ArchDaily

MAY 24, 2023

This waste has a promising potential to replace energy-intensive building systems, such as concrete and brick, by providing building materials that combine sustainability and structural efficiency. Read more »

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Deezen

OCTOBER 2, 2023

British architecture studio Stanton Williams has designed a 35,000-square-metre academic building for the University College London, located in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The studio described the building's material palette as industrial, chosen to evoke the site's industrial history.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Antwerp Port House by Zaha Hadid Architects. The intervention in such buildings requires a delicate balance between honoring their heritage and meeting contemporary demands. They then create modern extensions that either harmonize or contrast with the original structure. Read more »

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ArchDaily

MARCH 10, 2024

Turnable corner - Maison CL - Benoît Lloze architecte & Alexandre Hordé Architectes - Florent Jalon Photographie. Image Courtesy of Vitrocsa When we talk about the building envelope , we often make the analogy of a skin that protects and wraps the structure, creating a transition in the physical environment.

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Avontuura

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

The structure takes shape as a wooden pavilion made of recycled plywood that almost disappears into its green setting. The post Rintala Eggertsson Architects design and build ‘Hiber Space’ installation in Logroño, Spain appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2024

Architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger are creating a 30-metre-tall tower in the Swiss Alps, which is being 3D-printed with concrete by technology university ETH Zurich. ETH Zurich has commenced the 3D printing process and so far created eight out of 32 structural columns.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Stone has the potential to become a go-to, low-carbon structural material, but barriers around quarrying and a lack of awareness must be overcome to make this a reality, experts tell Dezeen in this Stone Age 2.0 The structural use of stone is not new," said Blasi.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Japanese studio Unemori Architects has used cypress wood to create Father & Son House, an extension constructed above and around a self-built annexe in Saitama. The old building, a two-storey annexe, workshop and warehouse built by the carpenter father of the current owner, was also renovated as part of the project.

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ArchDaily

APRIL 25, 2024

© Michael Biondo Shigeru Ban Architects, in collaboration with The Glass House and The Irwin S. This year, students from The Cooper Union actively participated in the making of this structure as part of the university’s Building Technology Course. Read more »

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Deezen

APRIL 6, 2024

Built as a prototype for the studio's Sprout concept, the Netherlands home was designed to feature as many bio-based materials as possible, including a wooden frame structure and hemp insulation. The post Timber structure defines compact bio-based home in the Netherlands appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Chiela.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2024

New York firm RKTB Architects has completed One Sullivan Place, a mixed-income apartment building that rises 12 storeys and cantilevers in two directions over the rooftop of an adjacent structure. The building is located in the Crown Heights neighbourhood, near Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

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Archinect

MARCH 21, 2023

That simple recipe for pandemic lemonade—offices people no longer use, combining with central urban locations where people want to live—is blissfully ignorant of a wide range of architectural and economic factors that make the vast majority of office buildings simply unsuitable as housing.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The building inserts Niemeyer's curves into São Paulo's dense verticality, creating a distinctive rhythm that becomes a landmark for all who encounter it. Image: © Maíra Acayaba The landscape of downtown São Paulo would not be the same without the presence of Copan. Read more »

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Archinect

MAY 18, 2022

Earlier this week, we covered comments by columnist Kunle Barker in the UK’s Architects’ Journal , who warned against the trend of offsetting emissions to achieve a “ zero carbon ” built environment. We must find an objective and fair way to assess if (and how) a building should be constructed.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Bate Borisov Arena / OFIS Architects. Image Courtesy of Euramax Building envelopes create a physical boundary or shell integrated to the outer skin of a structure, separating indoor and outdoor environments.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Architects: Want to have your project featured? Man-made structures will eventually be worn and weathered, losing their original form and texture after decades and centuries. This structure is made of resin-impregnated glass fiber; it was conceived as an incomplete spatial intervention that will finish itself over time.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

CAH Dronten / BDG Architects Zwolle. Image Cortesia de BDG Architects Zwolle Greenhouses are elegant and ingenious structures that incorporate simplicity in design while creating light-filled spaces that shape indoor climates.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Yale Students Propose a Series of Pop-Up Religious Buildings to Sustain Culture in Refugee Camps. Image © Lucas Boyd and Chad Greenlee As we reflect on the tumultuous events of 2023, it becomes evident that the challenges posed by changing environmental conditions have left an indelible mark on communities worldwide. Read more »

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Archinect

JANUARY 19, 2024

Johnston Architects, in association with James Cutler Architects, designed the new library for the city of Maple Valley. Great care was taken when siting the structure and parking lot within the environment, preserving 90% of the spectacular woodlands. Large vine maples frame the entry to the building.

