ArchDaily

JULY 4, 2023

Though tents have remained popular since then in recreational contexts and as a staple of the architectural form, contemporary architecture has rediscovered the principle of draping fabric and taken its development further – not just for temporary structures, but for permanent buildings and installations, too. Read more »

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ArchDaily

MAY 28, 2023

Image © Marcela Grassi The origin of interior courtyards dates back several years, serving as a means of shelter, security, and protection, while also aiming to achieve comfort and well-being through exterior elements.

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Dwell

MARCH 5, 2025

Like many of Clarksvilles quaint double-gable homes, any contemporary add-on would remain secondary, allowing new and old to quietly fit within the tree-lined streetscape. The exterior palette had to be approved by the HLC as well. Its one of the first materials they fell in love with," Cuckerbaum says of the homeowners.

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ArchDaily

AUGUST 13, 2024

Stone has been used to build long-lasting constructions for ages, from historic monuments to contemporary residences. Because of its resilience, it is suitable for both interior and exterior design projects, providing a diverse array of appearances. Read more »

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ArchDaily

MARCH 25, 2024

Image © Salva López According to the climatic conditions of each region and its implantation environment, exterior enclosures play a fundamental role in providing the necessary climatization and ventilation conditions to make indoor spaces habitable and comfortable. House in Hills of Madrid / Slow Studio. Read more »

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ArchDaily

MAY 27, 2024

Image © Iván Salinero Beyond being a prefabricated material currently produced in large quantities, the use of concrete blocks in architecture continues to evolve to meet the demands and needs of contemporary societies that are constantly changing.

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Archinect

APRIL 14, 2022

Québec City -based architects Bourgeois Lechasseur have completed a set of contemporary cabins in the woods near the Canadian metropolis. Photography by Adrien Williams + Maxime Brouillet Several design moves were made to create continuity between the interior and exterior. The dark wood cladding from the ext.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The AIA Home Design Trends Survey for Q4 2023 focused on the theme ‘neighborhood and community design,’ and revealed a desire among clients for simpler detailing on home exteriors and more windows. Home exterior trends from the latest AIA survey. Neighborhood/community trends from the latest AIA survey.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The sinuous exterior features geometric perforations The station's exterior, which is clad in concrete panels, features a sinuous design defined by a lattice structure composed of rhythmic "sinewaves". Additionally, indoor and outdoor plazas were included within the development.

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Archinect

JANUARY 15, 2025

This project explores what it means to create a contemporary home in the city while maximizing usable space in a dense urban area. We used standard windows and exterior siding to design a unique texture and window layout that enhances the home’s relationship to the street.

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 23, 2024

What's more: residential projects of the era, in particular, blurred the lines between indoor and outdoor, flawlessly merging interior and exterior spaces to reflect a lifestyle that harmonizes with nature. Read more »

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Deezen

AUGUST 22, 2024

An extension perched above a ranch house and a 3D-printed home designed by Lake Flato and ICON feature in this roundup of contemporary architecture in Austin , Texas. Find out more about Caddy Shack › The post Ten inventive contemporary houses in Austin appeared first on Dezeen.

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Archinect

APRIL 12, 2024

It uses approximately 21,500 square feet of fuschia-hued cloth that contrasts dramatically with the rough concrete exterior and overcast London sky. Installation view, 'Ibrahim Mahama: Purple Hibiscus.' It references the site's past history as the epicenter of the "rag trade" in Central London before World War II.

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Deezen

JULY 20, 2024

A popular feature in many contemporary kitchens, skylights are typically used to maximise natural light in rooms that sit below ground or in the depths of a plan. This was designed by Slow to provide the owners with ample light while cooking, due to the Japanese house having a mostly windowless exterior for privacy.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 28, 2024

Exterior rendering of the future Broad expansion from Hope Street. Rendering by Plomp Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) has unveiled their proposal for the expansion of The Broad , a contemporary art museum founded in 2025 by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. Courtesy of The Broad.

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Deezen

JANUARY 6, 2025

On the exterior, Herzog & de Meuron's design left the building looking like a power station, with only a two-storey glazed extension added to the roof of the brick building. If the exterior was radical in its subtlety, so too was the building's gallery space.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Sun Tower sits on a beach in the Chinese city of Yantai According to the Beijing-based studio, the design of the cone-shaped building was informed by a giant sundial and was also intended as a contemporary take on lighthouse typologies.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Used in construction for thousands of years, contemporary architecture explores creative ways to incorporate brick into design, combining it with different materials to seamlessly integrate the old and the new. Read more »

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Building Industrial Exterior Design 301

Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

People's Architecture Office has transformed an old porcelain factory in Jingdezhen Using a strategy that the studio calls "plug-in architecture", the site's traditional brick and timber structures have been extended and interlinked with contemporary elements in glass and blue and orange steel. "By

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Deezen

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Renovations and adaptive reuse continue to be key trends in contemporary architecture. Featuring a series of colourful additions, including playful rooftop extensions and a new exterior staircase, the now-combined blocks accommodate shops on the ground floor and apartments upstairs.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Frame House transforms the existing barn house typology into a contemporary dwelling, redefined by strategic compositions of window frames on each new elevation and new structure extending from the existing gambrel roof construction.

