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Five projects take home top honors as part of CTBUH's 2024 Mass Timber Student Design Competition

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and Canada were chosen for their ability to reflect on the meaning of tall buildings in modern societies. Each winning design was considered also for its capable use of prefabricated components or volumetric modular approaches in such a way that highlighted the benefits of utilizing mass timber for rapid development.

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Caribbean Modernism: Tropical Design Evolves for the 21st Century

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In the Caribbean, architecture has long served as a reflection of its diverse cultures, vibrant landscapes and the enduring interplay between tradition and modernity. The following projects from across the Caribbean showcase how architects are offering a vision of modernism that is rooted in place.

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Cutting-Edge Craft: 8 Times CNC Technology Redefined Modern Wooden Architecture

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The back module acts as a built-in storage system with tables, chairs, shelves and essential utilities like lighting and water connections. The post Cutting-Edge Craft: 8 Times CNC Technology Redefined Modern Wooden Architecture appeared first on Journal. The countdown to 13th Annual A+Awards winners' announcement has begun!

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Modern Texas Farmhouse by Cosan Studio

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The exceptional craftsmen understood the desire to construct a home that utilized current building technologies while also appearing to have been built hundreds of years ago. Natural cedar siding, aged to a beautiful silver-gray patina, was used on secondary facades as a contrasting material to the stone and metal roof.

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20 Brick Houses, 20 Years of Modern Architecture in Paraguay

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Walls, dividers, facades, sieves, vaults, floors, and pavement are just some of the many example that demonstrate, not only the variety of uses for brick, but the ingenuity of the architects who choose to utilize it in their projects. Read more »

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Del Mar Residence by McCulley Design

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McCulley Design Lab was enlisted to bring this 1962 post-and-beam residence back into the modern-day moment while retaining its midcentury focus on organic materials, indoor/outdoor flow, and exceptional views. The result is an entirely rebuilt residence that offers an innovative reinterpretation of midcentury design.

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toru shimokawa utilizes ancient traditional wood for rustic café takenokuma in japan

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the design blends modernity with tradition, employing ancient techniques, such as kawara buki tile roofing and cedar bark ceilings. The post toru shimokawa utilizes ancient traditional wood for rustic café takenokuma in japan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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