ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Given the complexity of the country's political and social situation, informal architecture is common: low resources, difficulty in obtaining materials, high costs, and a lack of skilled labor, among other challenges, are some of the obstacles faced by independent architecture professionals. Read more »

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Archinect

MARCH 10, 2023

Just over one year since Chris Cornelius took up his role as the Chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of New Mexico , the architect and educator has spoken to The New York Times on how his career was informed by his upbringing and his Oneida heritage.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Taken as a whole, their oeuvre has defined a contemporary architectural language that honors local context and tradition in more subtle and poetic ways, encouraging users to be radically in tune with their present moment and inspiring other architects to revisit the fundamentals of architecture for the future.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

The shelves are fabricated from plywood elements and joined to resemble traditional Korean architectural details "This new library aspires to be a cultural hub, promoting information exchange and enhancing mutual understanding of Korea among the Korean-American community and the broader New York population," said Choi.

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ArchDaily

AUGUST 18, 2024

Globally, the rapid growth of communication technologies , along with the increase in available information and the constant need to update knowledge, brings with it new educational approaches, cultural practices, and community activities that involve the creation of more dynamic spaces capable of adapting to different functions simultaneously.

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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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JANUARY 30, 2025

Local rivers informed its curving shape "Fluid curves inspired by riverside textures define the structure, while the horizontal roof and transparent glass facades yield an impression of 'floating on water', blending effortlessly into the wetland's natural surroundings," said Muda Architects. Muda Architects was founded in Chengdu in 2015.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This knowledge holds insights valuable for shaping contemporary architecture, helping it adapt to both the people and their environments.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Makhno Studio has developed clay wall panels Contemporary trends for wellness and sustainability prompted architect Sergey Makhno and his team to explore potential applications of this building method in contemporary contexts.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

Local architecture studio Hewitt has unveiled the 33-storey-high Skyglass residential block in downtown Seattle , which was informed by an offset stack of magazines. We wanted the tower to continually change as the sun came out and the clouds came in and there's these pockets of blue sky and dark clouds."

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Danish studio BIG has designed a curving folded roof informed by traditional Kosovan skirts for the Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kosovo in Pristina. BIG designed the building to reflect Kosovo 's cultural heritage while also being a contemporary venue that celebrates the country's performing arts.

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MARCH 20, 2025

French glassware brand Lalique has opened an art deco -informed flagship store in a 19th-century townhouse on New York City 's Upper East Side. Above, there is a bar and lounge informed by the interiors of the Orient Express, which Ren Lalique designed in the 1920s.

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Architizer

JANUARY 14, 2025

The latest edition of Architizer: The Worlds Best Architecture a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe is now available. The seventh domain, communication and information, is becoming increasingly critical amid the rapid digitalization of our world. The aging crisis.

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Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2024

Read: Ramy Fischler blends contemporary and historic for Moët Hennessy's first cocktail bar "I decided to interpret a classical style for the storefront," said Behzadi. The post Brazilian-informed murals bring character to Parisian restaurant duo Oka Fogo appeared first on Dezeen. Oka Fogo opened earlier this month.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2025

Five outcomes from the inaugural edition of the Shakti Design Residency are on show as part of the Alcova exhibition at Milan design week , including a lighting collection informed by Mughal architecture and hand-woven rugs bejewelled with glittering metal.

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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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Deezen

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

A collection of contemporary designs, including rugs by Doshi Levien and Eny Lee Parker for CC-Tapis and lighting by Flos , have been installed in the house and studio of iconic Mexican architect Max Cetto during Mexico City art week. The post Contemporary design fills modernist Max Cetto house in Mexico City appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

MARCH 30, 2025

Historical follies and "secret hideaways" informed the boat-like shape of Folly Fair Hill, an annexe in Norway designed by local architecture studio Rever & Drage. In the raised living room, a wooden stair leads up to a platform beneath a fully-glazed roof.

