Archinect

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Continuing their work to recognize the valuable contributions of academics and researchers to the architectural field, the Royal Institute of Architects (RIBA) has announced its annual winners of the President’s Medal and Awards for Research. The 186th edition of the program saw UCL Bartlett School student Annabelle Tan taking home the RIBA Silver Medal for her investigation into notions of ‘tropicality’ in the context of Singapore titled 'A Journey through Past, Present and Po

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 5, 2022

© Lela Leme. architects: Estúdio Mangava Location: Campinas, Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Lela Leme Area: 160.0 m2. Read more ».

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Avontuura

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Schoenenkwartier Museum is a new and innovative knowledge centre for shoe design, shoe production and shoe fashion. The post Civic Architects complete innovative shoe museum in historic centre of Waalwijk appeared first on Åvontuura.

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designboom

DECEMBER 9, 2022

the tottori takahama café appears as a hybrid structure of cross-laminated timber and reinforced concrete, seemingly stepping upward. The post kengo kuma designs observatory/café in japan as a ‘staircase to the sky’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Adjaye Associates has designed a major master plan along the Cleveland riverfront in collaboration with real estate firm Bedrock. The Cuyahoga Riverfront development spans 35 acres and is described by its designers as a “15-to-20-year vision” that “prioritizes accessibility, equity, sustainability, and resilience with the development of an 18-hour, 15-minute downtown.

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Avontuura

DECEMBER 6, 2022

We envisioned the house as reduced to pure structure where indoor and outdoor spaces mix and let the emphasis remain on the scenery outside. The post Tham & Videgård Arkitekter design house on a hill overlooking Stockholm’s archipelago landscape appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which replaces a church destroyed in the 9/11 attack, has officially opened at the World Trade Center site in New York. Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the building replaces a 19th-century church that was destroyed on 11 September 2001. The Santiago Calatrava-designed St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church has officially opened.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Construction has been completed on OMA’s Eagle + West towers along the Brooklyn waterfront. Designed in collaboration with Beyer Blinder Belle , the towers represent OMA’s first high-rise scheme in New York. The 600,000-square-foot development comprises two towers and a seven-story building, holding a total of 745 residential units. The two towers lean into and away from each other, with expanding and contracting forms determined by an attempt to maximize internal efficiency.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 5, 2022

© Akila Venkat & Chakkaravarthy. architects: Studio Verge Location: Jowlagiri, Tamil Nadu 635118, India Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Akila Venkat & Chakkaravarthy Area: 80.0 m2. Read more ».

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Avontuura

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The design of Reggio School is based on the idea that architectural environments can arouse in children a desire for exploration and inquiry. The post Andrés Jaque / Office for Political Innovation designs school that empowers children to deal with unpredictable challenges and potentials appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 7, 2022

As part of our review of the year , Americas editor Ben Dreith recaps the architectural projects completed in the United States in 2022 that drew the admiration – and ire – of Dezeen readers. Though single-family residences and skyscrapers often attract the most attention, we've selected projects from a variety of categories that were popular on Dezeen in 2022.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 6, 2022

An updated version of HKS and Hood Design Studio ’s musically-inspired CMNTY Culture campus in Hollywood has been shared after the results of an initial study for the project were published by the Los Angeles Department of City Planning recently. Urbanize LA has details on the promising development, which, when completed, will be one of the largest Black-owned enterprises in the city.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 5, 2022

© Turtle Arts Photography. architects: VSP Architects Location: Kochi, Kerala, India Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Turtle Arts Photography Area: 2600.0 ft2. Read more ».

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designboom

DECEMBER 5, 2022

duolingo’s museum of wonky english captures the playful nature of translating a language. The post ‘urinate with elegance’: duolingo exhibits wonky english mistranslations in tokyo appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Mork-Ulnes Architects has completed a single-family residence in Oregon with a dark exterior and interconnected spaces without corridors that was built using American-made cross-laminated timber. The 3,340-square-foot (310-square metre) Octothorpe House is located in Bend, Oregon , a small city 160 miles (257 kilometres) southeast of Portland. Octothorpe House is an eight-sided cabin in the Oregon desert.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A new project from New York-based duo New Affiliates is making headlines in the Queens neighborhood of Edgemere, where architects Ivi Diamantopoulou and Jaffer Kolb have invented a radical new way of reusing one of the design processes’ most wasteful customs – discarded architectural mock-ups. With the help of Columbia GSAPP doctoral candidate Samuel Stewart-Halevy, the pair have begun a pilot program called Testbeds that takes the temporary structures and repurposes them as toolshed

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 5, 2022

© Dennis De Smet. architects: Korth Tielens Architects architects: Marcel Lok_Architect Location: Spaarndammerbuurt, 1013 SK Amsterdam, The Netherlands Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Dennis De Smet Photographs: Area: 12676.0 m2. Read more ».

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designboom

DECEMBER 9, 2022

from a curved corten steel corner attached to the danish refugee museum to a private art gallery clad in movable, shimmering copper tiles, designboom highlights the top 10 museums of 2022. The post TOP 10 museums and cultural venues of 2022 appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2022

London-based studio Clementine Blakemore Architects has renovated a series of derelict 19th-century agricultural buildings in Dorset to create the Wraxall Yard holiday homes. The Wraxall Yard complex, which also features a community space and a workshop, is part of a wider project by the owners of the site to provide universal access to the landscape and enhance the area's biodiversity.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Continuing its annual tradition of honoring America’s top practitioners, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has named Mithun the AIA Architecture Firm Award winner for the year 2023. Mithun was joined by Gold Medal winner Carol Ross Barney in the awards announcement, which mentioned their ability to bring about positive change through a “holistic, interdisciplinary pursuit of architecture.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Design firm Neiheiser Argyros stripped a grid-like ’70s home to its essence in service of the Mediterranean setting. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have a project to share? Post it here. Project Details: Location: Evoia, Greece Architect: Neiheiser Argyros / @ neiheiser_argyros Footprint: 2,690 square feet Year: 2022 Structural Engineer: Michalis Michelatos Landscape Design: Greenplus Main Con

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designboom

DECEMBER 3, 2022

‘casa em tróia’: a chameleon-like volume facing the sea Facing the deep blue waters of Grândola in Portugal, ‘Casa Em Tróia’ seemingly emerges from the coastal landscape, shaping itself out of the sand as it moves inland. This chameleon-like transition was conceived by BICA Arquitectos, who was greatly inspired by the residence’s expansive natural […].

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Deezen

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Architecture studio Polysmiths used cork panels to clad internal and external surfaces at Cork House in east London , which was built using materials available during the Covid-19 lockdown. Polysmiths director Charles Wu adopted the roles of architect, client and developer for the Cork House project, which he designed as a home for himself and his partner.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 7, 2022

RIBA has announced a winner in this year’s House of the Year contest via the final episode of the Grand Designs: House of the Year program, which aired on the BBC’s Channel 4 earlier today. David Kohn Architects ’ The Red House in rural Dorset took home the prize over six other shortlisted finalists, including the final candidate — Macdonald Wright Architects’ The Library House — that was named in the same episode.

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The Architect's Newsletter

DECEMBER 6, 2022

After years of construction delays the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine redesigned by Santiago Calatrava is open and aglow. Located adjacent to the World Trade Center site, [.]. Read More. The post Santiago Calatrava’s St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church is finally open appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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