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"The Site is the Architect, the Site is Materiality": On Ammar Khammash and Notes on Formation

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With deep admiration for nature and its ecosystems, Khammash trusts that "the site is the architect”, a statement for which he is renowned that underscores the profound influence of context on his architectural design. Read more »

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Minimalist concrete apartments fill a narrow site in Tokyo, designed by Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture

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Tokyo -based Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture has completed a residential scheme in the western part of the Japanese capital defined by an exposed concrete structure on a constrained site. According to the designers, the three-unit scheme “emphasizes maximal utilization of natural energy and pursues comfortable livability.”

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A travelogue of global carbon capture sites wins RIBA's 2022 Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship

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Sapherson's successful 2022 proposal, "Zero: direct air capture infrastructure and the future of zero carbon societies," shifts the focus to sustainability methods and entails the documentation of six in-development Direct Air Capture sites plotted on a two-month global sea and rail journey between Europe to the United States.

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CTBUH unveils winners for 2022 Student Tall Building Design Competition

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The CTBUH has unveiled the winning entries for the 2022 International Student Tall Building Design Competition, which saw five winners chosen from 59 entries. The competition called for entries that depicted multi-story buildings sited within the United States that “maximize the use and expression of mass timber.”

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World Monuments Fund announces its 2022 watch list of endangered heritage sites

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The list represents a group of endangered heritage sites in dire need of preservation as their local stewards attempt to prevent them from falling victim to climate change, crowded tourism, overdevelopment in urban areas, natural disasters, and war. Image courtesy WMF.

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Bustler's Top 10 Architecture & Design Competitions of 2022

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Continuing our look back at the highlights of 2022 on Archinect and Bustler , we have compiled a countdown of the year's most popular competitions.

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LAGI 2022 Mannheim Competition invites designs for beautiful renewable energy landscape at site of BUGA 23

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The Land Art Generator Initiative and BUGA 23 are pleased to announce the launch of LAGI 2022. Submissions are due by September 4, 2022. The LAGI 2022 Mannheim design competition—Beautiful Forms of Energy —is an opportunity to weave renewable energy into the city in ways that improve human thriving.

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