Archinect

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Concluding the 2023 World Architecture Festival in Singapore is the announcement of the prestigious World Building of the Year award , which went to Huizhen High School by Approach Design Studio and Zhejiang University of Technology Engineering Design Group. Designed as an "efficiency-first" campus in the Jianbei District of Huizhen, this boarding school was created to mimic a "floating forest.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Huizhen High School by Approach Design Studio - Zhejiang University of Technology Engineering Design Group Co.,Ltd_Huizhen High School by Approach Design Studio. Photo Courtesy of WAF23 The ultimate accolades of World Building of the Year, World Interior of the Year, Future Project of the Year and Landscape of the Year were announced today as hundreds of delegates from across the world convened at a grand finale Gala Dinner at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Vancouver-based Omer Arbel Office (OAO) has completed work on their award-winning project 75.9 , a new construction of a private home located adjacent to a hayfield in rural British Columbia. The design scheme won in the 'Future Project House' category at the 2019 World Architecture Festival. Image courtesy Omer Arbel Office (OAO) Image courtesy Omer Arbel Office (OAO) The complex was completed this year at an undisclosed cost and features a monumental column resembling a lily pad, produced via

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 1, 2023

© Roberta Gewehr architects: schlaich bergermann und partner Location: Porto Alegre, Río Grande del Sur, Brazil Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Roberta Gewehr Area: 4000.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

ETH Zurich has published details of new research into lightweight building components produced using 3D printing. Led by doctoral architecture researcher Patrick Bedarf, the Airlements project centers on cement-free mineral foams derived from recycled industrial waste. Working within the institution’s Digital Building Technologies group led by Professor Benjamin Dillenburger, Bedarf’s project emerged from a doctoral thesis on lightweight insulating construction elements, and how comp

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Our latest weekly curated jobs roundup from the Archinect Job board highlights nine new career opportunities from architecture schools in the Midwest seeking fellows, assistant professors, academic leaders, and facilities staff. To look up specific job titles from the architectural profession, consult Archinect's Guide to Job Titles series. Also, follow our Archinect Tips series to improve your portfolio, resume, interviewing skills, and increase your overall chances of getting that next job.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 1, 2023

© Creative Eyes architects: TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers Location: Teinemaeda, Teine Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 006-0829, Japan Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Creative Eyes Area: 16490.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 1, 2023

A team at the University of British Columbia has developed “smart construction robots ” for performing basic tasks on construction sites, such as lifting and moving objects. The team, led by Dr. Tony Yang from the University’s Smart Structures Lab, recently demonstrated the concept at a construction site in Richmond, British Columbia.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 1, 2023

© Zaickz Moz architects: Worc Arquitectos Location: Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Zaickz Moz Area: 247.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Studio Gang has revealed plans for the new home of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival in Upstate New York. Located in the town of Garrison, the 13,850-square-foot performing arts space is set to become the first-ever LEED Platinum theater design in the United States when it is completed. Nelson Byrd Woltz will provide landscaping for the site, a 98-acre former golf course that was donated to the company in 2020.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Casa Hualle / Ampuero Yutronic. Image © Felipe Fontecilla Unlike classical architecture, characterized by a series of rooms with very defined functions and spaces, the current architectural design seeks to integrate spaces to achieve high degrees of adaptability and flexibility. In this way, the boundaries of the enclosures are blurred and new solutions appear that are worth analyzing.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Peterson Rich Office (PRO) has been announced as the architect of a major renovation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City that will overhaul its Fifth Avenue entrance, gift shop, and other public areas over a period of several years. The Met says this work will be conducted in two phases: the new gallery will be enacted first near the Great Hall, followed by the renovation of the outside plaza area and a reconfiguration of existing dining areas.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 1, 2023

© XIRU architects: REAL Architects Location: Huan Cheng Xi Lu, Hai Shu Qu, Ning Bo Shi, Zhe Jiang Sheng, China Project Year: 2023 Photographs: XIRU Area: 1500.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

A mural painted by Banksy which first appeared not long after Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU) has been destroyed after the building it was painted on was knocked down. The artwork, said to have been valued at around £1m, first appeared in the coastal town of Dover in 2017, the year after Britain voted to leave the union in a controversial referendum.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 1, 2023

© Jaeyoon Kim architects: Listen Communication Location: 37-150 Mungaesil-gil, Nam-myeon, Yeongweol, Gangwon-do, South Korea Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Jaeyoon Kim Area: 1468.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 1, 2023

As the World Architecture Festival comes to a close, the final awards for best interior were announced in Singapore. After reviewing an exciting shortlist of projects, the INSIDE Festival of Interiors has named 19 Waterloo Street by Australian-based practice SJB as the World Interior of the Year. According to the Festival and jury, this year's winning interior "utilizes expanded connections creatively within a limited footprint to create an open and quiet oasis in the city.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 1, 2023

© Bildarchiv Foto Marburg architects: Dichter Architekturgesellschaft Location: Marburg, Hessen, Germany Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg Area: 2435.

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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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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled Haus 1, a bright yellow workplace adapted from a 1990s office building in Berlin with local studio Hirschmüller Schindele Architekten. Located south of Tempelhof Field, it is the second project completed for Atelier Gardens – the redevelopment of a 23,800-metre-square film and media campus into a hub for social entrepreneurship and activism.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters. Front porch living is a staple activity in many parts of the world; this culture of chatting with passersby, catching a fresh breeze and watching over the neighborhood was long viewed as a cultural mainstay of the southern United States.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

To kick off our review of 2023 , Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft takes a look back at this year's top architecture and design stories. Photo by Jupiter Images January – Energy savings from home insulation "vanishing" after four years The year began with news that a University of Cambridge research study had found that energy savings initially achieved by insulating UK homes appear to be cancelled out within a few years as users increase energy use.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

The second round of award winners of the ”' World Architecture Festival have been announced, following Day Two of live presentations at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, in which hundreds of shortlisted projects were presented by practices from around the world. Amongst to.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Latvian builder recently started selling its spruce-clad cabins in the U.S., with its largest model starting at $140,000. Welcome to Prefab Profiles, an ongoing series of interviews with people transforming how we build houses. From prefab tiny houses and modular cabin kits to entire homes ready to ship, their projects represent some of the best ideas in the industry.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

in time for COP28 in dubai, philippe starck designs HRS’ hydrogen refueling station with reflective steel that mirrors the surroundings. The post philippe starck launches hydrogen refueling station in polished steel at dubai’s COP28 appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 1, 2023

From a sprawling concrete villa in California with interiors by designer Kelly Wearstler to a timber-framed cottage within a Scottish ruin, here are Dezeen's top five houses of November 2023. Our latest roundup of the five most popular residences featured on Dezeen in the last month also includes a hexagonal home in Amsterdam, a playful Sydney townhouse and the renovation of a 1960s house in rural Belgium.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Known as Chip Chop, the 20-acre property dates back to the 1930s when it was built for Broadway stay Katharine Cornell. Location : 794 & 690 Chappaquonsett Road, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts Price : $24,000,000 Architect : Eric Gugler Year Built : 1937 Footprint : Four homes with 10 bedrooms, nine full and two half baths Lot Size : 20.34 acres From the Agent : " Chip Chop is a legendary 20-acre beach compound set on Vineyard Sound.

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