Archinect

MAY 11, 2022

Fentress Architects ’ AIA chapter award-winning Chancery restoration project for the Embassy of Norway has officially opened to the public, representing a first for the 42-year-old Denver-based firm. Situated between the official Vice Presidential Residence and National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.’s Embassy Row neighborhood, the project’s scope entailed the restoration of an original structure from 1905 in addition to a 30,000-square-foot expansion aimed at making the complex

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MAY 13, 2022

After the end of the Biennale, the installation was recovered, dismantled, cataloged, and redesigned as an open-air museum in Corbola. The post Barman Architects upcycles Biennale pavilion into open air museum in Cordoba appeared first on Åvontuura.

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MAY 11, 2022

© José Hévia. architects: GATPA Location: Avinguda de Montserrat, 44, 08700 Igualada, Barcelona, Spain Project Year: 2021 Photographs: José Hévia Area: 33088 ft2. Read more ».

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Deezen

MAY 13, 2022

The long-awaited Taipei Performing Arts Center in Taiwan has been completed by Rem Koolhaas -led studio OMA ahead of the official opening on 7 August 2022. Commissioned by the Taipei City Government in 2009, the 59,000-square-metre cultural landmark has a distinctive form with three auditoriums protruding from a central cuboid volume. Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Koolhaas, who led the design alongside OMA managing partner David Gianotten, wanted the building to stand out from "standardised

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MAY 11, 2022

New photographs have been released showing construction progress at POST Rotterdam , documenting the restoration and reinvention of a historic post office in the Dutch city. Designed by ODA with Omnam Group, the project sees the 100-year-old building transformed into a hotel, with accompanying retail, restaurants, two public plazas, and a 155-meter (500-foot) tall residential tower.

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Architonic

MAY 11, 2022

The main objective for the development of this home for its 4 members was to find the continuous relationship of the spaces with the exterior, making the forest surrounding the project the main player and attraction. Therefore, there are overtures in the volumes accompanied by floor to ceiling stained glass windows, allowing the connection and mimic with nature.

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Deezen

MAY 13, 2022

Sieger Suarez Architects has collaborated with Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott to design a new property for hotel brand Waldorf Astoria in Miami , which aims to be the first supertall skyscraper to be completed in the city. The Waldorf Astoria Miami has 100 storeys and will top out at 1,049 feet (319.7 metres), well over the 300-metre threshold that defines a skyscraper as a supertall.

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Archinect

MAY 13, 2022

Today, Ennead Architects unveiled its design for a new master-planned commercial district in Shanghai called the Lingang Special Area. The plan includes four new large buildings and more than 124,500-square-meters (about 1.33 million-square-feet) of retail and public space to be realized over a multi-year project timeline. Lingang will join Shanghai’s core business area to the adjacent Dishui Lake district and create a free trade zone that developers expect will lure a variety of internati

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Avontuura

MAY 12, 2022

The project is located facing a new park along the river and offers views towards the UNESCO heritage old city of Bordeaux. The post JA Joubert Architecture designs residential complex overlooking Bordeaux appeared first on Åvontuura.

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designboom

MAY 11, 2022

as the company shares: ‘sunflowers open, close, and follow the sun for optimal energy conversion. we figured solar panels should too.’. The post self-cleaning sunflower solar panels generate up to 40% more power appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

MAY 12, 2022

El Salvadorian president Nayib Bukele has unveiled architecture studio FR-EE 's designs for a cryptocurrency -funded city that is planned to rise up the side of a volcano in the south of the country. Bukele revealed a model of the city in a tweet alongside the caption "#Bitcoin City is coming along beautifully" earlier this week. Bitcoin City is planned for a coastal location in El Salvador.

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Archinect

MAY 13, 2022

When a recession hits, architects often take it in the gut. The design sector has traditionally been one of the losers of a market downturn, with big real estate developments being put on hold and the need for architectural design services kicked down the road. But during the economic downturn brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, architecture has been surprisingly robust.

