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Modu clads Houston building with "self-cooling" exterior

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Brooklyn-based studio Modu has created a building envelope that lowers the ambient air temperature in order to help cool the interior and exterior of this Houston building. Each tenant will be provided with both an interior and exterior space. A bamboo grove will also provide additional shade.

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Geological formations shape design of Wyoming house by Lever Architecture

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Weathering steel and accoya wood wrap the exterior of the Alta House, which was created by US studio Lever Architecture to embrace the "sublime mountain landscape". Located in the small Wyoming town of Alta, the house serves as a holiday home for an outdoor-loving couple from Portland, Oregon. Situated on a half-acre (0.2-hectare)

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REX creates "holy grail" combination of performance spaces in Providence

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To accomplish this, REX included a "clear storey", a glazed walkway that runs the length of the building, passing between the shoebox form and the exterior wall. For the exterior, REX aimed to create a contemporary structure that "played nicely" with the surrounding historical styles.

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Wildfires influence design of Campout House in northern California

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Non-combustible materials form the exterior of a cabin near Lake Tahoe that was designed by US studio Faulkner Architects to serve as a "base camp" for an active family. Exterior walls consist of concrete and 16-gauge weathering steel – materials that are known for being non-combustible and could help the building survive a wildfire.

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Mae Architects completes "21st-century almshouse" in Southwark

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It is designed around a courtyard The exterior of Harriet Hardy House is enlivened with areas of textured brickwork at the ground and roof levels, while the balconies are topped by arched concrete lintels. "[The A tower-like volume on the site's southeastern corner is topped with a rooftop terrace.

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Studio Egret West to transform former Heinz HQ into London housing

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Studio Egret West will preserve the concrete exterior of the former Heinz headquarters They were designed by US architect Gordon Bunshaft while working at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and were his only project in the UK. The images are by Hism.

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I’m a Jack of All Trades and a Master of None

SW Oregon Architect

Back in the day, we didn’t detail our exterior wall assemblies as rainscreens, and our weather barriers were often simply “building paper.” The decisions we’re compelled to make on every design project have multiplied exponentially: What type of weather-proof barrier should we specify for the rainscreen assembly in our project? and more.