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OCTOBER 3, 2023

Snøhetta has completed work on the Vesterheim Commons in Decorah, Iowa. Part of Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, the new building and associated landscape seeks to “establish a new entry point and gathering space for a cultural campus.” Snøhetta served as the design architect and landscape architect for the project, with BNIM as the architect of record.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 3, 2023

via Shutterstock | Leo Morgan After a five-year pause, construction on the Jeddah Tower has resumed. Set to become the world’s tallest skyscraper and beat the UAE’s Burj Khalifa, the tower was designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture and initially began construction in 2013. I nterestingly, the Burj Khalifa was also designed by Adrian Smith while at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

Look below for Archinect's latest curated selection of architecture and design firms currently hiring on Archinect Jobs. This week's featured employer highlight includes openings in New York City/Brooklyn , East Hampton , Phoenix , and Los Angeles. For even more opportunities, head over to the Archinect job board and explore our active community of job seekers , firms , and schools.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

Barcelona, Spain - 20 Aug 2023: Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain. Image © Photosbypatrik via Shutterstock Sagrada Familia, Antonio Gaudi’s famous yet incomplete landmark, is moving forward toward completion. As of last week, five out of the six central towers have been fully constructed. Since this January, when the towers of Evangelists Luke and Mark were finished , two additional towers, dedicated to Evangelists Matthew and John, have been crowned with statues by sculptor Xavier Me

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

More than 140 years after a Spanish bishop laid the cornerstone of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica, the famously incomplete church is inching toward the finish line, with five of its six central towers now finally fully built as of last week. The four completed towers symbolize the Evangelist authors of the Bible’s canonical Gospels.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

Barcode Architects has shared photos of the firm’s newly completed CasaNova residential tower project in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Defined by its triangular volume and hand-cut red natural stone-paneled facade, the 236,806-square-foot structure rises from a base plinth to a height of 36 stories, preferencing social connectivity throughout and via a 5th-floor outdoor roof garden that’s shared with residents of the firm’s smaller The Muse design from 2020.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Image created using AI under the prompt: An expressive illustration of an urban environment with a lush landscape that exemplifies the decarbonization of architecture. Image via Via DALL.E 2 Architecture encompasses multiple processes, starting with identifying needs and transforming them into habitable structures through thoughtful design. Historically, construction-related processes like resource extraction and end-of-life disposal were often overlooked.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Get Lectured offers a look at the various events taking place at North American architecture schools each semester. Today, our tour continues with a look at public programming at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) this Fall. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the architect program at NJIT and the 15th anniversary of HCAD.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

© Manuel Sá architects: AM2 ARQUITETURA Location: Cotia - Caucaia do Alto, Cotia - Estado de São Paulo, Brasil Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Manuel Sá Area: 10000.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

The New York City-based Institute for Public Architecture has released details about a group of five researchers comprising its new 2023 Fall Fellows cohort. New Fellows Ruth Sergel, RJ Millhouse, Corey Arena, Luz Wallace, and Talles Lopes de Oliveira were chosen as the next round of participants, representing a broad body of scholarship that includes a study of Brazilan agricultural development and town planning in the 20th century, spatial marginalization, technologically-driven social change,

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Image by BASE Studio Innovation in materials and construction systems has been a significant theme in 2023, and BASE Studio has decided to surprise us with a new material configuration that showcases the mechanical and aesthetic capabilities of Colihue. Alongside this proposal, innovative ideas for habitable projects have been generated, setting them apart from others through a distinctive spatial morphology created within a rigid perimeter of arches that inscribe a paraboloidal surface.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The fallout from last week’s record-breaking rainstorm in New York City is shining a light on local climate mitigation efforts and water infrastructure as the increased threat from flooding becomes a major issue for Mayor Eric Adams’ administration and key city agencies. A total of seven inches of rain fell throughout the New York metropolitan region in 24 hours Friday, inflicting particular damage to areas built over or adjacent to wetlands and other bodies of water as it overwhelme

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MLL Atelier

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The emergence of big data is bringing with it some very interesting insights into how we can better understand the world around us, and the way we live within its fluctuations.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

