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Modu clads Houston building with "self-cooling" exterior

Deezen

Brooklyn-based studio Modu has created a building envelope that lowers the ambient air temperature in order to help cool the interior and exterior of this Houston building. Each tenant will be provided with both an interior and exterior space. A bamboo grove will also provide additional shade.

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Odile Decq builds all-glass Maison de Verre for client with vision loss

Deezen

Architect Odile Decq has completed a house in France with walls of translucent glass, to create the optimal lighting conditions for a client with vision impairment. The project shares its name with the iconic French house built by architects Pierre Chareau and Bernard Bijvoet in 1932, which famously has walls of glass blocks.

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Architecture is Awesome: #32 Every Building is a Prototype

SW Oregon Architect

Each new building stands alone as a culmination of ideas, adaptation, and continuous improvement at the time of its design. Effectively, every building is its own prototype, a unique example of its type. Buildings vary widely in scope, design, and context. Next Architecture is Awesome: #33 Happy Clients

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Why Exterior Steel Doors Are the Top Choice for Contemporary Architects

The Architecture Designs

Investing in robust, high quality steel security doors is one of the best ways to enhance protection and deter potential intruders for industrial, commercial or residential buildings. Meeting fire safety regulations is essential for buildings requiring evacuation capacity. Do Steel Doors Offer Fire Safety and Exit Compliance?

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Design Out West: 10 Unique Buildings in Dialogue With Utah’s Rugged Landscape

Architizer

Architects: Want to have your project featured? Utah’s native tribes, including the Navajo, Ute and Paiute, have long inhabited the region, leaving behind a legacy of buildings that reflects their close relationship with the land. Today, architects in Utah have continued this tradition of honoring the land.

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ISA creates skinny metal-clad apartment building in Philadelphia

Deezen

The multi-level apartment building is located in Philadelphia' s Fishtown neighbourhood, a transitioning area that has been attracting creative types and urban professionals. The building's design is meant to "simultaneously draw attention from passersby and provide privacy to residents", the team said. The site is 32 feet deep (9.8

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Mae Architects completes "21st-century almshouse" in Southwark

Deezen

London studio Mae Architects has created Harriet Hardy House in Southwark, a block of 119 social homes complete with a community centre and cafe. Commissioned by Southwark Council, the housing forms part of the Aylesbury estate redevelopment and is organised in a U-shape around a central courtyard.

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