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APRIL 21, 2024

"Rachel de Queiroz Park / Architectus S/S. Image © Joana França Every year, Earth Day , celebrated on April 22, presents us with an opportunity to contemplate the conditions of our planet and our impact upon it. Generating around 37% of global carbon emissions , the construction industry has an important, often detrimental, role to play, thus placing an increasingly urgent responsibility on architects and builders to devise strategies for reducing this number.

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APRIL 19, 2024

The College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley has opened an exhibition on the BART’s architectural history. Titled Along the Line: Designing and Planning BART, 1963-1976 , the show features the work of architects, landscape architects, and planners involved in the system’s initial design. The exhibition centers on the desire of BART designers to encourage middle-class passengers commuting from Bay Area suburbs to use public transport to downtown San Francisco.

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APRIL 18, 2024

The celebrity couple reportedly plan to build a 15,000-square-foot modern farmhouse on the lot to replace the midcentury—and the news has more than preservationists up in arms. It seems that L.A.’s thirst for massive modern farmhouses knows no bounds: last week, news broke that Chris Pratt and wife Katherine Schwarzenegger quietly bought then razed the 74-year-old Zimmerman House by Southern California modernist architect Craig Ellwood with plans to build a 15,000-square-foot residence in the in

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APRIL 24, 2024

the two tapered volumes will be clad in white glazed ceramic bricks, resulting in a glimmering facade. The post shimmering modern architecture by luca poian & frade arquitectos to arrive in alicante appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Planted balconies surround open living spaces at this house in Bangalore , designed by Indian studio 4site Architects for a nature-loving family. Named House of Greens, the four-bedroom home is informed by Bangalore's history of green spaces and parks, which have earned it the moniker of the "garden city" of India. Planted balconies surround House of Greens "As a tribute to Bangalore, the theme of the house is to reflect the garden and abundance of green spaces," 4site Architect 's founder Chand

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APRIL 14, 2024

© Márton Mogyorósy Joining Copenhagen and Rio de Janeiro , Barcelona has been named the UIA’s 2026 World Capital of Architecture by UNESCO. This title recognizes the city’s commitment to promoting the values of architecture, urban planning, and sustainability. Outshining Beijing as the other contender for the 2026 title, Barcelona won the bid with its proposal titled “One today, one tomorrow,” with a plan to host a series of transformative events across all its districts and become a research la

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APRIL 26, 2024

The American Academy in Rome has announced the 31 recipients of the 2024–25 Rome Prize. Awarded each year and described as the gift of “time and space to think and work,” the fellowship is intended to “support advanced independent work and research in the arts and humanities.” “The Rome Prize is one of the most storied fellowship programs in the United States,” said AAR President Peter N.

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The Architect's Newsletter

APRIL 22, 2024

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has released its vision for a new mass timber building that will host the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Design. Makers’ KUbe will serve The post BIG and BNIM unveil Makers’ KUbe, a new diagrid structure made of mass timber for the University of Kansas appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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APRIL 22, 2024

the 'markers KUbe' will take shape with a mass-timber diagrid structure and draws from traditional japanese joinery techniques. The post bjarke ingels group takes to university of kansas with mass timber ‘makers KUbe’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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APRIL 15, 2024

The Vessel viewpoint by Thomas Heatherwick is expected to reopen in New York this year, shrouded by steel netting to prevent people from jumping from its platforms. It follows the closure of the structure in Hudson Yards in August 2021, after a 14-year-old boy became the fourth person to die there by suicide. Related Companies , the developer behind Hudson Yards, has revealed that the Vessel is now due to reopen with more stringent suicide-prevention safety measures in place.

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APRIL 10, 2024

<a href="[link] target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Aeris</a> has been creating healthy and energised offices for over 25 years. The mission of the German active seating furniture manufacturer is to break through old ways of thinking and create ergonomic solutions. As a pioneer in the field of New Work, Aeris not only promotes movement and flexibility, but also demonstrates through its product portfolio that the balancing act between functionality and sophisticated

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ArchDaily

APRIL 16, 2024

© Salva Lopez architects: Jordi Veciana architects: Juan Gurrea Rumeu architects: Skye Maunsell Studio Location: 43895 L'Ampolla, Tarragona, Spain Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Salva Lopez Photographs: Simone Marcolin Area: 420.

