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What Is Hedonistic Sustainability in Architecture?

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© Rasmus Hjortshoj If you follow BIG, you have probably already seen Bjarke Angles talk about hedonistic sustainability and how this concept permeates the most daring projects of the Danish office. CopenHill / BIG. Read more »

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Redefining Urban Domesticity: How SO-IL Transforms the Concept of Home

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Known for an architecture deeply engaged with social, cultural, and environmental contexts, the studio focuses on exploring innovative materials, creating fluid spatial experiences, and prioritizing ecological sustainability. SO-IL's work spans various scales and program types, reflecting their versatile approach to design.

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Riverside Art Studio: A Sustainable Hub Redefining Urban Interaction in Seville

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Image Courtesy of Dar[e]-Europe The Sustainable Hub in Seville emerged as an innovative concept through an open idea passive Sustainable Design Competition, launched in October 2023 with submissions received by February 2024.

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Architectural Grafting: A Strategy for Sustainable Design

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Architectural grafting , a concept recently popularized by Jeanne Gang in The Art of Architectural Grafting , presents a transformative approach to urban regeneration and sustainability. By reimagining historic buildings for modern use, this approach fosters a sustainable evolution of cityscapes. Read more »

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SGA designs concept for ‘New England’s first all-timber frame laboratory development’

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Taking an urban site in one of Boston’s leading life sciences clusters as a test case, the team believes their concept offers “the true potential for the first mass timber research development in New England.”

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Innovative design concepts win the Los Angeles Affordable Housing Challenge

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Each concept design was submitted without limitations of site or scale and judged based on its practicality and aversion away from standard-fare notions of housing, design, and community. The Los Angeles Affordable Housing Challenge ideas competition has presented its winning entries. The competition is presented in partnership with.

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Concept WRRF Yixing Water Resource Recovery Facility / THAD SUP Atelier

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The Concept WRRF Yixing is a future-oriented Water Resource Recovery Facility & factory. Completed in 2021 in Wuxi, China. Images by Zhi Xia. The project aims to upgrade conventional sewage.

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