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Avontuura

MAY 9, 2022

The pavilion is a long, narrow, gabled building, its form inspired by the long terraced houses of the Fuggerei itself. The post MVRDV and Fugger Foundation mark 500th anniversary of the Fuggerei social housing with celebration pavilion and three proposals for “Fuggerei of the Future” appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Architonic

MAY 9, 2022

A couple passionate about gastronomy and great lovers of Charlevoix dreamed of designing a contemporary residence in this exceptional natural setting, both to enjoy a pied-à-Terre in this region, but also to create a high-end tourist home where families, friends, or colleagues could gather. Inspired by the breathtaking view of the river and the picturesque rural setting, and guided by the firm Architecture49 through all stages of design and construction, the owners succeeded in creating a home w

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designboom

MAY 12, 2022

stones washed into a riverbed are cast with copper foil to show their outer and inner morphology. The post yasuaki onishi’s metallic stone curtain explores boundaries between humans & nature appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

MAY 11, 2022

A landmark of the Art Nouveau style is on center stage after Refik Anadol ’s NFT of the Casa Batlló sold for $1.38 million at Christe’s 21st Century Evening Sale last night. Titled Living Architecture: Casa Batlló , the piece was commissioned by the group responsible for managing Gaudí’s converted House of Bones last year and is currently on display in a larger format outside the Christie’s Rockefeller Plaza headquarters until May 13.

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Avontuura

MAY 11, 2022

Fjeld pavilion is designed to celebrate and promote the Inuit intangible cultural heritage and traditional knowledge of the environment. The post The Qaammat Fjeld Pavilion celebrates Inuit cultural heritage on a UNESCO site in Greenland appeared first on Åvontuura.

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MAY 7, 2022

For our latest lookbook , we showcase ten kitchens where wood panelling and wooden cabinetry create a cosy, homely feel that is more often associated with living rooms. These homes are all clad in various types of wood, from pale plywood and birch plywood to warmer-coloured materials such as cypress, oak and pine. By using generous amounts of wood , designers and architects have created inviting spaces that also have a more laidback atmosphere than the sometimes sterile feeling that kitchens can

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designboom

MAY 12, 2022

adidas stands its ground by stating the ads intend to celebrate and cater sports bras to the different shapes and sizes of women. The post adidas’ advertisements of nude women breasts banned appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

MAY 13, 2022

The country of El Salvador has picked an architect for his attention-grabbing bid to lure cryptocurrency investment to the small Central American nation. FR-EE founder Fernando Romero is now in charge of the country’s Bitcoin City development and plans to add a new Pacific airport, according to an announcement made on social media from President Nayib Bukele Tuesday.

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The Architect's Newsletter

MAY 12, 2022

When the Skytrail monorail system debuted in September 1979 just a little over a year after the larger opening of the Minnesota Zoo (née the Minnesota Zoological Garden), it was [.]. Read More. The post The Minnesota Zoo kicks off transformation of defunct monorail track into elevated pedestrian loop appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Deezen

MAY 10, 2022

Ahead of Crossrail 's long-awaited opening this month, Dezeen was given an exclusive tour of one of its stations by Julian Robinson, head of architecture for the mammoth subterranean railway in London. "It wasn't a desire to depart from the Jubilee Line," said Julian Robinson, referring to the 1999 extension of the Jubilee line – the last major addition to the London Underground network known for the ambitious architecture of some of its stations.

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designboom

MAY 10, 2022

designed by kevin von, ranlin design, and yin man chan, B2Q is a portable, multi-functional BBQ kit one can carry everywhere. The post taiwan-based designers create a foldable and portable BBQ kit anyone can bring anywhere appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

MAY 13, 2022

The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has unveiled the design for a 17-story, 408,000-square-foot residential tower in Miami ’s Mid Beach neighborhood. The Perigon, located at 5333 Collins Avenue, will sit at the center of a rare section of Miami Beach that spans from the small village of Indian Creek to the Atlantic Ocean. Its unique position allows for dual-waterfront living.

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MAY 12, 2022

‘I’ve never really done a “normal” art exhibition in a normal space,’ says Australian artist CJ Hendry. Australian artist CJ Hendry. ‘They’ve always been a little left of centre. But the thing that has changed is the concepts are getting bigger; I want to tell a bigger story, and I enjoy scale.’ Her debut London show, sombrely titled Epilogue, fits perfectly in this mould, taking over the cathedral-like interiors of the former Holy Trinity Church in Beth

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