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Pass-Through Windows: Inspiring the Design of Easy-Open Spaces

ArchDaily

Cortesia de Western Window Systems The desire for fluid integration between spaces has become increasingly relevant in contemporary architecture. This is achieved through architectural elements such as large windows and doors, which dissolve barriers through the simple action of opening and closing.

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Redrawing Boundaries: The Three Principles of Minimalist Windows

ArchDaily

This condition prompted the creation of architectural designs that not only integrated windows as functional elements but also as compositional. Thanks to technological innovations, windows with slender framings and wider openings were achieved, as exemplified in works such as Villa Savoye and Farnsworth House.

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UNC architecture professor awarded $1 million grant towards incorporating algae in windows

Archinect

A professor of architecture from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte has been awarded a $1 million grant for the development of windows that incorporate screens of microalgae. According to Professor Kim, the algae layer can increase energy efficiency and improve air quality, carbon capture, and renewable energy production.

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UNC Charlotte architecture professor awarded $1 million grant towards incorporating algae in windows

Archinect

A professor of architecture from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte has been awarded a $1 million grant for the development of windows that incorporate screens of microalgae. According to Professor Kim, the algae layer can increase energy efficiency and improve air quality, carbon capture, and renewable energy production.

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Eight homes where internal windows and partitions maximise light

Deezen

While the primary use of windows is for daylight access and ventilation, they can also play a key role in visually connecting spaces within the home. Adding internal windows enables more interaction between adjacent rooms, while allowing light to penetrate further into the home – creating bright and spacious interiors.

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In rural Ontario, a timber cabin by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design creates a ‘quiet haven in the trees’

Archinect

Toronto-based Dubbeldam Architecture + Design has offered an insight into their completed cabin in rural Ontario, Canada. Inspired by overlapping layers of shale rock in the surrounding landscape, the split roof features two intersecting gables that allow for window openings where the roof volumes split.

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Manuel Bouzas designs ‘Mediterráneo’, a pavilion designed for the TAC! Urban Architecture Festival in Valencia

Avontuura

The pavilion was conceived as an urban blind that, instead of protecting a window, covers an entire public space. The post Manuel Bouzas designs ‘Mediterráneo’, a pavilion designed for the TAC! Urban Architecture Festival in Valencia appeared first on Åvontuura.