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What are the Interior Courtyards of Spanish Houses like? 10 Examples in Contemporary Architecture and Design

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Image © Marcela Grassi The origin of interior courtyards dates back several years, serving as a means of shelter, security, and protection, while also aiming to achieve comfort and well-being through exterior elements.

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Pushing Boundaries: 11 Exteriors That Use Fabric For Protection, Shape, and Longevity

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Image © Fernando Alda Architecture – once it moved out from under its cavernous beginnings – started off largely nomadic. Fishery Terminal Lonja De Pescado / Estudio Acta. The advent of woven cloth some 40,000 years ago made the dwellings even lighter and easier to transport, a boon to nomadic cultures around the globe. Read more »

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Brick Houses in Spain: Modern Masonry Design for Home Interiors and Exteriors

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© Adria Goula The ample supply, durability, and affordability of brick makes it one of the most widely used and iconic materials in Spanish architecture, especially within the Mudejar tradition. Read more »

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A Mangrove for Berlin: Tropical Architecture for the Academy of Architecture

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Perspectiva exterior por Nicolás Belcic. Image Cortesía de Bruno Stagno From Costa Rica, architect Bruno Stagno not only reflects on how responses to the environment can be the main basis for inspiration and identity in architecture but also proposes going a little further, with contemporary tropical architecture for an entire latitude.

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Houses in Peru: 5 Projects That Use Cement Blocks in Their Construction

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Image © Iván Salinero Beyond being a prefabricated material currently produced in large quantities, the use of concrete blocks in architecture continues to evolve to meet the demands and needs of contemporary societies that are constantly changing.

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Ten houses that showcase Mexico's contemporary architecture

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That diversity is reflected in the country's thriving contemporary architecture scene, which draws on a number of materials and styles. This minimalist white house planned around on a pair of courtyards was designed by Cotaparedes Arquitectos as "introspective architecture". Casa Nakasone, Mexico City, by Escobedo Soliz.

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New Canaan Residence by Windigo Architecture & Design

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Located in the scenic beauty of New Canaan, CT, an area dotted with old colonial-era farms and modern architectural masterpieces, this guest house is a contemporary twist on traditional English threshing barns, with a bright, airy interior and an intimate connection with the outdoors.

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