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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APRIL 12, 2022

© Yongjoon Choi. architects: Burdifilek Location: Seoul, South Korea Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Yongjoon Choi Area: 9552.0 ft2. Read more ».

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APRIL 16, 2022

A very young me with Dad. My father— Shiro Nishimura —passed away on Wednesday at the age of 94. He died peacefully, in his sleep, following years of ailing health. He was a very good man who lived through much, particularly early in his life—the Great Depression, relocation and internment during World War II, and adjustment in the aftermath—events that undoubtedly shaped him.

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APRIL 26, 2022

Leviticus 14:33-35 states that “When you come into the land of Canaan, which I give you for a possession, and I put a case of leprous disease in a house in the land of your possession, then he who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘There seems to me to be some case of the disease in my house.”. The word mold or mildew in the above passage translates to “leprosy.

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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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designboom

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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SW Oregon Architect

APRIL 2, 2022

Interior of the Farmers Market Pavilion (all photos by me). Another week, another well-attended tour of a noteworthy project in Eugene. This time, the Willamette Valley Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute, AIA Eugene, and the Willamette Valley Section of ASLA Oregon teamed to provide an insider’s look at the Farmers Market Pavilion and Plaza, which are rapidly approaching completion.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

APRIL 6, 2022

How do you think your homes come to life? Who thinks of where the columns need to be for support or what should be the skill level? Let’s not forget natural lighting and ventilation. Where do you think this comes from? These and countless other factors are the brainchild(ren) of residential architects. You may think that your home project might not require the input of one, but architects could make or break your home (all puns intended)!!

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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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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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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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SW Oregon Architect

APRIL 30, 2022

Saloon windows, Fonthill Castle; design by Henry Chapman Mercer (photo from the Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle website ). Fonthill has over two hundred windows of varying sizes. My weekend schedule precludes producing an original blog entry, so I am happy to share an excerpt once again from SYNTHESIS , the foundational textbook written, self-published, and oft revised by my college professor, Bill Kleinsasser.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

APRIL 12, 2022

People often look at a kitchen and associate it with designs they might have seen somewhere. It could be a website, a Pinterest board, or even an architectural magazine. But what designs are there to stay, and what designs are now out of fashion? Residential architects and interior designers seem to think that design trends not only concern the overall house but individual spaces within.

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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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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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designboom

APRIL 25, 2022

The GG in Blue Navigating through the portfolio of conceptual artist Max Siedentopf means using a dead fish as the cursor, slanted to make its protruding mouth the pointer. At first, questioning why a fish would be chosen as the cursor may dawn, but one may soon realize it may relate to the new […]. The post conceptual artist max siedentopf directs and photographs gucci’s new campaigns appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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SW Oregon Architect

APRIL 9, 2022

I worry about a lot of things. Unfortunately, there is little I can do about many of them. For example, there is not much I can contribute toward ending the war in Ukraine, not to mention all the other regional conflicts around the world. I cannot control the current inflation in prices for goods and services. I do not have an answer to the opioid crisis, nor do I know how to erase food insecurity.

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Architonic

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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Deezen

APRIL 21, 2022

Postmodern architect John Outram created numerous bright and colourful buildings throughout the 1980s and 90s, including the "Temple of Storms" pumping station. Here, the author of his biography Geraint Franklin selects nine of the most significant examples. Written as part of the Twentieth Century Society 's 20th Century Architect series, the book simply named John Outram aims to re-evaluate the work of the postmodern architect.

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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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Avontuura

APRIL 21, 2022

Clifford’s Tower crowns the mound raised by William the Conqueror in 1068. For centuries it was the keep and strongpoint of York Castle. The post Hugh Broughton Architects and English Heritage unveil Clifford’s Tower restoration in York appeared first on Åvontuura.

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