Deezen
JULY 17, 2023
A trio of pavilions have been installed on Copenhagen 's waterfront, showing how radical materials and new ways of living might reduce the carbon footprint of housing construction. From 4 to 1 Planet offers three visions for the home of the future, each created by a different team of architects, engineers and researchers, in the form of a full-scale built prototype.
ArchDaily
JULY 16, 2023
Piscinas en Leça de Palmeira / Alvaro Siza. Image © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG At first glance, building a pool right beside another body of water seems a little redundant. After all, why would someone choose to swim in a pool when they have a river or ocean to enjoy? However, for people with limited mobility and younger more inexperienced swimmers, natural bodies of water can prove both daunting and dangerous.
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Archinect
JULY 19, 2023
As Massachusetts continues to suffer from a shortage of affordable housing, former mills like those in Lawrence are a bright spot. With the assistance of state and federal funding, developers have renovated and converted more than a hundred mills around the commonwealth into housing complexes in recent decades — projects that both provide much-needed homes and help revitalize post-industrial areas.
Architonic
JULY 18, 2023
<p class="p1">Over the course of four decades, the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings has firmly established itself as the go-to global event for industry professionals, architects and investors, a role that will be further underscored at this year’s 40th-anniversary edition. <a href="[link] 2023</a> will be a unique opportunity to share ideas, discover the latest new products and take stock of everything that the show has achieved o
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Avontuura
JULY 18, 2023
Responding to the gentle slope, the house’s deconstructed volume is composed of three sections: a vertical, horizontal and floating section. The post INNOCAD design deconstructed corten house overlooking Linz, Austria appeared first on Åvontuura.
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Archinect
JULY 21, 2023
Continuing to not only champion but provide pathways to academic and professional advancement, the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) celebrates another fellowship cohort of young designers. The NOMA Future Faces (NFF), formerly known as the NOMA Foundation Fellowship , recognizes 13 architecture students and graduates for this 2023 cohort as they engage in a two-month-long summer fellowship.
Deezen
JULY 21, 2023
This week on Dezeen, architects designing The Line including Thom Mayne and Peter Cook explained the thinking behind the planned megacity in Saudi Arabia in a documentary. Speaking in a 45-minute-long Discovery Channel broadcast , many of the architects involved in the design of the 170-kilometre-long city talked about the project publicly for the first time.
Avontuura
JULY 17, 2023
The nave is placed as a direct extension of the main street creating a plaza for both the church and town. The post JAJA Architects and Brandsberg Dahl complete contemporary wood church with natural light filtering through gable roof appeared first on Åvontuura.
ArchDaily
JULY 17, 2023
The TerraMater Store / RENESA Architecture Design Interiors Studio. Image © Niveditaa Gupta There is often an intricate relationship between architecture and the environment. Each part of the world has defined its own architectural techniques based on its unique climatic conditions. However, environmental concerns in the 21st century provoked new techniques, implementing solutions to preserve natural resources and provide thermal comfort.
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Archinect
JULY 21, 2023
A team of researchers from The Ohio State University has developed a machine learning technique that converts old urban maps into three-dimensional digital models. According to the team, the models could potentially revolutionize research involving historic neighborhoods and the economic impact of their demolition. The study, recently published in the journal PLOS ON , involved extracting and digitizing data from Sanborn Fire Insurance maps.
Deezen
JULY 21, 2023
Ecuadorian studio Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos has completed a brick house and riding school in the Andes Mountains, complete with a gabled roof and dogtrot breezeway. Based in Quito, Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos completed El Picadero in 2022 in Lasso, Ecuador , an agricultural area near the Cotopaxi volcano. Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos designed the brick house and riding school in Ecuador The 5,000-square metre (1.25-acre) rectangular site is characterized by eucalyptus trees that are abundant in th
The Architect's Newsletter
JULY 21, 2023
In 1899, painter Charles W. Hawthorne left Long Island for Massachusetts, where he went east until he hit the Atlantic. In the fishing village of Provincetown, he founded the Cape The post Flansburgh Architects maintains the spirit and historic charm of the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
ArchDaily
JULY 20, 2023
Barcelona Pavilion. @ Flickr Renato Saboya. Used under Creative Commons The idea of integration between art and architecture dates back to the very origin of the discipline, however, it took on a new meaning and social purpose during the Avant-Garde movement of the early twentieth century, becoming one of the most defining characteristics of Modernism.
