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JULY 19, 2024

The 2024 "Frate Sole" International Prize for Sacred Architecture has been awarded to Spanish architect Fernando Menis for his three-year-old Holy Redeemer Church of Las Chumberas in the Spanish Canary Islands town of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain. The winning design effort was selected by an international jury from a grouping of 128 entries representing 28 different countries.

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JULY 19, 2024

WAF is the world’s biggest live judged architectural awards programme, where all finalists present their projects to a panel of judges. The post World Architecture Festival 2024 Shortlist reveals Most Innovative Projects from Across the Globe appeared first on Åvontuura.

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JULY 19, 2024

The ever-moving public opening of the long-awaited Automated People Mover transit system at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has been given a new target of January 2026. The $2 billion project, which had recently been delayed until the end of next year, now expects construction to wrap up on December 8, 2025. The announcement was made Thursday by The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners and caps a string of setbacks that have prevented it from realizing its originally targeted 2023

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The Architect's Newsletter

JULY 19, 2024

To accuse a preservation architect of “facadism” is a rightful insult. If you know that a “historic” building you see from the street is really just a full face of The post Alvar Aalto’s Kaufmann Conference Center will be preserved in pieces and recreated for future exhibition appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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JULY 19, 2024

Ottawa -based architecture firm Kariouk Architects has designed a family retreat defined by its open spaces and close relationship to the landscape in a remote Ontarian forest. Photo: Scott Norsworthy The home was designed for a large family who wanted a large space for summer and winter holidays that would allow visitors to be comfortable in a remote area for long stays.

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Archinect

JULY 19, 2024

Details are emerging of Netflix ’s plans for a new series of "immersive experiences" that will reimagine several dead retail spaces inside shopping centers in the United States by 2025. Both the Galleria Dallas and the King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania are being targeted for the new Netflix House ventures, according to the streaming giant’s recent press release.

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JULY 19, 2024

Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled Kornmarktplatz, an arched structure that extends behind a neo-baroque facade in Bregenz and contains an apartment and hotel. Located on a square near Lake Constance in Austria, the eight-metre-wide building sits on a site formerly occupied by a 17th-century building that fell into disrepair after a roof fire.

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Archinect

JULY 19, 2024

The 2024 "Frate Sole" International Prize for Sacred Architecture has been awarded to Spanish architect Fernando Menis for his three-year-old Church of the Holy Redeemer in Las Chumberas in the Spanish Canary Islands town of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain. The winning design effort was selected by an international jury from a grouping of 128 entries representing 28 different countries.

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Deezen

JULY 19, 2024

Designers are increasingly manufacturing their own limited-edition products rather than waiting for brand or gallery partnerships. Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson looks at what is driving this shift. Many young designers are becoming entrepreneurs, using small-batch production to create objects that can be sold directly to consumers. A visible sign of this is the "shop" page that can now be found on the websites of up-and-coming talents such as Jaclyn Pappalardo , Andu Masebo , Nicolas Erauw

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JULY 19, 2024

Main: East Side Lofts is a mixed-use building located in a rapidly developing neighborhood near Frankfurt’s East Harbor (Osthafen). The project is composed of two parts: the renovation of a neoclassical building that was never completed because of the outbreak of World War I, and a contemporary addition of equal size that completes the original structure.

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JULY 19, 2024

the architecture uses natural materials like sandstone and cork, and draws from mallorca's traditional dairy farm typology. The post ultra-sustainable home ‘ca na catalina’ brings warm minimalism to mallorca appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JULY 19, 2024

Stone pavers meander through a courtyard lush with crepe myrtle and bayberry before arriving at the dramatic double-height glass entry to this home, which features a grand concrete staircase. The entry sets the tone for this unique project, where surprises beckon with every turn and design delivers larger-than-life living for a creative and active young family.

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Deezen

JULY 19, 2024

American furniture producer Knoll has commissioned photographer Adam Jason Cohen to shoot its re-editioned black, white, and archival dark red Bauhaus -era collections at significant locations throughout Los Angeles. The revised products include the MR Chair and Table by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ; the Wassily Chair, Cesca Chairs, and the Laccio Table by Marcel Breuer.

