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MAY 25, 2023

© André Nazareth Change is hard, especially when it’s being forced upon you. But change can often be a good thing, too. Forcing growth and refreshing vitality. Those first few months after a child flies the nest are the hardest to bear when having to get to grips with the new normal of a quiet, lonely household. Just as many soon-to-be-parents hit a sudden period of ‘nesting’ before the stork’s arrival, those on the other end of the child-rearing timeline experience an opposing feeling of grief

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Archinect

MAY 30, 2023

Construction has begun in Warsaw on a new complex for the Polish History Museum and Polish Army Museum, designed by the Warsaw-based architectural design studio WXCA. Located at the Warsaw Citadel, on the site of former 19th-century fortifications, the museum and an associated park are intended to create “a place of culture, remembrance, and recreation.

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Deezen

MAY 25, 2023

Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed the restoration and conversion of a power plant on a decontaminated industrial site along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. After an extensive decontamination project launched by the state government, Herzog & de Meuron was charged with converting the remains of a 115-year-old power plant into an art manufacturing hub, now called Powerhouse Arts.

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MAY 19, 2023

Behind the blue-and-yellow titled facade of this Lisbon property lies a fully refurbed apartment with a series of mezzanine living spaces that soak up the sunlight. The two-bedroom home is opposite the city’s Sé de Lisboa – an 800-year-old cathedral steeped in architectural and religious significance, including a tale of Saint Anthony being tempted by the devil inside the church.

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designboom

MAY 31, 2023

by staggering the floors and incorporating south-facing verandahs, the building benefits from diagonal light flow, creating a sense of expansiveness. The post playfully stacked geometric concrete volumes compose student facility in india appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

MAY 21, 2023

Mjøstårnet The Tower of Lake Mjøsa / Voll Arkitekter. © Ricardo Foto Wood is the concrete of the future. As timber construction becomes increasingly popular, you have probably heard this phrase. However, we are not talking about traditional construction techniques using timber, but rather about this well-known material combined with cutting-edge technology.

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Archinect

MAY 26, 2023

Buildner has announced the results of their latest SKYHIVE Timber Skyscraper competition. The annual contest, now in its sixth edition, sought “iconic and unique designers for a high-rise structure,” with this year featuring the “added twist” of requiring a skyscraper that was primarily constructed out of timber. The competition did not set a defined site and instead called on participants to select any hypothetical site measuring 426ft x 262ft (130m x 80m), which could b

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Deezen

MAY 27, 2023

A husband-and-wife hotelier duo has renovated a hotel in a Venetian-style palazzo on the island of Capri, refreshing its pastel- pink facade and continuing the hue into the guest rooms. Il Capri Hotel was built in the 19th century as a private villa in the Neo-gothic Venetian style before being transformed into a hotel in 1899. Il Capri Hotel is located in a Venetian-style palazzo in the centre of Capri Its current owners, Graziella Buontempo and Arnaud Lacombe, redesigned the interiors to refle

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Architonic

MAY 28, 2023

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And yet, it’s often the one we spend the least amount of time, effort and expense on. Due to modern mismatched schedules, a lot of households don’t even share breakfasts together. While more formal mealtimes are resolutely taken at <a href="[link] rel=“nofollow">dining tables</a>, breakfasts are far more flexible.

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designboom

MAY 31, 2023

one-aftr designs its 'doldam' house as a solid, monumental block to echo the natural boulders scattered across the area. The post one-aftr sculpts monilithic ‘doldam’ house in south korean forest appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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MAY 2, 2023

The second Tampa Bay development by home builder Escape promises city living at a fraction of the area’s living costs—and folks are buying in. Tiny homes are often escapist fantasies , with small footprints in larger-than-life settings. For others, they’re an opportunity at a more dignified life. But tiny home builder and developer Escape has its own big idea: that going smaller can provide a means of homeownership in a metropolitan area, even within a housing market that’s heating up.

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ArchDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Escritório Home Studio / Studio Clarice Semerene. Image: © Joana França Making a space more practical, facilitating daily tasks, creating unity in interior design, providing different possibilities for an area without modifying it, and adding beauty are not easy tasks. Still, some elements are essential for achieving them: cabinets and shelves.

