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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Google ’s brand new New York City headquarters inside St. John’s Terminal at Hudson Square has opened following the completion of a five-year and $2.1 billion project designed by COOKFOX Architects and Gensler. The renovation of the two-block-long former rail terminus yields a total of 1.3 million square feet of new offices. Another nine stories were added above the existing structure.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Beijing City Library / Snøhetta. Image © Yumeng Zhu Snøhetta ’s Beijing City Library has opened its doors to the public, introducing a unique space for learning and knowledge-sharing in Beijing’s cultural scene. As one of the most anticipated projects of 2024 , the library features the world's largest climatized reading space, in addition to various facilities aimed at creating a vibrant cultural destination in the city.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters. Copenhagen is not just a city; it’s a playground of architectural wonders. With its colorful buildings and creative urban spaces, the Danish capital has become one of the world’s most vibrant cities, bringing joy to residents and visitors with its playful architecture.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Valencia is reeling from a fatal fire at an apartment complex in the Spanish city. The incident began on the night of Thursday, February 22nd, and though the cause has not been definitively established, early reporting has suggested that the building’s cladding may have played a part in the disaster. Ten people have been confirmed to have been killed in the fire, whose identities match the list of ten people deemed missing by authorities.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Close to half of UK architects are now utilising artificial intelligence to carry out their projects, a report by the Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed. The survey , which is the Royal Institute of British Architects ' (RIBA) first examination of the industry's use of artificial intelligence (AI), revealed that 41 per cent of UK architects are already employing the technology "on at least the occasional project".

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Jean Jullien creates colossal sculptures at Le Bon Marché Two gigantic sculptures by French artist Jean Jullien have landed at Le Bon Marché department store in Paris, as part of the book-themed exhibition Mise en Page. Curated by Sarah Andelman, former Colette image director and publisher of Just An Idea Books, the exhibition runs […] The post jean jullien’s paper giants land at le bon marché for book-themed exhibition in paris appeared first on designboom | architecture &

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

SHoP Architects has designed a residential tower for Mercedes-Benz in Miami , the first branded real-estate project for the car company in the United States. Overseen by JDS Development Group , and designed in collaboration with a Mercedes-Benz design team, the scheme is centered on the theme: “Timeless Design, Inspired by Miami.” Image credit: JDS Development Group by the Boundary The tower adopts a cube-shaped profile comprised of interconnected geometric bodies.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, electronics brand Lenovo has unveiled a laptop concept with a transparent screen that allows users to see through the device. Lenovo describes the ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop Concept – also referred to as Project Crystal – as "the industry's first laptop with a 17.3-inch Micro-LED transparent display".

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

© Play Time UNStudio , in collaboration with local partner HYP Architects , has won the competition for the design of the Kyklos building in Luxembourg. The project is part of Beval, a large-scale redevelopment initiative aiming to transform a former industrial site into an urban center complete with a university and technological center, in addition to residential, office, and retail spaces.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

the studio designs a sweeping, nearly 16-meter-tall welcoming forum off of which rise stepped terraces along smooth, rhythmic curve The post beijing city library by snøhetta opens to the public, revealing sculpted ‘hills’ and ‘valleys’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Snøhetta has shared new photos of its completed Beijing City Library design in the Chinese capital. What is billed by the team to be the "world's largest climatized reading space" is composed of a glass curtain wall fronted by a forest of sculptural columns resembling ginko trees in a design that harkens the natural landscape to affect an "emotional connection" between people, books, and the environment.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

International studio Snøhetta has completed Beijing City Library in China , a glass-lined building filled with towering tree-like columns and rooms disguised as hills. Located in Beijing's Tongzhou district, the library was designed by Snøhetta to "reinstate the library's relevance in the 21st century" and aims to offer a "new vision" for the typology.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

