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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

And just like that, it's November! With plenty of holidays just around the corner, it's a great opportunity to venture out and explore exciting events for the architecture and design community. From the long list of current and upcoming events listed on Bustler , we have curated a few recommendations worth checking out this month, including biennials (one closing soon and one just starting) in Chicago and Venice, film and photo festivals in Toronto and London, industry gatherings dedicated to su

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The world urgently needs architects and designers to start prioritising humanitarian projects, writes Cameron Sinclair as part of our Designing for Disaster series. What is humanity? From the Latin word "humanitas" we find the definition "human nature" and, within that, our unique and innate ability to love, have compassion and be creative. If you look at the state of the planet, it is easy to feel like we've lost "our humanity" and our ability to love the place we collectively inhabit.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Pentagram has released materials showcasing their new visual identity project undertaken for their clients at the Memphis Art Museum (formerly the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art) ahead of the completion of its Herzog & de Meuron -led expansion in 2025. The lettering and logo included in the kit derive from cross-section drawings of the new 122,000-square-foot building, which will grace the center of downtown at Overton Park.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Scottish architecture studio Loader Monteith has designed an office with a gabled roof , along with two private residences, for mountain bike tour operator H&I Adventures on a sloping brownfield site in Scotland. Located in Inverness, northern Scotland, the two-story office building features a steep gabled roof and is defined by its charred timber cladding and black metal detailing – materials chosen to maximise its durability.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Provencher_Roy has shared photos following the firm’s completion of a bridge reconstruction project in Nuns’ Island, Montreal. The new Darwin Bridges makeover represents the first instance of Ground Glass Pozzolan (GGP), a recycled glass product developed with researchers from the Université de Sherbrooke and the City of Montreal, being used in an architectural design worldwide.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The UK-based salary transparency advocates The Pay 100 have released their latest set of survey data on average salaries across UK firms. Expanding upon last year’s inaugural snapshot of results, the 2023 addition also includes data on unpaid overtime. As reported by the Architect’s Journal , almost 1000 submissions have been made to the database.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Architecture studio Foster + Partners has revealed a masterplan for an urban centre near Hangzhou in China, which will be based around a skyscraper-flanked spine. Based in Yuhang, one of 10 urban districts in Hangzhou, the masterplan will be laid out around a central axis that the studio described as a "leafy spine". It will be located alongside the "infinity loop" skyscraper being designed by Danish studio BIG for OPPO.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A microcosm of a neighborhood created by rooms, yards and hills Cheongna District is a new city development, located near Incheon, Korea, on land reclaimed from the sea. All the fa-cilities in Cheongna are vehicle-centered, making it difficult to find a human scale. Children in this area grow up in an urban environment, comprised mainly of apartments and office buildings, where convenience facilities are fragmen-tary and where both the streets and the natural environ-ment, which should be interw

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

We are thrilled to announce the winners of Architizer's inaugural Vision Awards , the world’s biggest awards program dedicated to the art of architectural representation. Sign up to receive future program updates > Drawing is a reflection of how we imagine new futures. When we leave spaces and lines open to different interpretations, it gives room for diverse meanings and ideas.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have unveiled a “first-of-its-kind AI model” that can help policymakers identify and prioritize houses for retrofitting and other decarbonizing measures. The deep learning model, trained by researchers from the university’s Department of Architecture, promises “to make it far easier, faster, and cheaper to identify these high-priority problem properties and develop strategies to improve their green credentials,” the team

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Avontuura

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Lumber 4 is a six-storey building. A recessed ground floor forms the commercial floor and the five floors above are office. The post Oslotre designs 6-storey mass timber commercial and office building in Kristiansand appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A new residential project in Boston from MVRDV and co-architect Moody Nolan will deliver much-needed housing accommodations for the burgeoning Enterprise Research Campus (ERC) district on the southern edge of Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. The scheme remade a former industrial site located across from the Harvard Business School on Western Avenue into a new urban district with a 343-unit housing component (25% of which is considered ‘affordable’), new green spaces, and

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

US architecture practice StudioSC teamed up with Colombian studio Base Taller to design a triangular concrete commercial office building in Medellín, Colombia. Known as Indie Lab, the 69,632-square foot (6,469-square metre) complex is situated on a steeply sloped site next to a nature preserve outside the city of Medellín. StudioSC and Base Taller have created a triangular concrete office building in Medellín The overall design drew inspiration from both busy streetscapes and the view out toward

