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Windsor Terrace Residence by Lyon/Szot Architecture

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The home needed to be solar-powered, feature an accessible roof, and ensure high air quality for her asthmatic son. We collaborated with the engineering team to implement an air quality management system, delivering fresh air to all rooms year-round, and coordinated structural upgrades to support the solar canopy.

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Moriyama Teshima Architects opposes 'shock' closure of Ontario Science Centre in new letter

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The closure was announced Friday by the provincial government, citing the need for repairs in many of its RAAC roof panels in the interest of public safety. Each responded with the position that the government's reading of the engineers' report is wrong and meant to favor prospects for a new development.

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David Kohn Architects curves University of Oxford college building around three-sided quadrangles

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Stone gargoyles and grotesques feature on the buildings' rooflines The Main Quad has an undulating timber-frame roof topped with polygonal anodised-aluminium roof tiles. The photography is by Will Pryce.

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Trackside hotel gives "unrivalled proximity to the tarmac" at Silverstone race track

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The clubhouse has a bar overlooking the track The clubhouse, which has amenities including a swimming pool, driver-focused gym, treatment rooms, track-briefing area, concierge, restaurant, bar and a roof terrace sits at the end of the front row, next to the Becketts Grandstand and directly overlooking the circuit.

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KPF completes twin skyscrapers for Ziraat Bank Headquarters in Istanbul

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According to the studio, timber was used to "create a sense of intimacy" in the auditorium, which has a series of waving roof panels designed to improve acoustics. Additionally, spacious, landscaped roof terraces provide shared outdoor space equipped with seating space. The photography is by Dirk Lindner.

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COA Arquitectura tops Mexico winery with sawtooth roof

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Mexican studio COA Arquitectura has enclosed a winery outside of Guadalajara with a corrugated steel sawtooth roof and rammed earth walls. The main building is divided into two volumes A sawtooth steel roof covers the length of the facilities, lying exposed and uncovered by the stone walls on its far side.

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EC3 adds "inspired rental housing" with trees to Core City development in Detroit

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The units feature oak flooring and custom birch millwork The design takes cues from two sources in Detroit: the Lafayette Park townhouses, designed in the 1950s by Mies van der Rohe , and the massive Continental Motors engine factory, designed by Albert Kahn in the early 1900s. The photography is by Chris Miele and John D'Angelo.