ArchDaily

JUNE 11, 2024

Natural House / Ideo arquitectura. Image © Salva López The history of the use of lime in the construction industry dates back thousands of years, spanning cultures and communities worldwide. In fact, around 4000 B.C., the ancient Egyptians used quicklime mixed with water as a building material for their pyramids. Although lime has multiple applications in the food and agricultural industries, as well as in chemical, mining , and steel industries, in architecture it is one of the main constructio

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ArchDaily

JUNE 21, 2024

© Tommaso Riva As awareness of sustainable development grows, bamboo is emerging as an attractive alternative to traditional construction materials. This innovative material is making significant inroads in the construction of sports facilities, showcasing how sustainable practices can shape a greener future. Bamboo stands out as an eco-friendly substitute for wood, concrete, and steel.

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Archinect

JUNE 29, 2024

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Wood. Tip: Use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 27, 2024

Courtesy of LAVA LAVA Architects has just revealed their design for The German Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. Highlighting the theme of the circular economy, the pavilion is titled “Wa! Doitsu,” translating to “Wow! Germany.” Conveying enthusiasm, The Pavilion explores concepts around circularity , showcasing the “terminological culmination of the sustainability discussion.

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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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designboom

JUNE 29, 2024

RAD+ar transforms indonesia's urban landscape with the aruma split garden, a multi-leveled commercial garden that integrates nature within a compact footprint. The post RAD+ar blends multi-leveled commercial garden into indonesia’s tropical landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 4, 2024

Twenty-three former AIA presidents signed a letter recently addressed to AIA Board of Directors expressing their concerns related to “finances and management,” as well as “potential misspending, nepotism, cronyism, and The post AIA leadership criticized over recent staff retreat, alleged financial mismanagement, cronyism, nepotism, and FAIA jury controversy appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Dwell

JUNE 28, 2024

Growing up, Black’s Beach was a fabled, taboo playground for public indecency in my mind. Visiting as an adult, I’ve found that the reality is quite different. Welcome to Beach Week , our annual celebration of the best place on Earth. Growing up in a Christian household where modesty was an enforced virtue, a naked body, to me, was as mythological as it was transgressive.

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Archinect

JUNE 20, 2024

This project involves a relatively compact tenant building situated in the heart of Tokyo. Facing an intersection, the site is located directly above a subway station at the end of a series of large-scale developments stretching from Otemachi to Hibiya Street. It offers a panoramic view of the high-rises standing along the inner moat beyond Hibiya Park.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 26, 2024

Completed in 2024 in Tepoztlán, Mexico. Images by Mariana Achach. Under the cliffs of Tepozteco emerges LL House, where its monoliths settle as if the weathered stones of the hill had been sculpted to inhabit them.

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designboom

JUNE 29, 2024

the arrangement of monolithic volumes forms a central patio, creating visual openness. The post three hermetic volumes fuse shaping sabino 10’s solid exterior in mexico appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

JUNE 19, 2024

The redevelopment of Lime Street in Liverpool by British studio Broadway Malyan has been named the country's worst new building in this year's Carbuncle Cup. Organised by UK magazine The Fence , judges chose the Lime Street redevelopment as the "very worst new building in Britain", since the competition was last run in 2018. "From the very first viewing, two of our panel had this as their number one selection, and as the longlist was narrowed to a shortlist, this hideous bit of architectural mis

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The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 11, 2024

In school, the architect’s study of acoustics is categorized as building science, squeezed between calculations of light and thermal performance. We learn that sound is physical energy, measured by calculating The post Sound is a power untapped by architects appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Architectural Record

JUNE 5, 2024

For the fifth consecutive year, Gensler and Perkins&Will remain fixed at the highest positions on Architectural Record ’s annual ranking of the Top 300 U.S. architecture firms by revenue.

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Archinect

JUNE 28, 2024

Foster + Partners and Arup have announced the first four designs for the hotly anticipated California High-Speed Rail as part of a series of open house sessions currently being undertaken with key stakeholders across the state’s Central Valley region. The first set of designs will stand as models for all future nodes in the 500-mile linkage that connects San Francisco to Los Angeles/Orange County.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 24, 2024

© Chalermwat Wongchompoo | Sofography architects: Ayutt and Associates Design Location: Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Chalermwat Wongchompoo | Sofography Area: 900.

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designboom

JUNE 22, 2024

the pneumatic shell is made of ETFE, which functions as a hollow chamber supported by a steel structure. The post swiss pavilion to welcome visitors inside spheres engulfed by plants at expo 2025 osaka appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

JUNE 19, 2024

From a wooden boat-like structure to a spiralling ramp, here are 13 of the most interesting national pavilions that will form Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan. Masterplanned by Sou Fujimoto Architects in line with the theme titled Designing Future Society for Our Lives, the upcoming World Expo is set to take place on the artificial island Yumeshima in Osaka Bay from 13 April to 13 October 2025.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 13, 2024

If you’re intimidated by the heft of Ursula K. Le Guin’s books, may I suggest you start with her six-page essay, A Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction. There are few The post Ursula K. Le Guin’s 19th-century home in Portland, Oregon, is being repurposed by Literary Arts to host a writer’s residency appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Architectural Record

JUNE 11, 2024

Comprising five programmed ‘islands’ arranged around a circular courtyard, the Seoul-based architect's ‘Archipelagic Void’ is open to visitors in Kensington Gardens through late October.

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Archinect

JUNE 26, 2024

Following our previous look at an opening for a Signage & Wayfinding Project Manager at Pentagram , we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an opening on Archinect Jobs for the Exhibition Design Internship at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The paid internship, based in New York City, runs from October 2024 to March 2025, with applications closing on Friday, July 5th.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 17, 2024

Completed in 2023 in Indonesia. Images by Tomasso Riva. The V house was born from the client's poetic desires. It comes to life in the form of a balcony overlooking the ocean.

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Speaker: Pedro Clarke – Principal Architect at A+ Architecture, In Loco Program Director

Sustainability begins with a conversation, and acquiring customer buy-in is entirely dependent on how the conversation is framed. Clients may not see sustainability as a priority out of fear of operational costs and quality. While these are legitimate concerns, it is our responsibility as architects to listen and foster a collaborative culture that answers client issues while also reducing our carbon footprint.

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designboom

JUNE 20, 2024

the winning proposal, revitalizing the structure in line with its founding principles, was unveiled during a press conference today, june 20th. The post moreau kusunoki and frida escobedo win competition for centre pompidou 2030 renovation appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

JUNE 25, 2024

A series of staggered, multi-level courtyards animate the plan of In-between Gardens, a house in the town of Tiptur, India , designed by architecture studio A Threshold. The courtyards accompany each of the main living areas, functioning as semi-public meeting places in the home that A Threshold said help to "breathe life" into it. This design is informed by the local old town in which it is located, where communal gathering spaces are considered an important part of the urban fabric.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 12, 2024

Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki died last week on June 6. His Tokyo-based office, Maki and Associates, confirmed the news and said his passing was from old age. Among many accolades, The post Fumihiko Maki, Pritzker Prize–winning Metabolist, dies at 95 appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Dwell

JUNE 14, 2024

As the Baby Boomer generation ages, small prefab houses could be a lifeline for people without many options. According to a recent Streetlight News story , the Department of Housing and Urban Development found that in 2023, one-quarter of unsheltered people across the country were over the age of 55. And the number of unhoused seniors in several cities is expected to nearly triple by 2030 compared to 2017 levels.

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