ArchDaily
JULY 9, 2023
© ArchDaily The challenge of designing a house with a tight budget and space constraints, together with the essential duty of responding correctly to the requirements of the user, is sometimes one of the most challenging and motivating tasks an architect can face. How can you take advantage of space most effectively? How can you avoid wasted material?
The Architect's Newsletter
JULY 6, 2023
The word “practice” suggests routine and repetition. Like the kid who takes 100 shots from the free-throw line, the act should improve its desired outcome. Within architecture, the term, as The post A new wave of educators are updating how professional practice courses are delivered in architecture schools. What are they teaching? appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
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Archinect
JULY 3, 2023
The Nation, America’s leading source of progressive politics and culture, today named Kate Wagner (@mcmansionhell) to its masthead as architecture correspondent. Best known as the brains behind the brilliant and satirical architecture blog, “”McMansion Hell,” and following a wildly successful stint as a Nation guest columnist earlier this year, Wagner will contribute monthly commentary on architecture and the built environment—but not as always conventionally unders
Deezen
JULY 4, 2023
A roughly-hewn stone trough and a traditional mill for pressing olive oil were repurposed by interior designer Pilar García-Nieto within this farmhouse-turned- hotel near Mallorca 's Serra de Tramuntana mountain range. The Lodge is the latest boutique hotel from Único Hotels , tucked away inside a 157-hectare estate filled with centenarian almond and olive trees, lavender fields and 20 kilometres of hiking trails.
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Avontuura
JULY 6, 2023
The design references Californian rock formations, and features a landscaped public “canyon” that cuts through the building’s plinth. The post Geology-inspired sustainable tower “The Canyon” by MVRDV is completed in San Francisco’s Mission Rock appeared first on Åvontuura.
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ArchDaily
JULY 8, 2023
Melkwegbrug / NEXT Architects. Image © NEXT Architects What does the future of cities and transportation look like? It looks like the future will run on two wheels and a handle bar. Many explain the rise of cyclists as a shift towards a healthier and more economical lifestyle. But while that may be true, why would individuals feel inclined to ride bicycles if the roads don't support it, or if there weren't adequate spaces to park?
The Architect's Newsletter
JULY 7, 2023
Brought to you by: Architect: ATELIER ARS Location: La Floresta, Ajijic, Jalisco, México Completion Date: 2022 View More Project Info Responding to a request from the Ministry of Culture of The post ATELIER ARS promotes local brick and ceramic work on a cultural center in Jalisco appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Archinect
JULY 6, 2023
A team comprising Mecanoo , Meng Architects, and Lora Landscape has been named as winners of an international competition to design the Shenzhen Guangming Scientist Valley in China. The project seeks to create “the first comprehensive national science center in the Greater Bay Area, attracting researchers and innovative talents from around the world to create a world-leading research and innovation hub.
Deezen
JULY 7, 2023
A larch-clad extension defines Pen y Common, a 17th-century longhouse overhauled by Nidus Architects and Rural Office that sits on a hillside in rural Wales. The dwelling, which is located on a hill overlooking the market town of Hay-on-Wye, contains a new living space, master bedroom, and entrance lobby in its extension. Pen y Common is located on a hill It was created by Nidus Architects and Rural Office for a family who wanted a generous home that could meet the current and future needs of fa
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Architonic
JULY 4, 2023
<p>Raga Svara, as in the words of its founders, focuses on the therapeutic, aesthetic, philosophical, and ecological well-being of oneself in conjunction with the surroundings. Raga’s logo “Pause” indicates all those who enter this green haven consciously pause in time, reflect, listen to the body in synergy with nature, and get rejuvenated in an educational way.
designboom
JULY 9, 2023
the newly constructed sports venues will host the anticipated 2023 asian games. The post UAD affixes sun-powered rotating louvers on sports center’s modular facade in hangzhou appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
ArchDaily
JULY 20, 2023
Appartement Spectral / BETILLON / DORVAL‐BORY. Image Courtesy of BETILLON / DORVAL‐BORY Light is a key feature in architecture. Centuries ago, the sun and fire were the only sources of illumination, but in today's technology-driven world, artificial lighting and cutting-edge optical technologies have found ways to mimic the qualities of natural light, making it possible to have a naturally-lit-looking space within four walls.