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Archinect

JUNE 21, 2023

South Korean firm Haeahn Architecture , alongside New York-based H Architecture , has shared a video and photographs of their National Assembly Communication Building project in Seoul , South Korea. The nearly 255,686-square-foot structure is located inside the National Assembly complex, the home of South Korea’s national legislature.

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Since the advent of Modernism , architects have become schizophrenic in dealing with the reality of time. Architects are exquisitely good at dealing with gravity —it is present in everything we design. Gravity does a symbiotic dance with structure. This is a problem, because time and gravity are two universal forces.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Courtesy of NEXT Office | Hormuz Eco Resort Water , fluid and dynamic in its nature, has long been an inspiration for architects and designers. This elemental force provides aesthetic and sensory inspiration to the buildings that are built around it.

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SW Oregon Architect

MARCH 24, 2024

The intriguing subject of the meeting was what it means to be a model “Citizen Architect.” Simply put, the notion of the Citizen Architect relates to design professionals who engage in civic endeavors, contributing their insights, talents, and experiences towards the betterment of society.

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Archinect

JANUARY 26, 2024

Plans for what would be the tallest tower in Miami have been put forth by a local developer seeking permission for a new high-rise building in the Brickell commercial district designed by BMA Architects. Image courtesy BMA Architects The mixed-use design is for 65 total stories.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

From monolithic concrete pillars to ornately decorated columns, this lookbook collates ten living room interiors that embrace existing structural columns. Columns are sometimes placed at irregular intervals, especially in older buildings, and consequently the interior design scheme must be adapted to fit around them.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Harnessing stone as a structural material can make architecture more enjoyable to both build and inhabit argues Tristram Carfrae, an Arup engineer working on the Sagrada Familia , in this Stone Age 2.0 The main benefit of structural stone is that it is a plentiful, natural, low carbon and beautiful material," said Carfrae. "It

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Secrets of a structural engineer 0 dbarista Fri, 09/08/2023 - 11:54 Engineers Walter P Moore's Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, offers tips and takeaways for young—and veteran—structural engineers in the AEC industry. Below is a summary of the presentation “Secrets of a Structural Engineer” that I gave to the students.

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Deezen

APRIL 25, 2024

British studio Mole Architects has created Alde Valley Barn, a brick-clad holiday home on a farmyard in Suffolk that dates back to the 17th century. Mole Architects left the structure exposed internally but concealed it externally with the brick cladding, which was chosen to echo the surrounding structures at the farmyard.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2024

The most important aspect of the project, Studio Bark architect Ella Thorns explained to Dezeen, was the approach the practice took to thinking about timber and responding to the particular ecological conditions of a site. We were there in midsummer. The spindle shape — fatter in the middle, thinner in the ends — is also useful.

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Architizer

APRIL 17, 2023

Architects: Want to have your project featured? Steel is a rather overlooked material when it comes to building facades. Most commonly used for structural purposes, its function is often limited to framing systems and building foundations. What happens when we bring steel to the forefront of a building’s design?

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Deezen

JULY 21, 2022

Architecture studio SPF Architects has completed a sports facility in Los Angeles consisting of two separate buildings that were built using pre-engineered metal structures in order to not disrupt activity at the site. SPF Architects designed atheletic buildings for the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex.

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Architizer

AUGUST 3, 2023

Are you in the world of architecture or construction, constantly seeking ways to make your structures resilient against varying environmental conditions? During the webinar, Matthew guided attendees through the intricacies of expansion joints, addressing the pressing issues architects face.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Local architecture studio Practice for Architecture and Urbanism has installed a glass office building with a vaulted roof inside the shell of the 19th-century Domino Sugar Refinery on the waterfront in Brooklyn. There was no building to adapt.

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Architizer

JUNE 17, 2022

Architects: Want to have your project featured? These buildings feel light and in motion. Below are just a few examples of origami-inspired structures that can offer some out-of-the-box inspiration. This allows the architects to create new and interesting spaces that create interest and create fun.

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Bustler

JANUARY 28, 2024

The results of this year’s Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards have been shared by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) as part of the competition’s 64th edition. A total of six projects were honored by the 2024 edition. Read the full post on Bustler

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates is set to create a sculptural block of buildings that will serve as retail locations for the Miami Design District. Marcel Wanders created a Louis Vuitton store for the area, while architect Rafael de Cárdenas created an outlet for Nodaleto.

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Deezen

MAY 5, 2022

The system combines generative design and robotic fabrication to allow tree forks – the pieces of wood where a trunk or branch splits into two – to be used as the Y-shaped nodes that connect straight building elements. MIT's Digital Structures group has built a demo structure using tree forks as joints.

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