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RIBA's ‘Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds’ documents solutions to unique site challenges across the UK

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AUGUST 22, 2024

Difficult site parameters that came to define some of the UK’s best modern and contemporary architecture are being presented in the new RIBA exhibition ‘Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds’ this fall and winter in London.

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Architectural Interventions in UNESCO World Heritage Sites: A Dialogue Between Preservation and Innovation

ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

© Archive Olgiati | Pearling Site Museum and Entrance / Valerio Olgiati Contemporary architecture in UNESCO World Heritage contexts presents a unique challenge: revitalizing historically significant sites while adhering to strict preservation guidelines. Read more »

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Transforming Site Surveys with 360-Degree Video Technology

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JULY 2, 2024

They provide detailed information on the physical characteristics of a site, existing structures, environmental conditions and possible obstacles, which will serve as prerequisites for the design stage, ensuring that all relevant factors are considered before construction begins.

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Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama debuts 'Purple Hibiscus' at the Barbican, a reference to the site's material history

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APRIL 12, 2024

His site-specific piece Purple Hibiscus, named in reference to the 2003 novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is installed on the facade of the Barbican’s central Lakeside Terrace. It references the site's past history as the epicenter of the "rag trade" in Central London before World War II.

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From Plan to Reality: Unlocking the Power of Aerial Imagery for AEC

Aerial imagery has emerged as a necessary tool for architecture, engineering, and construction firms seeking to improve pre-construction site analysis, make more informed planning decisions, and ensure all stakeholders have access to an accurate visualization of the site to keep the project moving forward.

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Rowan Moore reviews new 'Difficult Sites' exhibition on challenging architectural parameters

Archinect

OCTOBER 22, 2024

If you're feeling up to the challenge, ' Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds ', which opened on October 11th, will remain on view until March 25th, 2025 at the RIBA Architecture Gallery in London.

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RIBA Presents "Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds" Exhibition in London, UK

ArchDaily

AUGUST 26, 2024

Image © Martin Charles, RIBA Collections The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have just announced the news of their latest exhibition titled "Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds."

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Apartment in Cascais / Site Specific Arquitectura

ArchDaily

MAY 21, 2024

Completed in 2023 in , Portugal. Images by do mal o menos. This project evokes the transformative power of architecture which, through a new design, can decisively alter the life and use of a house, even.

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Porto Architecture City Guide: 24 Sites Showcasing the Essence of Portugal's Invincible City

ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Perched along the Douro River, this UNESCO World Heritage site boasts a rich architectural tapestry that spans centuries. Image © Sergii Figurnyi via Shuterstock Porto , Portugal's second-largest city, is a captivating blend of historical charm and contemporary innovation.

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These are the eight historic sites receiving Conserving Black Modernism grants today

Archinect

JULY 18, 2024

A group of eight important Black modernist sites across the country has been selected for a round of grants worth a total of $1.2 million by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. They were part of the Conserving Black Modernism program that is being directed by the Trust's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.

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Overdevelopment, conflict, and climate change pose biggest threats to global cultural sites, World Monuments Fund warns

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Ahead of its January 2025 release of the World Monuments Watch list, the World Monuments Fund has announced the greatest factors threatening heritage sites globally are conflict, climate change, "overtourism," a lack of financial support and community engagement, and an extenuating state of overdevelopment.

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New Beijing Performing Arts Center rises from its historic waterside site with curtain-like forms

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Located in the city’s southeast district, Tongzhou, the Beijing Performing Arts Center sits along the banks of the Grand Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site , anchoring a recently designated cultural district, which also includes a museum, a library, and extensive parklands. Image: Zhu Yumeng The roughly 1.3

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Humayunís Tomb Site Museum / Vir.Mueller Architects

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2024

© Vir.Mueller Architects, Suryan & Dang architects: Vir.Mueller Architects Location: New Delhi, India Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Vir.Mueller Architects, Suryan & Dang Photographs: Courtesy of Vir.Mueller Architects Area: 9815.0 m2 Read more »

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Cobe's Creative Reuse Strategy Set to Transform Tallinn's Industrial Site into a New City District

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Image © Cobe Danish architecture firm Cobe has announced a new project to transform the historic 'Krulli' steelworks, a large-scale former industrial site in Estonia's capital, into a mixed-use city district. Krulli Kvartal.