The Architect's Newsletter
JULY 3, 2023
For Cop City: 4; Against Cop City: 124. This was the tally taken at a public hearing on June 6 in Atlanta City Hall over the new Atlanta Public Safety The post Despite significant pushback, a new public safety training center will move forward in Atlanta appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network
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Archinect
JULY 7, 2023
Polish firm SLAS architekci has injected an eye-catching multifunctional public space into a university campus in the southern Polish city of Chorzów. Called “Activity Zone,” the project was a nominee in the 2022 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. Image © Michał Kopaniszyn The park was completed in 2019 for the University of Silesia.
Deezen
JULY 4, 2023
Glossy white-concrete panels clad this holiday home with a pentagonal plan in Italy , which has been designed by Milan studio JM Architecture. The dwelling is named Pinwheel after its distinctive shape, which was JM Architecture 's solution for the client's "only request" – that it offers views of both the nearby Lake Maggiore and surrounding alpine valleys.
The Spaces
JULY 3, 2023
Like much of Eastern Europe’s former Soviet nations, Lithuania has been through the mill. The three million-strong Baltic state was once the biggest country in Europe. More recently, it has suffered invasions and the partial destruction of its cities, including the capital Vilnius. But despite these experiences, the city still has many Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical buildings, and in 1994, its old town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
designboom
JULY 5, 2023
the new fiat topolino electric car gets two versions: one for city cruising with closed doors, and dolcevita with open doors and rollable sunroof. The post new fiat topolino electric car with rollable sunroof + open doors can be driven by 14 year olds 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?
ArchDaily
JULY 9, 2023
2017 Tithi Luadthong. Image © Shutterstock This article is the fifth in a series focusing on the Architecture of the Metaverse. ArchDaily has collaborated with John Marx , AIA, the founding design principal and Chief Artistic Officer of Form4 Architecture , to bring you monthly articles that seek to define the Metaverse, convey the potential of this new realm as well as understand its constraints.
The Architect's Newsletter
JULY 7, 2023
Brought to you by: Architect: SOM Location: Atlanta, Georgia Completion Date: May 2023 View More Project Info The Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill The post SOM’s Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown in Atlanta establishes a holistic approach to patient care appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Archinect
JULY 3, 2023
The AIA Los Angeles chapter has announced the winners of their 2023 Residential Architecture Award. Twenty projects were recognized for the annual series ranging from affordable and supportive housing to single-family and multi-family housing. In addition to the twenty honored projects, two additional projects received the Climate Positive Award sponsored by Southern California Edison.
Deezen
JULY 2, 2023
Spanish studio Balzar Arquitectos has added a copper-toned family house named La Casa de los Olivos to an olive grove in Valencia , Spain. Aiming to blend into its site in the town of Quesa, the long and low-lying home has been finished with a red-hued lime mortar that mimics the surrounding soil. Balzar Arquitectos also preserved as much of the existing planting as possible by designing the house with a linear form that fits within a grid of trees.
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Architizer
JULY 4, 2023
Architizer is thrilled to announce the winners of the 11th Annual A+Awards ! Interested in participating next season? Sign up for key information about the 12th Annual A+Awards, set to launch this fall. Now home to 1.4 billion people, India, the most populous nation on Earth, is under immense pressure across numerous socio-economic factors. This is rarely more evident than the challenge of developing urban areas in livable ways.
designboom
JULY 7, 2023
snøhetta takes to northern france with the design of orionis, a spiraling planetarium and observatory in douai. The post snøhetta brings ‘orionis’ planetarium and observatory to northern france appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
ArchDaily
JULY 5, 2023
Hualle House / Ampuero Yutronic. Image © Felipe Fontecilla Ancestral, vernacular, minimalist and harmonious. For many, these words have come to define the architecture of Japan , a country that has long served as a source of cultural and technological inspiration for countless societies worldwide. Popular Japanese techniques have reached even the most remote corners of the globe, gaining traction across various fields that range from technical craftsmanship to digital innovation.
The Architect's Newsletter
JULY 6, 2023
Governor Hochul has announced that the second phase of the Second Avenue Subway (servicing the Q Train) will proceed with the solicitation of the first construction contract issued. Opening in The post MTA to solicit first contracts for the Second Avenue Subway extension appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
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