Archinect

MAY 4, 2023

A team from Princeton University and the IE School of Architecture and Design are constructing a vaulted pavilion with the aid of artificial intelligence , holograms, and augmented reality at IE University’s campus in Segovia, Spain. The team, comprised of architects, engineers, craftspeople, and IE students, is led by Syrian-Spanish architect and IE architecture professor Wesam Al Asali along with Sigrid Adriaenssens, director of the Form Finding Lab at Princeton University.

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MAY 4, 2023

The building is situated on the Karaköy waterfront, one of Istanbul’s most historic districts where the Bosphorus and Golden Horn meet. The post Istanbul Modern opens in new landmark building by Renzo Piano Building Workshop appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

MAY 4, 2023

Studio Gang has completed work on the $465 million new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Coinciding with the official public opening today, the museum has shared first photos of the project, showcasing the 230,000-square-foot wing that replaces several outdated small buildings with new education and exhibition spaces, a theater, storage, laboratories, insectarium, and butterfly vivarium.

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designboom

MAY 4, 2023

a contemporary intervention within the cycladic terrain, weaving together traditional architecture and natural environment. The post interview: A31 carves arid mykonian landscape with subterranean latypi residence in greece appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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A new industry study conducted by Architizer on behalf of Chaos Enscape surveyed 2,139 design professionals to understand the state of architectural visualization and what to expect in the near future. We asked: How are visualizations produced in your firm? What impact does real-time rendering have? What approach are you taking toward the rise of AI?

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Archinect

MAY 4, 2023

Toronto builders have a challenging task ahead of them, and with a rapidly approaching deadline: constructing all new buildings with near-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. This goal falls under Toronto ’s TransformTO Net Zero Strategy initiative, which aims to reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions in the city to net zero by 2040.

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Archinect

MAY 4, 2023

RIBA ’s well-publicized overhaul of its longtime 66 Portland Place headquarters building has been put off for at least a year, according to a report published today in the Architects’ Journal. London-based Benedetti Architects has been in charge of the £20 million ($25 million) renewal scheme , which was supposed to entail a thorough interior remodeling to include a host of modern amenities, including a broadcasting center, for its members and House of Architecture initiative.

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designboom

MAY 4, 2023

exposed concrete and heavy architectural bronze contrast with the historic wall surfaces. The post club marginal’s renovation preserves the layers of time on historic office building in germany appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

MAY 4, 2023

Another international head of state will follow last year’s A’22 keynote speaker Barack Obama in headlining the upcoming AIA Conference on Architecture in San Francisco after the Institute announced that former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern will be in attendance at the event. The 42-year-old Ardern, who was inaugurated in 2017 as her country’s youngest-ever Prime Minister, will speak to attendees on June 10th, likely on subjects related to her tenure as New Zeala

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designboom

MAY 4, 2023

an open-worked yet sculptural mass gently twists 27 meters upwards from the environment to connect visitors with nature. The post winding timber lookout tower rises above budapest’s nature reserve for 360-degree vistas appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

MAY 4, 2023

Florida-based AI solutions company Levatas has equipped Boston Dynamics’ famous robot dog Spot with ChatGPT and Google’s Text-to-Speech model, allowing the robot to answer questions about past and future missions. Humans can talk to the adapted Spot model using normal language commands, with Spot able to instantly parse high volumes of information and use insights from the data to answer questions.

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Deezen

MAY 4, 2023

A curved roof tops Byró Architekti's Cabin Above the Town, a red timber-clad cabin informed by the surrounding Czech hills. Situated on the border between the city and the countryside, the cabin is nestled into the side of Svatobor Hill, a forested site in the foothills of the Czech Republic's Šumava mountains. Cabin Above Town was designed by Byró Architekti Taking inspiration from the local landscape, Prague studio Byró Architekti designed the home to have a sweeping form following the curves

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Archinect

MAY 4, 2023

London-based architects and designers Nissen Richards Studio have completed their fourth exhibition for The National Library of Norway in Oslo. The exhibition deals with one of the most intriguing subjects the studio has dealt with to date – the musical phenomenon of Norwegian Black Metal, a cultural world-within-a-world described by the curators as a ‘ primeval forest of emotions’ ‘This has been a particularly thrilling and theatrical subject to investigate and work with

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designboom

MAY 4, 2023

the photography series showcases the minimalist design language of siza, focusing on the clean lines and perforated patterns, as well as the surrounding natural context. The post discover álvaro siza’s concrete pavilions in south korea through william mulvihill’s lens appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

