Archinect
MAY 10, 2023
Arquitectonica has released an update to its previously proposed redevelopment project at 8850 Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. The former site of the notorious Viper Room will now feature an increased number of affordable housing units and market-rate condos while retaining its planned 5-star hotel component, which has been reduced from 113 to 90 rooms. 8850 Sunset Boulevard.
ArchDaily
MAY 10, 2023
Bundanon Art Museum and Bridge. Image © Kerstin Thompson Architects The UIA World Congress of Architects 2023 is an invitation for architects from around the world to meet in Copenhagen July 2 – 6 to explore and communicate how architecture influences all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For more than two years, the Science Track and its international Scientific Committee have been analyzing the various ways in which architecture responds to the SDGs.
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Archinect
MAY 10, 2023
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ArchDaily
MAY 10, 2023
© Nils Koenning architects: Megowan Architectural Location: McKinnon VIC 3204, Australia Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Nils Koenning Area: 266.
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Archinect
MAY 10, 2023
Influential English architect Michael Squire has passed away at the age of 77 following a short illness, his firm reported this week. The Squire & Partners co-founder began his career working for his father Raglan abroad in the mid-1970s before going on to start the firm with Paul Harrison in 1976. From there, the practice evolved into one of London’s leading names, creating a number of award-winning projects in different sectors over the proceeding three decades, including the Chelsea
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Archinect
MAY 10, 2023
Café Gooshe is located at one of the corners of a cultural complex corridor with no view of the exterior space. After a few meetings with the complex owner, who is a big advocate of music and theater, we have defined the project question: How can we create a pleasant and private space for artists while also creating an interaction between inside and outside of the café The goal was to not to encroach on the café's space.
designboom
MAY 10, 2023
the massive university building in paris takes shape as six buildings connected by a continuous 'street.' The post bernard tschumi and groupe-6 deliver one of the largest university buildings in france appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Archinect
MAY 10, 2023
OpenAI , the company behind AI applications such as ChatGPT and text-to-image tool DALL-E , has unveiled a new model that allows users to generate 3D objects from text or images. Named Shap-E, and available for free on GitHub , the tool generates 3D objects that can be opened in Microsoft Paint 3D and converted into STL files for use in 3D printers.
designboom
MAY 10, 2023
the facade's geometric forms reflect the encompassing environment to blur boundaries between nature and architecture. The post mirrored houses reflect fragmented light, shadows, and views of the lanzarote lava desert appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
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Archinect
MAY 10, 2023
UC San Diego has hosted the tallest full-scale seismic building test on an earthquake simulator. The 10-story building, made of cross-laminated timber, was tested on what the organizers say is the world’s largest outdoor shake table. Image credit: UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Tests on the structure began in late April, where a shake table simulated earthquake motions recorded during prior earthquakes covering a range of magnitude 4 to magnitude 8 on the Richter scale.
designboom
MAY 10, 2023
the project recreates a traditional village settlement with a series of volumes and open verandas that foster harmony with nature. The post a cluster of open spaces and verandahs woven with nature shape this home in india appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Archinect
MAY 10, 2023
Although the Biennale is hardly the first major exhibition to focus on Black and diasporic practitioners, the cascading crises of climate change, rapid urbanization, migration, global health emergencies and a deep imperative to decolonize institutions and spaces — starting with the historically Eurocentric Biennale itself — arguably make Lokko’s focus on hybrid forms of practice timely, be it planners as policy experts or artist-environmentalists.
designboom
MAY 10, 2023
the plan integrates notions of old and new, built and void, inside and outside, ultimately linking the town, the alley, and the row house. The post renovation project in tokyo arranges wooden house’s interior layout in spiral sequence appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
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Archinect
MAY 10, 2023
From Archinect's community of job seekers , firms , and schools , we have selected five featured architectural employers with exciting openings in New York , Los Angeles , Beijing , Santa Fe , and Portland, Maine. Check out these opportunities below, and visit Archinect Jobs for the complete list of available positions. If you're looking for an Architect job in China right now, consider this opening in Beijing at OPEN Architecture.