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Now you can experience Calatrava's St. Nicholas Church at the 9/11 site also digitally

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

A new digital recreation of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine has been released in time for the 23rd anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks in Lower Manhattan.

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MASS Design Group debuts Gun Violence Memorial project at three sites around Boston

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

MASS Design Group has opened a new Gun Violence Memorial Project in the city of Boston that will amplify individual stories of our ongoing collective tragedy nationwide. The firm says the project "aspires to be a catalyst for change and a testament to the resilience of communities affected by gun violence."

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MASS Design debuts Gun Violence Memorial project at three sites around Boston

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

MASS Design Group has opened a new Gun Violence Memorial Project in the city of Boston that will amplify individual stories of our ongoing collective tragedy nationwide. The firm says the project "aspires to be a catalyst for change and a testament to the resilience of communities affected by gun violence."

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The Rise of 3D-Printed Prefabricated Homes

ArchDaily

APRIL 9, 2024

However, due to the slow-changing nature of the construction industry, a radical shift involving large-scale 3D-printing machines on-site and a complete overhaul of the construction process seems unlikely shortly. In off-site 3D-printed construction, there is no need to transport massive 3D-printing machines on-site.

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Three Pines by Resolution: 4 Architecture

Archinect

APRIL 26, 2024

The vast majority of the home was fabricated off-site at a modular manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania. On site, the local general contractor prepared the site and foundation for the arrival of six prefab modules. Cedar and cement board exterior cladding and ipe decks were then completed on-site.

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High Street House / Lineburg Wang

ArchDaily

DECEMBER 8, 2024

A tiny pre-1911 cottage on a tiny 253m2 site, the design works hard to find generosity.& Completed in 2023 in Brisbane, Australia. Images by David Chatfield. & The project is limited by size. The house challenges the.

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The High Line Effect: Transforming Abandoned Infrastructure in the United States

ArchDaily

JUNE 3, 2024

To most citizens, it was a site destined for demolition. The success of the project seemed to spark a "High Line Effect", inspiring other American cities to pursue civic infrastructure on outdated railways, roadways, and industrial sites. Read more »

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Zaha Hadid Architects design new seaside community for Qatar

Archinect

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The plan is for it to be powered by on-site renewables, leveraging a micro-irrigation system with rainwater harvesting, geothermal heat pumps, a network of photovoltaic 'trees', and a modular, semi-glazed facade system to meet targets set by the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS).

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Ginsen Nishi Shimbashi Building - an Office Building with Sweeping Wood-clad Eaves by NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD

Archinect

JUNE 20, 2024

Facing an intersection, the site is located directly above a subway station at the end of a series of large-scale developments stretching from Otemachi to Hibiya Street. Symbolism originating from interaction with urban space The whole urban expanse from Hibiya Park to Otemachi serves as the conceptual site.

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Zaha Hadid Architects inaugurates Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre in southern China

Archinect

DECEMBER 6, 2023

All five buildings at the site are supported by just 22 columns that were fabricated off-site in two varieties. Additional public spaces were also created at the site thanks to the careful p.

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Screen-The Lantern House / Zero Studio

ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This residence is set in a site that is covered in coconut plantations and other native vegetation belonging to a typical northern Kerala landscape: Completed in 2022 in Tirur, India. Images by Ar Hamid MM.

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The Open House / MANTIS

ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The one-acre site of Saukhya Farm is nestled in the lush valley of Beze Village, on the outskirts of Nashik. Completed in 2024 in India. Images by Yash Katariya. Surrounded by small farms, it offers.

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May House / 90odesign

ArchDaily

MAY 14, 2024

The construction site is a 5m x 19m street house in a residential area, situated right by the downtown of Bien Hoa City. Completed in 2022 in Bien Hoa, Vietnam. Images by Quang Tran. This residential area was.