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Archinect

APRIL 10, 2024

Being in the pavilion, looking across water and out to the green of the surrounding parklands has an immediate and unique calming effect, a slowing down amidst the fast pace of contemporary life," the foundation’s founder Naomi Milgrom said. Photo: John Gollings, courtesy of MPavilion.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 5, 2024

Courtesy of Hexagon In the coming decades, it seems inevitable that architects will increasingly focus on renovations and rehabilitations –especially in established urban centers–, whether to modernize outdated structures or adapt to new uses and demands by contemporary society.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

OMA has completed the exhibition design for the 2025 Islamic Arts Biennale The early 1980s building by US studio Skidmore Owings & Merrill comprises a series of fibreglass-reinforced fabric canopies suspended from steel pylons, informing the display environment created by OMA.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Photo is by Ben Pipe Watercress Cottage, UK, by Greenaway Architecture British studio Greenaway Architecture added a minimalist glass extension to this medieval thatched cottage near Bath , which features floor-to-ceiling glazing informed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's modernist Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Existing architectural features such as an arched doorway between two of the spaces and windows in a cupola above the stairwell helped inform several interventions – both externally and internally. "To She also produced a round-up of six interiors that represent contemporary Ukrainian design. The photography is by Andriy Bezuglov.

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Deezen

APRIL 1, 2025

VUUV Works presents a patterned nightstand depicting different animals as part of the exhibition On display are a cactus-informed table designed by Demeter Fogarasi , a patterned nightstand by design studio VUUV Works , and a pet furniture collection by design studio MANIKO. For more information about the exhibition, visit its website.

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APRIL 7, 2025

Read: Birdhouses informed by skyscrapers and modernism feature in Dwellings exhibition Foster + Partners Industrial Design also created a series of swappable feeding tubes and cages so that the feeder can be changed at different times of the year or for different species. The photography is by Aaron Hargreaves.

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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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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Brooklyn-based design studio Studio S II has converted a Queens townhouse into a residence and showroom with a mixture of antique and contemporary collectible design focused on "duality". A floating steel staircase connects the two-storey house "We wanted to play with dualities," Silberberg told Dezeen.

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JANUARY 31, 2025

Interior designer Dorothe Meilichzon has transformed the Experimental Chalet Val d'Isre hotel in the village of Val d'Isre, France , with interiors informed by skiing and the surrounding mountains and forests. "We We wanted to move away from the usual ski resort decor," Meilichzon, who is the founder of design brand Chzon , told Dezeen.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

His background in sculpture informed Noguchi's furniture designs, which often have organic, undulating shapes. Akari lights are often used in contemporary projects, such as this London interior by design studio Daytrip Noguchi wanted the lamps to have a warm, natural light and tried to avoid the "harshness" of electrical light.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The information presented in the exhibition can ferment through the interaction between people and objects and between people and space, creating a novel experience," said Wonder Architects. This becomes a documentary reconstruction of the historical site, which does not even rely on the space with historical information itself."

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Deezen

MARCH 25, 2025

Furniture Linoleum has a matte finish and comes in a range of 24 contemporary colours "When have you ever wanted to actually touch your kitchen, maybe even give it a hug?" The materials used in Furniture Linoleum are obtained from their natural environments Furniture Linoleum comes in a range of contemporary colours.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2025

The design of the office is informed by domestic living areas The studio, which is situated on the fourth floor of a 1960s industrial building in the Poblenou district, eschews the traditional rigid office layout in favour of spaces informed by domestic living areas.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Barry began working with HBF in 1994 with launches including the 1930s-informed Brentwood chair, and the intervening years have seen her produce more than 50 pieces for the brand. Promotion: American designer Barbara Barry is marking 30 years of collaboration with furniture brand HBF by celebrating eight of her most iconic products.

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2025

The design was intended to showcase both the heritage of Ajman the smallest of the seven United Arab Emirates and its contemporary culture. The boardroom, meanwhile, features a stainless-steel artwork informed by the Al Barwa letters that were traditionally written by UAE rulers and dignitaries. The photography is by Yasser Ibrahim.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Iranian-French architect India Mahdavi has put her characteristic maximalist spin on PoMo, a contemporary art museum in Trondheim , Norway, with a salmon-pink gift shop and a mandarin-hued staircase. The pair sought to balance the building's history with references to Trondheim's skyline and Norwegian folk art and craftsmanship.

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Archinect

APRIL 4, 2024

The designer of the new Modern and Contemporary Art Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (in which she has set up a working studio) will deliver the new Bergen development at 209,000 square feet for client Avdoo & Partners by 2025.

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JANUARY 7, 2025

The social influence of the project would see it become a precedent for other contemporary earthen buildings across the region. Following its completion in 2001, the Gando Primary School gained recognition for its revolutionary, sustainable approach.

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