Deezen
MAY 10, 2023
University of Hong Kong professors John Lin and Lidia Ratoi have combined an abandoned traditional wooden house in China with a 3D-printed structure. Named Traditional House of the Future, the prototype project is part of a government plan in Nanlong Village in southwest China to renovate hundreds of old wooden houses that have become dilapidated. 3D-printed walls were integrated with the original structure of the wooden house The original house was scanned by Lin and Ratoi, before being disma
Archinect
MAY 10, 2023
A wildlife camping experience that reinterprets the historical and weaves in the biodiversity of its setting with resilient ways of building, RAAS Chhatrasagar seeks to stand out from the crowd by blending in with its environment. Retaining and Enhancing the Essence of History RAAS Chhatrasagar is a 20-key hospitality property located near the town of Nimaj, in Rajasthan’s Pali district.
designboom
MAY 10, 2023
the open and porous design adds a new layer of biodiversity to the dense uruguayan metropolis. The post MVRDV’s residential complex in montevideo unveiled as a matrix of stone-clad villas appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
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Archinect
MAY 10, 2023
Morgan State University's School of Architecture and Planning has announced the appointment of Dr. Abimbola O. Asojo as the school's new dean. Dr. Asojo is the second dean in the school's history following the tenure of former dean Mary Anne Akers , the school's founding dean who held the position for 14 years. With over 25 years of experience as an educator, architect, writer, and academic leader, Dr.
designboom
MAY 10, 2023
'hot cities' delves into the architectural and urban strategies used in the arabic-speaking world to adapt to extreme heat. The post ‘hot cities’ by ahmed & rashid bin shabib adapt arab architecture at vitra design museum appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Deezen
MAY 10, 2023
Hotel brand Moxy has opened its first outpost in Brooklyn , with plentiful gathering spaces including a bar with motorised 20-feet-tall liquor shelves and an eatery modelled on Tel Aviv's Bauhaus architecture. Californian hospitality design practice Basile Studio spearheaded the interior design of the 216-room hotel, set in the heart of Williamsburg on bustling Bedford Avenue.
The Spaces
MAY 10, 2023
Visitors to New York’s High Line will have noticed a new species taking root amid the indigenous plants of the famous linear park – a neon pink tree sculpture by Swiss artist Pamela Rosenkranz. Old Tree is the third annual High Line Plinth commission and rises 25 feet above the historic elevated rail trail, its 16 limbs daubed in hot pink to stand out against the skyscrapers and bright blue summer sky.
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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.
Deezen
MAY 10, 2023
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has released visuals of Ziel, a pixelated residential block made up of stone-clad family units for Uruguay's capital, Montevideo , Described by MVRDV "as a stack of country villas", the 15-storey building is being developed to offer residents of the dense Punta Carretas neighbourhood a more suburban lifestyle. The design responds to the trend of Uruguayans moving out of the city and to the countryside in search of more space and greenery when starting a family.
The Architect's Newsletter
MAY 10, 2023
The Architecture of Disability: Buildings, Cities, and Landscapes beyond Access | By David Gissen | University of Minnesota Press | $24.95 “In the United States, people with disabilities in the The post <em>The Architecture of Disability</em> invites us to collectively imagine a new, better world appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Deezen
MAY 10, 2023
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has broken ground on its project converting the West Heating Plant and Coal Yard in Washington DC into luxury residences and a private park. Sited on a slip of land between three waterways in the Georgetown neighbourhood in northwestern Washington DC, the project comprises the conversion of a 1940s federal building into luxury residences for international hotel group Four Seasons.
The Spaces
MAY 10, 2023
The lush, green space of Jardin Majorelle is a hop, skip and a jump from this eight-room boutique hotel, which blends Moroccan tradition with 20th-century design. Maison Brummell Majorelle is a new addition to the city, designed by New Zealand architect Bergendy Cooke and Moroccan architect Amine Abouraoui. The hotel cuts a striking figure on Marrakech’s Rue Al Madina, clad in terracotta-tinted tadelakt plaster, which emphasises the smooth, arch-shaped cutouts around its windows.
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