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When Natural Disasters Threaten Modernist Icons

Dwell

Max Strang , an architect who lives in the private Sanderling community and serves on the committee for the clubhouse and cabanas, broke the news to the public with a series of photos of the ruined structures on his Instagram stories. He called me on the phone and just said, ‘They’re gone,’" Strang says. "I

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Studio Gang revitalizes Pavilion structure at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo

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Studio Gang ’s restoration of the popular Pavilion structure at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago is now complete.

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No Skeletons in the Closet: 7 Buildings Proudly Exposing Their Structures

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But nowadays, structure is stepping into the spotlight much more often. Prepared Rehmannia Root Crafts Exhibition Hall By LUO studio , Xiuwu County, China Jury Winner, Cultural and Expo Centers, 12th Annual A+Awards Inside this circular exhibition hall, the structure is as much a part of the display as the artifacts it holds.

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Egypt suspends plan to restore granite cladding on one of the pyramids of Giza following backlash

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The pushback has led Egypt’s antiquities authority to review the project. The plan called for the reuse of fallen granite blocks that have remained around the pyramid’s base.

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Terraforming the Future: 6 Examples of Architects Literally Reshaping the Earth

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It is most widely known as land-sculpting and is an increasingly alluring practice, since it creates environments that blend harmoniously with nature while maximizing space and avoiding urban sprawl. In fact, apart from its spatial benefits, landscape structures also offer thermal insulation and reduce the urban heat island effect.

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The Dezeen team's favourite buildings of 2024

Deezen

The project embodies the need to bring nature into the built environment that we so often hear about but is so rarely put into practice in healthcare at least here in the UK, where medical infrastructure is plagued by sterile white-walled spaces. I imagine it lends itself well to a host of events, or a peaceful Sunday at its library."

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Home renovation by Paloma Bau designed as "ode to the sea"

Deezen

Paloma Bau has renovated this historic home in Valencia Keen to preserve Casa Ona's "Mediterranean essence", Paloma Bau retained and restored the home's existing heritage-protected facade, which is adorned by turquoise tiles. It's a home inspired by its beaches and traditional architecture, adapted to the owner's lifestyle."