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Appropriate Organizational Structure

SW Oregon Architect

Of all the principles of architectural design Bill Kleinsasser expounded upon throughout each iteration of his self-published textbook SYNTHESIS , the notion of organizational structure was perhaps his most impactful design tenet. Interestingly, he later chose to replace the term “organizational structure” with “organizational theme.”

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An Architect Couple Turn Their Apartment Into a Venn Diagram of Iconic Design

Dwell

Project Details: Location: Olkusz, Poland Architect: Furora Studio / @furora.studio Photographer: ONI / @onistories From the Architect: " Cornflowers is a 70-square-meter apartment and the home of Diana ?urek This zone is painted white, with a bespoke cabinet designed by the architects.

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Muda Architects completes circular museum dedicated to traditional Chinese medicine

Deezen

Chengdu studio Muda Architects has completed Tianfu Museum of Chinese Medicine in Pengzhou, China , which is based on the shape of the yin-yang symbol. Tianfu Museum of Chinese Medicine's curved structure is topped with an undulating roof clad with perforated aluminium panels, which links up with the circular walkway.

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Studio Bark devises structural use for waste timber in English woodlands

Deezen

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. If you were to draw a force diagram, you'd need more material in the middle, so naturally it's a win-win," she said.

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FILTER by CLB Architects

Archinect

Designed by CLB Architects, the pavilion’s chapel-like design facilitates a new understanding of place, providing each occupant the chance to explore their own relationship with the natural world. The structure’s concept began as a simple diagram – a folded sheet of paper, carefully sliced, and able to stand on its own.

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Deconstruction by Design: How Architects Are Redefining Practice Through Material Reuse

Architizer

As the stadium prepares to dismantle its roof, an international competition invites architects and students to explore this forward-thinking approach’s potential benefits and challenges in shaping sustainable practices within the architectural domain.

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Integrating Services and Environmental Control

SW Oregon Architect

Kahn , Architect. photo by Smallbones ) Consistent throughout Bill Kleinsasser ’s many iterations of his self-published textbook SYNTHESIS are his reminders about how the architects’ work reveals what they have considered and whether they have accounted for everything necessary to create good places for people. Louis I.

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