Deezen

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

The late works of American artist and designer Wendell Castle have gone on display at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London , showing the evolution of his signature stack-lamination technique. The Suspended Disbelief exhibition showcases the late work of Wendell Castle. Works made in steel, bronze and nickel are also on display.

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Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2023

Gardeners House is a blue-stained timber and terracotta-brick structure in a park in Geneva , designed by architecture studio Cabinet to provide workshops for gardeners and leisure space for locals. A central hall connects the workshops and public spaces, as well as an office and changing rooms.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Through this series of projects, one key observation arises: architecturally designed landscapes are made of a completely different set of materials. From water and soil to silkworms and fish and even urban ruins, an artificial landscape is often materialized through reappropriation and reuse.

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Deezen

JUNE 11, 2024

British studios Foster + Partners and NEON have created pavilions made from building materials, including ducting and recycled scaffolding, for this year's London Festival of Architecture. As part of the London Festival of Architecture programme, Radial and Squiggle will be used as venues for community events and workshops throughout June.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2022

A sunken bicycle workshop sits at the end of a classical-style walled garden at this extension to a townhouse in Ghent , completed by Belgian practice Graux & Baeyens Architecten. The practice used materials that mean the extension could blend in with the existing structure. Photography is by Jeroen Verrecht.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Plywood shelves lined with ceramics are slotted beneath the old oak trusses of Underwing Workshop, a pottery studio that British studio Ashton Porter Architects has created in an English barn. The retained oak beams now feature as a centrepiece within Underwing Workshop, adding texture to a palette of more sleek contemporary materials.

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Archinect

APRIL 5, 2024

Responding to the theme of ‘Rethinking Home — Adapt and Reuse,’ entrants were asked to create new homes using recycled materials and/or retrofitting existing structures. The 2024 longlist for the £25,000 (USD $31,600) Davidson Prize has been announced for its third edition.

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e-architect

JUNE 14, 2023

In many ways, the Workshop is a 21st Century interpretation and upgrade of the classic industrial loft typology that offers a balance of character, flexibility, and timelessness. A maker space, bicycle parking, and service area facing the alley are equipped to host workshops and support diverse forms of creative production.

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Architizer

JULY 9, 2024

Design Workshop , this year’s Jury selection for Best Landscape Design Firm in Architizer’s A+Awards , is internationally renowned for its dedication to creating projects that benefit clients, society and the well-being of our planet. Stay up to date by subscribing to our A+Awards Newsletter. With eight studios across the U.S.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The studio described the building's material palette as industrial, chosen to evoke the site's industrial history. It includes workshops, media studios, exhibition areas, design studios, lecture theatres, specialist laboratories and collaboration spaces. It's hugely demanding in terms of what we are asking from services and structure."

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Deezen

MAY 23, 2023

Completed in January 2022, the airy, 2,000-square metre (21,500-square foot) facility reflects the products and services of the client, Quebec wood products manufacturer SmartMill , and has a structure made with glued-laminated ( glulam ) timber columns and floor plates.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Efficiently designed, the small home reuses and repurposes a number of materials. The warm-toned 50-year-old bowling alley wood is used as a structurally independent mezzanine floor system and laminated together. Thanks to Dezeen and the Architect’s Newspaper for their coverage.

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Archinect

MAY 3, 2023

The first dedicated museum of modern and contemporary art in Turkish history is finally opening its doors this week following the completion of the Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) -designed Istanbul Modern in the country’s most populous city. billion Galataport development beyond. billion Galataport development beyond.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Spanish architect Juan Gurrea Rumeu used a palette of warm, textural materials and carefully positioned voids to create atmospheric living spaces inside this house he designed for himself and his wife in Barcelona. Their bold presence helps to emphasise the volume of these double-height spaces.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 20, 2023

Designed and developed by Waechter Architecture, the Mississippi Workshop was conceived as a proving ground for sustainable building systems and “all-wood” construction technologies and equally, as a forum for new creative conversations.

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Archinect

JUNE 22, 2023

Located on the Noordzeeweg in Amsterdam Westpoort, the new offices are described as circular and flexible , consisting of workshops, warehouses, test facilities, and educational and park buildings. Materials such as wood were used as much as possible, and harmful substances like glue, PU foam or sealant were minimized.

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Deezen

MAY 25, 2023

Germany's contribution to this year's Venice Architecture Biennale is a huge store of materials recovered from last year's art biennale, all set to find new uses around the city. We wanted to show how, for architects like myself, there are other ways of working with materials," he told Dezeen during a tour of the pavilion. "We

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Dezeen has teamed up with Habitare to capture this year's edition of the Finnish design fair, showcasing Nordic design and material innovations including a vibrant lime-green structure wrapped in translucent fabric.

