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'Ikigai'-inspired Orchid Pavilion design invites contemplation near Oaxaca

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Photo credit: Rafael Gamo The new Orchid Pavilion from the Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica (CCA) embodies the Japanese notion of Ikigai (or  'a reason for being') and functions as both a meditative refuge for guests and a resource for the stewardship of local plant life at its site on the outskirts of Puerto Escondido.

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RIBA names female-led Onion Collective the 2023 Client of the Year

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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named social enterprise Onion Collective as its Client of the Year for 2023 over their role in spearheading the creation of an artists' space called East Quay in Somerset County, South West England. Construction took over eight years to complete and was eventually realized at £4.5

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OODA nestles concrete home into sloping site in Portugal

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A sunken concrete form designed to "embrace the irregular topography" of its sloping site defines Oeiras House, completed by Portuguese architecture studio OODA near Lisbon. The post OODA nestles concrete home into sloping site in Portugal appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Fernando Guerra.

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Thornsett Group and the Benyon Estate named the 2022 RIBA Client of the Year

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RIBA has announced British developers Thornsett Group and the Benyon Estate as their joint 2022 Client of the Year for their commission of Henley Halebrown ’s Hackney New Primary School and 333 Kingsland Road project in London. ” The project was also just named the winner of RIBA's 2022 Neave Brown Award for Housing.

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Diller Scofidio + Renfro's V&A East Storehouse to open in late May

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million project provides the 250,000 object storage component half of what’s been described as the UK’s largest museum-led development scheme in decades, and is being realized at the former 2012 Olympics media center site. The estimated $81.5 Kauffman in 1937. Photo by David Parry Photo by Shahram Saadat Photo by Shahram Saadat

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A look at Edition Office's Federal House in New South Wales, Australia

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The home is positioned on the slope of its hillside site. Image: Ben Hosking Federal House’s design was driven by the client’s desire to have a “home-as-sanctuary”, that functions as a space of respite. This expansion allows for a variety of different interactions with the surrounding landscape.

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Black Fox Ranch by CLB Architects

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Sited next to a band of cottonwoods and aspens occupying the former riverbed of the Snake River, Black Fox Ranch consists of a couple’s primary residence and a barn with stables. The barn, corral, and pastures are situated close to the residence, ensuring that the horses are a constant visual presence.

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