Architizer

APRIL 12, 2023

Judging for the 11th A+Awards is now underway! While awaiting the Winners, prepare for the upcoming Architizer Vision Awards , honoring the best architectural photography, film, visualizations, drawings, models and the talented creators behind them. Learn more and register > The history of rainwater harvesting stretches back millennia, with evidence of its practice in ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia, Egypt and Rome.

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Avontuura

APRIL 12, 2023

The history of architecture in Los Angeles is a testament to the city’s rich cultural heritage and its constant evolution as a hub of innovation and creativity. Beginning with the Spanish Mission-style buildings of the late 18th century, Los Angeles has seen a diverse array of architectural styles throughout its history. As the city grew in the late 19th and early 20th… The post The MUST-SEE Architecture in Los Angeles appeared first on Åvontuura.

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The Architect's Newsletter

APRIL 12, 2023

Yale University Library’s Manuscripts and Archives has acquired an archive of the career of architect Kevin Roche. Roche’s family has donated correspondence, project documentation, interviews, drawings, and photographs from the The post An archive at Yale University and a new website continue the legacy of architect Kevin Roche appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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APRIL 12, 2023

Meydan (the equivalent of the square in Persian), is the name of a commercial building located on the northeast corner of a roundabout called Meydan Kakh (literally Palace Square). The square owes its name to the fact that during the last dynasty of Iran, a royal palace stood nearby. Many intellectuals and diplomats lived there and until the 70s, the most prestigious boutiques, restaurants, and cinemas were found in this neighborhood.

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Archinect

APRIL 12, 2023

A new collaboration between New Balance and fashion designer Ronnie Fieg is paying homage Frank Lloyd Wright ’s utopian concept for the ‘ Broadacre City ’ that first appeared in his seminal title The Disappearing City in 1932. The KITH founder worked with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to design a pair of New Balance 998s (aka the “silhouette”) on the occasion of the sneaker’s 35th anniversary.

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Avontuura

APRIL 12, 2023

Instead of adopting the typical residential “large box” tower format, we stacked “small house” units along the mountain slope. The post Kengo Kuma Architects complete mountainside houses near Sapporo appeared first on Åvontuura.

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APRIL 9, 2023

(Image attribution: Cryteria, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons) In their most recent Life of an Architect podcast , Andrew Hawkins and Bob Borson discussed how the development of artificial intelligence is intersecting with both the practice of architecture and the education process for students in schools of architecture. For this episode, Andrew and Bob brought in Kory Bieg , Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, and founder of OTA+, an architecture, design

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Archinect

APRIL 10, 2023

A new electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) terminal concept has been unveiled by Foster + Partners. The firm says its plan would augment the Dubai International Airport (DBX) and was developed in unison with Skyports Infrastructure, which Foster + Partners called a leader in advanced air mobility (AAM). It will help transport air travelers to other nodes in the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)’s planned vertiport and metro infrastructure network, itself a zero emissions

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ArchDaily

APRIL 14, 2023

City view from Adabraka Ghana of residential houses. Image © Layla.hsn/ Shutterstock The home is a fundamental expression of architectural movements within the fabric of a city. As one of the smallest typologies, it is the simplest canvas to exhibit the design ethos of any particular era. African cities have continuously negotiated the meaning of their residential dwellings, from traditional architecture to colonial architecture, and the influx of post-colonial modern architecture.

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Avontuura

APRIL 14, 2023

Spruce House is located in a conservation area, situated on what used to be the village high street and occupies a wide plot. The post London-based architecture practice ao-ft completes Spruce House and Studio in East London appeared first on Åvontuura.

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designboom

APRIL 14, 2023

showcased at taliesin west, KITH's newest shoe draws hues from wright's original architectural drawings. The post KITH draws from frank lloyd wright’s mid-century architecture with its latest sneaker appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

APRIL 10, 2023

In advance of the expected project completion later this summer, the Brooklyn-based developer Two Trees Management has shared images of its recent installation of the biophilic program inside PAU ’s long-awaited Domino Sugar Refinery redevelopment in Williamsburg. The installation comprises 17 30-foot trees, each weighing more than 10,000 pounds, that make up the core of the project’s indoor vertical garden component, which highlights the 460,000 square feet of new office space being

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Deezen

APRIL 14, 2023

Aron Himmelfarb, founder of design studio Auver, has created a tasting room with a glulam structure wrapped in Corten steel , which adjoins a craft brewery in Hudson Valley , New York. Located on a 30-acre site just outside the village of Tivoli, the building was designed as a "destination tavern" for the Lasting Joy Brewery , where visitors can taste locally made drinks while enjoying the surrounding landscape.

