Archinect

OCTOBER 11, 2022

A new solution to America’s multifaceted housing frustrations is blowing up in New York’s Hudson River Valley thanks to a startup called Automatic Construction. The company says it has invented a new technique named the Inflatable Flexible Factory Formwork (or IFFF), which, with the help of an air pump and compressor, can inflate first the unrolled PVC formwork for the residential structure before a concrete mix reinforced by drop-stitch fibers is poured inside to settle.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Former Union Carbide Building Lobby. Image © Ezra Stoller. On January 21, 1958, three women sat down as contestants for an episode of the popular television show “To Tell the Truth” , a quiz game in which a panel tries to guess which of the three contestants is who they say they are by asking them a series of questions. The announcer reveals the true identity of the person is a registered architect, has so far designed a Hilton hotel, and is a married mother of four.

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Avontuura

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The plot is located on a steep slope, so the houses have been arranged to give the impression of freely scattered boulders. The post Escape to these small vacation cottages with a view of the Karkonosze Mountains appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Danish maritime architecture studio MAST has developed Land on Water, a system for constructing floating buildings that aims to be more flexible and sustainable than traditional methods. The system designed by Copenhagen-based MAST consists of modular containers that can be filled with various floatation elements, similar to how gabion cages are used in the construction industry.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 12, 2022

A traveling exhibition at the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) will survey the origins and development of the now 25-year-old movement that has grown in influence thanks to the work and scholarship of architects like Michael Ford , Craig Wilkins, and the exhibition’s designer and curator Sekou Cooke. Opening on October 15th, Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture includes a range of media such as facade studies, public art commissions, urban development proposals, and even bui

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Avontuura

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The project is a small cultural and tourism building that integrates a tourist center and spaces for displaying the local history. The post UAD design tourist center in Zhejiang Province inspired by terracing fields appeared first on Åvontuura.

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designboom

OCTOBER 14, 2022

drawing from bird nests, the project envisions a fusion of nature and architecture, an 'archi-nature' as DNA calls it. The post suspended nest villas cluster around a ‘tree of life’ in DNA’s nature-oriented resort in mexico appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Work has been completed on the 80 M office building in Washington DC. The project, which saw a three-story timber extension added atop an existing seven-story concrete building, is described by the design team as “the first commercial office building in Washington DC to feature a vertical extension constructed using mass timber.” The 108,000-square-foot addition was designed by architects Hickok Cole with Arup providing mass timber and sustainable building engineering services.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 14, 2022

© Ossip van Duivenbode. architects: MVRDV Location: Rennes, France Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Ossip van Duivenbode. Read more ».

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Deezen

OCTOBER 13, 2022

A brick and timber library that Niall McLaughlin Architects created for the University of Cambridge has been revealed as the winner of the 2022 RIBA Stirling Prize. Hailed by the jury as "solid and confident", The New Library at Magdalene College is the 26th recipient of the prestigious award, which is the most significant in UK architecture. The New Library at Magdalene College has won the RIBA Stirling Prize for 2022.

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designboom

OCTOBER 12, 2022

'kyoto wand' is more than just a typical café. The post craftsman’s handiwork plays with industrial touches within cozy stopover in kyoto city appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Archinect Job board features new job opportunities for architects and design professionals at various stages in their careers. For our latest round-up, we highlight nine firms that are seeking to hire Project Architects in LA. Thinking of applying but curious about the role of a project architect and its distinctions from a project manager? Check out Archinect's Guide to Job Titles where we discuss the roles of a Project Architect and Project Manager. dub studios seeks a Project Architect.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 13, 2022

SAN Architektura cantilevered the retreats on stone bases to give guests the sensation of hovering above the landscape. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Project Details: Location: Radomice, Powiat lwówecki, Poland Year Built: 2022 Architect: SAN Architektura / @ san_architektura Footprint: 870 square feet Construction : AM Projekty Konstrukcje HVAC Engineer: Micha?

