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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The Great Hall of the National Gallery of Canada (my photo). I thoroughly enjoyed my recent trip to Montreal, Quebec City, and Ottawa, having not previously visited any of these cities. All three are historically rich, presenting ample and fascinating evidence of their beginnings as French or British colonial settlements. While I admired the distinctive urban morphology and many landmark buildings (some dating back as far as the early 17th century) each city can boast, some of the more prominent

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Soul Garden House / Spacefiction Studio. © Monika Sathe Photography From subtle light beams to wide openings, skylights transform natural light into a powerful architectural tool , creating a dynamic interplay of light and shadow that adds movement and vitality to buildings. This intricate dance captivates not only with the patterns the light casts on surfaces but also with the practical benefits of overhead lighting , such as improved thermal comfort and enhanced well-being.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The Prix Versailles list of the World's Most Beautiful Airports for 2024 has been announced with six projects earning distinction for their aesthetic qualities and impact on the travel experience of users in five countries. Among the group was luis vidal + architects ' vibrant Terminal E expansion at Boston Logan Airport and the renovation of Terminal 2 at Changi Airport in Singapore from BOIFFILS Architectures.

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Bustler

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The Prix Versailles list of the World's Most Beautiful Airports for 2024 has been announced with six projects earning distinction for their aesthetic qualities and impact on the travel experience of users in five countries. Among the group was luis vidal + architects ' vibrant Terminal E expansion at Boston Logan Airport and the renovation of Terminal 2 at Changi Airport in Singapore from BOIFFILS Architectures.

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designboom

OCTOBER 4, 2024

the stitled design gave room for a horizontal expanse at ground level. The post nanometer architecture shelters micro-garden under stilted ‘house off the ground’ in japan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Our latest weekly curated jobs roundup from the Archinect Job board highlights 12 architecture schools looking to add faculty, academic leaders, facilities staff, and fellows to their institutions. Preparing for a new job? Be sure to follow our Archinect Tips series to improve your portfolio, resume, and interviewing skills and increase your chances of getting that next job.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

US researchers working with SHoP Architects have created a potential alternative to steel and concrete as a structural floor material: recyclable panels made entirely from bioplastic and wood flour. The prefabricated panel was made using 3D printing by researchers at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Maine (UMaine) – both part of the SM2ART public-private partership.

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designboom

OCTOBER 4, 2024

heliotrope architects' addition brings new life to a 1933 house in seattle, inspired by the original owner's childhood home in norway. The post heliotrope architects brings norwegian-inspired addition to historic seattle home appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 3, 2024

© Federico Cairoli architects: Ayako Arquitetura Location: Teresópolis, Brazil Project Year: 2022 Photogtaphs: Federico Cairoli Area: 116.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The UK’s Architects Registration Board (ARB) has announced its intent to issue major overhauls to its registration process for non-UK architects wishing to pursue work within the country. The organization is now in the process of pursuing a public consultancy that will seek to eliminate demonstrated knowledge gaps while streamlining the number of examinations and outsourcing their administration.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The 23-storey Pan Pacific Orchard skyscraper in Singapore by architecture studio WOHA has won the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 's award for the world's best new tall building. Set in the city's Orchard Road district, the 350-room hotel has four large planted terraces cut into the building's rectangular form. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), which described the building as "a hotel in nature", gave the building its top award – Best Tall Building Worldwide –

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designboom

OCTOBER 1, 2024

pointillisme project transforms pandemic-era distancing circles into communal gathering spaces. The post vibrant circular hubs emerge from playful park landscape conceived by alberto menozzi appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

© EthanDeClerk Architecture firm SO – IL has revealed plans for a new residential condominium project planned for Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood. Named 144 Vanderbilt, the development offers 26 condominiums and amenities spanning almost 90,000 square feet. According to SO-IL , the architecture takes cues from Brooklyn's historical heritage, while incorporating a modern twist, as the staggered building prioritizes community interactions and comfortable urban living.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Julia Morgan ’s first residential design completed after opening her own practice has hit the real estate market in the Bay Area after listing for the first time in 50 years. The 116-year-old home owned by architect Claude Stoller until his death last year in Berkeley is just steps from UC Berkeley ’s campus and includes four bedrooms and 3.5 baths in a 2,555-square-foot envelope.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Design studio Oxman has devised a system called "ecological programming" to optimise green architecture, which it has demonstrated through a conceptual skyscraper with multiple planted platforms. Called Eden Tower, the conceptual structure was designed to illustrate Oxman 's computational abilities, formulated in the studio's freshly opened Foster + Partners-designed lab in Manhattan.

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designboom

OCTOBER 3, 2024

the design playfully arranges structural and decorative elements, creating a unified look while also acting as brise-soleils to help regulate the buildings’ climate. The post oppenheim architecture reveals tirana’s college of europe campus as red concrete cluster appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Casa Ederlezi contrasting with the surrounding Mountains. Image © César Béjar via Archdaily When we think of spaces that foster meditation , our minds often travel either to Japan's Zen gardens, where clean lines and carefully arranged landscaping call for stillness, or to Scandinavia's designs with neutral tones and soft fabrics. These styles evoke a sense of calm through simplicity , often seen as a characteristic of Japanese and Northern European architectural styles.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Prix Versailles selection of the 2024 World's Most Beautiful Campuses has been announced as a group of six new or renovated academic buildings that represent the very best in campus architecture and design for higher education. Each evinces a blend of creativity, ecological concern, and a deference to local heritage. Perhaps the most significant of the group is the new Gaia project for Nanyang Technological University in Singapore from Toyo Ito , which is the largest mass timber building in

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Deezen

OCTOBER 3, 2024

After the UK's last coal-fired power station closed last week, the Twentieth Century Society has selected seven projects for Dezeen that demonstrate how the under-threat cooling towers at these "cathedrals of industry" could be reused. Cooling towers were once a major feature of the UK's energy infrastructure. But from a peak of 240 only 45 remain, and plans are underway to demolish all of these.

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

the school is designed to combat the lack of educational access among the remote ethnic minority communities in the north indian mountains. The post rammed earth and timber shape up CHYBIK + KRISTOF’s mulbekh school in northern india appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 1, 2024

© Herzog & de Meuron architects: Herzog & de Meuron Location: Zürich, Switzerland Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Herzog & de Meuron Area: 46650.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The American Institute of Architects California has selected 13 new projects as winners of the 2024 Residential Design Awards. The annual celebration of design for the private sphere includes designs for client and use type; from stylish single-family homes to supportive housing developments, and more. The entries were judged based on a criterion that includes quality of design, resolution of the program or idea, innovation, thoughtfulness and technique.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has added a visitors centre to champagne house Maison Ruinart's historic site in Reims , France. Completed as part of a three-year renovation of the site, the Nicolas Ruinart Pavilion by Fujimoto serves as a cultural space for visitors and sits in direct contrast to the site's existing 19th-century buildings. Sou Fujimoto has added a visitors centre to a historic site in Reims Fronted by a centralised courtyard, the centre is built from local soissons stone and to

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designboom

OCTOBER 1, 2024

studio x4 includes a light source from above that mimics natural light filtering into a cave, fostering focus and introspection. The post circular skylight illuminates cave-like meditation space by studio X4 in taipei appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

© Ivo Tavares Studio architects: Um para Um, arquitectura e engenharia Location: , Portugal Project Year: 2023 Photograph: Ivo Tavares Studio Area: 370.

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