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Kaan Architecten adds "monumental" visitor centre to second world war cemetery

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hectare site near Maastricht to commemorate soldiers who died in the second world war. The structure's "monumental" form draws on American memorial architecture "The United States has a strong tradition when it comes to memorials," Kaan Architecten co-founder Vincent Panhuysen told Dezeen. "All The photography is by Simon Menges.

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Boano Prišmontas creates art gallery that "is unmistakably a barn"

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As you get closer you will see the sharp edges and geometries that come from a digital fabrication workshop rather than a traditional construction site." As the roof timbers are visible from the inside, and to reduce confusion on site, the studio aimed to design a structure that appears simple.

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Thomas Phifer creates concrete gallery as home for Richard Serra artwork

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American architecture studio Thomas Phifer and Partners has built a concrete structure at the Glenstone Museum in Maryland to house an artwork by sculptor Richard Serra. The building houses a collection of four cylindrical steel sculptures called Four Rounds: Equal Weight, Unequal Measure, which was created in 2017.

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Architectuur Maken designs sculptural staircase overlooking Dutch landscape

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Located on a shallow hill at the centre of a busy traffic intersection, the pavilion was the winner of a 2017 competition held by the municipality of Tilburg, which invited young designers to propose ways of "restoring" the neglected patch of land. Structural engineer: Rutger Snoek, Transist-or. Client: Municipality of Tilburg.

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In Situ Studio overhauls James Taylor's mid-century childhood home

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"The new pool and pool structure are different from the house and guest house, but made of complementary materials and are quiet enough in form and scale to not dominate the original structures," Griffin said. In Situ Studio is the fourth team to work on the Morgan Creek residence. The photography is by Cristóbal Palma.

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Bell Phillips creates The Tree House pavilion at London's Elephant Park

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Bell Phillips was approached to design a community space housing a cafe kiosk, toilets and a bookable multipurpose room for the site, which contains several mature plane trees. The structure nestles amongst large plane trees. The 18-square-metre kiosk is located in a unit at the prominent southern corner of the site.

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Statement-Making Louvers Keep This Renovated Australian Home Cool and Secluded

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Our client purchased the house in 2017, and sought modern amenities, more interior light, and an expanded living area into the garden. The site abuts an open parkland and gardens to the north, which lend generous canopies of shade from deciduous trees. A lifetime of exquisite mementos, artifacts, and books round out the new work.