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New York, Milan, and Venice Amongst Participants in C40's Reinventing Cities Competition 2024

ArchDaily

MARCH 4, 2024

Courtesy of c40 | Venice Proposed Site 2024 “Reinventing Cities,” C40’ s renowned global design competition , has just announced its fourth edition. The competition’s main goal is to “transform underutilized sites or buildings into beacons of sustainability and resilience and act as a showcase for future zero-carbon urban developments.

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ENNEA Hotel / Jaque Studio

ArchDaily

JUNE 17, 2024

Ennea is a project that is molded by the physical and climatic conditions of its site. Completed in 2023 in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. Images by César Belio. Located two blocks from the famous Punta Zicatela beach in.

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Billy O’Tea House / STO.M.P

ArchDaily

MAY 18, 2024

Sited on the outskirts of a port city, Tuticorin, the 5000sq.ft Completed in 2023 in Thoothukudi, India. Images by f/8. residence offers solace reflecting the relentless shoreline. The house, The Billy O’.

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House Y / Hayato Komatsu Architects

ArchDaily

DECEMBER 7, 2024

A Landscape Connected in Multiple Directions -& The site is a vast, flat area surrounded by a grove of mixed trees. Walking through the site. Completed in 2023 in Japan. Images by Toshiyuki Yano.

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Stony Hill by Bates Masi + Architects

Archinect

JANUARY 9, 2024

The pastoral site, at the border between meadow and woodland, was first cleared by Native Americans as hunting grounds. Later it became the site of the first house built by a settler in 1680. T his hom e for a young family is located in Amagansett, an early English and Dutch settlement on the East End of Long Island.

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Sunshine Canyon Residence by Hacker Architects

Archinect

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Located at 7,300 feet, high above the city of Boulder, Colorado, the Sunshine Canyon Residence accentuates its dramatic site by juxtaposing a simple form with the steep contours of a landscape scarred by wildfire. The same fire scorched this site, which they selected to start again with a new approach to living in the mountains.

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Nordbahnhof Residential High-Rise / Franz&Sue

ArchDaily

JULY 11, 2024

On the site of the former North Railway Station in Vienna’s second district, we have realized our first residential high-rise. Completed in 2024 in Vienna, Austria. Images by Hertha Hurnaus. By 2025, a new urban.

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LACMA shares custom-built glass facade details in new spring construction update

Archinect

APRIL 16, 2024

According to the museum's most recent April 5th update, interior walls and exterior glazing are being installed on the site’s western side, facing north to Wilshire Boulevard. Work on the building’s MEPs is now underway, and the concrete pour for the roof decks has been completed to the east side of the site.

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Craft Estate by ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work - Aholic)

Archinect

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Approximately 1,270 square meters, the site is between the across-river bridge and the public park. The new triangular restaurant tends to emphasize the uniqueness of the triangle site and translate it into an architectural language. The trapezoid plan shape comes from the maximum volume of the allowed built area.

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Conserving Black Modernism: An Initiative to Preserve African American Architectural Heritage in the United States

ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Over three funding cycles from 2023 to 2025, the program supports conservation planning, professional training, and storytelling to highlight the cultural and architectural significance of these sites. Read more »

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Building the Future: The Rise of Modular Construction in the Middle East

ArchDaily

MAY 5, 2024

© Marc Goodwin | Expo 2020 Modular construction is a process in which a building is constructed away from its actual site, within controlled factory settings, using identical materials, and adhering to a set of codes and regulations.

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2700 House / IGArchitects

ArchDaily

JANUARY 29, 2024

This house for a young married couple is built on a long and thin site with a frontage of 2.9m Completed in 2023 in Saitama, Japan. Images by Ooki Jingu. and a depth of 16m, which was left over as a result of.

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UNStudio Designs Hybrid Building in Luxembourg for a Reduced Carbon Footprint

ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The project is part of Beval, a large-scale redevelopment initiative aiming to transform a former industrial site into an urban center complete with a university and technological center, in addition to residential, office, and retail spaces.

