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JANUARY 6, 2025
Pan Yanjun architects: Advanced Architecture Lab architects: Wiki World Location: Wuhan, Hubei Province, China Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Pan Yanjun Photographs: Cai Muan Photographs: Wiki World Photographs: Arch EXIST Area: 207.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Following our previous visit to Obra Architects , we are using the first 2025 edition of our Meet Your Next Employer series to explore the work of MBB Architects. A women-owned architecture firm based in New York City, the studio’s 25-strong team includes architects, planners, sustainability specialists, and interior designers. The firm describes its mission as “to design beautiful, responsive,e and meaningful environments to enrich people’s lives and shape a sustainable future
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Deir Ez-Zor Heritage Library team on site. Image Courtesy of Deir Ez-Zor Heritage Library It is common for states to have legislation and institutions that protect their built heritage. It is also common for there to be gaps in the laws themselves or their implementation while certain circumstances may place a country's heritage under specific vulnerabilities.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
This post is brought to you by LAGI 2025 Fiji The Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) 2025 competition officially launches today, inviting architects, designers, and innovators worldwide to contribute to a groundbreaking vision for Marou Village, Fiji. This is your chance to design a permanent destination artwork that not only captivates but also transforms—a creative installation that generates clean energy, provides drinking water, supports local tourism, and fosters a sustainable futur
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Payment challenges often lead to delayed projects, financial bottlenecks, and strained relationships. With construction projects becoming more complex, outdated processes are no longer sustainable. By refining financial workflow, companies can improve cash flow, reduce error, and foster trust between stakeholders. Discover practical strategies for redesigning payment systems to overcome workflow challenges while creating a smoother, more reliable process for contractors and subcontractors alike.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Daisy Reillet architects: LAN Architecture Location: 3-7 Boulevard du Gnral Jean Simon, Paris, France Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Daisy Reillet Photographs: Charly Broyez Photographs: Nicolas Grosmond Area: 8949.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Completed in 2024 in El Cuyo, Mexico. Images by Santiago Baravalle. In the heart of Yucatn, Awakening represents an innovative approach to sustainable hospitality, designed to harmonize with the natural environment.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Amid the homogeneous grayscape that we currently find ourselves in, the loss of the Sunset Boulevard Arby’s seemed to symbolize the loss of something greater — a time when public spaces were fun and wacky, and when something as humble as a fast-food restaurant was designed to stun. The plight of many iconic post-war fast food restaurants in Southern California , which saw more than a few noteworthy wins and losses locally in 2024, embodies the shifts in urban culture towards more pre
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JANUARY 6, 2025
The Frankfurt Prototype / Barkow Leibinger. Image Wolfgang Stahr Prototyping is an essential element in sectors such as automotive design and technology, where iterative development enables testing, refining, and innovating. It involves creating initial models or early versions to validate concepts and fine-tune solutions before moving on to final production.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Efforts currently underway to amend existing building and construction codes in order to create more affordable housing could soon be boosted via the removal of a long-held and potentially outdated requirement—the need for two egress routes in multifamily buildings with heights up to six stories. At least ten states and a number of other larger cities are considering such reforms as we enter the new year, armed with the confidence that better fire safety technology and building materials c
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Kryton International leads the way in integral waterproofing solutions for concrete, helping architects, engineers, and developers protect their projects from moisture-related damage. With Kryton's Krystol Internal Membrane (KIM) technology, concrete becomes inherently waterproof, extending the lifespan of structures while minimizing maintenance. This proven technology is trusted worldwide for its ability to self-seal micro-cracks, protect against water ingress, and withstand harsh conditions.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Rush hour traffic jam with taxis and cars merging on Varick Street towards the Holland Tunnel in Manhattan, New York City. Image Ryan DeBerardinis via Shutterstock New York City has implemented the first congestion pricing scheme in the US , charging drivers up to $9 per day to enter a designated zone south of Central Park, encompassing areas like Times Square and Wall Street.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Because of the thermal mass the temperature inside the building changes a lot slower than a conventional build saving you a lot in energy costs. It’s mold resistant and pest resistant, fire resistant. We told architects and engineers they didn't believe us so we pulled out a block and a torch and we showed them…they were…like this is unbelievable - Danny Desjarlais On the plains of Minnesota, the Lower Sioux Indian Community are building de-carbonized housing, using locally g
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Edmund Sumner architects: reyes ros + larran arquitectos Location: San Bruno, Mexico Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Edmund Sumner Photographs: Area: 700.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
The overlooked contribution of Paul Rudolph , Luis Fry, Sr., and John Welch to campus life at Tuskegee University will come into focus soon via a new exhibition hosted in New Haven by the Yale School of Architecture. Their seminal work together over nine years to culminate the space known now as the Tuskegee Chapel in 1969 forms the subject of The Tuskegee Chapel: Paul Rudolph X Fry & Welch curated by Class of 2010 Yale SoA grad Helen Brown Bechtel in partnership with academics and researche
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This ebook is a helpful guide for architects & specification writers, focusing on the crucial role specifications play in building design. It dives into different types, relevant regulations, & best practices to keep in mind. You’ll find practical tips.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Completed in 2023 in Kamakura, Japan. Images by Akira Nakamura.
