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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

CO2 Pavilion Beijing / Superimpose Architecture. Image © Beijing Shardisland Technology Co., Ltd. Translucency, at its essence, is an optical property that enables the total or partial passage of light through materials, without providing a clear view of the objects behind them. Despite its apparent simplicity, this property has fascinating applications in the architectural field, generating attractive and powerful proposals that play with light without obstructing views.

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The Serralves Foundation in Porto, Portugal, has shared photos of its recently inaugurated new wing designed by and named for the country’s beloved Pritzker Prize-winning architect, Álvaro Siza. The 45,000-square-foot expansion is the fifth building designed by Siza for the foundation after the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art (1999), Manoel de Oliveira Cinema House (2019), Gardeners’ House (2021), and the restored Serralves Art Déco Villa (2021).

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Courtesy of Sam Crawford Architects architects: Sam Crawford Architects Location: Hurlstone Park NSW 2193, Australia Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Courtesy of Sam Crawford Architects Area: 143.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Memphis ’ Clayborn Temple, a historic civil rights landmark, is set to undergo a $25 million renovation. The five-year-long project hopes to “not only preserve its historic significance but also usher in a new era of vitality for this cultural gem and the surrounding community,” as seen in new renderings by Self+Tucker Architects. Image credit: Self+Tucker Architects The building was originally constructed in 1892 as Second Presbyterian Church, where it served an all-white cong

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Convent Saint François / Amelia Tavella Architectes. Image © Thibaut Dini The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe just revealed the 7 finalists for the 2024 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Awards. There are 5 finalists in the Architecture category and 2 in the Emerging category. In March, the jury will visit these architectural works and will decide on the winning projects that will be announced on April 25th at the CIVA in Brussels.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

© Simone Bossi architects: LCA Architetti / luca compri architetti Location: 21050 Porto Ceresio, VA, Italy Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Simone Bossi Area: 1335.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Montreal -based Atelier L’Abri has completed an experimental camping concept project in the Canadian wilderness. Named Territoire Charlevoix, and located in a forest between La Malbaie and Baie-Saint-Paul, the scheme is described as “a series of structures that are simple, yet varied; familiar, yet unusual.” Image credit: Raphaël Thibodeau Image credit: Raphaël Thibodeau The various modules comprising the project include camping shelters, viewing platforms with commun

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Courtesy of Gritbird In modern-day urban environments, green spaces such as gardens, home yards and public parks are becoming increasingly important to provide balance to our day-to-day lives. In the case of playgrounds, which are key public spaces for children, the question arises: if we make playgrounds for children to spend time and play in, why shouldn’t we extend this idea to serve adults as well?

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Social Background: Suzhou Shengze's silk production and trade have a long history. The history of mulberry planting, sericulture, silk reeling and weaving can be traced back to BC. From the Tribute of Tang Dynasty to the "Sheng Silk" of Ming and Qing Dynasties, the silk produced by Sheng Ze has long been well-known in China. After liberation, Shengze silk gradually developed from traditional manual production to industrial production.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Courtesy of Andyrahman Architect architects: Andyrahman Architect Location: Cakranegara, Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Courtesy of Andyrahman Architect Area: 2800.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The project’s starting point was its integration with the natural area of the Colares pine forest. The building mass rests on a slab platform that interrupts the natural vegetation. The architectural object resulted in a contemporary interpretation of a gabled roof building, seeking a strong relationship between the interior and exterior areas, whether they are the garden, balconies, porches, or covered or open terraces.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Courtesy of Henning Larsen Henning Larsen and Ramboll have won the competition to design the new campus for the prestigious scientific research center, CERN. Designed to integrate science and nature, the B777 building uses biogenic materials and low-carbon methods to reimagine traditional laboratory settings. Situated on the border of France and Switzerland , in CERN’s Prévessin Campus , the scheme aims to foster a sense of community, collaboration, and well-being.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In the new Werksviertel located in the east of Munich, where mashed potatoes, motorcycles and men’s suits were once manufactured and party people were out and about in Kunstpark Ost and Kultfabrik, a new urban neighborhood providing a high level of social diversity is currently under construction. Prominently situated with a view opening towards the Ostbahnhof station, the striking iCampus Rhenania complex of office buildings invites passersby into the neighborhood.

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Interior of Amalienburg (François de Cuvilliés, interiors: Johann Baptist Zimmermann and Joachim Dietrich, Munich, Germany) © Poupou99 via Wikimedia Commons Any historiography of architecture is inherently implicated and incomplete by definition: implicated because it demonstrates the interpretation and curation of examples by the one who writes it, and incomplete because, in this selection, divergent examples often fall outside the "official" timeline.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

There is a residual feeling that architecture is not for us because it has been complicit in colonization.Now that we have more voices contributing to this space, in the next few years, we’re going to really shift the idea of what design and architecture can do for the community. Will Higginbotham profiles Jefa Greenaway, of Greenaway Architects.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

© Ivan Mathie architects: atelier d'architecture King Kong Location: 55 Av. de la Grande Bégude, 13770 Venelles, France Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Ivan Mathie Area: 2858.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The SV house is located in a rural context surrounded by the typical traditional houses with sloped roofs, small windows, and wrapped by anonymous architecture. The plot for the house is where once was the owner grandparents house, it’s small in scale but huge in stories and memories for the whole family. Since the beginning we knew that we wanted to create something disruptive in this environment, something that clearly stands out from the crowd but at the same time was quite and silence

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

© half.half.photography architects: atelier TUO Location: Jiangsu Road Subdistrict, Shanghai, Changning District, Shanghai, China Project Year: 2022 Photographs: half.half.photography Area: 41.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Jackie XU Private Residence stands as a testament to the enduring bond between its owner, a cherished friend, and her two beloved canine companions—a 4-year-old Schnauzer and a 2-year-old Italian Greyhound. Within this residence, the emotional connection shared between owner and pets serves as the cornerstone of our design philosophy. This residence, akin to a love letter exchanged between them, embodies a space where mutual reliance and unwavering support intertwine.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

© Hitesh Toolsidass architects: Studio SKLIM Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Hitesh Toolsidass Photographs: Area: 8000.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Architects Orange have developed a proposal for Oklahoma City featuring what could become the " the tallest building in the United States and currently fifth tallest in the world. " thom.Bohlen@pima.gov agrees " with the previous negative design comments, and would add that the 1,750 ft tower element appears to be an afterthought, and not the driver of the design. " Most everyone is excited about plans for the redevelopment of the soon-to-close Santa Monica Airport by Sasaki Associates , who are

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

© Karol Żurawski architects: Karol Zurawski Location: ul. Rychnowska, Warsaw, Poland Project Year: 2020 Photographs: Karol Żurawski Area: 25000.

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Development company Human Nature has received planning approval to transform a former industrial site in Lewes into a sustainable 685-home neighbourhood that will be the UK's largest made from timber. The Phoenix, which was granted planning permission last week, will be built from engineered timber and be the most sustainable neighbourhood in the UK, according to Human Nature.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Casa do Lagar in Quinta de Recião is located in the lower part of a valley slope in Várzea de Abrunhais where the Varosa River runs its western.

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Irregularly placed square openings puncture the thick concrete exterior of SV House in Portugal , recently completed by architecture studio Spaceworkers. Located on a sloping site near the town of Sobrado, the blocky, three-storey home occupies a plot once occupied by the home of the client's grandfather. It is formed from board-marked concrete, designed by Spaceworkers to "stand out" but also present a "quiet silence" to the street, while the square openings are positioned to frame outward view

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