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ArchDaily

MAY 24, 2023

Perspectiva exterior por Nicolás Belcic. Image Cortesía de Bruno Stagno From Costa Rica, architect Bruno Stagno not only reflects on how responses to the environment can be the main basis for inspiration and identity in architecture but also proposes going a little further, with contemporary tropical architecture for an entire latitude.

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Archinect

JUNE 1, 2023

This project aims to create cohesive and elegant exterior elevations by utilizing the gable as a unifying and organizational form. While a gable roof is well-suited for a simple rectangular plan, most contemporary homes consist of a mishmash of idiosyncrasies resulting from responses to program or zoning restrictions.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Image Courtesy of Rieder Facades / Ditz Fejer Contemporary architecture evolves in tandem with the materials and construction techniques available in each region. One City Park in Bradford, England. Read more »

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Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Stylistically, the survey found that ‘contemporary’ home styles continue to be the most popular among clients, with 52% of architects reporting client popularity in the style increasing.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Among the studio's key projects are the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, which is composed of a low-lying circular structure wrapped with glass, and the stepped Sydney Modern gallery in Australia. Alongside its central art galleries, it hosts public spaces including a library, lecture hall and children's workshop.

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Project Contemporary Art Glass 131

Deezen

DECEMBER 16, 2024

While the exterior is covered in golden tiles, the walls' inner surfaces are cloaked in mirrors, matching the exterior of the store hidden inside. Inside are a series of six spaces finished with natural materials including bamboo, wood and raffia described by Dior as "refined, ultra-contemporary and sublimated".

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Deezen

JANUARY 24, 2024

"With the neutral-toned facade and soft rippling exterior created by balconies, we sought to pay homage to the surrounding environment through an interpretative, elemental design that conveys movement, emulating the effects of water, wind or markings in the sand." "The The resulting concept is organic yet contemporary."

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2025

Aptly named Limestone House, the five-bedroom home unexpectedly received listed status during the design phase, requiring Archer + Braun to blend a "contemporary style with the historic fabric of the structure". The photography is by Will Scott.

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Deezen

JANUARY 6, 2025

Render by Tegmark In the renders, the roofs are seen cloaked in tiles, which the studio said is a "contemporary articulation" of the region's ancient Celadon ceramics a type of grey-green pottery. "In The curved exterior will be mirrored internally. A series of venues will make up the centre. Wooden details will feature throughout.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Naturehumaine looked to maintain and reference the heritage character, reinstating its original redbrick street front and creating a more contemporary glazed facade overlooking the rear garden, framed in red steelwork.

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Dwell

JULY 15, 2024

A soaring roofline with a 25-foot-high wall of windows bathes the interior in natural light, while cedar tongue and groove exterior siding harmonizes with a striking black metal roof. The cabin’s exterior is clad in black standing-seam metal and tongue-and-groove cedar.

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Archinect

JANUARY 19, 2023

In a different approach to the typical set of twin dwellings, the proposal presents three isolated houses that favor the connection with the private exterior spaces, in an intention of privacy that allows to enjoy the outdoors comfortably.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Dezeen has partnered with Kia Design Team to launch a videoseries highlighting contemporary South Korean architecture, beginning with the Sayuwon arboretum and architecture park. In the first video reel in the series, Dezeen showcases the Sayuwon Arboretum alongside Kia's EV9 car model. The vehicle comes in six or seven-seat configurations.

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Archinect

APRIL 5, 2024

Wrapped in the tranquility of the woods, this 2,200-square-foot home is a contemporary take on a Dogtrot-style home, with a breezeway separating the main residence to the guest quarters. Anchoring the home to the sloped landscape, the foundation terraces down the hill, going with the land. Large windows frame the e.

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Deezen

APRIL 12, 2025

Timber cladding was left exposed in the interior Throughout, the wooden structure and cladding of the home has been left exposed, allowing the untreated pine planks on the exterior to gradually turn a silver-grey over time. Many architects in Norway have offered a contemporary take on the country's traditional timber cabins.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 9, 2024

While brick was once a primary load-bearing material, its role has shifted in modern architecture to being used for non-bearing walls and exterior cladding.

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