Deezen
JANUARY 6, 2025
To kick off our 21st Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series, we profile Herzog & de Meuron 's Tate Modern in London the most significant building of the year 2000. The turn of the millennium prompted the opening of numerous high-profile buildings, but none have had the lasting impact of Tate Modern , setinside an abandoned power station on the banks of the Thames in London.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Cross Works Cross Works just unveiled the plans for New Tashkent, a large-scale expansion of Uzbekistan's capital, Tashkent. The project covers 25,000 hectares to the east of the existing city, located between the Chirchiq and Karasu Rivers. Designed to accommodate an estimated 2.5 million people in the coming decades, the development aims to address population growth in a sustainable manner.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
A vibrant and colorful world for children has been created by utilizing a corner of the stadium foyer. This space serves as an early education activity center where children, from infants to elementary school students, can enjoy learning according to their age and developmental stage. In the 16-meter-high atrium, 436 pencil-like poles have been erected to form five cylindrical volumes.
Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network
In today’s construction market, owners, construction managers, and contractors must navigate increasing challenges, from cost management to project delays. Fortunately, digital tools now offer valuable insights to help mitigate these risks. However, the sheer volume of tools and the complexity of leveraging their data effectively can be daunting. That’s where data-driven construction comes in.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Giaime Meloni architects: SOA Architectes Location: Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Giaime Meloni Area: 6700.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
A sofa , a coffin and a stackable multipurpose cube are among the items that were displayed in Add Wood, an exhibition exploring the potential of recyclable and biodegradable 3D-printed timber. Designers Esme Willemsen , Janek Beau , Friedrich Gerlach and Julia Huhnholz created four separate projects using EconitWood , which is produced by German company Additive Tectonics.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Bunker St. Pauli. Image Frank Schulze Kommunikation Discussing adaptive reuse involves exploring multiple fields of action and disciplines, interpreting opposing perspectives and opinions from various stakeholders, and even sparking the reactivation or revitalization of certain spaces in favor of communities. In recent years, notable projects have emerged, such as the conversion of factories and industrial warehouses , as well as the transformation of industrial structures into modern offices.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Recognizing a kindergarten as one of the first spaces where children experience and begin to understand architecture, we approached each design element in this project as a metaphor for a toy block. The building itself, along with a nearby functional shed, benches, swings, lamps, and grassy play hills, all contribute to this playful concept. The original form of the building was reimagined by expanding each of its four wings to create a more spacious and clear functional layout, while also highl
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A new industry study conducted by Architizer on behalf of Chaos Enscape surveyed 2,139 design professionals to understand the state of architectural visualization and what to expect in the near future. We asked: How are visualizations produced in your firm? What impact does real-time rendering have? What approach are you taking toward the rise of AI?
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Completed in 2023 in Takatsuki, Japan. Images by aifoto. Takatsuki Arts Theatre: Creating Public Architecture Integrated with a Park -& Creating a Forest of Arts and Culture Clad in Osaka's Trees.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Andy Boyd of Jam discusses Brothers on Amazon Prime, crafting a photoreal orangutan, and thriving as a small studio in a competitive VFX landscape.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
French & Tye architects: Foils Location: 1a Crofton Road, London, SE5 8LY, United Kingdom Project Year: 2024 Photographs: French & Tye Area: 160.
Deezen
JANUARY 6, 2025
To kick off 2025, Dezeen is naming the 25 most significant buildings of the 21st century so far in our 21st Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series. Over the next 25 days we will feature the 25 buildings that had the most impact on architecture from the first quarter of the 21st century. The Dezeen team selected a single building from each year of the 21st century so far, starting today with Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern art gallery in London from the year 2000.
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Aerial imagery has emerged as a necessary tool for architecture, engineering, and construction firms seeking to improve pre-construction site analysis, make more informed planning decisions, and ensure all stakeholders have access to an accurate visualization of the site to keep the project moving forward. Download our guide and take a deeper look at how aerial imagery can be leveraged to drive project efficiency by reducing unnecessary site visits and providing the accurate details required to
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