to the basement, and issuing major repairs to the building's roof and interior/exterior finishes.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

Located on the ‘Architecture Row’ in New York , the coupled twisting towers share the Hudson River skyline with neighbors such as Frank Gehry ’s IAC building, Renzo Piano ’s Whitney Museum of American Art , and Jean Nouvel ’s The Chelsea Nouvel ('100 Eleventh Avenue'), along with future works by Thomas Heatherwick and other renown architects.

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MARCH 31, 2022

One of the largest mass timber buildings in the U.S., T3 West Midtown is an amenity-rich, modern loft office that provides the richness, character, and warmth of late 1800’s heavy timber buildings, with the advantages of modern, class-A construction.

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JULY 3, 2024

Image: Peter Bennetts The building's main circulation route is placed prominently on the exterior, adding a sense of exuberance while allowing for better socializing use of its projecting balconies and a series of mixed-use "informal" interior spaces by students. Image: Peter Bennetts From the outside, an exposed concrete s.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

The controversy arises, certainly, from the lack of relationship or connection between the transformed interior and the preserved exterior. Read more »

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JANUARY 6, 2023

In Collaboration with 180 Degrees Design + Build, Echo Canyon is a transformation of a 1970’s era home at the base of Camelback Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona. Interior spaces are organized around this new central hub with separate guest suite and master suite wings. Wood and steel elements highlight interior features.

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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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