Archinect

OCTOBER 24, 2022

A conceptual design from international hospitality specialists OBMI has taken home the top prize as part of this year’s Radical Innovation Award. The firm’s "Aera Vertical Resort" proposal beat out two other finalists named earlier in the month for the award’s 16th edition. Featuring a porous, glass-canopied volume that encases a vertical garden and program of seven distinct districts set aside for dining, art, fashion, drama, garden, wellness, and family, respectively, the sch

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designboom

OCTOBER 29, 2022

steiner architecture f/f design a modern villa + folly residence in zell lake, austria. The post lakehouse in austria by steiner architecture f/f binds post-modern and japanese design appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Architecture practice DGN Studio has extended a terraced home in east London with spaces and materials that form a backdrop to the client's mid-century furniture collection. The brief for Magpie House initially focused on opening up the ground floor of the north-facing home, before expanding to encompass a renovation of its first floor, with the client's furniture and fittings incorporated throughout.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 11, 2022

A new LACMA exhibit explores the influence of the region on American design, setting aside greige minimalism and celebrating curves, vibrant hues, and verve. At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, a new exhibition featuring Nordic design from the previous century includes dozens of objects you likely already know and love: a Finn Juhl chair, sleek and modernist; 1960s Marimekko textiles with bright florals; and Alvar Aalto’s glass Iittala vase , with its sinuous contours.

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The Architect's Newsletter

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Brought to you by: Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), Carlo Ratti Associati Location:Singapore Completion Date: September, 2022 View More Project Info The newest contribution to Singapore’s reputation as a city [.]. Read More. The post BIG completes a planted tower in Singapore with a facade that pulls apart appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled their competition-winning design for the Hangzhou International Sports Center in China. The complex will be anchored by a 60,000-seat football stadium, while also holding a 19,000-seat indoor arena, an aquatics center with two 164-foot-long pools, and practice pitches. Image credit: Brick Visual The 1.45 million-square-foot stadium is connected to the indoor arena and aquatics center via a central podium.

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OCTOBER 29, 2022

the dynamic forms are achieved with a specialty software which simulates the movement of clouds and steam. The post with undulating rattan, enter projects breathes new life into gallery in thailand appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Footage released by aerial photography company Ot Sky shows work commencing on The Line megacity , which is being built as part of the Neom development in Saudi Arabia. The drone footage shot by Ot Sky shows construction underway on the linear city, which is being built in the northwest of Saudi Arabia. In the video, numerous excavators can be seen digging a wide linear trench in the desert.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 17, 2022

After years of searching for a modernist house to restore, Sean and Geri Brunson decide to DIY one—and save $20K by finishing each beam themselves. When Sean Brunson, a graphic designer and creative director, and his wife, Geri, decided to move back to Geri’s hometown of Satellite Beach, Florida, they settled into an affordable house blocks away from the beach.

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The Architect's Newsletter

OCTOBER 18, 2022

An avocado-shaped abode, junkyard tires buried in greenery, and a hexagonal beehive-inspired construction are among the winning designs of Airbnb’s OMG! Fund, a competition from the vacation rental platform soliciting [.]. Read More. The post Airbnb will support the construction of 100 wacky vacation rental designs through its OMG! Fund competition appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Architonic

OCTOBER 31, 2022

<p class="p1">Echo is an energy-generating interfaculty building that offers a wide variety of teaching rooms to cater to the diversity of teaching methods and study styles at the university. As the most sustainable building at the TU Delft, Echo is contributing to the university’s ambitions to operate a fully sustainable campus by 2030.</p> <p class="p1">For Echo, UNStudio, in collaboration with Arup and BBN, created a design that fully supports different

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Archinect

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects (EYRC) has completed their adaptive re-use of an abandoned Los Angeles Times print facility in Costa Mesa, Orange County. The 430,000-square-foot scheme titled ‘The Press’ saw the three-story complex converted into flexible office spaces. Photo credit: Matthew Millman The grounds surrounding the facility see an existing rail line reincorporated as a bike and pedestrian trial to link with a wider pathway network.

