Archinect

APRIL 18, 2022

After two years of cancellations and wait, the exciting re-opening of Coachella took place over the weekend with a new installation by Architensions titled The Playground. The studio’s installation joins others by Estudio Normal, Kiki Van Eijk, Oana Stanescu , Christopher Cichocki, and LosDos and is meant to evoke a “vibrant urban landscape” based on the ideas of play expressed by the prolific Dutch intellectual Constant Nieuwenhuys in his visionary idea for a speculative anti-

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Avontuura

APRIL 18, 2022

The transformation of the prison originates from a need to create spaces for events, conferences and concerts in a historical setting. The post Cubo Arkitekter transforms old prison into stunning museum and welcome center in Denmark appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Deezen

APRIL 29, 2022

From humble brick homes in the city to sprawling hillside villas, our latest roundup features 10 Mexican houses from the Dezeen archive. Mexico , which connects North and South America, boasts an unusually varied geography and a rich cultural history. That diversity is reflected in the country's thriving contemporary architecture scene, which draws on a number of materials and styles.

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APRIL 25, 2022

the project marks an urban, car-free furniture store with a hostel in the upper floors and a public roof terrace. The post IKEA completes store in vienna, defined by green facade of massive ‘shelving’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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APRIL 17, 2022

Taking its cues from the landscape around it, Villa Apollon by Block722 sits on the southern edge of the Greek island of Lefkada. The project, completed in early 2021, effortlessly merges contemporary architecture with nature, making the most of its context, while respecting its green surroundings. Planted roof and subterranean building techniques were used to restore the landscape to its original form, with the minimum possible intervention, re-creating vegetated areas with local herbs and plan

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Archinect

APRIL 25, 2022

Construction has begun on the Populus Hotel in Denver , Colorado. Designed by Studio Gang , the 13-story, 265-room hotel is described by the team as “the first carbon-positive hotel in the United States,” and the first Studio Gang project to be built in Colorado. According to the architects, the scheme’s distinctive façade was informed by the patterns found in Colorado’s native Aspen tree, the Populus Tremuloides.

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Avontuura

APRIL 25, 2022

Heungkuk Tower serves as an office building and sits adjacent to the coastline and close to the Busan’s high speed rail network. The post Mecanoo complete atmospheric black and fuchsia facade in Busan appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Deezen

APRIL 24, 2022

Chinese studio DnA_Design and Architecture has transformed a series of former stone quarries in Zhejiang Province into cultural spaces, making sensitive insertions into their grand hand-carved interiors. The abandoned quarries, which are among the thousands located in China's Jinyun county, have been converted into facilities for locals and tourists as part of a broader project to regenerate the area.

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designboom

APRIL 23, 2022

the structure can be easily unfolded by passers-by who wish to protect the strays from heavy rain and harsh sunlight. The post stray dogs in thailand find shelter in folding structures made from repurposed billboards appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Architizer

APRIL 11, 2022

Browse the Architizer Jobs Board and apply for architecture and design positions at some of the world's best firms. Click here to sign up for our Jobs Newsletter. A television, a reel-to-reel tape deck, an integrated sound system, a personal refrigerator and an alarm clock by the bedside were all radical features of an individual capsule within the Nakagin Capsule Tower when the properties of the iconic structure became available to the residents of Tokyo and beyond in 1972.

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The Spaces

APRIL 5, 2022

Glass reigns supreme at the greenhouse-esque Garden House, which occupies a secluded half-acre in a walled Georgian garden in Southwell. Allan Joyce Architects designed the seven-bedroom house, which has been home to the Joyce family for the last 20 years. Joyce and his partner, landscape designer Anna Joyce, bought the walled garden site in 1986 and finished transforming it from its derelict state in 2000.