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Deezen

JANUARY 7, 2022

Anava Projects and Ashlee Harrison have curated an exhibition by emerging artists from the US and Caribbean at New York's Carpenters Workshop Gallery , which includes sculptures woven from kelp and hand-carved furniture. Top: Tiarra Bell created an ebonised ash and gold-leaf LED light called Bondage. The photography is by Matt Harrington.

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ArchDaily

JULY 15, 2023

ELDMØLLA Sauna / Arkitekt August Schmidt + Workshop NTNU-Trondheim + Arnstein Gilberg + Ina Samdal. Image Courtesy of Workshop NTNU-Trondheim Due to its specific characteristics, the architecture of the sauna is interesting because it gives us lessons related to efficiency and the beauty of simplicity.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Part of a residential terrace in the Molenbeek area of Brussels, the workshop and warehouse, formerly used by a disinfectant company, had been abandoned for several years and needed significant structural restoration. In our architecture we build with regenerative materials instead of petrochemical materials," Eckelmans told Dezeen.

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ArchiDiaries

JANUARY 31, 2022

Excerpt: Takano Ramen is an interior design project designed by Minus Workshop in Minus Workshop. The dining area also featured ancient Japanese construction materials such as mudball pebble and timber to calm nerves inspiring from a contemplative view in Japanese gardens.

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Bustler

MAY 28, 2023

Driven by the power of the World Bamboo Workshop, an international event organized by the prestigious World Bamboo Organization (WBO), Punta Brava is becoming a model of sustainable development that leaves everyone fortunate enough to witness it in awe.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Named Intermittent Dome, the structure was created for The Arts and Cultures Program at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey ( TEC ) in Monterrey, Mexico, and was tied to a workshop designed to teach students about upcycling in design. Air is constantly being pump into the structure to maintain the form.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Copenhagen studio Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter has extended Skylab at the Danish Technological University with a cluster of gold blocks arranged around a skylit workshop. The building's durable materials and easy-to-clean surfaces make for efficient operation and minimal maintenance," explained the studio.

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Deezen

MAY 1, 2024

Architecture studio A6A has converted a former model-making workshop in Bordeaux into a studio for itself that is defined by pared-back materials and spaces. This heavy steel door leads into L'Atelier's model workshop and material library – an open, flexible space with a sanded concrete floor and a long birch storage wall.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Several communities worldwide don’t necessarily have the same access to new-age materials, construction techniques or the funds to actualize these grand visions. Given that the site is located in paddy fields in the mountains there, the structure is built using layers of walls to adapt to the topography. Panyaden School.

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Architizer

JANUARY 31, 2023

Architecture is defined by materials. One of the most significant designers in contemporary architecture, Kengo Kuma ’s work builds upon a legacy of Japanese craftsmanship while rethinking how we use materials. Subscribe to our newsletter for updates.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Belgian studio Van Laethem Architecten used natural materials including hempcrete and cedar shingles to create this small garden studio for its staff in Alken. Organising a hempcrete workshop helped me to start off. This was an ideal way of cutting costs, but also for other self-builders to get to know the material."

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Architizer

JUNE 17, 2022

Below are just a few examples of origami-inspired structures that can offer some out-of-the-box inspiration. It also shows how principles of origami, which is often associated with paper, can be adapted to other materials and architecture. This also paves way for similar structures that can be customized to cater to different programs.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Columns, one of the most fundamental structural elements in architecture, have long transcended their functional purpose to become powerful aesthetic and spatial tools. In contemporary architecture, particularly within open-plan designs, the use of columns is not limited to supporting the weight of a structure.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Conceived as a "21st-century factory", the London College of Fashion (LCF) building is defined by its gridded concrete structure and a rectilinear facade lined with tall warehouse-style windows. Among its facilities are classrooms and workshops, as well as offices, a lecture theatre and social spaces.

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Deezen

JUNE 26, 2024

Featuring reclaimed materials , charred-timber facades and pared-back interiors, this list of garden spaces includes a converted workshop completed by designer Paul Westwood in the UK and a studio centred by a tree-shaped concrete structure in Belgium.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Paddington Square, a contentious mixed-use building in London with curtain walls and an exposed steel structure completed by architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Didn't Renzo Piano Building Workshop design The Shard as well?" Readers were undecided.

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Deezen

JUNE 27, 2024

Estúdio Campana has created an eco park in Brazil "We said 'we have held talks and workshops held workshops everywhere, in schools abroad, so why not in our hometown'," Humberto Campana told Dezeen of the studio's reasoning. I want to bring all these traditions back with workshops," he said.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The retreat’s outer provides all the structural support, allowing for a surprisingly roomy interior. The cabin’s standout feature is its monocoque timber structure, which allows the building to be lightweight while still strong. The cabin’s minimal interior design keeps the focus on the natural materials and the views outside.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Named Eden Tower, the structure was designed using a system devised by the studio called "ecological programming", which aims to optimise green architecture. The project was unveiled at the opening of Neri Oxman's Foster + Partners-designed studio in Midtown Manhattan , which houses a production workshop and wet lab.

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