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designboom

OCTOBER 28, 2022

the dutch studio creates real-life, full-scale visualizations of architectural icons should they be completed or restored. The post DRIFT employs luminous drones to visualize speculative architecture appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Architects Jan Henrik Jansen and Marshall Blecher have overseen the careful reconstruction and extension of a 120-year-old thatched cottage in north Germany. Nieby Crofters Cottage was in a dilapidated state when Jansen and Blecher 's clients, a couple from Hamberg, asked the Copenhagen-based architects to plan the renovation. A glazed living room extends out from the corner of the thatched cottage.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The previous owner had done little to upkeep the Santa Fe residence, a ’40s design built in 1984. So a new one stepped in to resurrect it. When Richard Poe first saw Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pottery House in 2016, it was in a desperate state. The previous owner hadn’t maintained the Santa Fe, New Mexico, residence, and their pack of 27-some-odd dogs, none of which were house-trained, says Richard, had left the home a mess.

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The Architect's Newsletter

OCTOBER 14, 2022

“Did you know that many UT students are renting windowless rooms in the brand-new buildings in West Campus?” I have asked many architects in Austin this question. Most of them [.]. Read More. The post Windowless dorm rooms are proliferating, exacerbating a growing student mental health crisis. They should be banned. appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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The Spaces

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Hovering between the trees in the southern Swedish province of Småland is a new cache of forest cabins that wrap guests in nature. Trakt Forest Hotel is the brainchild of founders Sandra and Mattias Sälleteg, whose family has been in the region for generations. They tasked architects Gert Wingårdh and Sara Helder to craft the cabins, combining sustainability with new minimalist principles for a sensory experience.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Construction has commenced on the Zaha Hadid Architects -designed Jinghe New City Culture & Art Center in China, following a ground-breaking ceremony on September 16th, 2022. Zaha Hadid Architects won the international competition to design and deliver the scheme in June, which will serve as a new cultural and arts destination for the burgeoning Jinghe New City tech hub.

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designboom

OCTOBER 28, 2022

the new delorean car, named model-JZD, will run under the supervision of kat delorean, the daughter of john delorean. The post daughter of john delorean to produce gull-winged ‘model-JZD’ in the name of her father appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Timber interiors and larch cladding reference the surrounding Bohemian Forest at this pared-back cabin in the Czech Republic , designed by French practice Les Archinautes in collaboration with local practice 3AE. Overlooking Lipno lake close to the Czech Republic's border with Germany and Austria, the cross-laminated timber (CLT) cabin was designed to provide a rest stop for people who come to ski and hike in the nearby mountain ranges.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The Cabini, a prefab made of stacked perpendicular boxes, just needs a small site to soak up its surroundings. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Project Details: Location: Kolozsvár, Kolozs, Románia Architect: Cabini Footprint: 385 square feet From the Architect: "To acknowledge the footprint we leave on our planet and the responsibility we have for sustaining a friendship with nature, we have cr

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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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The Architect's Newsletter

OCTOBER 28, 2022

With the clock very much ticking, the Smithsonian Institution announced that its Board of Regents has identified a pair of potential sites for the future National Museum of American Latino [.]. Read More. The post Smithsonian selects two “optimal” D.C. sites for planned Latino and women’s history museums appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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The Spaces

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Jan Henrik Jansen’s Onedown holiday home is a semi-subterranean retreat located in a peaceful spot on the northwest coast of Denmark’s Jutland peninsula. Only two large windows, which peer out to the North Sea, indicate there’s a holiday home hiding beneath the dune. But that doesn’t mean there’s a shortage of light inside the house, which opens onto a circular interior courtyard and is something of a suntrap.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The AIA California has just announced its annual slate of Design Awards recipients recognizing 25 projects from around the state that are marked by their environmental performance and the observed capacity to mitigate what the contest’s jury referred to as “the most pressing challenge of our time.” Special Commendations, Honor, Merit, and three select Climate Action Awards were given to projects that all met sustainability benchmarks laid forth by the AIA’s Framework for

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designboom

OCTOBER 20, 2022

starbucks' new location invites visitors to experience a traditional 'hanok' house, combining the old and new. The post starbucks sets up shop in a century-old timber hanok in south korea appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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