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APRIL 12, 2024

The Barbican has debuted a new large-scale public art installation from Ghanaian-born artist Ibrahim Mahama. His site-specific piece Purple Hibiscus, named in reference to the 2003 novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is installed on the facade of the Barbican’s central Lakeside Terrace. It uses approximately 21,500 square feet of fuschia-hued cloth that contrasts dramatically with the rough concrete exterior and overcast London sky.

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World Architecture Community

APRIL 15, 2024

The design of the FLoating Glass Museum, where pink-colored glasses are integrated with an amorphous form, has been unveiled by Italian architecture studio Luca Lurci Architects.Designed as a response to climate change, the museum is described as a "ground breaking project&q.

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APRIL 18, 2024

after closing in 2021 due to four suicides, the vessel will reopen in new york, this time with steel mesh safety barriers. The post the vessel gets another try: new york landmark to reopen with steel mesh netting appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

APRIL 16, 2024

A fire has broken out at the 17th-century Børsen building in Copenhagen , Denmark, causing its iconic dragon tail-shaped spire to collapse. The fire at the building, which was once the city's stock exchange, began early this morning with the 56-metre-tall spire collapsing around 8:30am local time. Built in 1615, the Renaissance-style building is one of the most famous buildings in the Danish capital.

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The Architect's Newsletter

APRIL 17, 2024

Rothko lovers: Take note. Shovels broke ground in Houston this week on phase two of the Opening Spaces campus plan, a $42-million, multi-year restoration and expansion of the world famous The post Phase two of the Rothko Chapel’s campus expansion plan by ARO and Nelson Byrd Woltz breaks ground in Houston appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Modular house proposal. Image Courtesy of Han Kuo Housing is a diverse architectural typology whose configuration is determined not only by those who design it but also by the use of those who live in it. Therefore, homes are fundamentally adaptable structures that evolve in line with their time and users, undergoing constant changes manifested in the ways of living.

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APRIL 2, 2024

Büro Ole Scheeren has announced the completion of their latest high-rise design in Shanghai, called The Axiom. The 918-foot, 49-story tower is the first of two that will eventually form the heart of a mixed-use corporate campus known as The Springs on a central site in the Yangpu district for developer Tishman Speyer. The design is punctuated midway by a striking offset structural core, which, according to the firm, is unique to just 3% of the 500 tallest buildings in the world.

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World Architecture Community

APRIL 4, 2024

The satellite practice of Stefano Boeri Architetti in China has won a competition for the Culture CBD Modern Technology Experience Center, a technology museum designed to become a large scientific and cultural hub for the city and its visitors.Stefano Boeri Architetti was inspire.

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APRIL 18, 2024

we are rewind modernizes retro cassette players with aluminum casing, a rechargeable lithium battery, and bluetooth 5.1 connectivity. The post modern aluminum cassette players can record mixtapes and connect to wireless headphones 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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APRIL 12, 2024

Creative agency Uncommon Creative Studio has made "boring" versions of UK landmarks including Buckingham Palace and Edinburgh Castle for Thomas Heatherwick 's Humanise campaign. Created to demonstrate how UK landmarks would look if designed in modernist styles, the agency used artificial intelligence to reimagine the landmarks. Along with Buckingham Palace and Edinburgh Castle, Uncommon Creative Studio created alternative versions of the Tower of London, Royal Liver Building, Palace of Westminst

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Dwell

APRIL 9, 2024

America’s most famous architect inspires legions of fans. But taking on one of his projects is a big, big commitment. Sixty five years after his death, Frank Lloyd Wright has sustained quite the fan club. His admirers congregate in Facebook Groups, like the 120,000-member Frank Lloyd Wright Nation , to share photos of his structures and discuss his brilliance on the daily.

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ArchDaily

APRIL 21, 2024

© Katherine Lu architects: J Mammone Architecture Location: Cobbitty NSW 2570, Australia Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Katherine Lu Photographs: Tom Ferguson Area: 1243.

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APRIL 25, 2024

Eric Owen Moss ’ first residential design in Los Angeles, the 1991 Constellation 167 home in Brentwood, has hit the market courtesy of Sotheby’s International Realty for a listed price of $10.95 million. The home had previously been listed by Compass and Sotheby’s for $12 million last fall before being put up again for the lower price, held exclusively by the latter.

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