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MAY 2, 2023

Last night’s Met Gala kicked off the museum’s annual Costume Institute blockbuster exhibition , which features a spotlight on the late iconoclast Karl Lagerfeld designed in tribute by his longtime friend and artistic collaborator Tadao Ando. Attendees were also able to see a special 25-foot-tall flamingo centerpiece and chandeliers created by Ando from 100% upcycled materials as they made their way into the second-floor Tisch Galleries, where they were greeted by a satirical juxtapos

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The Serpentine Bookhouse is located amidst the greenery of trees along the Dasha River Ecological Corridor. The post ATELIER XI design serpentine bookhouse overlooking the Dasha River Ecological Corridor in Shenzhen appeared first on Åvontuura.

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MAY 2, 2023

The work has been about creating a dialogue between the 18th century and modernity. This theater was born as a space to create dreams, illusions, adventures. It’s still a place of collective imagination. But to effectively make it work today, it needed to be much more flexible and capable than what existed in the 1700s. It had run out of space to perform effectively.

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MAY 2, 2023

Traditional Japanese materials and details are fused with contemporary finishes at C4L House in Tokyo , designed by local studio Cubo Design Architects. Informed by traditional Japanese construction, the home was designed by Cubo Design Architects to celebrate "the warmth of things made by hand". It was created in collaboration with several local artisans working with carpentry, paper and lacquer, and references Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki's 1933 essay In Praise of Shadows as well as the

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MAY 2, 2023

Henning Larsen and Volvo are working on the design of a new consumer-facing experience center called The World of Volvo ahead of its debut early next year in the automaker’s hometown of Gothenburg, Sweden. Henning Larsen computational designer Leonardo Castaman recently explained on LinkedIn some details related to the project team’s seven-step process using the Kangaroo and Galapagos plugins on Grasshopper to create the wooden superstructure of the 236,800-square-foot building.

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MAY 2, 2023

Nestled among the Mercer Island trees, this project renovated and modernized a 70’s-era Black and Caldwell spec home. Carefully detailed modifications preserved what the family loved about their home while creating more functional and fresh spaces inside and out.

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MAY 2, 2023

the architecture revitalizes the former warehouses and effortlessly blends old and new elements on the cramped and compact site. The post taihang xinyu art museum organically grows out of its rugged topography in rural china appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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MAY 2, 2023

Peruse our latest selection of attractive architecture and design studios for your next potential career move: In this week's highlight of featured employers , we showcase five firms with current job openings in Brooklyn/New York City , Los Angeles , Chicago , and Richmond , Virginia. For even more opportunities, visit Archinect Jobs and browse our active community of job seekers , firms , and schools.

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MAY 2, 2023

the observatory allows a researcher to live and work in the forest and study the local biodiversity and effects of climate change. The post IAAC builds FLORA observatory in barcelona’s forest to research nature from the trees appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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MAY 2, 2023

MAD Architects has unveiled their first project in South America with the Qondesa tower in Quito , Ecuador. When completed, the mixed-use residential and commercial building is set to be the tallest in the city. Image credit: Mir According to the design team, the scheme is inspired by its natural surroundings, with an architectural form “growing from the earth to the sky.

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MAY 2, 2023

the project aims to convert a previously unused parking lot into a sustainable touristic hub, with a focus on exploring the fjord's future The post exploring marine life though underwater galleries at haptic & oslo works’ ethical fjordarium appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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MAY 2, 2023

A new report published by the Brookings Institution is offering potential solutions for developers, architects, and urban planners engaged in office-to-residential conversions in the hopes of remedying the spate of downtown declines that are beginning to plague cities across the country. Co-authors Tracy Hadden Loh, Egon Terplan, and DW Rowlands explain: “This report begins by identifying the five common arguments made by proponents for converting offices into housing.

