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JANUARY 19, 2024

Italian contractor Webuild has won a $4.7 billion bid to deliver the central manmade water feature included in the Trojena mountainside resort concept that forms a vital part of Saudi Arabia’s NEOM megadevelopment for 2030. The contract calls for the construction of three dams and an artificial lake feature plus a new structure called the Bow that will house its 3,600-guest hotel and residences, complimenting a ski resort and network of experiential nature areas and wildlife reserves.

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© Daniel Santo architects: Caracho Arquitetos Location: Lençóis Paulista, State of São Paulo, Brazil Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Daniel Santo Area: 400.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

An effort by the Biden Administration to establish a new national definition of zero-emissions buildings is gaining traction after leaders representing a group of 69 different AEC firms working in the U.S. added their support in a letter that was circulated earlier this week. Prominent architecture firms, including SOM , NBBJ , Payette , Lake|Flato , Curtis + Ginsberg , DIALOG , FXCollaborative , Handel , and EskewDumezRipple , were among the architecture firms whose principals signed on to the

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Completed in 2023 in Beijing, China. Images by CPLUS. Beijing FUNS iTown H9 Office Design Embracing the Passing Landscape The H9 Building of FUNS iTown in Gaobeidian, Beijing, co-used by two creative.

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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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JANUARY 19, 2024

The latest data from Dodge Construction Network has shown an impressive 20% growth in new construction starts to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.2 trillion for the month of December, offering encouraging statistics for the industry in a turnaround from November’s ten-month low. For the latest month, nonresidential building starts were up 37%, while the residential and nonbuilding sectors improved by 8% and 13%, respectively.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Our Get Lectured roundup of public programs and events taking place in the Spring academic term continues today with a look at what is in store at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design this semester. The school’s new Department of Architecture chair Rossana Hu begins the term with a lecture on Wednesday, January 24. She will be followed by the Barcelona-based duo Flores & Prats , who will present their work on January 31.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

© Murtaza Gandhi architects: STUDIO MOTLEY Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Murtaza Gandhi Area: 10500.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Johnston Architects, in association with James Cutler Architects, designed the new library for the city of Maple Valley. The site for the project is one of the few remaining areas of second growth forest within city limits. Great care was taken when siting the structure and parking lot within the environment, preserving 90% of the spectacular woodlands.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

© Federico Kulekdjian architects: Estudio Grizzo Arquitectos Location: Pujol 946, C1405ALJ CABA, Argentina Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Federico Kulekdjian Area: 30.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

The American Institute of Architects has honored architect and decorated civil servant Paula Loomis with this year's AIA Award for Excellence in Public Architecture. The honor follows a long career in service to the United States military and other federal agencies that has advanced strategies imperative to improving resilient design, sustainability, and design for mental health approaches today.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

© Wenyuan Peng architects: Yuan Architects Location: Taitung, Taitung County, Taiwan Project Year: 2018 Photographs: Wenyuan Peng Area: 276.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Rooted Socialite is a new experience in the consumption and gathering around the drink Kava. The effects of this root beverage provide guests a sense of calm. Mood boosting and relaxing effects create a tendency for conviviality with friends and strangers alike. We reflected on spaces evoking the same sense of community and developed the space around the aspects of a friendly dinner party.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Double-height balconies and outdoor teaching spaces enliven the facades of The British School in Tokyo, which architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has completed in Japan. The school is located in the south of Azabudai Hills , a mixed-use district designed by Heatherwick Studio , which is made up of various timber buildings defined by curving roofs and greenery.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Foster + Partners has completed a new home for Greenville County administrators in South Carolina. The new Greenville County Administration Building spans four stories and is designed with a glass curtain wall that “symbolically removes the boundary between the public and government officials.” Image credit: Foster + Partners Image credit: Foster + Partners The scheme forms part of the wider Greenville County Square master plan by RocaPoint Partners, which seeks to create a link betw

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Architecture studio Hassell has designed the conceptual Lunar Habitat Master Plan, a scalable system of inflatable pods that could be partly constructed from moon materials and 3D-printed on site. Designed for the European Space Agency's Discovery program, the settlement would be designed to house 144 people and comprise residential spaces as well as sports arenas, restaurants and large greenhouses.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

the design incorporates a raised atrium and a strategically positioned roof skylight. The post glass block surfaces by studio heech enclose brick structure in seoul appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Global architecture studio SOM has designed a terminal for the Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, India , that draws on the city's heritage and landscape. Designed by SOM as a "terminal in a garden", the plant-filled project, created in collaboration with Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla (AJSK) , and Grant Associates , aims to propose a calming alternative to the bustle of a typical international airport.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

the modular moon habitat that HASSELL designed for the european space agency consists of hexapod-shaped components that shield the residents from radiation. The post HASSELL’s modular moon habitat for EU space agency uses 3D printed parts from lunar soil appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Architecture studio Populous has revealed its design for the Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Stadium in Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia , which is a proposed 2034 World Cup venue. Named after Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, the stadium in the Qiddiya entertainment district will have a retractable roof and pitch. One side of the stadium will be a large, retractable LED wall, which will be used to broadcast live events, films and laser shows.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

fully integrated into the countertop, the gaggenau essential induction cooktop subtly communicates with a soft LED and embedded knobs. The post gaggenau’s essential induction cooktops realize the minimalist kitchen appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

French-Brazilian architecture studio Triptyque has completed an 85-metre-tall residential tower in São Paulo that offers its occupants indoor-outdoor living. The 24-storey building is part of the Onze22 development, which includes a smaller adjacent structure. In the residential tower, balconies wrap the building on three sides, allowing apartments to extend outdoors.

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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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JANUARY 19, 2024

the pearl features nearly 3,000 computer-driven kinetic tiles, together capturing the essence of the ocean. The post world’s largest kinetic sculpture by BREAKFAST sets sail on icon of the seas cruise ship appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Clay-plaster walls, exposed brickwork and tile floors aim to evoke a feeling of a traditional Moroccan home at this London house , overhauled by local studios Merrett Houmøller Architects and All & Nxthing. Merrett Houmøller Architects and interior designer All & Nxthing renovated and extended the Victorian home for clients who have travelled extensively to Morocco and the Mediterranean.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

The fictional bunker perfectly embodies misanthropic luxury, evoking our current billionaires and their lairs almost too closely. Earlier this month, the internet paused to gawk at Mark Zuckerburg’s newest creation—not updates to his legless virtual fantasy world, but instead, a more critical look into his $100 million residential ‘compound.’ In particular, Wired took a deep-dive into the project, and found the residence will include a 5,000-square foot underground lair equipped with "energy and

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JANUARY 19, 2024

This week on Dezeen , the Royal Institute of British Architects named Ghanaian-Scottish architect and educator Lesley Lokko the recipient of this year's Royal Gold Medal. Lokko is the first African woman to receive the prestigious award and, following in the footsteps of architects Zaha Hadid and Yasmeen Lari, became the third woman to win in her own right since the Royal Gold Medal was established in 1848.

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