Archinect

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has updated their progress on the Unicorn Island tech hub development in Chengdu , China. The 165.5-acre project delivers worker housing and office/research space for 70,000. Buildings are arranged in clusters and established "organically" along a radial distribution since the project began completing its first buildings in January 2020.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

Javier Agustin Rojas architects: Grimaldi - Nacht arquitectos Location: Faro de Jos Ignacio, Uruguay Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Javier Agustin Rojas Area: 10010.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Evelyn Lee ’s ascension to the 101st President of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) was capped by her inauguration ceremony last week. The Bay Area-based architect and designer follows Kimberly Dowdell and Emily Grandstaff-Rice to become the third consecutive female architect to hold the position. The AIA's press release highlighted her "technology-driven focus," along with her involvement in other areas of business as an investor and startup advisor, as professional highlights to

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

Annabell Ren architects: Bureau Gemmell architects: New Office Location: Chicago, United States Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Annabell Ren Photographs: Jiachen Wang Photographs: Area: 30000.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 17, 2024

As 2024 winds down, there’s still time to apply to architecture programs! Many schools are accepting undergraduate and graduate applications through January and February 2025 (and some even beyond that). If you’re planning to start your architecture journey in Fall '25, check out key deadlines, including those from seven featured Archinect Partner Schools.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In this week's curated employer highlight from Archinect Jobs , we are featuring five architecture and design firms with current openings in New York City , Los Angeles , San Francisco/Mill Valley, California. For even more opportunities, visit the Archinect job board and explore our active community of job seekers , firms , and schools. WORKac has an opening for a Senior Architect with ten-plus years of experience in New York City.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

Alon Koppel architects: office office Location: Bethel, United States Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Alon Koppel Photographs: Courtesy of office office Photographs: Breyden Anderson Area: 525.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Bjarke Ingles Group (BIG) has received planning permission to build the new 670 Mesquit project in Downtown LA. Situated at the eastern edge of the Arts District overlooking the LA River , the four-building scheme yields 894 new residential units, a hotel, charter school, and more than 676,000 square feet of office space. Studio-MLA is attached to the project as its landscape designer, delivering a layered connection of terraces and other areas between the former industrial site and riverbank th

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Parham Taghioff architects: Mohsen Kazemianfard - fundamental approach architects Location: Dezful, Iran Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Parham Taghioff Area: 420.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The South Korean-born academic, architect, and urban designer Sang Dae Lee has been awarded the 2024 American Prize for Architecture by both The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

Completed in 2022 in Jungnang-gu, South Korea. Images by Lee Hanul.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 17, 2024

MAD Architects has unveiled The Never Hut, an interactive installation at the Guangdong Nanhai Land Art Festival 2024 in Yanqiao Village, Foshan City, China. Set in a village with over 600 years of history, the installation reimagines a former elementary school playground into a community space for rest and connection. Image credit: Zhu Yumeng Image credit: Zhu Yumeng Inspired by Yanqiao Village’s Qing Dynasty architecture, river systems, and its iconic banyan tree, The Never Hut features

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Fernando Guerra | FG + SG architects: Jacobsen Arquitetura Location: Guaruj, Brazil Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG + SG Area: 1100.

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Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network

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Archinect

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The BBC is reporting on an effort led by family members of victims of the fatal 2017 Grenfell Fire tragedy to hold Studio E, the architectural firm responsible for its design, accountable in front of the UK’s Architects Registration Board (ARB). The action outlines Studio E as a negligent party. The BBC reports Studio E is already undergoing the liquidation process.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Waterline Square, The Waterline Club / Jaroff Studio. Image Courtesy of Q-Railing Guardrails and windscreens play an essential role in contemporary architecture, combining safety , functionality, and aesthetic appeal. These systems are crucial for protecting elevated spaces like balconies, terraces, and staircases, incorporating materials such as tempered laminated glass, stainless steel, aluminum and innovative fastening systems.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The new David Rubenstein Treehouse conference center project from Studio Gang for Harvard University has topped out near its campus in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. What will become Harvard’s first-ever mass timber structure is included as part of the larger 36-acre Enterprise Research Campus (or ERC) development that was announced last summer along with designs from MVRDV , Moody Nolan , and Marlon Blackwell.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Completed in 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany. Images by Barkow Leibinger. With "The Frankfurt Prototype", students from the Stdelschule and Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS) have realized a.

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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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Enscape

DECEMBER 17, 2024

With the year drawing to a close, let's revisit the blog posts that stole the spotlight in 2024. From intriguing industry insights to helpful how-tos, these posts were read more than 135,000 times by the Enscape community .

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Museum of London, London. Image Arnolt Smead Nestled within the junction of London Wall and Aldersgate Street in the Barbican district of the City of London lies the Museum of London. Built in 1977, the brutalist building was home to the world's largest urban history collection, with more than six million objects curated to highlight London's social history.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

For those still looking for Christmas gifts, we round up this year's top architecture and design books as part of our review of 2024. Kiosk by David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka Simply named Kiosk , this book features photos of more than 150 modernist, modular kiosks that brighten streets across central and eastern Europe. Authors David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka aimed to draw attention to the surviving, unusual structures that were constructed in factories in the Eastern Bloc from the 1970s to

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Completed in 2024 in Ljunghusen, Sweden. Images by KFA arkitekter. Ljunghusen is located on the narrowest part of Falsterbonset between resund and the Baltic Sea. It is a forest area that borders the nature reserve.

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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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designboom

DECEMBER 17, 2024

aside from the button, the trailer has three lookout cameras so its easier for the driver to park, reverse, and navigate tight spaces (or see whos knocking at the door). The post lightships AE.1 cosmos has a button that expands and elevates the aero-electric travel trailer appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Barbican Center. Image Max Colson Courtesy of Barbican Centre The City of London Corporation has approved a 191 million funding package for the first phase of the Barbican Centre 's five-year renewal program. The initiative is aimed at addressing critical repairs and upgrades to this Grade II-listed venue, including improvements to accessibility, energy efficiency, and overall functionality of its aging infrastructure.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

IKEA has announced it will re-release some of its most celebrated vintage designs from the 1960s, 70s and 80s, including a steel-framed shelf that is one of the Swedish furniture brand's most popular products on the resale market. Niels Gammelgaard 's 1978 Guide shelf, later renamed Enetri and now reissued as Byakorre, is one of ten designs in IKEA 's sixth Nytillverkad collection of reissues, alongside new versions of Gillis Lundgren 's 1973 Tajt fold-out lounge chair and Erik Wrts's 1963 oakwo

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Laurian Ghinitoiu architects: Christoph Hesse Architects Location: Hillershausen, Germany Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Laurian Ghinitoiu Photographs: Christoph Hesse Architects Area: 50.

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