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Energy-neutral dwelling with exquisite details Using Belgian hand-formed bricks, architect Joris Verhoeven has designed a breathtaking residence in Berkel-Enschot. With an eye for detail and sustainability, Verhoeven has created a unique living environment that is both aesthetically pleasing and energy-friendly, without any visible compromise on the exterior.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Villa delivers backyard homes starting at $225K, and you can be involved with every step from design to configuration. Welcome to Prefab Profiles , an ongoing series of interviews with people transforming how we build houses. From prefab tiny houses and modular cabin kits to entire homes ready to ship, their projects represent some of the best ideas in the industry.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Maison K is a project designed to respond to elements that are adapted to the context and suitable for the use of the homeowner. The project is located at a roundabout corner, in Quy Nhon city, where the conditions are very hot and the conditions are relatively complicated because there are both rainy and sunny seasons and near the sea. Initial thoughts started from the fact that the architect felt the impact of natural weather conditions as well as the location where the building was formed.

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The Architect's Newsletter

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Buckminster Fuller debuted his geodesic dome concept at the 1954 Milan Triennale as a large cardboard model. The showcase turned into a career-long examination of spherical housing prototypes and energy The post A visitor center clad in 3D-printed panels is planned for the site of Buckminster Fuller’s self-designed geodesic dome home in Illinois appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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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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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This award-winning urban farm transformed a seven-acre tree nursery into an agriculture center for a culturally diverse area of Seattle. It inspires and educates people to safeguard our natural resources while developing an equitable and sustainable food system. Local food production for a neighborhood abundant with immigrant culture means refugees, who were forced to flee their homeland farms, now pass down food, farming traditions, and identity to the next generation through RBUFW.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

At Dutch Design Week , London-based food designer Leyu Li showcased three conceptual products that combine lab-grown meat with vegetables, called Broccopork, Mushchicken and Peaf. The speculative project suggests how lab-grown meat might be cultivated on plant tissue, resulting in a range of hybrid meaty vegetables. Broccopork, Mushchicken and Peaf are imaginary products designed by Leyu Li Leyu Li presented the designs as part of Future Farmers Market, an exhibition of imaginary food products t

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Overlooking a mountain lake, with sweeping views of the North Cascades, the Bear Creek Basecamp family home respects its rugged Methow Valley surroundings. The low profile of the home preserves views for everyone enjoying the lake and its surrounding hills. The home has more windows than walls while remaining energy efficient. The shed roof holds snow to insulate in the winter and exterior steel and concrete are low maintenance.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A castle-like house by London studio Denizen Works that is vying for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award is the focus of this video , produced by Stephenson& The short film is the first in a series being published by Dezeen this month with the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) to spotlight the award's 2023 shortlist.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Herzog & de Meuron at The Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts Burlington House, Piccadilly London Herzog & de Meuron at London’s Royal Academy transports gallerygoers into a literal The post At the Royal Academy of Arts, <em>Herzog & de Meuron</em> highlights “care” in the Swiss practice’s projects appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Felicita Gāga has turned the practice of doomscrolling into a digital outfit. The project, called Threads of Influence, centres around "a digital dress made of social media noise, similarly uncomfortable to embrace and yet too addictive to let go of completely". The dress is formed of a fast-moving feed of images and videos Gāga wanted to create a wearable design that embodied the sheer volume of digital content she experiences on a daily basis.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Atelier HA went no holds barred for the dramatic interiors of Mistinguett, which draw on the glittering music hall history of Paris. The restaurant is located inside the fabled Casino de Paris – a historic music hall in the 9th arrondissement which dates back to the 18th century. The building is still an active theatre and is famously where ‘Queen of the Music Hall’ Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois, aka, Mistinguett made her stage debut in 1895.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Dezeen Courses: we've rounded up six short courses that intend to enhance proficiency in design software, including Adobe Creative Suite, Grasshopper, Rhino and SketchUp. This roundup includes courses that are led by designers at internationally recognised studios such as BIG and Snøhetta. The courses are offered online or in person with the option of one-to-one tutorials.

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