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Schmidt Hammer Lassen unveils design for world's tallest timber building

Deezen

Danish studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen has revealed its design for a 100-metre-tall housing block in Switzerland, which will be the world's tallest timber building when it completes. Named Rocket&Tigerli, the terracotta -clad building is set to be built on a former industrial site in the city of Winterthur, near Zurich.

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Not as sexy but just as bad

Architecture Here and There

It has progressed from three bland towers in 2016 to one in 2018, and then from bland to sexy – as if architecture could aspire to ape Marilyn Monroe. Fane tower architects IBI Group, of Toronto, copied an even more curvaceous design, also in Toronto, for a pair of buildings called the Absolute Towers, by MAD Architects.

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Eleven upcoming buildings with mass-timber structures

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A stadium by Zaha Hadid Architects and housing by Adjaye Associates feature in this roundup of upcoming wooden buildings , curated as part of our Timber Revolution series. Also featured on the list are towers, university buildings and an airport terminal, illustrating mass timber 's potential for use in a variety of architectural projects.

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From Cubicles to Community: The City Beyond the Office (1of 2)

Community Architect

Each time shape and architecture changed but the city remained. The North American Downtown, a skyline of office towers: Denver, CO (Photo: Philipsen) And now this: "The sad state of office buildings could cause something called the “doom loop.” Yes, the doom loop". People are attracted to people. Tall and bulky, the office.

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15 Top AI Tools for Architects and Designers

Architizer

Once plagued by repetition and monotony, the architectural workforce finds itself on the cusp of a digital revolution where bits and bytes hold the key to automation and once unimaginable possibilities. is the potential to stir the stagnant waters of architectural convention. Adobe Firefly Image by author.

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30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing

Architizer

After being a true site of architectural antiquity for 3000 years, shaped mainly by the Ming and Qing dynasties, in the 1950s, Beijing officially became the capital city of the People’s Republic of China and efforts for its “architectural modernization” were initiated. How are these architecture firms ranked?

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25 Best Architecture Firms in Canada

Architizer

Is there a distinctly Canadian architectural style? Of course, Frank Gehry and Moshe Safdie both hold Canadian passports, but both set up camp south of the border long ago, leaving behind a fascinating nation with a diverse architectural scene. How are these architecture firms ranked? Shean Architects. © Shean Architects.