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Archinect

APRIL 14, 2022

Québec City -based architects Bourgeois Lechasseur have completed a set of contemporary cabins in the woods near the Canadian metropolis. Titled Reflection , the two identical cabins sit on a flat clearing close to Massif Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, a popular ski resort. Photography by Adrien Williams + Maxime Brouillet Despite the far-reaching scenic views, the cabins seek to engage guests with a close, intimate relationship with nature, creating lodgings that would &ldq

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Avontuura

APRIL 8, 2022

The lotus and the bronze drum, two traditional Vietnamese symbols are sculpted into the dense layers of bamboo grid. The post VTN Architects create lotus-shaped bamboo structure in Phu Quoc appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Deezen

APRIL 23, 2022

For our latest lookbook , we have selected 10 living rooms from the Dezeen archive that feature sculptural furniture , from plump and rounded sofas to reclining wooden chairs. The interiors in this lookbook are filled with curved forms, soft angles and artistic shapes, giving them a gallery-like feel. Each living room has a unique collection of sculptural pieces, with some playing host to lightweight minimalist items that echo their pared-back interiors while others house fluffy, dense items tha

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designboom

APRIL 25, 2022

housescape design lab has transformed the old structure into a multi-use complex consisting of cafes, restaurants, offices, and workshop areas. The post overlapping social areas and lush gardens emerge from renovated warehouse in thailand appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Architonic

APRIL 28, 2022

Kirschner Wohnbau With the addition of the “Quadriga”, a multi-section building complex whose radiant silhouette rises above the historic brick façades of the former rail freight yard in the northern section of Freiburg, the aspiring quarter situated among avenues and promenades has been given a new face. The project that melds the concept of working and living in such a stunning way was brought to life by Kirschner, a real-estate developer in the southwestern German city.

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Dwell

APRIL 18, 2022

2Books Design turned a dark two-level residence into an airy home and workspace for a couple and their two cats. The homeowners of this 393-square-foot apartment in Taipei City bought it sight unseen. Instead, they relied on a "geomancer" (a feng shui master), who advised them that the location in and of itself would be "good for their future development.

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Archinect

APRIL 11, 2022

Zaha Hadid Architects has officially ushered in what it says will become a “new benchmark for future workplaces” in the form of a brand new high-tech headquarters for the sustainably-minded BEEAH Group in Sharjah, UAE. Echoing the surrounding desert landscape, the design incorporates two interconnected dune-like structures that house the company’s main offices with a central courtyard and an oasis-like water feature in between to aid in the overall ventilation of the structures

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Avontuura

APRIL 27, 2022

The strategy, adapted to local needs, transforms the negative legacy of the exploitation of natural resources into a symbol of hope. The post DnA_Design and Architecture transform abandoned quarries in China into cultural destination appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Deezen

APRIL 21, 2022

British architect Norman Foster has met with the mayor of Kharkiv to discuss the rebuilding of the Ukrainian city following extensive damage suffered during the Russian invasion. Foster, who leads the UK's largest architecture studio Foster + Partners , met mayor Ihor Terekhov in Geneva to discuss the "rehabilitation of the city" in eastern Ukraine earlier this week.

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designboom

APRIL 21, 2022

in the most recent period, teho jansen has developed the ‘volantum’ (2020-2021), a strandbeest that flies. The post theo jansen’s wind-powered strandbeests evolve into flying creatures appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

APRIL 22, 2022

Yesterday the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair opened to the public, the first of its four days at the Park Avenue Armory on Manhattan's Upper East Side. I was able tp attend the preview yesterday, taking the opportunity to search out items relevant to architecture. So, like I did with the first fair I attended two years ago (it was the last event I attended before lockdown and was the most recent edition of the fair, it being cancelled last year), below are some of those finds — 15

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Dwell

APRIL 29, 2022

Thanks to a thoughtful update by the current owner, artist Lucy Lyons, the revived interiors feature a vibrant color palette inspired by the home’s original era. Property Details: Location: Churchfield Place, Margate, Kent, England Price: £1,295,000 Footprint: 4,903 square feet (six bedrooms, four baths) From the agent: "Gordon House is a remarkably characterful Grade II-listed home located on the fringe of Margate’s center, just minutes from the Main Sands and the railway station.

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Archinect

APRIL 6, 2022

A self-declared “crypto paradise” is coming to a remote island nation in the South Pacific featuring designs from Hong Kong-based firm James Law Cybertecture for what is billed by developers to be the world’s first blockchain-based democracy. Located in Vanuatu, the 800-acre private island is named after Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto and will be subdivided into seven separate “NFT zones” and 21,000 individual parcels that can be purchased exclusively as NFTs.

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The Architect's Newsletter

APRIL 8, 2022

A distinctly drum-shaped, 20,000-capacity arena designed by the stadia specialists at Populous will anchor a newly realized swath of public parkland on the outskirts of Munich. The future arena site [.]. Read More. The post Populous wins bid for climate-neutral arena near Munich Airport appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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