ArchDaily

JUNE 25, 2023

© Mike Sinclair Almost 500,000 buildings have arrived at the Port of Los Angeles in 2021. Well- not exactly. Over 490,000 shipping containers have arrived, though. If there’s a design trend that has caught the world by storm over the past decade, it’s been the rise in transforming shipping containers into buildings as a form of architecture. But are shipping container buildings just a fad that was used to propel ideas about taking every day or is there more substance to creating giant Jenga-insp

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JUNE 30, 2023

through a collection of fifteen photographs taken with her analog camera, erieta attali captures kuma's architectural artistry. The post explore kengo kuma’s wooden architecture through the lens of erieta attali appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JUNE 29, 2023

The Fundació Mies van der Rohe, jointly alongside Creative Europe, has just announced three Young Talent winners of the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Awards category as part of the EUmies Awards Day 2023 in Venice. Winners received special oak trophies designed by the Architecture School of Kharkiv, Ukraine, before engaging in conversations with members of the European Union, foundation, and jury members N’Goné Fall, Manuel Henriques, Jennifer Mac

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JUNE 28, 2023

Architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein has added a sculptural concrete bridge across the Aare River in Aarau, Switzerland , with five arches of varying widths. Designed in collaboration with local engineering studios WMM Ingenieure and Henauer Gugler , New Aare Bridge connects the city centre to a forested area on the other side and incorporates lanes for cars, pedestrians and cyclists.

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Architectural Record

JUNE 20, 2023

The temporary 23,000-square-foot pavilion at the proposed Sycamore & Oak development site is the first commercial structure of its kind in D.C.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 24, 2023

© Derek Swalwell A healthy environment that is also visually appealing in our homes has become increasingly sought when it comes to designing houses and residential spaces, especially during the world’s current context. One of the most successful ways of achieving this is through a thoughtful design of the landscape that complements the built project.

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JUNE 24, 2023

shaped to evoke the soft curves of a flower, the house in portugal frames unique views from intimate patios. The post sandra micaela casinha’s ‘casa pátios de pétalas’ is a blossoming abode in portugal appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JUNE 30, 2023

People’s Architecture Office (PAO) has completed a public restroom in Beijing shaped by a single meandering wall. Named Amoeba Public Restroom, the project is located in Manshan Park, a popular destination in Mentougou, Beijing known for its markets, exhibitions, and music performances. Image credit: People's Architecture Office Image credit: People's Architecture Office “Amoeba Public Restroom is an all-gender facility that is designed to [be] welcoming for all people,” the te

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JUNE 29, 2023

Designer Tim Fu has used LookX, an artificial intelligence tool trained on architecture, to turn squashed paper into building models that evoke designs by architects Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid. The LookX platform, which just launched, is an artificial intelligence-generated content (AIGC) tool that was designed especially for "architecture lovers". Top image: an AI-designed building in the style of SANAA.

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Architizer

JUNE 13, 2023

Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters. Across the iridescent olive groves, vine-laden hills and skyline of sunflowers that intertwine to become the breathtaking Italian countryside, there lies a number of rural gems unblemished by modernity. Their façades bare the marks of many lives lived, and their cobblestone streets chatter with centuries of traditions and tales.

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JUNE 30, 2023

Yesterday evening I visited the future of Toronto’s neighborhoods. It is located at 367 Howland Avenue. And it takes the form of 10 homes on a lot that previously used to house only 1. Developed by Green Street Flats and designed by Craig Race Architecture , it is a near perfect example of what Toronto hopes to achieve with its new multiplex policies.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 21, 2023

Breiner 310 Residencial Building / EZZO. Image: © do mal o menos Colors directly influence space perception. Through them, it is possible to stimulate the user's mood - making the environment calmer or more dynamic - and also change our perception of space without changing a centimeter of any wall. Dealing with them is not always easy. In a time when we want rooms with more personality (or more "instagrammable"), learning to compose with different shades and textures is essential.

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designboom

JUNE 30, 2023

veil house: challenging public/private of compact urban living Situated near the historic ‘Taiwan-Renga’ (台灣煉瓦) brick kiln from 1899 that prospered in this working-class district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the Veil House by Paperfarm revisits this history by weaving a modern, tapestry-like facade using floating clay bricks.

