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Future Fest: Watch Hend Almatrouk Speak About the Future of Housing in the Middle East

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Hend Almatrouk is the CEO and a partner of Studio Toggle, an architecture firm based in Kuwait which she co-founded with Gijo Paul George in 2011. Her work has been exhibited in multiple prestigious venues, including the Venice Biennale 2010, Essence 2011 at MAK, Vienna, and The Experimental Architecture Biennale Vol 01 in Prague.

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Weekend House Bukovany, Czech Republic

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We also applied a traditional Japanese folk technique of charred wood shou-sugi-ban and the entire superstructure of the sauna house on the roof terrace is treated in this way. Weekend House in Bukovany, CZ – Building Information. In 2011 he co- founded with V. In 2011 co-founded with J. Studio: SENAA architekti.

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Modern Vernacular: Emerging Firm of the Year Studio Toggle on Pioneering Cross-Cultural Architecture

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While cross-cultural architectural thinking is evident in their rethinking of private-community spaces in residential projects such as Ternion , a deep understanding of the local environmental conditions informs their designs — seen in Edges Al Barouk , but also explored through various passive cooling techniques across many of their designs.

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Nautical Pole of Sète, Montpellier, Occitania

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In 2011, Elodie Nourrigat obtained a Ph.D. In 2019, the Centre Technique Municipal de Blagnac project obtained the “International Architecture Award” awarded by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum. Both are graduates of ENSAM and obtained Master of Philosophy degrees in 2002. in Architecture.

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Event: Pioneering Design® | Makers and Creators: Pivoting in Design

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The studio invents new techniques and materials or diverts common industrial supplies to off-label applications. The Chapter is proud to have been recognized as IIDA Large Chapter of the Year in 2011, 2008, 2001 and 2000. For more information, visit: [link]. Kai Williams is a Co-Founder of Chen Chen & Kai Williams.

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Compartir Restaurant, Barcelona, Spain

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Materiality & sustainability The design process was accompanied by thorough research on traditional and local construction techniques and materials of the Spanish Mediterranean coast, specifically those of Cadaques. It was founded in 2011 by the architects Oliver Franz Schmidt, Natali Canas del Pozo and Lucas Echeveste Lacy.

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Des Forges Residence, Mauricie, Québec

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The design of the arches is inspired by Les Forges du Saint-Maurice, echoing traditional natural stone masonry techniques. The entrance is accessed through a covered outdoor space, sheltered from the elements and arched on all four sides.