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Zaha Hadid Architects design new seaside community for Qatar

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A passive design strategy will inform the development, which is styled as a waterfront promenade and calls for 293 total units of one- to four-bedroom apartments peering out into Qetaifan Bay. Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) is behind a newly announced seaside neighborhood in Qatar called The Grove.

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Local geology informs Mykonos hillside villa by Tom Dixon and A31 Architecture

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Aimasia Residence was built around an existing stone wall Nestled on a hill overlooking the Aegean Sea, the surrounding rocky landscape informed the teams' design for Aimasia Residence. An existing 62-metre-long granite wall formed the "spine" of the home's layout and influenced the material choices inside.

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Tim Fu uses AI as "design collaborator" for Slovenian housing development

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Designer Tim Fu has unveiled plans for a housing development close to Slovenia 's Lake Bled, which he claims is the first architecture project to use AI at all design stages. Project data such as site conditions, heritage guidelines and spatial requirements was fed to the LLMs, which then gave solutions to help inform the housing design.

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Unlocking Urban Potential: Street Vending Integration Strategies in Informal Settings

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Mostly categorized under the informal economy due to lack of regulations and authorization, street markets in the global south have often been seen as a threat to urban development. Policymakers and city officials have long struggled with informality, considering it the “antithesis of modernity.” Read more »

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OEB Architects adds Italian-informed loft extension to south London house

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The gable end wall features a round window Italian art and architecture was a recurring theme, prompting OEB Architects to develop a dormer with an ornate, symmetrical facade. Architraves were painted yellow, while columns were picked out in red. The photography is by Taran Wilkhu.

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Nonprofit group releases National Zoning Atlas resource for 2025

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The methodology for the atlas was first developed in 2020 by Cornell AAP professor Sara Bronin , who just announced her departure from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). The newly released National Zoning Atlas resource covers 30,000 U.S. Authors from the nonprofit Land Use Atlas, Inc.

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Milanese modernism informs LA pizzeria interior by Jared Frank Studio

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Chef Miles Okabayashi engaged Jared Frank not just to design a restaurant, but to develop an original vision for what a West Coast pizza parlour could be," said the studio. The post Milanese modernism informs LA pizzeria interior by Jared Frank Studio appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Tim Hirschmann.