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How to Use Earthy Tones in Architecture: From the Vernacular to the Contemporary

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Image: © Indra Wiras Earthy tones, from those used in traditional vernacular constructions to contemporary interior design trends, are instrumental in crafting inviting, organic, and harmonious environments. In the following section, you'll find inspiring projects that exemplify the potential of these color palettes.

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From Sketch to Painting: A Digital Art Gallery To Inspire Everyday Architectural Work

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Despite the utilization of technical knowledge, architecture, and interior design also incorporate artistic concepts into their processes. In the context of contemporary society, many of our activities are carried out digitally, from booking accommodation for travel to manufacturing materials and creating art exhibitions.

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TenBerke’s new Princeton residences blend a refined exterior with an eclectic interior

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Image credit: Chris Cooper Image credit: Christopher Payne/Esto The taller building, named New College West, features soft-grey metal ‘treehouses’ inspired by its woodland setting. Meanwhile, the smaller Yeh College building is described by the team as “low-slung by outward-looking.”

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Modern Interiors with a Historical Touch: Figurative Wall Coverings for Scenographic Spaces

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Consequently, it is unsurprising that Greco-Roman classicism remains significant due to its aesthetic timelessness, revitalized throughout different periods, from neoclassicism to contemporary proposals. By blending historical and contemporary references, they provide innovative figurative solutions that craft poetically scenic spaces.

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Pass-Through Windows: Inspiring the Design of Easy-Open Spaces

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Cortesia de Western Window Systems The desire for fluid integration between spaces has become increasingly relevant in contemporary architecture. This reflects a search for more connected and harmonious living experiences, especially in urban environments, where the cityscape can saturate us.

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Interiors of Pastry Shops and Bakeries: Design Strategies that Integrate Functions, Users, and Materials

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What design strategies are applied in the contemporary interiors of bakeries and pastry shops? While architecture can serve as inspiration for the design of forms and configurations of edible elements, it also contributes the techniques of descriptive drawing, architectural composition, and staged planning to the culinary language.

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15 Projects in India Using Traditional Jali Wall Facades: Solution to Control Light, Temperature and Ventilation

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Sandstone jalis at the New Building for the Parliament of India were inspired by the country’s history of architectural crafts. These are three of the most basic components we need in our interior spaces. By expanding and increasing the use of glass in contemporary building facades , we can increase natural light.

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