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AUGUST 29, 2022

Even if the office were to go the way of the horse-drawn carriage, the neighborhoods we refer to today as downtowns would endure. Downtowns and the cities they anchor are the most adaptive and resilient of human creations The rise of remote work today won’t kill off our downtowns, but they will be forced to change once again. And with smart strategies and perseverance on the part of city leaders, real estate developers and the civic community, they can become even better than they were.

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Agora Valencia is reflected in the materials of the venue and its construction, which fuses tradition and avant-garde, crafts and industry. The post Agora Valencia, the pavilion of World Design Capital Valencia 2022, opens its doors to the public in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento appeared first on Åvontuura.

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AUGUST 28, 2022

Downtown Riverfront Plaza rendering by Walker Macy (stripes and stones concept) Now that the new Downtown Riverfront Park is open, the City of Eugene (COE) is asking the community for its assistance in designing the central plaza, which will be the park’s next phase of development. Presently, the design team—led by landscape architecture/urban design/planning firm Walker Macy —is refining its concept for the 1-acre open space.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

David Kohn Architects has completed a house in southwest England with exaggerated features that include oversized eaves, patterned brickwork and acid-green details. Located in rural Dorset, Red House is a two-storey house for a couple and their young daughter. Red House takes its cues from Arts and Crafts architecture. The building shares its name with one of the best-known Arts and Crafts houses in England, designed by architect Philip Webb for print designer William Morris in the mid-19th cent

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Kryton International leads the way in integral waterproofing solutions for concrete, helping architects, engineers, and developers protect their projects from moisture-related damage. With Kryton's Krystol Internal Membrane (KIM) technology, concrete becomes inherently waterproof, extending the lifespan of structures while minimizing maintenance. This proven technology is trusted worldwide for its ability to self-seal micro-cracks, protect against water ingress, and withstand harsh conditions.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

UNStudio has emerged as the winner of an international competition to design what it says will stand as one of the most sustainable office buildings in German history once complete. Developers Groß & Partner recently selected the studio’s 45,000-square-meter (484,400-square-foot) NION office tower scheme to be located in a vibrant mixed-use district in Frankfurt called the Europaviertel West that has been under constant development since 2005.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

‘balmy palmy’ by CplusC architectural workshop Firmly planted on a steep and rocky slope in Sydney’s Palm Beach peninsula, the stilted ‘Balmy Palmy’ house by CplusC Architectural Workshop celebrates the pleasures of modesty and simple life. The practice was invited to build the residence for a semi-retired couple, their three teenage children, and friends.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Copenhagen-based OEO Studio combined muted colours and textured materials to create the interiors for this renovated Tokyo apartment that is characterised by its Japandi design. Located within the Opus Arisugawa housing complex in central Tokyo, the apartment's interior was renovated to combine design influences from Japan and Scandinavia – a trend known as Japandi.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

MAD Architects has shared new images and project details of its upcoming multipurpose Aranya "Cloud Center" in the port city of Qinhuangdao, China. The firm says it is nearly complete with the construction phase that was begun in March 2021 in the coastal area roughly 160 miles east of Beijing. Featuring a floating cloud-like grand hall, column-free gallery space, and theater, the 2,579-square-meter (27,760-square-foot) facility will serve as the centerpiece of a growing artistic community, atte

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Archute

AUGUST 30, 2022

Do you follow Fox News? If yes, then you must have watched Tucker Carlson once or twice. He is one of the most famous television personalities to grace the screen across America and even has his own show on the channel called Tucker Carlson Tonight. But, when he is not discussing his conservative political opinions, The post Where Does Tucker Carlson Live?

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AUGUST 30, 2022

‘house in minoh’ by Motooka Ito Architects Located in a quiet residential area in Osaka, Japan, ‘House in Minoh’ by Motooka Ito Architects is designed to respond to its surroundings, incorporating the context while expanding and shrinking throughout. Although a relatively calm neighborhood, the residence sits close to a bypass road on the east side, where […].

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Deezen

AUGUST 30, 2022

Costa Rica studio Plup! has completed a pair of structures topped with dramatic skylights on the slopes of the Barva Volcano using inexpensive materials. The series of structures were completed in 2021 in San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. The area's climate is extremely damp, which led the studio to favour a design that would easily shed water. The low-cost home is located in the Costa Rican jungle.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

A Dubai-based developer named URB has entered the fray of futuristic community planning in the region after publishing plans for XZero City, a pedestrian-friendly, net-zero carbon community it says will eventually grow to accommodate up to 100,000 people. Billed as a “new paradigm in green urban living,” the car-free city will spread out over a 16-square-kilometer (6-square-mile) swath in the southern Kuwaiti desert connected by a resilient landscape which serves as the “social

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Brandon Donnelly

AUGUST 28, 2022

This might seem like a fairly benign tweet by Clive Doucet, a former Ottawa City Councillor. I mean, Paris is wonderful. It is livable, walkable, and my favorite city in the world after Toronto. But as I have argued many times before on the blog, there is a tendency to look at Paris’ uniform mid-rise buildings and then incorrectly try and translate it over to a North American (or other) context with opinions that we should simply cap building heights.

