Archinect

JULY 22, 2024

Santiago Calatrava has been named the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 's 2024 recipient of the Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award. In receiving the annual distinction, he joins SOM engineer John Zils, the winner of this year's Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award. Both were selected for their respective contributions to the design of tall buildings worldwide, with Calatrava's (himself a trained structural engineer) work being hailed as one that "define[s] skylines and urb

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Chaos

JULY 22, 2024

Legendary VFX Supervisor Jeff Kleiser talks about everything from working on “Tron” and “Stargate” to his fascinating new project about Amsterdam during WWII.

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Archinect

JULY 22, 2024

The forthcoming ATX Tower project in Austin from Handel Architects in partnership with Page celebrated its topping-out ceremony last week. The mixed-use, 425,000-square-foot design includes 369 high-end apartments and over 100,000 square feet of workspaces in a distinctive 58-story silhouette that captures the scale and material character of its adjoining neighbors near Republic Square.

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designboom

JULY 22, 2024

this contemporary glass house is designed for a young couple looking to escape urban life in valle de bravo, mexico. The post glass house ‘casa cono’ lightly floats in mexico’s forests with design by estudio atemporal appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JULY 22, 2024

Safdie Architects has shared photos of their latest contribution to Shanghai 's Luwan district, the new LuOne Mixed-Use Complex, after its construction was completed in the past year. Featuring an eight-story bronze colonnade-lined retail component and a 35-story office tower, the project “answers the pressing need for connection to nature and a place of community within Shanghai’s urban core,” in the words of Senior Partner Christopher Mulvey.

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Archinect

JULY 22, 2024

POETIC GARDEN is a private club that draws people into a poetic space with a quiet mood.This is a leisure space in the form of a private clubhouse to display the customized products of the whole house, through the creation of a poetic lifestyle to immerse people in it. The quality, malleability and beauty of the customized products are naturally revealed in the living space.

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Deezen

JULY 22, 2024

Design studio Dihome has created a colourful industrial-style interior for this compact 15th-floor apartment in Kyiv , Ukraine. Named Suprematism, this 42-square-metre apartment was adapted for a young couple who wanted a bright, colourful apartment with the most functional use of space. "I wanted to dress the interior in a modern, bold way to give it a young and relaxed theme," Dihome founder Yevheniia Sytnik told Dezeen.

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Archinect

JULY 22, 2024

Perched on a sloping site, Kefi House showcases a design aesthetic that seamlessly blends modern lines with coastal charm. Bathed in the glow of the Australian sun, this Sydney home, designed, built, and furnished by Cadence & Co, is a haven of warmth, celebration and connection. The clients, a couple with a young child, sought to create a four-bedroom, three-bathroom relaxed yet considered family home, infused with a touch of Mediterranean style.

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Deezen

JULY 22, 2024

An Ettore Sottsass gridded feature wall and a sculptural green ladder characterise this 1920s Dutch house , which interiors firm DAB Studio designed to reference the Amsterdam School. Called Collectors Home, the dwelling is defined by the intricate brickwork and stained glass windows typical of the Amsterdam School – a movement from 1910 to 1920 that paid equal attention to the architecture and interior design of a building.

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Archinect

JULY 22, 2024

Located in the heart of Dublin, Ireland, the Flynn Mews House seamlessly integrates into and celebrates its historic urban fabric. Sharing ground with an 1847 coach house, the design for this residence highlights and reframes the site through an unabashedly contemporary gesture that honors history while adding to it a distinctly new architectural strain.

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Architizer

JULY 22, 2024

The jury and the public have had their say — feast your eyes on the winners of Architizer's 12th Annual A+Awards. Subscribe to our Awards Newsletter to receive future program updates. With the Paris 2024 Olympics just around the corner, excitement is building up. This time, however, it’s not for the usual reasons (well, at least not for the architecture community).

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Archinect

JULY 22, 2024

In the past, the site has had a lot of discussion about team members change firms. These team members typically have low to mid level of experience (ten years or so max). I'm wondering what more people experienced have encountered when looking to change firms. I'm thinking it would be a lot like getting back into dating after having been in a loooong term relationship.

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designboom

JULY 22, 2024

clad in aluminum with custom-made PBT keycaps, the resignation's circuit board is reprogrammed so that each key functions as an escape command. The post all-escape keyboard by william fort encourages us to break free from the digital world appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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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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Dwell

JULY 22, 2024

An abandoned workers’ home is revived using mirrors and a fresh lick of paint to appear larger than its 344 square feet. "For me, this was an opportunity to do things differently, to experiment," says architect Rui Dinis about the former workers’ home he bought in 2017 near Covelo Park, on the edge of central Porto, in Portugal. The 344-square-foot house had originally formed part of a project known as urban islands, which were a common type of housing in the city from the 19th century onwards.

