Archinect

JULY 21, 2024

With its focus on mobility, greenery and renovation, the overarching legacy of the Paris Olympics looks set to be more promising than most, ultimately helping to stitch long-severed suburbs into the centre. The mental geography of most Parisians will expand, for the better. Perhaps that’s the most that could be hoped for: with its emphasis on speed and reliance on private developers, the Olympics can hardly be a vehicle for more equitable forms of development.

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SW Oregon Architect

JULY 21, 2024

The new Eugene City Hall (all photos by me) My wife and I attended last Thursday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony and public open house marking the official opening of Eugene’s new City Hall in the former Eugene Water & Electric Board headquarters building. The ceremony was the happy culmination of a lengthy saga fraught with more than its share of debate, second-guessing, and squandering of resources. (1) In my opinion, the City’s ultimate selection of the EWEB site is already proving to be the mo

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Archinect

JULY 21, 2024

Last year's devastating wildfires in California and Hawaii once again came into focus as part of a New York Times exposé on the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (I.B.H.S.)-led movement towards the “biggest overhaul of building standards in more than 30 years.” Burn demonstrations help visualize protective interventions that best resemble moats in unison with better building materials.

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Deezen

JULY 21, 2024

Architecture studio DeRoché Strohmayer has converted a deteriorating two-storey house on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana , into a retreat for artist and writer residencies. Named Dot.Ateliers Ogbojo, the retreat combines living areas and workspaces at the edge of the city that offer access to nature and aim to encourage creativity. The former two-storey home has been transformed by DeRoché Strohmayer with brighter interiors, alongside a new canopy, outside spaces and an open ground-floor facade.

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designboom

JULY 21, 2024

surrounded by lush vegetation, a courtyard invites abundant natural light and ventilation while integrating the garden with the house. The post oficina conceito arquitetura’s cantilevering house protrudes from stone volume in brazil appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Architectural Record

JULY 21, 2024

Five years after César Pelli’s death, his namesake firm is ushering in a new generation of leaders–including six new partners—while staying true to its DNA.

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Deezen

JULY 21, 2024

Central Saint Martins graduate Saima Fateh has designed a system of automatically closing window blinds that shade the interior when it gets too hot and change colour to signal dangerous levels of UV radiation. Fateh developed the TranSense Screens as part of her final-year studies on the MA Industrial Design programme at the University of the Arts London 's Central Saint Martins art school.

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designboom

JULY 21, 2024

TIM arquitectos' facade is composed of low-maintenance materials like concrete and bricks, paired with wood for the sunshades. The post adjustable sunshades animate rustic facade in argentine residence by TIM arquitectos appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Bustler

JULY 21, 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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designboom

JULY 21, 2024

'the movable, two-part structure on circular rails makes it possible to close and open according to the resident's needs, independently of each other and in different configurations,' notes the studio. The post moveable walls at KWK promes’ open house in germany offer privacy when needed appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

JULY 21, 2024

The third floor of the iconic Lever House skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan has been renovated by architecture firm Marmol Radziner to complement the building's original modernist design. Marmol Radziner completed the interiors for the Lever Club within the office tower at 390 Park Avenue, which was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in the International style and completed in 1952.

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Brandon Donnelly

JULY 21, 2024

Yesterday afternoon, I took the 504 King streetcar from the Bloor-Dundas West mobility hub down to King & Bathurst to meet a friend at the Wheat Sheaf Tavern. In case you didn’t know, this is believed to be the oldest continually-operating pub in the city. It opened in 1849. My streetcar ride took an obscenely long time (over an hour) and so it was the wrong mobility choice for a peak summer afternoon.

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Bustler

JULY 21, 2024

Buildner presents the third edition of the Home of Shadows architecture competition. This event continues to highlight the crucial interplay between light and shadow in creating functional and inviting living spaces. Light is one of the most important factors when designing homes, and the use of natural light is vital in creating a space that feels both comfortable, inviting and practical.

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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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