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Avontuura

APRIL 13, 2023

The new building comprises a temple, library, chapels, meeting spaces, a public foyer and catering kitchen within newly landscaped grounds. The post James Gorst Architects completes temple complex in rural Hampshire appeared first on Åvontuura.

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designboom

APRIL 14, 2023

the landmark's angular, geometric volumes dialogue with the peaks and ridges of the backdropping hajar mountains. The post ‘oman across ages’ museum opens doors, retelling the nation’s history with high-tech exhibits appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

APRIL 10, 2023

Archinect Jobs , the industry's leading architecture job board, features career opportunities for architects and design professionals from various backgrounds and work experience levels. Continuing with Archinect's job highlights, we feature seven firms that are currently seeking entry-level designers to join their teams. Marimn Health Youth Center by NAC.

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Deezen

APRIL 13, 2023

A low-energy house and a bright yellow extension are among London's best new home renovations according to this year's Don't Move, Improve! shortlist. There are 15 projects vying to win Don't Move, Improve! 2023 , the latest edition of the annual New London Architecture (NLA) competition that celebrates the capital's residential architecture. This year's theme is called Green Ambitions, which prompted several entries focused on reducing their environmental impact, said NLA.

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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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Architizer

APRIL 10, 2023

Architecture 2030 ’s mission is to rapidly transform the built environment from a major emitter of greenhouse gases to a central source of solutions to the climate crisis. For 20 years, the nonprofit has provided leadership and designed actions toward this shift and a healthy future for all. This article was written by Erin McDade and Lori Ferriss. The latest reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are in, and the findings are clear: reusing and retrofitting our existi

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designboom

APRIL 14, 2023

the residence fits into perth's streetscape avoiding a 'faux heritage' look. The post red brickwork and bone-colored walls compose hyde park house’s facade in australia appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

APRIL 13, 2023

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has shared news of the passing of Wright’s grandson Eric Lloyd Wright last month at the age of 93. Wright, who was the only child of Frank Lloyd Wright Jr., designed homes and religious projects in California, Pennsylvania, the American Midwest and Finland. He was an apprentice for his grandfather at Taliesin until being drafted into service in the Korean War in 1952.

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Deezen

APRIL 13, 2023

Climbing plants will gradually cover the screen of iron bars that surrounds Nevogilde house in Porto , Portugal, which has been completed by local studio Anarchlab. Located in the city's Largo de Nevogilde neighbourhood, the home occupies the footprint of an old stone house overlooking a once-pedestrianised square, which is now a busy traffic junction.

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Aerial imagery has emerged as a necessary tool for architecture, engineering, and construction firms seeking to improve pre-construction site analysis, make more informed planning decisions, and ensure all stakeholders have access to an accurate visualization of the site to keep the project moving forward. Download our guide and take a deeper look at how aerial imagery can be leveraged to drive project efficiency by reducing unnecessary site visits and providing the accurate details required to

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The Architect's Newsletter

APRIL 13, 2023

Deconstructing Power: W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World’s Fair Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum New York Through May 29 It has been almost five years already since The post A Cooper Hewitt exhibition stages visualizations by W. E. B. Du Bois with Art Nouveau artifacts appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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designboom

APRIL 13, 2023

engineer sergii gordieiev and his team recycle discarded bicycle parts to create a custom bike with square wheels from scratch. The post engineer builds custom bike with square wheels using discarded bicycle parts appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

APRIL 11, 2023

UNStudio has just unveiled a completed redesign of a former bank headquarters building called Fellenoord 15 in the Dutch city of Eindhoven. The project transformed the former Rabobank HQ into a 32,000-square-meter (344,440-square-foot) governmental facility equipped with the latest building management technology and capable of hosting more flexible work concepts that are better constituted for the demands of our century.

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Deezen

APRIL 13, 2023

Mexican studio Espacio 18 Arquitectura has balanced an expansive concrete house designed like a "rock carved to create a sculpture" on a hillside in Oaxaca. Known as Casa del Alma, the 460-square metre (4,950-square foot) house was completed in 2023 as the client's "last refuge" after a "long life of work and travel", according to Espacio 18. Casa del Alma is a hillside house by Espacio 18 Arquitectura Two concrete boxes – set in the highest up next to an ecological reserve – frame views of Oaxa

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