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World Architecture Community

JULY 22, 2024

Mexican architecture studio Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados (PPAA) has completed a sleek residence with earthy lines and pastel tones in Valle de Bravo, Mexico.Named Copas House, the üÜö-square-metre building is situated in Valle de Bravo, was in.

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Deezen

JULY 22, 2024

This hotel bar in the centre of Kyiv , Ukraine, was designed by Mirzoyan Studio to have plywood panelled walls and a green latticed ceiling to improve acoustics. Bursa Bar opened earlier this year in the city's historic Podil neighbourhood, on the first floor of the boutique Bursa Hotel. Bursa Bar was designed to look like the inside of a speaker or musical instrument The 55-square-metre cocktail bar was designed by Mirzoyan Studio founder Nastia Mirzoyan as a place for music lovers, hoping to a

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Dwell

JULY 22, 2024

Set in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the 1950 Usonian gem has built-in furniture, red concrete floors, and views of Little Asylum Lake. Location : 2822 Taliesin Drive, Kalamazoo, Michigan Price : $1,850,000 Architect : Frank Lloyd Wright Year Built : 1950 Footprint : 2,469 square feet (three bedrooms, three baths) Lot Size : 2.38 acres From the Agent : " Introducing the Robert D. & Winifred L.

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Deezen

JULY 22, 2024

South Carolina-based studios SDCO and Basic Projects have overhauled a seaside restaurant in Charleston with a nostalgic design that extends across everything from interiors to memorabilia. Contemporary details feature throughout the redesigned Sullivan's Fish Camp , but are interwoven with retro elements to create an aesthetic that respects the restaurant's long history.

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Bustler

JULY 22, 2024

A well-deserved tribute to the influential late Italian businessman and multihyphenate designer Paolo Pininfarina , who passed away unexpectedly this April at the age of 65, has come in the form of the 2024 American Prize for Design. His selection as its newest laureate was announced by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies in conjunction with Good Design.

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Deezen

JULY 22, 2024

Chinese studio Galaxy Arch has completed a pavilion in Suzhou Industrial Park that is modelled on an old wooden cabin and sheltered by a curved roof with large overhangs. Located alongside a grove of camphor trees, the pavilion is one of 11 on the banks of Jinji Lake, each designed to provide visitor services for people within a 15-minute radius. Galaxy Arch has created a pavilion containing visitor services in Suzhou Named Wooden Cabin Pavilion No 1, Galaxy Arch 's design references an old and

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designboom

JULY 22, 2024

the purple ink studio redefines each balcony as a garden deck, providing each home with a private garden in the heart of the city. The post curving balconies double as environmental filters at housing complex in bangalore appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

JULY 22, 2024

Texas A&M Department of Architecture students showcased their end-of-year projects in an exhibition held on the university 's campus, as revealed in this video created by Dezeen for the programme. The exhibition at Texas A&M is an annual event highlighting student design projects and faculty research initiatives. This year's showcase included models , drawings , renderings and animations on large LED screens.

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Hotel Designs

JULY 22, 2024

Hotel Designs WASHLET from TOTO – a revolution in the bathroom WASHLET from TOTO – a revolution in the bathroom In 2009, TOTO introduced its top-trending WASHLET shower toilet in Europe – starting a revolution in the bathroom… In 2009, Japanese sanitary expert TOTO gave visitors to ISH, the world’s leading trade show for the bathroom industry, a warm welcome – this was the brands first time at the Frankfurt show, and it had a decisive product in their portfolio: WASHLET.

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Dwell

JULY 22, 2024

The San Francisco home by Craig Steely Architecture features a giant round window, bright yellow cabinetry, and a groovy slatted feature that overlooks it all. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. Project Details: Location: San Francisco, California Architect: Craig Steely Architecture / @ craigsteely Footprint: 1,750 square feet Builder: Forsythe General Contractors

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Bustler

JULY 22, 2024

What’s the typical future teenager’s room going to look like? A current exhibition at the Danish Architecture Center explores that very question with a number of surprising answers relating to the influence social media, sustainability, and mental health concerns have all had on interior design as it moves headlong into the third decade of the 21st century.

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