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JULY 19, 2024

An unconventional lobby Maison S Museum is located in Chenjiapu Village, Songyang County, Zhejiang Province, and the village is regarded as "the last secret land South of the Yangtze River". Maison S Museum, designed by WIT Design & Research, is located in the reception area of a Bed and Breakfast (B&B) establishment. Occupying an area originally intended for guestrooms, the small museum offers a free public space where tourists can gain an insight into local life.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JULY 19, 2024

Brought to you by: Architect: Populous Location: Calgary, Alberta Completion Date: 2024 View More Project Info Each July, over one million people descend on Western Canada for the Calgary Stampede, The post Populous faces Calgary’s BMO Centre with copper-colored metal panels appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

JULY 19, 2024

If you're in search of new, exciting architecture and design competitions, take a look at the latest curated picks of challenges listed on Bustler. Highlighted below are four calls seeking proposals for the transformation of a municipal ramp bridge and the design of a landscape structure in Wuhan, China, creative postcards that reflect your design vision for New York City, the best in sustainable products and services, and student-driven projects that explore how architectural materials and desi

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designboom

JULY 19, 2024

1028arq sets two horizontally offset triangles to expand the interior space, adding depth. The post black metal panels form A-frame roof atop 1028arq’s casa s in ecuador appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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JULY 19, 2024

Canadian studio Dubbeldam Architecture + Design has wrapped a lakeside cabin in cedar and topped it with a split gable roof that reinterprets a traditional A-frame cabin in Ontario. Known as Bunkie on the Hill, the 1,000-square foot (93-square metre) cabin is tucked into the treeline overlooking a lake in Muskoka, Ontario. Bunkie on the Hill is tucked into a treeline Dubbeldam Architecture + Design , which is based in Toronto, completed the quiet retreat in the fall of 2022 as a place of respite

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World Architecture Community

JULY 19, 2024

Bangkok-based architecture practice IDIN Architects has designed a cafe informed by a bottle tree (baobab) in the center in Chonburi, Thailand. Named Harudot By Nana Coffee Roasters, the öÜö-square-metre cafe is located in the well-known Thai beach town of Chonburi. The.

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JULY 19, 2024

Architecture studio GMP Architekten has completed the renovation of the post-war Hyparschale hall in Magdeburg, Germany. The studio aimed to revitalise the distinctive structure, which was originally designed by Ulrich Müther in the late 1960s, after it been abandoned for 20 years. GMP Architekten renovated the building so that it could reopen as a multifunctional venue for events and exhibitions – officially opening last month.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JULY 19, 2024

Brought to you by: Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle Location: New York Completion Date: 2024 View More Project Info New York City–based design firm Beyer Blinder Belle (BBB) has completed the The post Beyer Blinder Belle uses brick and glass curtain wall for National Urban League Headquarters in Harlem appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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JULY 19, 2024

instead of another plastic or hardware piece, the prosthesis uses textiles, which are abundant and familiar, to appear as inconspicuous as possible. The post textile-wrapped prosthesis solution SYLA X1 blends artificial limbs with everyday clothing appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JULY 19, 2024

The 12th edition of AN’s Best of Design Awards is back and ready for submissions! As this year’s competition is now open to all projects and firms globally, our jury this The post Omar Gandhi, Li Hu, David M. Powell, and Mónica Rivera join <em/>AN</em>’s 2024 Best of Design Jury appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Deezen

JULY 19, 2024

Dezeen Showroom: designers have been using glass to create furnishings for many years – here, we detail some of the products on Dezeen Showroom made from the material. Glass has long been a popular choice for designers thanks to its resistance to heat, water and sunlight. Advancements in manufacturing techniques over the years has enabled the material to take on unique textures, shapes and patterns and allow pieces to be created at a variety of scales.

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JULY 19, 2024

sihoo doro s100 features dual dynamic lumbar support, 4D armrests, adjustable backrest, and premium materials for lasting ergonomic support. The post SIHOO doro S100 ergonomic office chair doubles comfort with dual lumbar support appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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