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designboom

AUGUST 29, 2022

large glass sliding doors wrap around the home, plants intricately drape across the balcony, and green meeting areas enliven the internal living spaces. The post M+TRO.studio weaves wind, light and greenery throughout TA house in vietnam appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

AUGUST 30, 2022

Kyiv-based Makhno Studio has paired soft, bumpy textures and intricate ceramic walls inside this all-beige home in Ukraine , which was completed right before the Russian invasion. Located in Kozyn, a rural town just south of Kyiv , Mureli House is a celebration of summertime and Ukrainian design, with mureli being an old Ukrainian word for apricot.

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Archinect

AUGUST 29, 2022

Apparently, Doritos are everywhere. What you thought was Bjarke Ingels Group ’s VIA 57 West is actually a cheesy tortilla chip. Through a new marketing campaign by Frito-Lay North America titled Triangle Tracker, people can currently utilize Snapchat’s augmented reality software to seek, scan, and convert triangular shapes anywhere, including buildings, into Doritos for the chance to win money and other prizes.

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Dwell

AUGUST 28, 2022

With its soaring roofline and walls of glass, the Evans House opens wide to its lush surroundings. Location : 44 Benedict Hill Road, New Canaan, Connecticut Price : $2,100,000 Architect : James Evans Year Built : 1961 Footprint : 1,600 square feet (five bedrooms, four baths) Lot Size : 4.60 acres From the Agent : " Included in the 1961 Modern House Tour, the Evans House is an iconic architectural masterpiece designed by James Evans as his own home.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

informed by its amorphous topography, the compact 110 sqm house unfolds on various levels, each of them capturing picturesque vistas of the area. The post playful ‘spatial situations’ form wooden vacation house in germany’s black forest appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

Mexican firm Arqueodigma Studio aimed to block exposure to a busy street while creating a feeling of openness within this family residence made of concrete and steel. The Lomas House is located in a suburban neighbourhood in Guadalajara , the capital of Jalisco in western Mexico. Arqueodigma Estudio intended for the interiors to feel open. Designed by local firm Arqueodigma Studio for a family, the dwelling has two levels and a below-grade area.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Designer Päivi Raivio has been announced as the winner of the 2022 Helsinki Design Award. The joint program by the City of Helsinki and Helsinki Design Week recognizes a designer or design team for making the Finnish capital a better place to live in. Over the summer, Raivio worked on an urban space experiment that precedes the renovation of the Helsinki Ylä-Malmi market square.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

Ally Walsh and Casey Wojtalewicz’s new cafe blends single-origin coffee with vinyl records, local art, and minimalist design with a welcoming energy. In 2105, on their first visit to Georgia O’Keeffe’s Abiquiu, New Mexico, home, Ally Walsh and Casey Wojtalewicz felt an immediate affinity with the space. They appreciated its simplicity: generous natural light, rich adobe walls, and, at the center of the late artist’s studio, a long plywood table.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

by preserving the trees, santiago viale and associates achieved optimal thermal conditions, with the volume of vegetation functioning as the elemental solar protector. . The post las marías house winds around profuse tree vegetation in cordoba city, argentina appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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AUGUST 28, 2022

Austin Maynard Architects has completed Terrace House, a self-funded apartment building in Melbourne which is low-cost, eco-conscious and has enough room for young families. Located on a narrow infill site in Brunswick, Terrace House is a six storey "ethical housing" building containing 16 apartments and three ground-level shop units. Terrace House contains 16 homes and three shop units.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Workers at New York firm Bernheimer Architecture have formed the first functioning union at a private-sector architecture firm in the United States. The workers group, collectively known as BA Union, will join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), as first reported by The New York Times. The firm, led by Andrew Bernheimer, has chosen to recognize the union voluntarily, which avoided the need for a secret ballot election to be held in coordination with the NLR

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AUGUST 31, 2022

Local interior design studio Mistovia gives the Katowice home a facelift, expertly mingling preexisting Silesian design elements with newer Italian pieces. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Project Details: Location: Katowice, Poland Interior Design: Mistovia Footprint: 485 square feet From the Designers: "This small flat is located in a recently renovated townhouse in the city center.

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