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Transmitting Local Culture: 15 Contemporary Museums and Cultural Spaces in Mexico City

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 13, 2024

© Rafael Gamo Mexico City is renowned for its abundant museums, heritage sites, and cultural richness. In fact, the capital has over 173 museums, big and small spread out through its 16 alcaldías or burroughs. The presence of these cultural spaces injects and intensifies the artistic appeal and aspect of the vibrant city.

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Autodesk develops AI-powered embodied carbon tool for early-stage design

Archinect

APRIL 3, 2024

based architecture firm EHDD , the tool “enables designers to better understand the carbon impacts from primary material choices and building form during site feasibility and massing studies at the beginning of a project planning process,” Autodesk says. Powered by the C.Scale data model developed by U.S.-based

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Exhibit Columbus announces Miller Prize winners and University Design Research Fellows for fifth cycle

Archinect

OCTOBER 7, 2024

” The four Miller Prize recipients will work with a paired institution at sites around the city to create installations that serve as the focal point of the 2025 exhibition. The six teams they selected will each expand on current.

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Blank Garden / Unemori Architects

ArchDaily

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The site is situated within an area with the risk of flooding from the river running nearby, Completed in 2024 in Japan. Images by Ken'ichi Suzuki. This house is built in Tokyo for a couple and a child.

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RIBA's ‘Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds’ documents solutions to unique site challenges across the UK

Architectural Interventions in UNESCO World Heritage Sites: A Dialogue Between Preservation and Innovation

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Transforming Site Surveys with 360-Degree Video Technology

Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama debuts 'Purple Hibiscus' at the Barbican, a reference to the site's material history

From Plan to Reality: Unlocking the Power of Aerial Imagery for AEC

Rowan Moore reviews new 'Difficult Sites' exhibition on challenging architectural parameters

RIBA Presents "Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds" Exhibition in London, UK

Apartment in Cascais / Site Specific Arquitectura

Porto Architecture City Guide: 24 Sites Showcasing the Essence of Portugal's Invincible City

These are the eight historic sites receiving Conserving Black Modernism grants today

Overdevelopment, conflict, and climate change pose biggest threats to global cultural sites, World Monuments Fund warns

New Beijing Performing Arts Center rises from its historic waterside site with curtain-like forms

Humayunís Tomb Site Museum / Vir.Mueller Architects

Cobe's Creative Reuse Strategy Set to Transform Tallinn's Industrial Site into a New City District

Now you can experience Calatrava's St. Nicholas Church at the 9/11 site also digitally

MASS Design Group debuts Gun Violence Memorial project at three sites around Boston

MASS Design debuts Gun Violence Memorial project at three sites around Boston

The Rise of 3D-Printed Prefabricated Homes

Three Pines by Resolution: 4 Architecture

High Street House / Lineburg Wang

The High Line Effect: Transforming Abandoned Infrastructure in the United States

Zaha Hadid Architects design new seaside community for Qatar

Ginsen Nishi Shimbashi Building - an Office Building with Sweeping Wood-clad Eaves by NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD

Zaha Hadid Architects inaugurates Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre in southern China

Screen-The Lantern House / Zero Studio

The Open House / MANTIS

May House / 90odesign

New York, Milan, and Venice Amongst Participants in C40's Reinventing Cities Competition 2024

ENNEA Hotel / Jaque Studio

Billy O’Tea House / STO.M.P

House Y / Hayato Komatsu Architects

Stony Hill by Bates Masi + Architects

Sunshine Canyon Residence by Hacker Architects

Nordbahnhof Residential High-Rise / Franz&Sue

LACMA shares custom-built glass facade details in new spring construction update

Craft Estate by ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work - Aholic)

Conserving Black Modernism: An Initiative to Preserve African American Architectural Heritage in the United States

Building the Future: The Rise of Modular Construction in the Middle East

2700 House / IGArchitects

UNStudio Designs Hybrid Building in Luxembourg for a Reduced Carbon Footprint

Transmitting Local Culture: 15 Contemporary Museums and Cultural Spaces in Mexico City

Autodesk develops AI-powered embodied carbon tool for early-stage design

Exhibit Columbus announces Miller Prize winners and University Design Research Fellows for fifth cycle

Blank Garden / Unemori Architects

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