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APRIL 6, 2022

A self-declared “crypto paradise” is coming to a remote island nation in the South Pacific featuring designs from Hong Kong-based firm James Law Cybertecture for what is billed by developers to be the world’s first blockchain-based democracy. Located in Vanuatu, the 800-acre private island is named after Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto and will be subdivided into seven separate “NFT zones” and 21,000 individual parcels that can be purchased exclusively as NFTs.

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APRIL 8, 2022

The lotus and the bronze drum, two traditional Vietnamese symbols are sculpted into the dense layers of bamboo grid. The post VTN Architects create lotus-shaped bamboo structure in Phu Quoc appeared first on Åvontuura.

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designboom

APRIL 8, 2022

more than a white-washed gallery, the journey includes a recreation of the artist's childhood home in brooklyn and his art studio in the city. The post ‘jean-michel basquiat: king pleasure’ exhibition designed by sir david adjaye opens tomorrow appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

French studio Ciguë has elevated this timber-clad home in Saint Julien le Petit, France , above its rural site using slender, removable steel foundations. Looking to contrast the area's traditional stone country homes, the Paris-based studio drew on the lightweight Case Study Houses built in California in the 1960s to create a simple structure that sits lightly in its surroundings.

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Archinect

APRIL 4, 2022

After a recent panel hosted within SCI-Arc , called Basecamp: How to be in an office , sparked protest from students and alumni, a slew of events unfolded within the school that rippled into the architecture community, prompting passionate discourse about ethics within professional practice and academia, especially as it relates to internships and the treatment of students and young professionals.

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APRIL 7, 2022

the design prioritizes the use of local materials and adapting vernacular techniques to respond to the challenging climatic conditions. The post article 25 builds a school in niger using locally sourced laterite stone appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

British architect Norman Foster has designed the displays for and curated the exhibition Motion: Autos, Art, Architecture at Guggenheim Bilbao, which showcases a number of his own cars. Spread out across an entire floor of the Frank Gehry -designed Guggenheim Bilbao , the exhibition features cars from the 20th and 21st century, as well as architecture and artworks connected to speed and movement.

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Archinect

APRIL 5, 2022

If I enjoy doing what I do, why would I change it? Of course, at any point with any of us, there’s always the other side of the coin […] I get the same buzz from designing buildings, working with people, educational workshops, working with the UN heading their Forum of Mayors, engaging with civic leaders, writing, drawing, sketching. I’m privileged to have many such opportunities […] I think they’re my lifeblood, yes.

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The Spaces

APRIL 5, 2022

Glass reigns supreme at the greenhouse-esque Garden House, which occupies a secluded half-acre in a walled Georgian garden in Southwell. Allan Joyce Architects designed the seven-bedroom house, which has been home to the Joyce family for the last 20 years. Joyce and his partner, landscape designer Anna Joyce, bought the walled garden site in 1986 and finished transforming it from its derelict state in 2000.

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designboom

APRIL 5, 2022

Condor’s new striped livery As part of its new brand identity, German leisure airline Condor has unveiled a new original airplane livery with a beach towel-like striped look. The company, which is in the process of reinventing itself, has announced that it will refresh its long-haul fleet by introducing 16 new efficient A330neo aircraft. […].

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Deezen

APRIL 3, 2022

Shingles and large round windows animate the four Bert treehouses that architecture studio Precht has crafted from bent cross-laminated timber in Austrian woodland. The four cartoonish structures, which each have a unique form, serve as accommodation for guests and staff at the Steirereck am Pogusch restaurant in the rural village of Pogusch. Precht has create a series of CLT treehouses in Austria.

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Archinect

APRIL 6, 2022

Another high-profile international firm is getting a chance to leave its mark on one of China’s most popular tourist destinations as Heatherwick Studio has been selected by the Haikou Tourism & Culture Investment Holding Group to design a new performing arts center for the island province of Hainan. Located in the capital city of Haikou, the center will bring together an opera house, theater, and concert hall into one sweeping canopy to form an “open-air village.

