Deezen
APRIL 20, 2023
Buildings embellished by decorative brick facades are the focus of this roundup , which includes houses, a winery and a mausoleum. Bricks are a common building material used all around the world, typically for constructing walls. However, their small rectangular-block shape means are also an easy way to decorate a building by creating facades with colour variations, complex forms, patterns and perforations.
Architizer
APRIL 19, 2023
Judging for the 11th A+Awards is now underway! While awaiting the Winners, learn more about Architizer's Vision Awards. The Early Entry Deadline on May 5th is fast approaching. Start your entry today > While experience can help guide architects to excellence, it is not a prerequisite. Fresh perspectives are the fuel that makes the industry evolve — interrogating traditional approaches can be a catalyst for extraordinary change.
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ArchDaily
APRIL 17, 2023
K House / AIM Architecture. Image © Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen, Noah Sheldon Tropical architecture, a term widely used in architectural discourse, lacks a consistent definition. The adjective ‘tropical’ relates to the zone between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, which covers more than 40% of the earth’s surface. Heat is possibly the only shared characteristic of this belt.
Contemporist
APRIL 16, 2023
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The Spaces
APRIL 18, 2023
A 200-year-old townhouse in Mahón has been restored and transformed into an eight-room hotel , and it still bears the traces of its storied past. Architect Emma Martí oversaw the building’s renovation, preserving as many of the historic details as possible. Wooden beams and patterned tiles are, mostly, completely original, with modern counterparts chosen to replace any missing elements that couldn’t be rescued.
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Avontuura
APRIL 21, 2023
The project holds much importance due to the contribution of the ‘Pir’ in spreading Islamic knowledge and practice in the locality. The post Sthapotik design ancestral mausoleum for the ‘Pir’ of Uwaisi Tariqa in Bangladesh appeared first on Åvontuura.
designboom
APRIL 21, 2023
natura futura attends to the insertion and support of unemployed women through 'las tejedoras' project. The post round teak wooden posts uphold natura futura’s community center in ecuador appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Deezen
APRIL 19, 2023
Canadian practice StudioAC has used corrugated metal to clad this barn-like home and disguise it as an agricultural building on the Bruce Peninsula near Toronto. Overlooking a lake in a wooded area called Devil's Glen, the home was designed by StudioAC to have a minimal impact on the landscape while allowing its inhabitants to take in the expansive views.
Archinect
APRIL 18, 2023
Apple’s first flagship store in India, designed by Foster + Partners , is now open. It is located in the Bandra Kurla Complex, a business and residential district in Mumbai. Employing many design elements synonymous with Apple stores around the world , Apple BKC attempts to blur the boundaries between inside and outside: A 26-foot-tall glass façade highlights the double-height volume within and the outdoor areas.
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Avontuura
APRIL 18, 2023
Around a central space, designed as a public theatre, a ring of five houses was planned to accommodate the different functions. The post Nestled in a rural village in Nepal stands a new School for Social Development appeared first on Åvontuura.
designboom
APRIL 21, 2023
the whimsical installations crafted from recycled plastic bring city life and a sense of community into the river. The post floating fantasies inflates bustling social spaces amid the river seine using midjourney appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Deezen
APRIL 17, 2023
Architecture studio ByOthers has completed its own studio in the garden of a home in Peckham, south London , clad in finned panels of weathered steel. Called Garden Studio, the building sits behind the home of ByOthers founder Richard Keys and was designed to showcase the young practice's approach and ethos. ByOthers designed the garden office behind the founder's home "This project is really a representation of how we engage with architecture and design," Keys told Dezeen.
Archinect
APRIL 21, 2023
Construction is set to begin on the Steven Holl Architects -designed Ostrava Concert Hall in the Czech Republic. Hall won the competition for the scheme’s design back in 2018 with a proposal that saw the concert hall “encased” in a case of zinc. Image credit: Steven Holl Architects The 1,300-seat concert hall was designed in collaboration with Prague-based associate architects Architecture Acts and is being developed in collaboration with the city of Ostrava.