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MAY 2, 2023

solid volumes, long corridors, and patios trace along the site's natural slope. The post stone-built residence mesa de gallos reinterprets the mexican hacienda typology appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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MAY 2, 2023

Construction and materials group Holcim has announced a collaboration with the Norman Foster Foundation at the 2023 Venice Biennale to develop a model for essential housing. Titled the Essential Homes Research Project , the model is intended to “provide safety, comfort, and well-being for displaced communities.” The project is to be unveiled at the Time Space Existence exhibition organized by the European Cultural Center during the biennale, which will include the display of a real-s

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MAY 2, 2023

Maserati CEO Davide Grasso explains how the Italian luxury car brand is seeking to ensure its electric vehicles are just as fun to drive as those with combustion engines in a conversation with Dezeen. Speaking at a roundtable event in London, Grasso responded to a question from Dezeen about the common perception that electric cars are boring compared to combustion engine cars.

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MAY 2, 2023

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced a new $10,000 donation to the ACE Mentor Program in the interest of supporting its mission to provide valuable afterschool opportunities to aspiring architects in 37 states. The AIA shares that more than 4,000 professionals participate in the program, which impacts more than 10,000 students nationally.

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MAY 2, 2023

The second Tampa Bay development by home builder Escape promises city living at a fraction of the area’s living costs—and folks are buying in. Tiny homes are often escapist fantasies , with small footprints in larger-than-life settings. For others, they’re an opportunity at a more dignified life. But tiny home builder and developer Escape has its own big idea: that going smaller can provide a means of homeownership in a metropolitan area, even within a housing market that’s heating up.

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MAY 2, 2023

BOSTON, May 1, 2023 -- The Boston Architectural College (BAC) is pleased to announce that celebrated Polish American architect Daniel Libeskind, an international figure in architecture and urban design, will receive an honorary doctorate and deliver the commencement speech on Friday, May 26. Daniel Libeskind joins an illustrious list of recent Commencement speakers at the BAC that includes architect Billie Tsien; Pritzker prize winner Balkrishna Doshi; architect William J.

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MAY 2, 2023

the exhibition features a curated selection of man ray's photographs displayed alongside contemporary works by esteemed fashion designers. The post man ray’s surrealist fashion photography takes over MoMu’s latest exhibition in antwerp appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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MAY 2, 2023

Local designer Kate Smith has wrapped a gabled house in blackened cypress siding in Door County, Wisconsin for her personal residence. The 3,900-square foot (360-square metre) Svart Hus – Swedish for "black house" – was completed in 2021 on a five-acre plot, centred in a meadow within a pine forest. Kate Smith clad her residence in two tones of wood Kate Smith, who leads the design studio k.smith | x , offset two parallel gabled forms connected by a walkway and clad them in treated timber that r

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MAY 2, 2023

the design of ‘foam can’ from the japanese studio makes way for an exacting liquid-foam ratio coming from canned beers. The post nendo pops beer cans with two pull tabs for more brew, less foam lager drinking appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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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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MAY 2, 2023

Chinese architecture studio MAD has unveiled visuals of Qondesa, a skyscraper for Ecuador's capital Quito that will feature a planted facade and become the city's tallest building. The mixed-use tower, which will house "intimately-scaled" urban apartments, is set to take the title of Quito's tallest building from Danish studio BIG's nearby Iqon tower.

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MAY 2, 2023

in venice, fondazione prada exhibits 50+ works in hopes to artistically address and explore the climate crisis and weather issues. The post at fondazione prada venice, everybody talks about the weather & climate crisis with visual art appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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MAY 2, 2023

On the 30th anniversary of Droog 's first show in Milan, founding member Richard Hutten has curated an exhibition celebrating the Dutch design movement and its lasting influence. Titled Droog30 – Design or Non-design , the exhibition was originally launched at this year's Milan design week and is now opening at Rotterdam's Nieuwe Instituut today. Rather than a retrospective, the exhibition was designed as a homage to Droog – presenting some of the collective's key designs while exploring the gap

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MAY 2, 2023

No detail has been spared at Vermelho Melides, which brings Christian Louboutin’s trademark design touch to the world of hospitality. Located in the coastal village of Melides in Portugal , the boutique hotel is the first of its kind opened by Louboutin – although rumours suggest he’s planning several more in the region, including one next to Lagoa de Melides, slated for 2024.

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