Archinect
JANUARY 30, 2023
MVRDV has released a series of proposals to respond to rising sea levels in Vancouver. Working as part of a North Creek Collective team, the Dutch firm produced a catalogue of options for adaptive buildings aimed to inspire other coastal cities to “undertake immediate action to adapt to climate change.” Concept for Coopers' Park, Vancouver for 2040.
Deezen
JANUARY 29, 2023
Japanese studio Ushijima Architects has completed a small wood-clad house in Shiga Prefecture, with living spaces raised on a concrete base to help mitigate the risk of flooding. Located near Biwa-ko, the largest freshwater lake in Japan, the U-House sits on an area of former wetland used for growing rice that was filled in after the second world war.
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designboom
JANUARY 27, 2023
'calatrava boulevard' will take shape as a narrow and organic promenade to evoke a sunlit canyon The post santiago calatrava to make his mark on düsseldorf with vaulted boulevard appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Architizer
JANUARY 4, 2023
Project Status: Concept. Size: 300,000 sqft – 500,000 sqft. Budget: Unknown. Text description provided by the architects. The Shenzhen Yinhu Future School is located in Sanjiu District, Yinhu Lake, in the Luohu district of Shenzhen, with a total land area of 14,000 square meters. On the east side of the site lies the completed residential district of Silver Lake Lanshan by China Resources, while the southwest side is used by the armed police. © Studio Link-Arc, LLC. © Studio Link-Arc, LLC.
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Dwell
JANUARY 31, 2023
The concrete history of modern architecture’s most polarizing style. This story is part of Pretty Ugly , a package celebrating design that’s so bad, it’s good. Love it or hate it: Brutalist architecture is hard to ignore. You’ll find it around the world—from the famed Barbican Centre in London to the Yale Art and Architecture Building in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Archinect
JANUARY 26, 2023
The next major cultural project from Zaha Hadid Architects has been revealed after the firm published the first images of its under-construction Chengdu Science Fiction Museum to coincide with the announcement that it will play host to the Hugo Awards later this year. In the form of a solar nebula, the 59,000-square-meter (635,000-square-foot) museum is designed for maximal programmatic flexibility with the intention of “creating a journey of discovery that weaves between indoor and outdoo
Deezen
JANUARY 25, 2023
American company Steelcase has used archival designs by architect Frank Lloyd Wright to create the Racine Collection, a line of home office furniture. Steelcases ' furniture line, which features desks and chairs, was named Racine Collection after the town where Wright created the SC Johnson Administration building in 1939. The building held the original versions of the furniture, which were also manufactured by Steelcase.
designboom
JANUARY 28, 2023
the modular building system by mta interconnects each unit with corresponding open spaces in a refined architectural form. The post orange-tinted concrete blocks subtly stack residential complex in mexico appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
The Architect's Newsletter
JANUARY 6, 2023
Public spaces in an upstate New York city famous for its huge waterfall are slated for a major upgrade courtesy of Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU). This week officials [.]. Read More. The post PAU reveals plans for a spiraling Niagara Falls observation deck and park appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
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Dwell
JANUARY 19, 2023
Architect Fria Folket positioned a Billy bookcase from Ikea along almost every wall to house the owners’ expansive library. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. Project Details: Location: Bollnäs, Sweden Architect: Fria Folket / @ friafolket Footprint: 2,045 square feet From the Architect: "MA03 Library House was designed to meet the requirements of a ceramicist and
Landscape Architecture Magazine
JANUARY 26, 2023
A Chicago garden calls a Black community pushed to the margins back together again. By Zach Mortice MKSK’s design for the community garden extends a Mauricio Ramirez mural onto the ground plane. Image courtesy MKSK. Since 2009, a vacant lot turned community garden on the 4600 block of Winthrop Avenue in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood has commemorated the Winthrop Avenue Family, the descendants of a group of Black families who for much of the 20th century were confined to this one block of the pre
Archinect
JANUARY 26, 2023
Santiago Calatrava has unveiled a design proposal for a luxury mixed-use complex in Düsseldorf, Germany. Named Calatrava Boulevard and situated on Düsseldorf’s swanky Königsallee, the 375,000-square-foot development includes workplace, luxury retail, and upmarket restaurant spaces. Image credit: Santiago Calatrava LLC The scheme’s signature architectural element will be a curved, vaulted 135-foot-long roof orientated towards Martin-Luther-Platz, shaped to remain below
Deezen
JANUARY 25, 2023
Architecture studio Design, B **s has completed a southern California home that takes cues from the traditional beach cottage and is meant to be "not too precious". The B+B House is located in Venice Beach , a coastal town known for its mix of century-old bungalows and experimental contemporary architecture. Design, B **s positioned the project on a plot in Venice Beach "This specific site is nestled on the edge of the famous 'walk streets' of Venice, where small lots are tightly woven together
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designboom
JANUARY 30, 2023
a second bike shed, with space for 4,000 bikes, is scheduled to open in february 2023. The post amsterdam unveils massive underwater garage storing up to 7,000 bikes and zero cars appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
The Spaces
JANUARY 9, 2023
The Romans’ most enduring legacy is arguably their architectural one, with landmarks such as the Coliseum and Pantheon and ancient aqueducts standing strong for over 2,000 years. But until now, the durability of Roman concrete – which has endured for millennia while modern concrete can disintegrate in decades – was believed to be due to volcanic ash and slaked lime.