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Archinect

JUNE 26, 2023

Plans have been unveiled for the reportedly “world’s largest urban construction project in wood” in the Swedish capital. Named Stockholm Wood City, and designed by Henning Larsen and White Arkitekter , the scheme will extend over 2.7 million square feet across several buildings. Image credit: Atrium Ljungberg / Henning Larsen The development will hold 7,000 office spaces and 2,000 homes through what the team calls a “vibrant urban environment with a mix of workplaces, hou

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JUNE 22, 2023

Scandinavian studios Henning Larsen and White Arkitekter are designing Stockholm Wood City, which will become the world's largest mass-timber development and have the "serenity of a forest". Set to be built in the Stockholm neighbourhood of Sickla, the project was dubbed the "world's largest wooden city" by developer Atrium Ljungberg as it will use more timber that any other project in development.

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Architectural Record

JUNE 23, 2023

Designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners with Moody Nolan and Hood Design Studio, the much-anticipated project faced controversy and COVID-related setbacks on its road to completion.

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JUNE 19, 2023

Fans of Wes Anderson’s whimsical style and eccentric world-building can take a trip to the director’s desert frontier, Asteroid City, this month thanks to an expansive exhibition at London’s 180 The Strand. Curated and presented by 180 Studios and Universal Pictures UK, the immersive show coincides with Asteroid City’s UK box office release on 123 June 2023.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 13, 2023

MAD / China Philharmonic Concert Hall, Photo. Image © CreatAR The China Philharmonic Concert Hall in Beijing, China , designed by MAD Architects led by Ma Yansong , is nearing completion. The design of the concert hall began with a competition, won by MAD in 2014. Upon completion, the 26,000-square-meter building will become the first permanent residence for the China Philharmonic Orchestra, transforming the area into a new locus for classical music and cultural exchange.

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designboom

JUNE 21, 2023

following the olympics, the village will become repurposed for social housing along the waterfront. The post PETITDIDIERPRIOUX plans adaptable ‘athletes’ village’ for paris 2024 olympic games appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JUNE 27, 2023

MVRDV has completed a mixed-use tower in San Francisco inspired by geology. Named ‘The Canyon,’ the 23-story scheme is part of a wider master plan along the city’s waterfront to create a sustainable community named Mission Rock. Image credit: Jason O'Rear The Canyon is one of four buildings to be delivered as part of the first phase of the Mission Rock neighborhood, which also includes designs by Studio Gang , Henning Larsen , and WorkAC.

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JUNE 19, 2023

Breaking news: RIBA Royal Gold Medal-winning architect Michael Hopkins, who was one of the early pioneers of high-tech architecture , has died aged 88. Hopkins, who was one of the UK's most influential architects, "died peacefully at the age of 88 surrounded by his family", his wife Patty Hopkins told the Guardian. A pioneer of high-tech architecture in the 1970s and 80s, Michael Hopkins along with Patty Hopkins, was responsible for some of the style's most significant early works and developing

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JUNE 13, 2023

Emirati luxury developer Damac international has submitted a pair of Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) designs for a condo project on the site of the Surfside collapse. The small town north The post Designs released for the Zaha Hadid Architects–designed condo building planned for the site of the Surfside collapse appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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JUNE 1, 2023

Between 1979 and 1982, architect Arthur Erickson, in partnership with Cornelia Hahn Oberlander and Eva Matsuzaki, created a seven-acre residential development on a forested slope overlooking Howe Sound, northwest of Vancouver, planting 20 modernist homes among historic streets. Known as the Montiverdi Estate, the houses by Erickson and Matsuzaki respond to the site’s topography – increasing in verticality as they ascend the densely forested slope.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 11, 2023

© Dina Zeneiny In the center of Cairo , The Nile River, one of the world's most iconic waterways, has shaped the course of civilization for thousands of years. Serving as a vibrant lifeline, connecting neighborhoods, and providing a bustling hub for transportation, the Nile River is an essential natural resource for arid Cairo. Throughout the country’s history, it has often been regarded as the source of life in fertility in its annual flooding, bringing richness to the surrounding lands.

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designboom

JUNE 20, 2023

a serene outdoor oasis forms the core of 'casa pakaal', with an idyllic pool engulfed in greenery where inhabitants can unwind. The post workshop architects preserves 20th-century stone masonry for contemporary mexican home appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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