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JUNE 4, 2023

© Takuji Shimmura Social Housing is a principal element for a more democratic city. These housing structures provide decent dwellings for all citizens in urban areas and connect them to the rest of the city and its services. Unfortunately, in many countries, the term "Social Housing" still has a negative connotation. It is often seen as a project that seeks to build the largest number of units with cheap materials, and little-to-no concern for the quality of life of its residents.

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JUNE 6, 2023

Paris has reimposed a height limit for new buildings in the city, following the controversial construction of Tour Triangle tower designed by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron. The height limit, announced yesterday , will limit new buildings in the French capital to a height of 37 metres or 12 storeys. It reinstates the same Parisian planning law that was introduced in 1977 following the construction of Tour Montparnasse, a 210-metre-tall office tower by architects Eugène Beaudouin, Urbain Cas

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JUNE 5, 2023

ste murray captures the nature-inspired pavilion with its leaf-like perforations and its distinctive pleated roof. The post an exclusive look inside lina ghotmeh’s serpentine pavilion through the lens of ste murray appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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JUNE 6, 2023

Los Angeles-based Arshia Architects has completed RO54, a residential scheme perched on a hilltop in Bel Air. The team describes the project’s aesthetic as “directed by streamline automotive design,” with a split-level concept following the hilly topography of the site. Image credit: Paul Vu Image credit: Paul Vu The 6,700-square-foot home sought to minimize its perceived massing, with a “dynamic” building sitting atop a buried podium.

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JUNE 9, 2023

© Justin Alexander architects: Brcar Morony Architecture Location: Neutral Bay NSW 2089, Australia Project Year: 2019 Photographs: Justin Alexander Read more »

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JUNE 9, 2023

yangnar studio embraces the raw natural textures of wood to meld the home with its engulfing forest valley landscape. The post yangnar studio repurposes local antiques and wood for compact home in thailand forest appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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JUNE 9, 2023

An architectural team composed of Kuehn Malvezzi , Pelletier de Fontenay, and Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architects has been awarded the Grand Prix d’excellence en architecture from the Ordre des architectes du Québec for their Metamorphosis of the Montreal Insectarium. Main façade and Pollinator. Photo credit: James Brittain — Kuehn Malvezzi / Pelletier de Fontenay / Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes in consortium The project underwent a seven-year design and construction p

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JUNE 4, 2023

© Jim Stephenson architects: Brown & Brown Architects Location: Aberdeen, United Kingdom Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Jim Stephenson Area: 274.

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JUNE 9, 2023

Seattle architecture studio Hybrid and Mexico City-based Palma have created a hotel called NICO Loma Alta that features elements of brutalism and vernacular architecture. NICO Loma Alta is located in Sayulita, a bohemian surf town an hour north of Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Nayarit. Top: photo is by Alex Herbig. Above: NICO takes design cues from local Mexican architecture With its exposed concrete frame, NICO combines elements of local architecture and building techniques with nod

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JUNE 7, 2023

objekt architecten's renovation project draws from japanese kintsugi art technique. The post objekt architecten exposes red brickwork on renovated farmhouse’s facade in belgium appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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JUNE 8, 2023

Heatherwick Studio has revealed the design of a new public exhibition hall in Shanghai. Named the ‘Orbit’ and located along the city’s West Bund waterfront, the scheme has been designed to be “seemingly accessible from 360 degrees.” Image credit: Heatherwick Studio Outside, the center’s facade was designed to resemble a series of interwoven ribbons forming an undulating set of publicly accessible staircases, bridges, and terraces.

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JUNE 4, 2023

© Masatomo Moriyama architects: New Material Research Laboratory Location: Tokyo, Japan Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Masatomo Moriyama Area: 313.

