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Noe Valley by Faulkner Architects

Archinect

On the boards in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood is a new house for a three-peat client of Faulkner Architects. The new design respects the site’s long-standing use as a multi family house with an embedded accessory dwelling unit at the garden level.

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Oliver Wainwright on RIBA's '100 Women: Architects in Practice,' a new primer for industry-wide change

Archinect

In an industry where the gender pay gap has widened in recent years, where all-male panels at conferences are not unusual, and where macho culture still prevails on building sites, a book like this, sadly, still has a place. the clients who say they just can’t find women with the right experience.

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Marrowstone Island Residence: A Masterclass in Site Responsive Architecture

Architizer

So how does one build in a place like this? However, architect Dan Shipley, together with builder Peter Bates of Good Home Construction, managed the challenge brilliantly with their Marrowstone Island Residence, a project that complements the epic surroundings of the Pacific Northwest like few others.

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Satish Jassal Architects squeezes brick bungalow onto enclosed London site

Deezen

London studio Satish Jassal Architects has created a two-bedroom bungalow from handmade-bricks behind shops and restaurants on Turnpike Lane in Haringey, England. This was a very tricky backland site, but the key message is that with careful planning, you can succeed," said Satish Jassal Architects founder Satish Jassal.

Site 98
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Miner's Refuge by Johnston Architects

Archinect

Site strategy, connection to place, site history, vernacular precedent and a willingness to consider program appropriateness are important issues that can be used to satisfy client needs and protect a delicate environment. Its mass is dug into the topography, anchoring the structure to the site.

Architect 246
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Why aren't more architects using stone as a building material?

Deezen

Arup geologist Paola Blasi, who advises architects on how to use stone, said the material is finally reappearing in the structural lexicon thanks to its low-carbon footprint. Experts say the process of quarrying stone is one reason why there aren't more structural stone buildings. The structural use of stone is not new," said Blasi.

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Platform 5 Architects completes textural home on London infill site

Deezen

Local practice Platform 5 Architects has completed NW10 House, a family home on an infill site in north London with exposed concrete interiors and a textured brick exterior. NW10 House was designed by Platform 5 Architects. Read: Platform 5 Architects completes shingle-clad home overlooking a private lagoon.

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