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Archinect
JULY 19, 2023
Buildner has announced the results of their Milan Affordable Housing Challenge. The 15th edition of the competition platform’s Affordable Housing Series, the brief called for “a flexible, innovative, pilot-phase concept for affordable housing within and around Milan, Italy.” The competition had no set site or scale but was required to address the city’s housing crisis in a creative spirit.
Deezen
JULY 21, 2023
The set for Wes Anderson 's latest film Asteroid City was designed and built as a functioning town complete with underground power and sewers, production designer Adam Stockhausen tells Dezeen in this interview. Set in 1955, the film largely takes place in the fictitious desert town of Asteroid City, famous for its meteor crater and celestial observatory.
BD+C
JULY 20, 2023
Transform your work environment with biophilic design 0 qpurcell Thu, 07/20/2023 - 15:18 Biophilic Design Lauren Elliott, Director of Interior Design, Design Collaborative, shares various ways biophilic design elements can be incorporated into the office space. Lauren Elliott, RID, NCIDQ Office Buildings Designers Biophilic Design Daylighting Designs Two significant elements of a thriving workspace are the connection to nature and natural light.
ArchDaily
JULY 20, 2023
© Michael J. Crosbie This article was originally published on Common Edge. Recently I traveled to Ljubljana , Slovenia , in search of the religious architecture of the celebrated (but largely unknown in the U.S.) Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik (1872–1957). I write a lot about the architecture of spirituality, and I was curious about Plečnik’s churches and chapels—what the architect’s idiosyncratic form of classicism said about faith in a Modern age.
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A new industry study conducted by Architizer on behalf of Chaos Enscape surveyed 2,139 design professionals to understand the state of architectural visualization and what to expect in the near future. We asked: How are visualizations produced in your firm? What impact does real-time rendering have? What approach are you taking toward the rise of AI?
Archinect
JULY 20, 2023
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has named Skyscraper Museum founder Carol Willis and atelier ten founder Parick Bellew as this year’s winners of the Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award and Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award, respectively over their outstanding individual contributions to the community of architectural design.
Deezen
JULY 21, 2023
Danish architecture studio BIG and American 3D-printing firm ICON have completed a full-sized model home at what is planned to be the "largest-scale development of 3D-printed homes in the world". The house is the first to be completed at Wolf Ranch , a neighbourhood in Georgetown, Texas, near the capital city of Austin. Co-designed by Bjarke Ingels Group ( BIG ) and ICON , it is one of 100 houses that are currently being constructed by local construction firm Lennar and will serve as a model for
designboom
JULY 20, 2023
'my architectural philosophy is linking nature and architecture, making bridges between simplicity and complexity, inside and outside, public and private'. The post interview: sou fujimoto weaves primitive future with wire installation at berlin’s aedes appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
ArchDaily
JULY 21, 2023
Abijo Mosque, Lagos showing laterite texture. Image © Mujib Ojeifo In Lagos , a city with a complex urban fabric that includes historical buildings and vast interpretations of contemporary architecture, lies PatrickWaheed Design Consulting (PWDC). This design practice, Co-led by Adeyemo Shokunbi , aims to contribute to a Nigerian architectural language through the renaissance of local materials.
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Archinect
JULY 20, 2023
A number of prominent architects had previously voiced their support for retrofitting the century-old store ahead of the inquiry, which began last October at the bequest of Secretary Michael Gove. Gove cited a concern for neighboring landmarks in the vicinity as part of his decision to strike down the retailer's demolition scheme in addition to its potential "lifetime carbon usage.
Deezen
JULY 21, 2023
Market forces are pushing cities towards a shallow and Instagram-friendly impression of authenticity that makes everywhere feel the same, writes David A Banks. If you've started traveling again since the pandemic, you may have noticed something unsettling. Maybe you detected it before the lockdown too. Everywhere looks the same, even as each city proclaims louder than ever that they are unique and different.
The Architect's Newsletter
JULY 20, 2023
It’s that time of year again. The Graham Foundation announced this morning the names of 38 organizations receiving funding to “explore different issues, methods, and platforms of contemporary architecture discourse” The post Graham Foundation announces 2023 organization grants appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
ArchDaily
JULY 21, 2023
Completed in 2020 in Ghent, Belgium. Images by Ellen Goegebuer. Inspired by the staggered layout of the other constructions in the street, the functions of this house were arranged according to a herringbone.
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