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JUNE 5, 2023

Mexican studio Colectivo C733 has created a brick music school in Nacajuca, Mexico that includes two structures and a lofty, cantilevered roof made of coconut wood. The Mexico City-based collective completed the 1,325-square metre (120-square metre) Casa de Música in 2021. Colectivo C733 added a soaring coconut wood roof to the music school The facility is part of the state's urban development program and "provides a space for social gatherings with warm materials and natural ventilation, while

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JUNE 6, 2023

exposed concrete dominates the ceilings and interior courtyard, while the facade is clad with green handmade tiles. The post a facade of glimmering tiles fronts this bak gordon-designed home in lisbon, portugal appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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JUNE 8, 2023

Perkins&Will has just announced the opening of their new 30,000-square-foot plant research facility for The University of California, Riverside ’s College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS). The two-story greenhouse design is billed as a state-of-the-art tribute to the “importance of plant research to the culture and character of UCR" and works by “placing a utilitarian research facility in a visible and approachable location,” according to the firm.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 5, 2023

The Stairs to Kriterion / MVRDV. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu To convey the might and prestige of their empire, the Romans constructed enduring architecture as symbols of their long-lasting reign. Emperors employed grand public works as assertions of their status and reputation. Conversely, Japanese architecture has long embraced ideas of change and renewal, evident in the ritualistic rebuilding of Shinto shrines.

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JUNE 6, 2023

Architect India Mahdavi has updated six rooms within Rome 's 16th-century Villa Medici to feature an array of contemporary and colourful furniture. The intervention comes as part of a three-year project called Re-enchanting Villa Medici , which was launched in 2022 to amplify the presence of contemporary design and craft within the Renaissance palace.

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JUNE 8, 2023

the practice opted for a neutral palette to shape a relaxed interior aesthetic, including a subtle combination of light and dark wood joinery. The post ampuero yutronic strips back victorian house to create bright + spacious dwelling in london appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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JUNE 6, 2023

A crossover arts and manufacturing project from Herzog & de Meuron opened on May 19 following several years of construction that remade a former brownfield site into the new home of the non-profit Powerhouse Arts in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Coinciding with the ongoing cleanup of the Gowanus Canal , the project reused a Turbine Hall located at the site of Brooklyn's Rapid Power Transit Station from 1904 while adding new space in the shell of a reinstated Bolier House building that was semi-preserv

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JUNE 4, 2023

© DuoCai Photograph The key to successfully designing or recovering public spaces is to achieve a series of ingredients that enhance their use as meeting places. Regardless of their scale, some important tips are designing for people's needs, the human scale, a mix of uses, multifunctionality and flexibility, comfort and safety, and integration to the urban fabric.

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JUNE 4, 2023

The first image of this year's Serpentine Pavilion in London, which was designed by French-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh , has been revealed. Set to open to the public this Friday, June 9, the pavilion in London's Kensington Garden is a circular timber structure that shelters a "concentric table". Named À table, the pavilion was designed as a space for exchange and celebration.

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JUNE 7, 2023

'decadence' catamaran by andy waugh uses a hull design that gives it submerged teardrop hulls that are attached to a spaceship-looking body. The post ‘decadence’ catamaran resembles a rocket ship on water boosted by inflatable wing sails appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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JUNE 7, 2023

Artist Janet Echelman ’s soft-fiber Current installation premiered over the weekend in Columbus, Ohio, adding the city to a list of others to have showcased her experiments with site-specific sculptures and computational design since 2009. Stretching to a total of 126 feet at its zenith, the 229-foot-long sculpture is made from 78 miles of twine strewn into more than 550,000 individual knots and cast from the facades of buildings located at the intersection of Gay and High Streets.

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JUNE 7, 2023

Weekend House in Downtown São Paulo / SPBR Arquitetos. Image © Nelson Kon As awareness of water scarcity, water stress and environmental sustainability grows around the world, the concept of "water footprint" is becoming increasingly relevant. Unlike its more popular cousin, " carbon footprint ", which focuses on greenhouse gas emissions, the water footprint (WF) provides a holistic view of water used throughout the life cycle of a product, process, or activity.

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JUNE 7, 2023

Luxury car brands including Bentley , Bugatti , Aston Martin and Porsche are making the move into high-end homes. Here are five houses and skyscrapers designed by car companies. Last month Bugatti unveiled its first residential development in Dubai. The tower is the latest foray into real estate by luxury car brands, which are now developing numerous high-end apartments and houses.

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