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Taming Exterior Greenery: Landscape Design for Houses in Natural Environments

ArchDaily

© Derek Swalwell A healthy environment that is also visually appealing in our homes has become increasingly sought when it comes to designing houses and residential spaces, especially during the world’s current context. Read more »

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AD Classics: Nordic Pavilion, Venice / Sverre Fehn

ArchDaily

Designed to create a space at the Venice Biennale for the biennial exhibitions of these countries, Fehn's proposal addressed several key architectural challengesranging from its integration with the site and incorporation of pre-existing elements to the handling of physical boundaries and uniform natural lighting. Read more

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Calatrava’s completed St Nicholas Church at 9/11 site features a translucent stone exterior that appears to ‘glow by the light of 10,000 candles’ at night

Archinect

Work has been completed on the Santiago Calatrava -designed St. The church is the second Calatrava-designed project to be completed at the World Trade Center Memorial site in New York City, following his World Trade Center Transportation Hub , which opened in 2016. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine.

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Construction Site Tour

SW Oregon Architect

As the design team’s project manager, I led the tour, helping to explain what is now coming together very quickly. For emerging design professionals, the opportunity to visit projects under construction—particularly those they were involved with during the design phase—is of immeasurable benefit.

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Zaha Hadid Architects designs starfish-like cultural centre in Italy

Deezen

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed designs for the Centre of Mediterranean Culture, which is currently under construction on its coastal site in Reggio Calabria, Italy. Renders of the centre's exterior reveal landscaped courtyards that wind around the building to provide shaded outdoor space for visitors.

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Inside a narrow, brutalist Tokyo home by IGArchitects which plays with heights and thresholds

Archinect

Titled ‘Building Frame of the House,’ the scheme was designed for a married couple who sought a home that supported their busy work-from-home schedules while feeling each other’s company. The north wall of the building is skewed to create a space that connects to an adjacent vacant site.

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BLDUS' Brown House advances a sustainable vision for adding density in Washington, D.C.

Archinect

A BLDUS -designed residential project in Washington, D.C. has gotten our attention for its highly selective materials palette and unique response to site challenges that would imperil similar designs.