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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

CO2 Pavilion Beijing / Superimpose Architecture. Image © Beijing Shardisland Technology Co., Ltd. Translucency, at its essence, is an optical property that enables the total or partial passage of light through materials, without providing a clear view of the objects behind them. Despite its apparent simplicity, this property has fascinating applications in the architectural field, generating attractive and powerful proposals that play with light without obstructing views.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have revealed the seven finalists that will compete for the 2024 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture — Mies van der Rohe Award. A total of five projects were selected as finalists in the Architecture category, with another two taken from the Emerging category out of a 40-entry shortlist that was announced earlier in January after the competition received 362 nominations for the bi-annual Prize.

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Avontuura

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The existing internal layout has been completely overhauled to suit the new use of the space. Substantial structural work was done. The post MASAAI Studio design modern guesthouse within existing ruins of a Verona estate appeared first on Åvontuura.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

© Firas Al Raisi | Masjid Bab Al Salam Religious architecture has always had a unique power to transcend the physical realm, transporting visitors to a spiritual journey. In many belief systems, it serves as a space between the earthly and the universal divine. This designed experience can often be facilitated through different choices, where light , form, materiality , and circulation play essential roles.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

UK practice Heatherwick Studio is set to turn the 177-metre-high BT Tower in central London into a hotel , following its sale to American hotelier MCR Hotels. MCR Hotels announced today that it had purchased the Grade II-listed tower from the BT Group telecommunications company with Heatherwick Studio and is set to turn the structure into a hotel. "This is an extraordinary building and an amazing opportunity to bring it back to life," said Heatherwick Studio founder Thomas Heatherwick.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Last call: The clock is ticking as Architizer's 12th Annual A+Awards enters its Extended Entry Deadline period. Submit your work before February 23rd for your chance at the global spotlight. When picturing a water treatment plant or a water resource recovery facility (WRRF), the typical mental image is that of an industrial complex designed primarily for the practical function of managing and treating water.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Maggie’s Leeds Centre / Heatherwick Studio. Image © Hufton+Crow While not entirely dependent on one another, the relationship between architecture and mental well-being is an important topic, as designers and architects can contribute to creating a more enjoyable environment for everyone. From strategies to enhance mental health in shared workspaces to the ways in which architecture can contribute to preventing cognitive decline, understanding the potential impact of environmental neurosciences

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Scientists from South Korea's Yonsei University have invented what they believe to be a sustainable , high-protein food in the form of "beef rice", made by growing cow cells in grains of rice. Tinged a pale pink from the cell culturing process, the hybrid food contains more protein and fat than standard rice while having a low carbon footprint, leading its creators to see it as a potential future meat alternative.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A Snøhetta -designed residential tower in Manhattan’s Upper West Side has topped out. Named 50 West 66th Street , the scheme is described by Snøhetta as having a “striking geometry” with a “natural palette of refined materials.” Archinect first reported on the development in 2017 upon the release of the design proposal, detailing the tower’s palette of textured limestone, glass storefronts, and bronze details.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

with luxembourg's kyklos building, UNstudio aims for the lowest possible carbon footprint with innovative design and material selection. The post the future is circular: UNstudio slashes kyklos building carbon emissions by 80% appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

© Fixer Photographic Studio architects: Studio A-Light Location: Changhua City, Xihu Township, Changhua County, Taiwan 500 Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Fixer Photographic Studio Area: 415.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Google has opened a building serving its North American operations in New York City that is housed in a 1930s rail terminal restored and adapted by architecture studios CookFox Architects and Gensler. Developed by Oxford Properties , the 232-foot-tall (70 metres), 12-storey office building houses Google's North American headquarters for global business organisation and is located on the west side of Manhattan, just north of the Tribeca neighbourhood.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A team led by Skanska and Bjarke Ingels Group has completed a major new office tower in Houston , Texas. Named 1550 on the Green, the 28-story tower is part of a three-block master plan by Skanska, designed by BIG, with interiors by Michael Hsu. Image credit: Skanska USA Commercial Development, Inc. The 375,000-square-foot tower is primarily devoted to office accommodation, with ground floor space dedicated to hospitality.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

the digital creations evoke a sense of eerie nostalgia, blurring the boundary between dreams and reality. The post diving into 3D artist jared pike’s pool dreamscapes and imaginary liminal interiors appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

