Archinect

DECEMBER 14, 2022

One of Frank Lloyd Wright ’s final Usonian designs is now on the market in central California. Real estate firm Crosby Doe Associates recently listed Wright’s Fawcett Farm in Los Banos for a cool $4.25 million and is beginning to take offers on the 7-bed, 6-bathroom home that was completed just two years after his death in 1959. Image courtesy TopTenRealEstateDeals.com Image courtesy TopTenRealEstateDeals.com The house was built by local football legend Buck Fawcett and his wife usin

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 14, 2022

© Laurian Ghinițoiu. architects: Infraestudio Location: Playa, Havana, Cuba Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Laurian Ghinițoiu Photographs: Mauricio Chavez Area: 366.0 m2. Read more ».

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Avontuura

DECEMBER 13, 2022

By elevating the buildings, the suites get closer to the treetops and leaves the ground untouched. It gives a feeling of being in between. The post Wingårdhs design floating suites in Småland appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Portland Architecture

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Daniel Toole ( Daniel Toole Architect ). . BY BRIAN LIBBY. The latest installment in our longtime discussion series with local architects about their inspirations, careers and collaborators takes us to Daniel Toole, who founded Daniel Toole Architecture in 2020 after stints with acclaimed Portland firm Allied Works, Tuscon's Rick Joy Architects, the Seattle office of Perkins + Will, and Berlin's Barkow Leibinger.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A six month construction season is set to begin at the United Kingdom’s largest Antarctic research and operations hub. Called the Rothera Research Station, it supports leading researchers in frontier science in the region. This marks the start of the next phase of the British Antarctic Survey’s Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization Program (AIMP), which is part of the UK’s long-term plan to modernize its research facilities in the poles.

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Avontuura

DECEMBER 11, 2022

IQON rises 130 m making it the tallest building in the Ecuadorian capital Quito - a city with one of the highest elevations in the world. The post BIG completes first building in South America and the tallest building in Quito, Ecuador appeared first on Åvontuura.

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designboom

DECEMBER 13, 2022

ramos castellano arquitectos install the rotating barrel lids at centro nacional de artesanato e design to let air and sunlight flow. The post reversible rainbow barrel lids restore dated facade of national arts center in cape verde appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 15, 2022

A team comprising UNStudio , b720 Arquitectura , and Esteyco has been awarded first place in a competition for the Madrid -Chamartín Clara Campoamor railway hub. The winning scheme, which seeks to become an “international benchmark for sustainable, multimodal, connected, and integrated mobility,” saw off competition from shortlisted teams, including BIG , Foster + Partners , OMA , Zaha Hadid Architects , Grimshaw , RSHP and Souto de Moura.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 15, 2022

© Peter Tijhuis. architects: Studioninedots Location: Spadinalaan, 1031 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Peter Tijhuis Photographs: Area: 10000.0 m2. Read more ».

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Dwell

DECEMBER 14, 2022

While most of the iconic properties were quick to find buyers, one home is still looking. And it’s fully restored and comes with 76 acres. It’s not every day that a Frank Lloyd Wright comes up for sale, but this year marked one for the books. From Virginia to Iowa, the properties spanned across the country, with many of them listing for the first time in decades.

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designboom

DECEMBER 14, 2022

hitch hotel is designed to be easily towed by any vehicle. since it’s a sleeping trailer, it requires no gas or charging. The post mini sleeping trailer ‘hitch hotel’ expands up to 7 feet in under 1 minute appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The NEOM megadevelopment in Saudi Arabia is moving forward with an attention-grabbing feature after the American engineering firm Bechtel announced its retention as project managers for a new manmade ski resort project called Trojena. According to NEOM’s website , the resort will be spread across six development districts containing a manmade lake, "folded" village, wildlife reserves, observatory, hotel, and the country’s first-ever high-altitude ski run.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 12, 2022

© Séverin Malaud. architects: AgwA Location: Rue Théodore Verhaegen 110, 1060 Saint-Gilles, Belgium Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Séverin Malaud Photographs: Delphine Mathy Area: 7087.0 m2. Read more ».

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Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network

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The Architect's Newsletter

DECEMBER 12, 2022

From Maninka to Polish to Sylheti, New York City is one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world. A new installation by British artist and set designer Es [.]. Read More. The post A Lincoln Center sculpture by Es Devlin celebrates New York’s 700 languages appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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designboom

DECEMBER 12, 2022

led by ‘querkraft architekten,’ the clay-based austrian pavilion in expo 2020 dubai was dismantled and can be reassembled again. The post cone-shaped clay buildings of austrian pavilion in expo dubai seamlessly mimic wind towers appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Denmark’s second-largest city is set to add a signature piece of architecture after the announcement that a team led by Zaha Hadid Architects , Sweco , and Tredje Natur has been selected to design a new soccer stadium in Aarhus following an international competition. The trio beat out two other finalist entries for the commission of the new Skovens Arena, which will be set amongst the city’s Marselisborg Forests and feature a single-tiered bowl design meant to bring fans as close to

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 16, 2022

© Luc Boegly. architects: Ignacio Prego Architectures Location: Plateau de Saclay, 91400 Saclay, France Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Luc Boegly Area: 6400.0 m2. Read more ».

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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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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Are we at the precipice of the next A.I. renaissance? Deep-learning is already replacing us in driving and predicting diseases, now its moved onto the field of creativity and design. Image © Tim Fu. Are we being replaced? Are these technologies just copying data and not ‘designing’? I think we can neither be too pessimistic nor too dismissive. Image © Tim Fu.

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designboom

DECEMBER 12, 2022

the gas-powered restomod concept is imagined as a 'celebration of art and engineering.' . The post ‘competizione ventidue’ concept restomod reimagines iconic ferrari 250 SWB appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Construction has commenced on the $160 million expansion to the Seattle Aquarium. Designed by LMN Architects , the new Ocean Pavilion is expected to open in 2024, and will form part of the campus’ vision of becoming “the world’s first planet-positive aquarium.” Project construction led by Turner. Video courtesy of Turner Construction.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 13, 2022

© Johnny Umans. architects: ROHM Location: 8800 Roeselare, Belgium Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Johnny Umans Area: 850.0 m2. Read more ».

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The Spaces

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Wednesday 13 December 2022: It was Charles Dickens that birthed the myth of the ‘white Christmas’, but in reality, December isn’t typically a snowy month in the UK. But 2022 threw a curveball, blanketing parts of the country, including southern England and London , in snow – and shutting schools, roads and transit in the process. While the headlines are dominated by inflation and the energy crisis, Britain recorded the coldest day of the year on Monday morning, plummeting to -1

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designboom

DECEMBER 14, 2022

‘sueños con earth/concrete’ explores the future of affordable housing by minimizing the material impact of existing construction methods. The post site-responsive pavilion in mexico merges traditional papercraft, 3D-printing + recycling appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 10, 2022

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Outdoors. Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Renovated in 1968 by architect Paul Tay, the Pekrul House is up for $1.3M—along with a detached studio and a turnkey Airstream. Location : 4123 N. Virginia Road, Long Beach, California Price : $1,360,000 Architect : Paul Edward Tay Year Built : 1968 Footprint : 1,398 square feet (three bedrooms, three bath) Lot Size : 0.20 acres From the Agent : " Determined to transform their family’s 1924 bungalow into a modernist home, Mr. & Mrs.

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