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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

© Desert Cast | Towards an Identity, 2023 Qatar Museums has just revealed the roster of designers and exhibitions for the inaugural edition of Design Doha. Running from February 24 to August 5, 2024, Design Doha is a new Design Biennial showcasing over 100 Middle Eastern and North African designers. The announcement outlines six exhibitions launching during the first week, spotlighting innovation within Qatar and the region at large.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum has unveiled plans for a renovation of its Daniel Libeskind -designed Michael Lee-Chin Crystal expansion, which opened in 2008. Led by Canadian firm Hariri Pontarini Architects , the OpenROM project is being enacted to expand its public offerings to an anticipated 1.4 million visitors annually. The brief calls for a reconfiguration of its main floor, plus the addition of upper-level gallery spaces and the reimagining of an existing entrance on Bloor Street.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

© ArchDaily Double skin façades. Almost a self-explanatory name for façade systems consisting of two layers, usually glass, wherein air flows through the intermediate cavity. This space (which can vary from 20 cm to a few meters) acts as insulation against extreme temperatures, winds, and sound, improving the building's thermal efficiency for both high and low temperatures.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects has announced the passing of its founding principal Marsha Ann Maytum at the age of 69 following her battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). She is being remembered as a champion of environmental concerns and the holistic approach to architectural design. Her colleagues will also remember a quiet leader whose steadfast effort brought the firm national attention on the way to several major awards, including the 2017 AIA Firm Award and multiple AIA COTE Top T

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

emple of Together by Caroline Ghosn, 2024. Design rendering by Maissa Sader. Image Courtesy of Burning Man The annual festival Burning Man has revealed the design of the 2024 Temple at Black Rock City, which will become the central installation during the festival happening between August 25th and September 2nd, 2024, in Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Titled “The Temple of Together,” the proposal is designed by Caroline Ghosn , the first BIPOC, female Temple lead artist.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

San Diego, CA, USA. Image © Rosamar via Shutterstock Nestled along the coast of Southern California , San Diego has emerged as a vibrant hub for architectural innovation , shaped by the confluence of different cultures, from its early Spanish colonial heritage to the cutting-edge modernist masterpieces that define its urban fabric. For this reason, the city was chosen as one half of the World Design Capital 2024, alongside its cross-border counterpart, Tijuana , celebrating the intercultural col

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Lying on the Bay of Biscay, Comillas is a 90-minute drive west from Bilbao and is home to one of Antoni Gaudí's earliest projects, El Capricho. The post Photographing Heritage Part I: El Capricho appeared first on Åvontuura.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

After two weeks of open voting in the 15th edition of the Building of the Year Awards , our readers have meticulously narrowed down a pool of over 4,000 projects to a select group of 75 finalists spanning 15 categories. This year's awards enthusiastically honor the pinnacle of design, innovation, and sustainability on a global scale, showcasing an exceptional range of projects within the shortlist.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

KoningEizenberg has shared images of a new multifamily project at 500 Broadway in Santa Monica called The Park following its completion in April of 2022. The development was realized at 299,000 square feet and includes a total of 249 market-rate units. Photo: Eric Staudenmaier KoningEizenberg says its design broke with several norms endemic to the local typology by creating a series of open public spaces at the street level that work to activate a connection to public transit using cross-grained

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Completed in 2024 in Norway. Images by Marte Garmann. This communal sauna by Oslo Works is breaking new ground for cool cabins with a warm purpose.& A sauna is best enjoyed together. This may be.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

in a bold fusion of art and activism, the undrinkable can emerges as a poignant commentary on the environmental and health impacts of coca-cola's universal presence. The post the undrinkable can is a satirical statement against the world’s most-sold drink appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

© Yosuke Ohtake architects: Akio Isshiki Architects Location: Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Yosuke Ohtake Area: 102.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Swedish furniture brand IKEA has released two images from a series of photographs taken by Annie Leibovitz, its first-ever artist-in-residence, showing people in their homes across the world. The American photographer , who is best known for her portraits, travelled to twenty-five homes around the globe to take photos of people in their residences. She visited houses and apartments in Sweden, India, Italy, Japan, Germany, England and the US.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

© André Nazareth architects: Landscape jardins Location: Paraíba do Sul, State of Rio de Janeiro, 25850-000, Brazil Project Year: 2021 Photographs: André Nazareth Read more »

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designboom

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

the stepped masses reflect the city’s evolution from an industrial port town to a vibrant business center with a ship-form. The post rippling ship-like volumes unite luxury commercial and residential spaces at limassol seafront appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

© Mohammed Ashkanani architects: Babnimnim Design Studio Location: Al-Masayel, Kuwait Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Mohammed Ashkanani Photographs: Mohammed Alsaad, Nasser Alomairi Area: 1160.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

speaking with designboom about his scalefulness series ‘the motorist won,’ kyle branchesi says ‘. cars invading bike lanes and using sidewalks highlights a disregard for anyone not in a motor vehicle.’ The post explore kyle branchesi’s the motorist won where landmarks become roads for private cars appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Courtesy of Mario Daniel Melgarejo. Image © Archivo Soto y Rivarola By December 1956, Mario Soto and Raúl Rivarola received the first prize to build four schools in the province of Misiones , Argentina. That was followed by the first prize for the construction of six hostels, the commissioning of the project for the Escuela Normal Superior N° 1 in Leandro N.

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The Architect's Newsletter

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Humanize: A Maker’s Guide to Designing Our Cities Thomas Heatherwick Simon & Schuster | $30.00 If we’re to believe Thomas Heatherwick in his new book Humanize: A Maker’s Guide The post In his new book <em>Humanize</em>, Thomas Heatherwick makes a case against boring architecture appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

© VICTORIA BOFFANO architects: Estudio ALVMTR architects: Estudio MNG Location: Montevideo, Departamento de Montevideo, Uruguay Project Year: 2023 Photographs: VICTORIA BOFFANO Area: 60.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The sustainability of structural stone is dependent on how and where it is quarried and its reputation as an infinite material is misleading, warns Slovak-British architect Natalia Petkova in this Stone Age 2.0 interview. "I would caution against claims of stone being a revolutionary sustainable material – we miss the opportunity to think critically when we reduce materials to 'good' and 'bad' ones," she told Dezeen.

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Speaker: Pedro Clarke – Principal Architect at A+ Architecture, In Loco Program Director

Sustainability begins with a conversation, and acquiring customer buy-in is entirely dependent on how the conversation is framed. Clients may not see sustainability as a priority out of fear of operational costs and quality. While these are legitimate concerns, it is our responsibility as architects to listen and foster a collaborative culture that answers client issues while also reducing our carbon footprint.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

© Antonio Navarro Wijmark, Diana Monaco architects: Enrica Mosciaro Location: Barcelona, Spain Project Year: 2020 Photographs: Antonio Navarro Wijmark, Diana Monaco Area: 464.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

the 2024 burning man sanctuary named temple of together is designed by caroline ghosn, the event’s first female BIPOC lead artist. The post burning man welcomes 2024 temple inspired by neo-gothic, art deco and khaizaran styles appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

© Jason Roehner architects: debartolo architects Location: 5902 W Cactus Rd, Glendale, AZ 85304, United States Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Jason Roehner Area: 18500.

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The Architect's Newsletter

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Hello, Hola, and Bonjour: Two new interactive artworks welcome visitors to the Gaslight District in Cambridge, Ontario. Montreal-based art and design studio Daily tous les jours has turned day-to-day actions The post Two installations by Daily tous les jours in Cambridge, Ontario’s Gaslight District turn greetings and movements into artistic melodies appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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