Architizer

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

The Fourth Annual One Drawing Challenge is open for entries! Architecture’s most popular drawing competition is back and bigger than ever, including larger prizes. Get started on your submission. Architectural drawing is an act of communication. Creating both a vision for what could be and detailing the technical relationships of design and construction, architects use drawings as a way to explore, express and share their ideas.

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Avontuura

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Singapore has a new skyline addition with the completion of CapitaSpring – a 280-meter-tall high-rise oasis that pioneers vertical urbanism. The post Bjarke Ingels Group and Carlo Ratti Associati complete vertical oasis in Singapore appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

With a grand opening just a little over a week away, the Orange County Museum of Art ( OCMA ) has revealed the latest photos of its Morphosis -designed new South Coast home in the beachfront community of Costa Mesa. Located on the campus of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, the 53,000-square-foot museum will be inaugurated with five special exhibitions and 24-hour celebrations to honor the work that went into its design and three-year-long construction.

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

the plant acts as the brain of the robot, determining how the machete swings, jabs, slices and interacts in space. The post living plant controls a machete through an industrial robot arm appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Architecture studios BIG and Carlo Ratti Associati have completed a 280-metre-tall skyscraper in Singapore designed to offer visitors a "seamless transition between the garden and the city". Located at the heart of Singapore's financial district, the 51-storey mixed-use CapitaSpring building incorporates large pockets of greenery that are framed by sculptural facade openings.

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The Architect's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

J. Meejin Yoon, an architect, designer, and educator who has served as Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) at Cornell University since [.]. Read More. The post Cornell AAP dean Meejin Yoon wins the 2022 Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Avontuura

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Everything happens within a circulation system contained in a concrete volume with multiple exits where its path is made in a dark passage. The post Rojkind Arquitectos design meandering house of discovery in the State of Mexico appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Prolific, self-taught, and Pritzker Prize -winning Japanese architect Tadao Ando has been announced today as the recipient of the Andrée Putman Lifetime Achievement award. The recognition is presented by the Créateurs Design Awards, a program that highlights extraordinary work in architecture, interior design, product design, photography, journalism, and curation.

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

at the core of the building, four connected levels of organic softscape dubbed the 'green oasis' seamlessly weave nature vertically into the architecture. The post bjarke ingels and carlo ratti’s biophilic ‘capitaspring’ skyscraper completes in singapore appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Japanese studio Nori Architects has used whole cedar logs, earth plaster and waste materials to retrofit the 30-year-old concrete framed Good Cycle Building in Nagoya prefecture. Shortlisted in the rebirth project category of Dezeen awards 2022 , the renovation was completed for construction company Asanuma Corporation as a flagship office that would demonstrate their commitment to environmentally-friendly retrofits.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

With respect to its original vision, Superlimão delicately opened the interiors of a flat inside German architect Franz Heep’s 1958 landmark. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Project Details: Location: São Paulo, Brazil Architect: Superlimão From the Architect: "Superlimão created the architectural design for the Lausanne Apartment, which bears the name of the historical building in which it is

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The Architect's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Who is the city for? This is the most urgent question in modern urban life. It’s also one that we ask with increasing frequency in the face of rising rents, [.]. Read More. The post An expanded scope for a training facility in Chicago raises questions about how—and if—architects should engage with carceral projects appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Avontuura

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

The house sits upon the brow of a hill, overlooking the waters of Lake Nordås and its collection of small islands. The post Saunders Architecture design sloping house that rises from the landscape appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

UNStudio has emerged as the winner of an international competition to design what it says will stand as one of the most sustainable office buildings in German history once complete. Developers Groß & Partner recently selected the studio’s 45,000-square-meter (484,400-square-foot) NION office tower scheme to be located in a vibrant mixed-use district in Frankfurt called the Europaviertel West that has been under constant development since 2005.

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

'trashboom' is a modular solution made of locally available materials that uses simple technology at a low cost. The post ‘trashboom’ floating barrier prevents tons of plastic from ending up in oceans appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

In this lookbook , we pick out 10 home interiors that feature walk-in closets designed to provide bedroom storage that is both practical and appealing. Walk-in wardrobes create a bespoke storage solution that is hard to achieve with standard furniture. Often they are considered a luxurious feature used to declutter the bedroom in large houses, but as the 10 examples below demonstrate, they can also be a sleek solution for utilising dead space in smaller homes.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Designed in 1974 by the artist’s husband, architect Albert Lanier, the Noe Valley residence features fresh finishes and an expanded plan that takes advantage of city views. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Project Details: Location: Noe Valley, San Francisco, California Architect: Studio Terpeluk / @studioterpeluk Landscape Design: Monica Viarengo / @monicaviarengolandscapedesign Color Consultan

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The Architect's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Just a little over a year after he was blasted into the heavens aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard, a major element of billionaire space tourist and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s [.]. Read More. The post Five design proposals for the Smithsonian’s Bezos Learning Center open for public comment appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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The Spaces

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Ever fallen down an online rabbit hole of demolition videos or stonework being cleaned? These topics make for compelling – if unexpected – spectacles, inviting us to slow down for a moment and just… watch. Slow Down! is the theme of this year’s Arquiteturas Film Festival, which takes place in Porto from 27 September-1 October 2022. The programme probes the art of pausing with a series of documentaries and experimental films exploring transformative topics of demolition, reduction and reuse of ar

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Five design proposals have been unveiled for the Bezos Learning Center at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. The $130 million Smithsonian scheme, funded by a $200 million donation from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos , will serve as an education center on the topics of air and space exploration. The center will be built on the site of a recently-demolished glass pyramid pavilion designed by the late architect Gyo Obata , which opened in 1988.

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

floating installation ‘salmon eye’ is a forum center that hopes to inform visitors about sustainable aquaculture and seafood. The post unveiled ‘salmon eye’ forum center floats in norway, accessible only by ferry appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

US studio Fuse Architects added cedar cladding, expanded the windows and brightened the interiors of the Plover House on the coast of California. The weekend home is located in Pajaro Dunes, a resort community that lies just south of Santa Cruz. The community sits along the shoreline of Monterey Bay. Fuse Architects set out to brighten the interior.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The husband-and-wife duo behind Magnolia Network overhauled a century-old castle in Waco, Texas, for an upcoming season of their renovation show, and they followed.their typical blueprint. The large, velvet couch in the drawing room, where previous young male residents once received potential suitors, the tour guide tells us, is for sale. As are the linen-scented Magnolia-brand candles, which waft with the strength of 1,000 sprays of Febreze throughout the roughly 6,000-square-foot castle.

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The Architect's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Brought to you by: Architect Heatherwick Studio, BIG Location Mountain View, California Completion Date May, 2022 Landscape Architect Olin Structural Engineer Thornton Tomasetti Civil Engineer Sherwood Design Engineers, Arup Civil, [.]. Read More. The post Heatherwick Studio and BIG transform flat-roof Swiss solar shingles from barn to bay appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Architonic

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

<p><em>Project Background. </em>This is a bookstore reconstruction project located on the west side of Zhongguancun Street in Beijing. The owner of <em>Sheyu World</em> bookstore entrusted us with the reconstructing design of its first floor on the basis of the original two-story building. Besides, the teahouse function is added except for the bookstore function.

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