MAY 4, 2023

Architecture studio Grimshaw and the University of East London have collaborated to create Sugarcrete, a biomaterial construction block with an interlocking shape made from the sugarcane by-product bagasse. Sugarcrete was developed to be a low-cost and low-carbon reusable construction-material alternative to brick and concrete. The concept, design and fabrication of the material were led by staff and fellows of the University of East London (UEL), including senior architecture lecturer Armor Gu

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designboom

MAY 4, 2023

completed by sukunfuku studio, the center dramatically breaks its volume to adapt to the landscape of cantabria. The post a folded stone roof crowns this visitor center in the spanish hillside appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Spaces

MAY 4, 2023

Hunkering in the foothills of Mallorca’s Serra de Tramuntana, in the region known as Es Raiguer, this freshly renovated cottage is a gateway for exploring the mountains. The refurbished bolthole is located in the rural village of Manor de la Vall and retains its original character with sleek contemporary finishes: think wooden beamed ceilings, natural stone walls, traditional wooden windows and shutters, alongside handmade floortiles, crisp plasterwork, white walls, swooping arches and be

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designboom

MAY 4, 2023

'aphanès' deploys the simplicity of structural archetypes to expose the richness of the extremely limited reserve of rare marble featuring exquisite patterns and colors. The post roberto sironi’s rare marble collection at carwan gallery alludes to prehistoric structures appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Spaces

MAY 4, 2023

In her studio, Holly Hendry towers over a scale model of her new sculpture that will sit atop Temple Tube Station on the banks of the Thames in London , contemplating its plasticine strands and cardboard walls. ‘The best place to see the work is in the studio because it’s in the process of being made, shaped and formed into circulations, veins, bowels and edges…’ says the British artist, who lives and works in the capital.

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The Architect's Newsletter

MAY 4, 2023

Minerva Parker Nichols: The Search for a Forgotten Architect University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Harvey & Irwin Kroiz Gallery of the Architectural Archives 220 South 34th Street The post Penn exhibition surfaces the story of Minerva Parker Nichols, the first American woman to have an independent architecture practice appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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designboom

MAY 4, 2023

over time, as vegetation thrives, the landscape will be enshrouded in a cohesive labyrinth of greenery and water. The post smritivan memorial plants circular reservoirs dedicated to 2001 gujarat earthquake victims appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

MAY 4, 2023

Historic funding for Utah’s Great Salt Lake will support water use reductions within agriculture and the urban landscape. By Brian Fryer Satellite imagery of the shrinking Great Salt Lake. The exposed lake bed contains toxins that can be spread by the wind. Images © Google Earth. T he drought conditions affecting western states, along with increased water demands from a growing population and industrialized agriculture, have drained Utah’s Great Salt Lake to its lowest levels on record.

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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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Architonic

MAY 4, 2023

<p>Next month <a href="[link] and <a href="[link] Manhattan, New York’s concurrent design fairs that form the backbone of the <a href="[link] Festival</a>, come together under the same leadership for the first time. Already under the same roof – that of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center – since 2021, ICFF, the long-standing platform for established American design and its international peers, and WantedDesign Manhattan, the platform for independent and

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Architizer

MAY 4, 2023

The One Rendering Challenge is now part of the A rchitizer Vision Awards , honoring the best architectural photography, film, visualizations, drawings, models and the talented creators behind them. Start your entry > Great architecture marries function with aesthetics. Often, the expression of this negotiation between form and use plays out in materials, the many assemblies and combinations that define what we experience.

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Architonic

MAY 4, 2023

<a href="[link] target="_blank" rel="noopener">Timo Rieke</a>, the German designer and professor of colour and surface design at the <a href="[link] target="_blank" rel="noopener">Faculty of Design at the HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hildesheim</a>, puts it precisely: white seminar rooms are not simply white, but ‘slightly off-white’, or, to be even more exact, RAL 110 90 05.

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Deezen

MAY 4, 2023

ACLA Architecture director Laura Narayansingh has designed the compact Bush House on the Caribbean island of Trinidad for her family. Narayansingh designed the 100-square-metre, two-bedroom house as a compact home for her family that incorporates elements found in Trinidad and Tobago's colonial architecture. Laura Narayansingh has designed her own home in Trinidad "Though the scale of this house is driven by the per square meter cost of building, its aesthetic quality is a result of my ongoing,

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