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Reflect Architecture balances "contemporary art with family life" in Toronto house

Deezen

His approach was to create a deliberate "tension" between the need to display an extensive contemporary art collection – which includes pieces by Robert Mapplethorpe and Erik Madigan Heck – and fulfilling the needs of a family home. A 15-foot-long (4.5-metre) The photography is by Doublespace Photography.

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Under Construction: Infraestudio and the new Cuban Architecture

ArchDaily

Center for Contemporary Art Línea 508. Image © Mauricio Chavez Infraestudio is an architecture and art practice based in Havana that has been obsessed with fiction since its foundation in 2016. This has allowed them to operate discreetly in a city frozen in time, recounting how contemporary architecture is done in Cuba today.

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Expanding the Architectural Prospects of Timber in Its Natural Form

ArchDaily

Wood Chip Barn Project, 2016. Although these practices are fairly absent in contemporary building techniques, new technological innovations expand the prospects of timber construction in architecture. Image © Valerie Bennett Timber has been a popular source of construction material for thousands of years. Read more »

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Ten of Beijing's most significant contemporary buildings

Deezen

In the first of a series spotlighting contemporary architecture in China we round up 10 of the most significant buildings in Beijing , including works by MAD , Zaha Hadid Architects , OMA and Herzog & de Meuron. Phoenix International Media Center, 2016, by BIAD UFO. Photo is by Iwan Baan. Photo is by Pawel Paniczko.

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6 Contemporary Crematoriums that Explore the Emotional Side of Design

Architizer

Popular Winner, 2016 A+Awards, Government & Municipal Buildings. Jury Winner, 2016 A+Awards, Religious Buildings & Memorials. The post 6 Contemporary Crematoriums that Explore the Emotional Side of Design appeared first on Journal. Crematorium in Wo Hop Shek by Architectural Services Department , Hong Kong.

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MILLER & MARC by COORDINATION | Shop interiors

Architonic

Inspired by the vibrant terracotta and blue hues of Spain as well as the contemporary brand image of MILLER & MARC while nodding to the Berlin Brutalism of the 1970s/80s, the design elegantly showcases the brand‘s range of contemporary eyewear in an accessible way. </p>

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Best Architectural Websites 2016

Life of an Architect

my internet explorer history ) and peer feedback ( I asked some people I know ) I have created “the” definitive listing of the Best Architectural Websites in the World for 2016. So let’s get to it – in no particular order, Life of an Architect’s Favorite Websites for 2016 : This Brutal House What exactly is this website?!?