After the Hyatt Foundation announced that the 2024 Pritzker Prize be revealed on March 5 at 9 am EST, speculation has ignited regarding which architect or architects will receive architecture's most prestigious award. The Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered to be " the profession’s highest honor," has been granted annually, since 1979, by a jury, to a living architect or architects with significant achievements to humanity and the built environment.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Swedish bathroom brand Harvest Moon has launched its first product, a waterless toilet that allows "even the most squeamish" to turn their waste into soil and fertiliser. Unveiled at Stockholm Furniture Fair , Luna is a composting toilet that promises eco-friendly disposal of human waste without compromising on style, comfort or hygiene. Harvest Moon spent five years developing the product, with user experience considered just as important as the toilet's eco-friendly credentials.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The Serralves Foundation in Porto, Portugal, has shared photos of its recently inaugurated new wing designed by and named for the country’s beloved Pritzker Prize-winning architect, Álvaro Siza. The 45,000-square-foot expansion is the fifth building designed by Siza for the foundation after the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art (1999), Manoel de Oliveira Cinema House (2019), Gardeners’ House (2021), and the restored Serralves Art Déco Villa (2021).

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designboom

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

bilgin architects designs a luminous control building amidst a vast field of solar panels in turkey. The post bilgin architects dots turkish solar plant with a shimmering control center appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Moretti Gin Bar / Estudio Grizzo Arquitectos. Image © Federico Kulekdjian When designing spaces with reduced dimensions, adopting an efficient configuration and distribution is crucial for the user experience and the smooth development of activities and tasks to be carried out. In the case of bars and restaurants, numerous architecture and interior design professionals strive daily to meet the needs of clients, employees, and employers, considering everything from necessary installations and tec

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

UK architecture firm Studio Egret West has shared its plans to create housing within two concrete 1960s buildings in London , which were formerly the headquarters of food company Heinz. Studio Egret West has received planning permission to create 124 apartments across the two office buildings while preserving their external concrete frames. Named Hayes Park Central and Hayes Park South, the buildings were constructed in 1962 for Heinz to use as both administrative headquarters and research labor

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Gagosian Gallery’ s Madison Avenue location has recently opened an exhibition of Frank Gehry artworks titled Ruminations. On view until April 6th, the gallery will be showing recent works Gehry’s team says are in dialog with the architect’s engagements with fluid aquatic animal forms that date to an inspirational early-80s commission with the Formica Corporation.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

When she’s home, a pastry chef living in workforce housing in Nashville has been giving cooking lessons in the shared kitchen on her floor, inviting her neighbors to join as The post Two apartment buildings by HASTINGS in Nashville offer one answer to the country’s affordability crisis appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Centro Cultural Lá da Favelinha, Aglomerado da Serra, 2021. Image © Leonardo Finotti Multifaceted and filled with complexities, the landscape of architecture and urbanism in Latin America unveils specific nuances and challenges in light of the issues faced by various countries, such as social inequality, violence, and rapid urban growth. Within this context, architectural practice assumes a significant role in crafting feasible and appropriate solutions tailored to each reality, emphasizing the

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Saudi mega project Neom has revealed the design of the Elanan spa and hotel that is set to be built on a natural oasis on Gulf of Aqaba as its latest development. Designed by American studio Mark Foster Gage Architects , the Elanan resort will contain 80 rooms and suites along with well-being facilities. It will be built on a natural oasis that is fed by natural springs and is intended to feel like being in a "secret garden".

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Kansas City Royals are advancing a scheme for a new downtown stadium district designed by Populous in a neighborhood called the Crossroads. Slotted into a 17.5-acre site at the confluence of Grand Boulevard, Locust Street, Truman Road, and 17th Street, the development would offer a connector to the nearby South Loop Link project from OJB Landscape Architecture and BNIM.

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