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Archinect

MAY 26, 2023

This weekend marks the opening of the National Building Museum ’s special two-year Brick City exhibition, staged with the help of UK-based artist Warren Elsmore. The show includes a total of 37 reconstructions of iconic pieces of global architecture made using LEGO bricks, including a 12-foot-long centerpiece replica of London’s St. Pancras Station made using over 180,000 individual pieces.

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MAY 28, 2023

For our latest lookbook , we've gathered ten minimalist bedrooms with peaceful designs, ranging from a Mexican bedroom with a concrete bed to a cosy space in a former girls' school in Puglia. Natural materials including wood and stone were used to finish these eight bedrooms, which also feature muted colour palettes and little in the way of decoration.

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The Architect's Newsletter

MAY 8, 2023

Pratt Institute has named Quilian Riano dean of the School of Architecture. After Harriet Harriss stepped down following a three-year tenure, the school assumed a national search to name a The post Pratt names Quilian Riano dean of the School of Architecture appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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designboom

MAY 30, 2023

the practice hopes to see many 'FB Houses' grow into a floating living agglomeration for disadvantaged communities. The post H&P architects prototypes floating bamboo houses for river-bound locals in vietnam appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Spaces

MAY 5, 2023

Berlin-based artists Petrit Halilaj and Álvaro Urbano have taken over a ninth-century church turned creative hub in Venice to create a universe of fantastic creatures. Co-commissioned by TBA21-Academy and Audemars Piguet Contemporary, Lunar Ensemble for Uprising Seas is Halilaj and Urbano’s first site-specific collaboration and takes visitors inside a multi-layered symphony of sculpture, performance and music within the hallowed walls of TBA21-Academy’s Ocean Space – formerly San Lor

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MAY 28, 2023

© Hiroyuki Oki architects: MIA Design Studio Location: Phú Quốc, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang, Vietnam Project Year: 2018 Photographs: Hiroyuki Oki Photographs: Trieu Chien Area: 70000.

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Archinect

MAY 31, 2023

Shanghai -based firm 100 Architects has designed a playground in Hangzhou driven by the shape of the Chinese character Mă (马), which means horse. Graphic © 100architects Called Mă Way, the park is the latest in a series of projects by the firm that revolve around the concept of the horse for regular client, Dong Yuan. It was developed at the site of a newly built residential development in the city.

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Deezen

MAY 30, 2023

A lengthy walnut-panelled wall runs through the bright white living spaces inside this Barcelona apartment , renovated by local studio Raúl Sanchez Architects. The Girona Street apartment is set within a 19th-century building in Barcelona's affluent Dreta de l'Eixample neighbourhood and belongs to a design-savvy couple with two young children. A 21-metre-long walnut-panelled wall runs the length of the Girona Street apartment Prior to the renovation, the apartment contained a warren of small, da

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Dwell

MAY 31, 2023

Without a neighbor in sight, the retreat’s sprawling desert setting lends itself to framed vignettes with an open flame. 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: Ophir, Central Otago, New Zealand Architect: NOTT Architects Builder: Down to Earth Builders and Shamrock Builders Structural Engineer: Paula Hugens Photographer: Biddi Rowley / @ bidd

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designboom

MAY 25, 2023

omniview has carefully selected natural elements like stone and wood, which contribute to a soothing ambiance that aligns with the local architectural style. The post omniview’s summer venue nods to cycladic aesthetic through organic forms and nooks appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Architect's Newsletter

MAY 12, 2023

Since the 2020 Venice Architecture Biennale was postponed due to COVID-19, odd years are now architecture years in La Serenissima. The 2023 rendition, themed as The Laboratory of the Future, The post Looking forward to next week’s Venice Architecture Biennale amid frustration shared by curator Lesley Lokko appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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ArchDaily

MAY 20, 2023

© Koji Fujii｜TOREAL architects: moss. Location: 1-chōme-4-22 Jinnan, Shibuya City, Tokyo 150-0041, Japan Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Koji Fujii｜TOREAL Area: 881.

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Archinect

MAY 24, 2023

SWA has unveiled the design for a major urban infrastructure project which seeks to reconnect a historically Black neighborhood in South Dallas. The Southern Gateway Public Green comprises a five-acre park in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, built to reconnect a community that was divided by highway construction in the 1950s. Image credit: HKS The park will be delivered in two phases, with infrastructure currently under construction to ‘cap’ the highway to allow the landscape to

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