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Deezen

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Architecture studio ARCity Office has used black steel and glass to transform the concrete shell of a former power plant into a community hub in Shenzhen, China. Shortlisted in the civic building category of Dezeen Awards 2022 , the Shajing Village Hall aims to renew the purpose of the area's traditional ancestral halls, many of which have suffered from neglect and a decline in usage.

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designboom

OCTOBER 13, 2022

sporting an unusally boxy frame, the limited-edition ride by VoyagerCo strikes as a shape-shifting steel machine. The post SOLID CRS-01 is a brutalist electric motorcycle oozing dystopian energy appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The transformation of a derelict London building into a thriving community hub that teaches children how to grow, cook, and enjoy food has been awarded this year's Stephen Lawrence Prize. Announced yesterday by the Royal Institute of British Architects ( RIBA ) in conjunction with the grand reveal of the 2022 Stirling Prize winner for the UK's best new building, the annual award recognizes standout architectural projects with a construction budget of less than £1 million.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 11, 2022

A new LACMA exhibit explores the influence of the region on American design, setting aside greige minimalism and celebrating curves, vibrant hues, and verve. At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, a new exhibition featuring Nordic design from the previous century includes dozens of objects you likely already know and love: a Finn Juhl chair, sleek and modernist; 1960s Marimekko textiles with bright florals; and Alvar Aalto’s glass Iittala vase , with its sinuous contours.

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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?

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Deezen

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Used books are displayed in supermarket-style crates at the Deja Vu Recycle Store in Shanghai , which local studio Offhand Practice has designed to counter the "shabby" image associated with second-hand shops. The store, which also carries pre-owned fashion, is located on the first and second floor of a three-storey building on Shanghai's buzzy Anfu Road.

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designboom

OCTOBER 8, 2022

the imposing structures reveal organic facades carved with intricate patterns and sweeping openings. The post hassan ragab questions the future of architecture in the hands of emerging AI tools appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced Hackney New Primary School and 333 Kingsland Road by Henley Halebrown as the winner of the 2022 Neave Brown Award for Housing. This award recognizes the best new affordable housing schemes in the UK. The winning project merges a community-led school with 68 apartments. Located on a compact site in East London, the building features 68 rented homes, half of which are offered below market rates.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Inês Brandão Arquitectura positioned the home in a stand of old oaks, creating an idyllic escape for a nature-loving couple. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Project Details: Location: Alentejo, Portugal Architect: Inês Brandão Arquitectura Footprint: 4,240 square feet From the Architect: "Casa no Crato was designed for a couple that loves nature and silence and was looking for a retreat, away f

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Deezen

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Mexican architecture firm Estudio IPA has completed a house on an abandoned lot in San Miguel de Allende with calming interiors that make the most of a "narrow and uneven" property. The project was completed earlier this year and is located near the city's historic centre, an area that is well-known for its Spanish colonial architecture. "[The project] is an adaptation to a historic centre so beautiful that it is part of the context," said the Estudio IPA founder Ian Pablo Amores.

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designboom

OCTOBER 12, 2022

the curved shape, which the polish architects characterize as a harp, stretches across the hillside and follows the line of the nearby winding river. The post mobius architekci carves dune-shaped residence into lush hillside site in poland appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The two first-place winners of Inspireli’s Beirut Port Renewal student competition have been named following a ceremony held recently at the city’s Sursock Museum. The contest is part of the 7th annual Inspireli Awards and was organized to help Beirut as it looks to create a rehabilitation plan for the port following the devastating August 4th, 2020 explosion that caused 218 deaths while amassing a total of $15 billion worth of structural damages.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The Cabini, a prefab made of stacked perpendicular boxes, just needs a small site to soak up its surroundings. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Project Details: Location: Kolozsvár, Kolozs, Románia Architect: Cabini Footprint: 385 square feet From the Architect: "To acknowledge the footprint we leave on our planet and the responsibility we have for sustaining a friendship with nature, we have cr

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