Morris Adjmi Architects has completed a large residential scheme as part of the Overline development in Atlanta , Georgia. Situated in the city’s Old Fourth Ward, the new multifamily residence sits beside a soon-to-be-completed hotel and social club linked via a skybridge. Image credit: Douglas Friedman Image credit: Douglas Friedman Seeking to offer a “fresh take on traditional multifamily,” the red brick complex holds 359 units within a stepped form, including multilevel apar

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MLL Atelier

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Information visualizations will appear in many places as their simplicity will be quite valued. Look for their emergence within buildings as designers will be better able to optimize their architecture for occupant use.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Heading for new shores! Selling fruit-extract granulate cubes for microdrinks plus high-quality drinking bottles, waterdrop® rose from a small startup to a successful international brand with a new branch in Germany. For the store on two floors not far from Cologne Cathedral, AllesWirdGut developed an interior design concept that took its inspiration mostly from the unusual ceiling heights of the rented premises and from waterdrop®’s clear brand promise.

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MLL Atelier

OCTOBER 3, 2023

As a building designer I think it is important for you to ask yourself about how you can make certain functions within the building better — particularly when within a certain room, for instance, where its functions might be highly specialized and complex.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

Project info: Project name: ASAI Sathorn Architectural Design: ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work - Aholic) Interior Design: open-air studio Landscape Design: Inner Exterior Lighting Design: APLD design Signage Design: K-PIN studio Photographs: Panoramic Studio Location: Bangkok, Thailand Completion Year: 2023 Area: 3,500 sq.m. Type: Hotel ASWA designed a new hotel located in one of the most vibrant areas of Bangkok, surrounded by high-rise buildings, traditional houses, embassies, cafes, street

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MLL Atelier

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Buildings today continue to move from static to fluid design, and this fluidity is expressed by integrating not only new materials with amazing behavioral properties, but also by pulling information patterns from a building’s context.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 3, 2023

As part of Archinect’s Studio Pin-Ups series, Katherine Guimapang featured work from NYIT’s ARCH 802 Design-Research Studio " Designing (Inter)Scalar Domains ". Reimaging Social Infrastructures Urban Conservation - Coexisting Ecologies by Kaymar Thomas via NYIT Plus, for the latest Studio Snapshots she highlighted the work of Studio MUKA , a West-coast based boutique-sized firm with a team of 4–6 people, founded in 2021. via Studio MUKA News UC Santa Barbara's released an RFQ f

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Avontuura

OCTOBER 3, 2023

With a vertical succession of rooms, it was built to look at the Andes Mountains, hidden amongst old native trees. The post Pezo von Ellrichshausen design concrete landmark and lookout over the Andes Mountains appeared first on Åvontuura.

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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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OCTOBER 3, 2023

A circular wooden structure with a diameter of 700 metres is under construction off the coast of Japan as part of architect Sou Fujimoto 's masterplan for Expo 2025 Osaka. Fujimoto is designing the 60,000-square-metre structure to encircle the site of the upcoming World Expo, which will be located on the artificial island Yumeshima in Osaka Bay. Construction has begun on the Expo 2025 Osaka site According to the Expo 2025 Osaka organisers, the structure is intended to serve as a symbol of "one s

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Virginia Duran

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Frankfurt, the financial hub of Germany, is renowned for its stunning architecture; including the uber-famous Peter-Behrens-Bau, its world-class museums, and beautiful medieval structures around the Römerberg. With its rich history and diverse architectural styles, Frankfurt is a must-visit destination for architecture enthusiasts.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The MSG Sphere Las Vegas opened its doors for the first time this weekend with a concert by U2 featuring visuals by designer Es Devlin , artist John Gerrard and more on a 15,000-square-metre wrap-around screen. Designed by architecture studio Populous and completed in July , the entertainment venue is billed as the world's largest spherical structure, with its entire exterior and most of its interior covered in giant LED screens.

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The Architect's Newsletter

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Wood construction is ancient, but it is also evolving more rapidly than ever before. Mass timber presents a new way to build renewable, plant-based urban density. As wood sequesters, stores, The post The potentials and provocations of architecture’s favorite eco-material appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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