© Eduardo Macarios architects: PRISCILLA MULLER, Studio Arquitetura e Design architects: Solo Arquitetos Location: Fernando de Noronha, PE, 53990-000, Brazil Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Eduardo Macarios Area: 1400.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

the report details the findings of a survey conducted with 500+ RIBA members about AI and what it means for practice and the profession. The post RIBA’s latest report shows 41% of architects are already using AI appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The former headquarters building was a stereotypical pencil building that merely met the legal requirement for evacuation. Now that it has grown into a global company, a "vertical rainbow" appeared on the facade to express its identity as a paint company offering an infinite variety of colors. Using a newly developed in-house paint for outdoor glass, we applied a gradient coating to tempered laminated glass.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A 165-metre-long submarine, a tetrahedron-shaped hydrofoil and a vessel by Zaha Hadid feature in this roundup of yacht designs that have sought to disrupt the high-end boat industry. There's nothing more synonymous with the super-rich than a luxury yacht, and with the industry already valued at $9 billion and expected to grow significantly in the coming years , manufacturers are continually seeking ways to make their boats stand out from the crowd.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

via Shutterstock | Colin Eby On February 21st, 2024, American Hotelier MCR Hotels acquired the renowned BT Tower in London. The tower, a Grade II listed marvel, is nestled within London’s Fitzrovia , standing as a testament to the city’s heritage. Initially used as the British Telecommunications Tower and was known as the Post Office Tower, the BT Tower will be repurposed by Heatherwick Studio , with plans underway to breathe new life into this iconic structure.

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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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MARCH 1, 2024

Georgia is located between Eastern Europe and Western Asia, nestled between the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea. Being a transcontinental country, Georgia’s architecture reflects many civilization influences, with the most notable period being the medieval era. One example is the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, a UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for its exquisite frescoes and architectural details.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Gensler has unveiled plans for a major renovation of JPMorgan Chase’s 55-year-old Chicago headquarters in the South Loop that will transform the building into a new state-of-the-art workplace aimed at fostering collaboration and ushering the bank’s over 14,500 local employees into what the company calls the “future of work.” The 60-story tower was originally designed by C.F.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Samsung has previewed its first smart ring at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, positioning it as a comprehensive health tracker enhanced with AI insights. The Galaxy Ring is set to launch later this year and, according to Samsung , will offer a simplified way to track many different body metrics and support wellness goals. The South Korean brand is also presenting the wearable as part of its vision for integrating artificial intelligence with mobile products, which it calls its "Galaxy AI

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Courtesy of Locus For decades, our society and the development of our built environment have been strongly associated with intensive extractive processes. While these methods were fundamental to the growth of urban areas, they also laid the groundwork for significant challenges that contemporary generations face today. Nowadays, construction debris accumulates on the peripheries of our cities, and plastic waste floats in the oceans.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This month, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), together with Soloviev Group and Mohegan, released renderings of Freedom Plaza, a 4.1 million square foot megaproject next to the United Nations (UN) that The post <em/>AN</em> sits down with Bjarke Ingels to learn about his plans for the Museum of Freedom and Democracy appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The newly published RIBA Artificial Intelligence Report has revealed statistics detailing the architecture industry’s turn towards AI within professional practice using findings from a recent survey of 500+ members. The study also gives clues about the technology’s future and feedback on how new software tools have impacted the design process.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

American artist James Turrell has created an illuminated skylight and seating chamber at a New York City private school, which allows viewers to have "a unique and personal experience of the sky". The Leading Skyspace , located at Friends Seminary school, consists of a small room lined with wooden seating where viewers look out through a ceiling aperture surrounded by colour-changing LED lights.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Courtesy of SOM This month, Skidmore, Owings, and Merril's (SOM) $550 million William H. Gray III 30 th Street Station broke ground in Philidelphia. Initially proposed in 2016, the scheme involves a new mixed-use urban district with an emphasis on transit for the 30 th Street Station Precinct. Boasting a vibrant public realm, the initial phase of the plan focuses extensively on renovating the historic station.

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