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The Architect's Newsletter

APRIL 8, 2022

A distinctly drum-shaped, 20,000-capacity arena designed by the stadia specialists at Populous will anchor a newly realized swath of public parkland on the outskirts of Munich. The future arena site [.]. Read More. The post Populous wins bid for climate-neutral arena near Munich Airport appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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designboom

APRIL 5, 2022

the good news is that some capsules will be preserved and regenerated to become second houses and hobby-style dwellings, as well as museum installations. The post kisho kurokawa’s nakagin capsule tower in tokyo to be demolished on april 12, 2022 appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2022

The final exterior cladding elements have been added to SHoP Architects' 111 West 57th Street in New York City, a supertall skyscraper that is both the world's skinniest and the second tallest in the Western Hemisphere. The 1,428-foot-tall (435-metre) tower reached completion last week, with the developers announcing that it is ready for residents to move in.

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Archinect

APRIL 7, 2022

France’s Château La Coste will make history this summer with the realization of one of Oscar Niemeyer ’s last architectural drawings. Set idyllically amongst the Château’s 500-acre estate in one of the country’s most significant wine regions, the latest in a series of pavilions will play host to a 1,250-square-foot art gallery and 80-seat cylindrical auditorium.

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The Architect's Newsletter

APRIL 7, 2022

The Smithsonian Institution is preparing to tear down one of two buildings designed for the National Mall by the late architect Gyo Obata to make way for a new educational [.]. Read More. The post Gyo Obata’s restaurant pavilion on the National Mall to be demolished to make way for $130 million Bezos Learning Center appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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designboom

APRIL 5, 2022

the dialogue between landscape and structure opens up patios and terraces, contained gardens, and unique views of the nearby river and the canyon. The post rammed earth, chukum and local materials complete residence in historic mexican hacienda appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

APRIL 2, 2022

A pastel-pink wardrobe and a theatrical silver curtain feature in our latest lookbook , which highlights 10 creative ways to split a space into different sections by using room dividers. Whether they're lightweight and movable such as screens, fixed yet adjustable like curtains, or built into the framework of a building like a shelving unit, room dividers can be a practical and inexpensive solution to break up a space and provide more privacy.

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Archinect

APRIL 5, 2022

The cost of direct damage to Ukraine's infrastructure in the month since Russia invaded the country has reached $63 billion, according to an analysis from the Kyiv School of Economics. The Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) also reports that between the start of the invasion on February 24th through March 24th, at least 4,431 residential buildings, 92 factories and warehouses, 378 schools, 138 healthcare institutions, 12 airports, and seven thermal power and hydroelectric power plants have been dama

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The Architect's Newsletter

APRIL 6, 2022

Residents of a 60-unit apartment building in the city of North Miami Beach, Florida, were subject to an immediate evacuation order on Monday, April 4, after a team of structural [.]. Read More. The post Another North Miami Beach apartment building is evacuated following structural inspection appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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designboom

APRIL 5, 2022

the izar houses by taller ADG sit as a pair of two-story volumes, featuring biological corridors, wetlands, and connected skylights. The post nestled atop steep hills, these twin houses in mexico weave into their forested context appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

Glazed brick and charred cypress wrap the exterior of a partly sunken North Carolina home designed by architecture firm In Situ Studio. Located in an inner suburb of Raleigh, HUUS house sits in a leafy neighbourhood with homes built between the 1940s and 1970s. Like other parts of the city, the area is experiencing a lot of new development and building renovations.

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Archinect

APRIL 5, 2022

As the industry-leading job board for the architecture industry, Archinect Jobs publishes up to 200 new opportunities every week, covering a wide variety of locations, roles, descriptions, and experience requirements. The broad mixture of opportunities available on Archinect Jobs represents the endless possibilities afforded by an architectural background; a point also evident through our ongoing Working Out Of The Box series.

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The Spaces

APRIL 5, 2022

In an decade where cinema attendance is at an all-time low, Berlin’s 100-year-old Passage Cinema is putting its faith in the future, courtesy of a top-to-toe refurbishment by Batek Architekten. The Neukölln film theatre was established during the ‘golden era’ of German cinema, built in 1920 known as Passage until it shuttered in 1968 – a result of the increasing popularity of colour television and the construction of the Berlin Wall.

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