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This Japanese housing project utilizes regenerative architecture to support its natural surrounding environment

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has designed a sustainable residence noted for its positive impact on the surrounding environment. Image: Rui Nishi Located on the southern Japanese island of Yakushima, Sumu Yakushima applies regenerative architecture to reconceptualize the relationship between human habitation and the natural environment.

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Who Needs Glass? Not This Board-Formed Concrete Retreat in Greece

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The island is still dominated by small-scale agriculture and, says Taylor, there is a lack of preciousness that is a welcome antidote to architects trying to exert control over the environment. There is no gate, no fence, and no taming of the landscape around it." Have one to share? Post it here.

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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The surrounding environment informed the design "By simultaneously folding the house inward on itself and reaching outward to the land, we established a homestead in a transitional space that sustains human activity as well as wildlife." the studio said. "By

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In Argentina, a Home Finds Balance on Uneven Forest Ground

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The morphology of the project harmonizes architecture and landscape, with fluid and organic forms that are integrated through the heart of the project: a void that connects the forest surrounding the house, integrating front and back, using the dune to build a space for contemplation and silence, a place to connect with nature. Post it here.

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Ecology centre in coastal Maine is "model of holistic sustainability"

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Susan T Rodriguez Architecture & Design designed the building in Maine Founded in 1969, COA is a small private college dedicated to exploring the relationships between humans and their environments. Situated on a promontory overlooking Frenchman Bay, the centre is positioned to block harsh ocean winds while framing a new campus landscape.

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Berliner Architects Design Unique Learning Environment for All Grades at Magnolia Science Academy

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Interior glazing creates an open learning environment and alcoves provide areas for display and informal collaboration. Creating a high-quality learning environment for 750 students in grades K-12 on a 2.1-acre The school was designed to be a safe, innovative learning environment for underprivileged students of Orange County.

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News: UPenn's Weitzman School of Design? announces 2023–24 McHarg Fellow and postdoctoral appointments

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The Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania has announced the appointment of their 2023–2024 McHarg Fellow in the Department of Landscape Architecture and the elevation of three other postdoctoral researchers within the Department of Architecture and Department of City and Regional Planning.