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In Pursuit of Health: How Medical Concerns Shaped Modernist Architecture

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Architecture adapted accordingly, producing buildings with expansive terraces, large windows, and streamlined interiors designed to optimize ventilation and maximize natural light. Read more

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Reframing the Concept of Building Envelope Through Minimalist Windows

ArchDaily

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. These windows excel with their functionality and visual lightness, standing out in the architectural landscape. Read more »

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Redrawing Boundaries: The Three Principles of Minimalist Windows

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This condition prompted the creation of architectural designs that not only integrated windows as functional elements but also as compositional. Thanks to technological innovations, windows with slender framings and wider openings were achieved, as exemplified in works such as Villa Savoye and Farnsworth House. Read more »

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Mission Rock Building B by WORKac

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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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Frameless is More: How Minimalist Windows Shape Architectural Atmospheres

ArchDaily

However, building on that foundation, minimalism further refined the reduction of form to its essence. In this process, modernism introduced new ideas around functionality , breaking with the ornamentation of the past.

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Eight homes with practical and well-designed corner windows

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Full-height windows, curved glazing and windows that continuously wrap the facades of an extension feature in this lookbook of homes with expansive corner windows. As the centrepiece of the timber-framed extension, the sweeping window curves around a 90-degree angle to create a tranquil corner overlooking the garden.

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AIA Interior Architecture Awards: Seven projects take home the top honors

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Exciting news in the world of interior architecture as the American Institute of Architects has announced this year’s winners of the AIA Interior Architecture Awards. Warmly welcoming the entire academic community, the center offers an ultra-transparent window into science. [.] The center, a campus-scaled gesture, is c.

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