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Calatrava’s completed St Nicholas Church at 9/11 site features a translucent stone exterior that appears to ‘glow by the light of 10,000 candles’ at night

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The church is the second Calatrava-designed project to be completed at the World Trade Center Memorial site in New York City, following his World Trade Center Transportation Hub , which opened in 2016.

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Bridge Building: 7 Inhabitable Structures Spanning Spaces and Ideas

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They can be material structures that connect two (or more!) Beyond spanning from point A to B, architects are designing bridges as inhabitable structures to build connections between people and places. Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters.

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The Kitchen in This Pacific Northwest Retreat Is Made From Douglas Fir Felled On-Site

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Project Details: Location: Washington, United States Architect: GO'C / @ go_c_studio Footprint: 1,700 square feet Builder: Sparrow Woodworks Structural Engineer: SSF Engineers Civil Engineer: J Welch Engineering Envelope Consultant: RDH Building Science Inc. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Stanton Williams unveils UCL East building where "structure is the architecture"

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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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Smart Inclinations: 8 Stunning Structures Shaped By Their Sloping Sites

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Despite technical complications involved in construction, inclined sites can invoke inspiring new architectural possibilities that just aren’t possible on flat sites. Below are a few ways in which architects have made the most of sloped sites to create unique homes and public buildings.

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Malvina Zayat perches House in the Clouds on hilly site in Argentina

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Argentinian architect Malvina Zayat has completed a white home for herself and her family that is lifted above a sloped site and enters into "an intimate dialogue with the sky and clouds". The north and west sides open up to the exterior, providing a sense of expansion. Rectangular in plan, the home is lifted up by steel supports.

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Office ParkScheerbarth adds bright red-timber building to compact Berlin site

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Bright red curving forms and cubic volumes form Haus 2+, a mixed-use building that architecture studio Office ParkScheerbarth has added to a compact riverside site in Berlin. White-painted walls feature throughout the interior, contrasting the bright colour of the exterior. The photography is by Jan Bitter.

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