Archinect
AUGUST 5, 2022
This year’s best architects 23 competition has announced its annual list of winning projects that have distinguished themselves for their “abundant creativity and unconventional solutions” to real-world challenges felt by practitioners worldwide. A total of 71 European (and one Asian) projects made the list, with another 8 being named to the gold category.
Avontuura
AUGUST 9, 2022
In the beginning there was a vision of a house made of renewable raw materials like hemp in the Homolje Mountains. The post Hemp House is a manmade artifact that hovers above the Serbian landscape appeared first on Åvontuura.
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ArchDaily
AUGUST 2, 2022
© Markus Rohrbacher. architects: dunkelschwarz Location: Elsbethen, Austria Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Markus Rohrbacher Area: 292.0 m2. Read more ».
Deezen
AUGUST 30, 2022
Kyiv-based Makhno Studio has paired soft, bumpy textures and intricate ceramic walls inside this all-beige home in Ukraine , which was completed right before the Russian invasion. Located in Kozyn, a rural town just south of Kyiv , Mureli House is a celebration of summertime and Ukrainian design, with mureli being an old Ukrainian word for apricot.
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designboom
AUGUST 30, 2022
‘house in minoh’ by Motooka Ito Architects Located in a quiet residential area in Osaka, Japan, ‘House in Minoh’ by Motooka Ito Architects is designed to respond to its surroundings, incorporating the context while expanding and shrinking throughout. Although a relatively calm neighborhood, the residence sits close to a bypass road on the east side, where […].
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Archinect
AUGUST 10, 2022
HWKN has shared photos of its latest addition to the skyline of Jersey City, New Jersey, called 351 Marin. The building, designed in partnership with executive architect HLW , topped out last fall and has recently achieved full tenancy, something developers KRE Group shares is a bellwether for increased demands for an “elevated lifestyle experience” in the city’s luxury real estate market post-Covid.
Avontuura
AUGUST 10, 2022
The home’s footprint meanders through the understory, shaped to preserve existing specimen trees and create a protected internal courtyard. The post Olson Kundig complete rugged, meandering forest house in California appeared first on Åvontuura.
Brandon Donnelly
AUGUST 28, 2022
This might seem like a fairly benign tweet by Clive Doucet, a former Ottawa City Councillor. I mean, Paris is wonderful. It is livable, walkable, and my favorite city in the world after Toronto. But as I have argued many times before on the blog, there is a tendency to look at Paris’ uniform mid-rise buildings and then incorrectly try and translate it over to a North American (or other) context with opinions that we should simply cap building heights.
Deezen
AUGUST 29, 2022
Mexican firm Arqueodigma Studio aimed to block exposure to a busy street while creating a feeling of openness within this family residence made of concrete and steel. The Lomas House is located in a suburban neighbourhood in Guadalajara , the capital of Jalisco in western Mexico. Arqueodigma Estudio intended for the interiors to feel open. Designed by local firm Arqueodigma Studio for a family, the dwelling has two levels and a below-grade area.
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designboom
AUGUST 29, 2022
large glass sliding doors wrap around the home, plants intricately drape across the balcony, and green meeting areas enliven the internal living spaces. The post M+TRO.studio weaves wind, light and greenery throughout TA house in vietnam appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
The Architect's Newsletter
AUGUST 12, 2022
There is a new craze in town. Recently, designers have been typing prompts into a diffusion-based artificial intelligence (AI) platform and waiting for images of never-before-seen buildings, logos, products, and [.]. Read More. The post Artificial intelligence can now make convincing images of buildings. Is that a good thing? appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Archinect
AUGUST 24, 2022
AEG has announced a new “nine-figure” overhaul of Los Angeles’ iconic renamed Crypto.com Arena (formerly The Staples Center) and adjacent L.A. LIVE pedestrian mall in a two-year project that promises to “provide fans with entirely new ways to experience their favorite sports and music event” once it is completed in 2024.
Dwell
AUGUST 28, 2022
With its soaring roofline and walls of glass, the Evans House opens wide to its lush surroundings. Location : 44 Benedict Hill Road, New Canaan, Connecticut Price : $2,100,000 Architect : James Evans Year Built : 1961 Footprint : 1,600 square feet (five bedrooms, four baths) Lot Size : 4.60 acres From the Agent : " Included in the 1961 Modern House Tour, the Evans House is an iconic architectural masterpiece designed by James Evans as his own home.