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The Spaces
APRIL 20, 2023
Kenzo Takada, late founder of the Kenzo fashion brand, was known for his bold use of colour. Yet his unique vision and vibrant style extended beyond the realm of fashion and into his personal life, as evidenced by his stunning Parisian home, in a quiet corner of bustling Bastille on the Rive Droite. Three years after the designer’s death, The Kenzo House is now on the market with Christie’s.
designboom
APRIL 20, 2023
Louis Vuitton presents ‘nomad’ by MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY For Milan Design Week 2023, Louis Vuitton presents ‘Nomad’, an intricate pavilion designed by MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY. Serving as a fascinating example of the New York-based French architect’s signature coral-like designs, the project resembles a living entity that has organically bubbled up from the […] The post louis vuitton pavilion by MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY bubbles up at milan design week app
Deezen
APRIL 17, 2023
Giant robots informed by South Asian temples and a "cyber-physical" sculpture are among the installations at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California. For the second year since the Covid-19 pandemic, the yearly festival returned to the Coachella Valley outside of Los Angeles, featuring newly commissioned large-scale artworks alongside works from past years.
Archinect
APRIL 19, 2023
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has debuted four anchoring art installations as part of its 2023 program. According to the organizers, the newly-commissioned sculptures by Kumkum Fernando, Vincent Leroy, Güvenç Özel , and Maggie West seek to bring “color, light, and alternate perspectives to the charged atmosphere” and act as “fresh, colorful, and architecture beacons that transform the iconic Coachella landscape and various times of day and night.
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Dwell
APRIL 20, 2023
ROAR Architects turned a confined site into a light-filled social space with a vaulted ceiling inspired by ship-building techniques. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. Project Details: Location: England, United Kingdom Architect: ROAR Architects / @ roar_architects Footprint: 1,700 square feet Structural Engineer: Derek LOFTY & Associates General Contractor: LM
designboom
APRIL 19, 2023
as if balancing on one of its tips, ready to fall over, 'momentum' stuns visitors with its ever-changing skin and dramatic scale. The post MAD architects brings ethereal, AR-powered cube installation to milan design week appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Deezen
APRIL 15, 2023
Australian studio Matt Gibson Architecture + Design has transformed a Victorian home in Melbourne 's suburbs with a faceted extension clad in black metal. Located in the suburb of South Yarra, the house on St Martins Lane has been expanded with a three-storey rear extension to better accommodate the needs of the family living there. Matt Gibson Architecture + Design has extended a Victorian home in Melbourne The house occupies a long, thin site at the end of a row of Victorian terraces that are
Archinect
APRIL 21, 2023
Frank Lloyd Wright 's historic 1929 Westhope home has just hit the market in Oklahoma. Sage Sotheby’s has the property listed for $8 million in Tulsa, with local real estate investor Stuart Price as the seller. According to the listing , the 5-bed, 4.5-bath home is 10,405 square feet, making it one of the largest residential projects designed by the architect.
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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.
A Daily Dose of Architecture Books
APRIL 21, 2023
Life, they say, throws you curve balls, and that's just what happened last month, when a family emergency had me put this blog on hiatus. This post, appearing on a Friday instead of its regular Monday, does not mean regular weekly posts will resume, as I'll be dealing with said emergency on and off for the foreseeable future. Although reading has been low on my list of priorities under the circumstances, I wanted to take the brief chance I have now to highlight some books released so far this ye
designboom
APRIL 19, 2023
28'creative studio aims for a contemporary look that would still blend into the general context of the neighborhood. The post 28’creative studio smooths the edges of family residence’s interior in vietnam appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Deezen
APRIL 15, 2023
Our latest lookbook compiles residential living rooms that have been given an air of playfulness through their use of the three primary colours. In design, the primary colours are yellow, blue and red. They usually appear in this context as strong cobalt blues, vivid sunshine yellows and intense fire-engine reds. This trio of colours is prevalent throughout design history and can be seen in paintings by Dutch artist Piet Mondrian and suspended mobiles by American sculptor Alexander Calder.
Archinect
APRIL 21, 2023
The AIA’s Committee on the Environment has unveiled the winners of the 2023 COTE Top Ten Awards. The ten projects have been recognized “for their significant achievements in holistic sustainability and advancing climate action and equity.” To be eligible for the award, projects were required to demonstrate alignment with COTE’s criteria of social, economic, and ecological values.
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