Dwell
JANUARY 9, 2023
The Instagram-famous desert home designed by SoCal starchitect Josh Schweitzer recently became available to book as a vacation rental, and my partner and I jumped at the chance to visit. Welcome to One Night In , a series about staying in the most unparalleled places available to rest your head. Half hidden near the entrance to Joshua Tree National Park amid the rocky hills and yucca of the Mojave Desert, the Monument House sits like a welcome visitor from outer space—its three Cubist pavilions
The Architect's Newsletter
JANUARY 13, 2023
Brought to you by: Architect: Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos, Nexo Arquitectura, and Andrés Perea Arquitecto Location: Madrid Completion Date: September, 2022 View More Project Info The first phase of the new home [.]. Read More. The post Metro de Madrid’s headquarters gets a new identity with a black-finned facade appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
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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
JANUARY 26, 2023
Foster + Partners has completed a new office complex in Belval, Luxembourg that promotes flexible and collaborative working environments. Called ICÔNE, the 202,362-square-foot structure is filled with light and greenery, cultivating a safe, spacious atmosphere while referencing the rich industrial heritage of Belval. The project aims to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating.
Deezen
JANUARY 24, 2023
Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi , the recipient of both the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal , has died at the age of 95. Doshi passed away earlier today reported magazine Architectural Digest India , which described him as "India's greatest architect". Top image: Balkrishna Doshi has died aged 95. Photo is by Pratik Gajjar.
designboom
JANUARY 30, 2023
with a facade of suspended planters, the lush, low-energy building remembers the untouched forests that once covered vietnam. The post vo trong nghia’s ‘urban farm office’ reintroduces tropical nature to ho chi minh city appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
The Spaces
JANUARY 4, 2023
Cult artist Jean-Michel Basquiat lived and worked at 57 Great Jones Street from 1983 until his untimely death in 1988. Now the Bowery property is for rent – for the staggering sum of $60,000 per month for a minimum of 10 years. The NoHo space belonged to Andy Warhol, who bought the building in the 1970s and rented it to Basquiat shortly after the pair struck up one of the art world’s most iconic friendships.
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Dwell
JANUARY 24, 2023
A firestorm of recent news is putting the spotlight on gas stoves and their harmful effects, but induction cooking has been heating up for years. When the city of Berkeley passed an ordinance banning natural gas infrastructure in new construction in 2019, it triggered a wave of local building electrification decrees—in California and beyond—aimed at addressing climate change and improving air quality and public health.
Architectural Record
JANUARY 18, 2023
The Pentreath & Hall co-founder is the 21st recipient of the coveted classical architecture prize awarded by the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture.
Archinect
JANUARY 20, 2023
For the past 30 years, Ole Scheeren has built a career defined by an internationalist outlook. The German architect has lived in 10 countries, and worked in 25, always guided by a philosophy that recognizes "the power of bringing people, cultures, and practices closer together." Nowhere is Scheeren's philosophy better encapsulated than through Büro Ole Scheeren ; the firm that Scheeren founded in 2010 having previously served as a Partner and Director at OMA.
Deezen
JANUARY 24, 2023
Norwegian studio Snøhetta has dotted a quartet of wooden cabins on a cliff edge with "a front-row view" of Lysefjorden in Norway and pared-back interiors designed by the homeware brand Vipp. Named Bolder Star Lodges, the project, commissioned by local developer Tom Bjarte Norland, is designed as a unique retreat that immerses hikers in the nature surrounding the fjord.
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