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Urban Realm
AUGUST 3, 2022
John O'Groats Mill Trust has won planning consent t o proceed with the alteration and extension of a B-listed Caithness mill to serve as a tourism destination. The Highland Council green light clears the way for McGregorBowes to proceed with a major programme of renovations and additions to the 18th-century threshing and corn mill, notable for having retained its kiln and inner workings in.
Deezen
AUGUST 30, 2022
Costa Rica studio Plup! has completed a pair of structures topped with dramatic skylights on the slopes of the Barva Volcano using inexpensive materials. The series of structures were completed in 2021 in San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. The area's climate is extremely damp, which led the studio to favour a design that would easily shed water. The low-cost home is located in the Costa Rican jungle.
designboom
AUGUST 25, 2022
primordial ancient egyptian architecture is fragmented and rendered through a juxtaposing, abstracted lens of 20th-century expressionism. The post AI reconstructs pharaonic architecture modules into abstract expressionist compositions appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
The Architect's Newsletter
AUGUST 11, 2022
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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?
Archinect
AUGUST 29, 2022
Even if the office were to go the way of the horse-drawn carriage, the neighborhoods we refer to today as downtowns would endure. Downtowns and the cities they anchor are the most adaptive and resilient of human creations The rise of remote work today won’t kill off our downtowns, but they will be forced to change once again. And with smart strategies and perseverance on the part of city leaders, real estate developers and the civic community, they can become even better than they were.
Dwell
AUGUST 15, 2022
The restored home—listed for $3.4M—comes with jaw-dropping views of the San Francisco Bay. Location : 7 Mariposa Court, Burlingame, California Price : $3,400,000 Year Built : 1964 Footprint : 2,230 square feet (four bedrooms, two baths) Lot Size : 0.35 acres From the Agent : " This Eichler home is located at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in Burlingame.
The Spaces
AUGUST 16, 2022
The rights to rebuild Japan’s iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower – currently in the middle of demolition – are being auctioned off, and they include a metaverse and real-life version. Architecture lovers were dismayed when news broke that the modular building, designed by Metabolist architect Kisho Kurokawa, had been consigned to the wrecking ball. Conversations about its demolition had been ongoing since 2006, but it was only earlier this year that a crew moved in to dismantle the 50-year-old Tokyo b
Deezen
AUGUST 23, 2022
Non-combustible materials form the exterior of a cabin near Lake Tahoe that was designed by US studio Faulkner Architects to serve as a "base camp" for an active family. The CAMPout House is located on a gently sloping site in Truckee, a mountain town just north of the lake known for its skiing , hiking and water sports. CAMPout House sits on a gently sloping site.
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designboom
AUGUST 18, 2022
the main reading room is located right below the rooftop pool making visitors feel as if they are inside an underwater library. . The post 3andwich design’s circular ‘water drop’ library opens toward expansive sea views in china appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
The Architect's Newsletter
AUGUST 8, 2022
In April, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its Working Group III’s Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. The report’s contents strengthened the case made [.]. Read More. The post After the latest report on climate change issued by the United Nations, architects weigh in on next steps appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Archinect
AUGUST 2, 2022
A few months removed from their grand House of Music debut in Budapest, Sou Fujimoto Architects has just unveiled concept renderings and a project website of an undulating coastal resort design on Okinawa’s Ishigaki Island for the Japanese hospitality brand NOT A HOTEL. The circular home concept includes four bedrooms arranged around an open-air combined living/dining room that includes an island kitchen and panoramic views of the ocean.
Dwell
AUGUST 3, 2022
PAD Studio replaced a rundown cottage with a new gable-roofed timber design that looks as if it’d been there all along. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Project Details: Location: Hampshire, United Kingdom Architect: PAD Studio / @pad_studiouk Builder: Belmore Building Structural Engineer: MBC Timber Frame Landscape Designer: PAD Studio / @pad_studiouk Cabinetry: R Hemsworth & Son Ecology Co
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