Archinect

APRIL 14, 2023

has unveiled a Hi-Fi speaker in the form of New York City ’s Flatiron Building. Japanese fashion designer Takahiro Miyashita, through his eponymous label TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist., The piece stands 43 inches tall and depicts the iconic structure like a sculpture in the process of being carved from a block of cement.

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Archinect

MAY 26, 2023

This weekend marks the opening of the National Building Museum ’s special two-year Brick City exhibition, staged with the help of UK-based artist Warren Elsmore. Pancras Station made using over 180,000 individual pieces.

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Cities Building Architecture IT 343

Avontuura

MAY 4, 2023

The building is situated on the Karaköy waterfront, one of Istanbul’s most historic districts where the Bosphorus and Golden Horn meet. The post Istanbul Modern opens in new landmark building by Renzo Piano Building Workshop appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

APRIL 7, 2023

Speaking to MarketWatch recently, the ratings agency’s Nick Villa said buildings built before that date are obsolete because “generally speaking, if there were no significant renovations to the building, the amount of capital required to bring it 'current' and compete in today's market would be costlier.”

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SW Oregon Architect

MAY 14, 2023

Under the banner of “Building for the Pacific Northwest,” the conference renewed my faith in CSI’s mission and enthusiasm for the future of design and construction. Better than any other association, CSI fosters engagement and interaction between the disparate constituents of the building industry.

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Archinect

MAY 4, 2023

Toronto builders have a challenging task ahead of them, and with a rapidly approaching deadline: constructing all new buildings with near-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The building mandate targets the sizable portion of carbon emissions that buildings account for.

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Archinect

AUGUST 8, 2022

California building codes were updated in July to allow for the construction of mass timber buildings up to 18 stories tall. [.] There's been extensive testing for this application and taking mass timber into taller wood buildings [.] The building codes are very conservative in the U.S.

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Archinect

MAY 9, 2023

The construction permit for MVRDV 's 15-story residential building "Ziel" in Montevideo, Uruguay has been approved, marking the Dutch architectural firm's first venture in the country.

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Archinect

MAY 12, 2023

OMA , along with Circlewood, a coalition of architects, engineers, builders, and researchers, have developed a modular wood system to build a variety of schools in Amsterdam. This project aims to support the city’s goal to halve the use of primary raw materials by 2030 and become fully circular by 2050.

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ArchDaily

MAY 24, 2023

Cortesia de FIANDRE Architectural Surfaces When it comes to buildings, there are several factors that contribute to creating something truly luxurious: attention to detail, use of premium, high-quality materials, and unique designs. Read more »

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has unveiled the design for 8 Shenton Way, set to be the tallest building in Singapore. Seven terraces are included in the scheme, with one serving a hotel and three serving residential floors.

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Avontuura

DECEMBER 11, 2022

IQON rises 130 m making it the tallest building in the Ecuadorian capital Quito - a city with one of the highest elevations in the world. The post BIG completes first building in South America and the tallest building in Quito, Ecuador appeared first on Åvontuura.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 2, 2023

© Deed Studio architects: Faraman Design and Construction Office Location: Tavanir, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Deed Studio Area: 3170.0 m2 Read more »

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Construction Construction Design Building 252

Archinect

MAY 1, 2023

A handshake agreement between New York Governor Kathy Hochul and lawmakers in Albany is on the cusp of banning natural gas in most new buildings statewide as part of a $229 billion budget deal that looks to broadly reduce the use of fossil fuels in the building sector.

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Nature Building Cities Construction 273

ArchDaily

MAY 21, 2023

© Panoramic Studio architects: Plan Architect Location: Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Panoramic Studio Area: 39900.0 m2 Read more »

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Why did so many buildings fall down? [.] Alanna Simpson] says the building codes in Turkey were updated again in 2018. But the country's "legacy buildings" are still vulnerable, and that goes for much of the rest of the world, too, she says. A 2018 construction amnesty on 75,000 new buildings put even more people at risk.

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Building Construction Construction Modern 234

ArchDaily

JUNE 1, 2023

© Simon Menges architects: Zanderroth Architekten Location: Hedwig-Porschütz-Straße 16, 10557 Berlin, Germany Project Year: 2020 Photographs: Simon Menges Area: 4020.0 m2 Read more »

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Residential Building Architect Project 252

Archinect

APRIL 14, 2023

Using data derived from 100 years of hurricane monitoring, infused with modern AI techniques , the researchers suggest that simulating the trajectory and wind speeds of storms can help develop improved guidelines for the design of buildings in hurricane-prone regions.

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ArchDaily

MAY 30, 2023

This pavilion explores the intersection between the latest augmented reality (AR) innovations and 4D funicular design to allow vault craftsmen to build masonry structures without the need for physical guides and costly temporary molds. Read more »

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Technology Technology Building Structure 244

Archinect

JUNE 1, 2023

Construction has been completed on the new Ari Kushner Building at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.

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Building Contemporary Architect Construction 255

ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

via New York Engineers Almost two decades ago, in the downtown corridor of Columbus, Ohio, the century-old landmarked Lazarus Building underwent an extensive renovation to save the department store and restore it to its former glory. Sixty million dollars went into its restoration and transformation into a retail and office complex.

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Materials Building Restoration Renovation 299

SW Oregon Architect

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Jan’s entreaty to his fellow professionals in the building sector was to add their names to a letter addressed to the mayor and city council that supports policies to transition structures from polluting fossil fuels to renewable electricity. Electrification is a prevalent building decarbonization strategy.

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Building Architect Residential Cities 198

ArchDaily

MAY 19, 2023

© Sergio Grazia architects: PETITDIDIERPRIOUX Architects Location: Av. Joseph Balloffet, 69400 Villefranche-sur-Saône, France Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Sergio Grazia Area: 1250.0 m2 Read more »

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

A new desktop city-building game has been launched which takes aim at the slow pace of housing construction in U.S. “The idea for it came up in conversation, like, ‘Oh, what if we made a city-building game that’s run by NIMBYs?’” ’” Sim Nimby's interface.

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Archinect

MAY 25, 2023

Famous historic sites, low-income apartments and Twitter's headquarters all appear on a previously unpublished draft list of 3,407 concrete buildings in San Francisco that may be at high risk of collapse in a major earthquake, according to a copy of a city government document obtained by NBC News through a public records request.

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Building Cities Structure Government 207

Archinect

AUGUST 29, 2022

Rachel Hodgdon, President & CEO of the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and former U.S. Rachel Hodgdon, President & CEO of the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and former U.S.

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Deezen

JUNE 2, 2023

International auction house Sotheby's has announced its acquisition of the Whitney Museum of American Art's Marcel Breuer -designed building on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. At one end, a large vertical wall shields the building from the adjacent structures. Only a few windows dot the side, extruding at angles from the concrete.

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Building Art Structure Windows 141

Deezen

MAY 11, 2023

New York has passed a bill that prohibits fossil fuels being used for power, heating and cooking in new buildings constructed in the state, setting "a new standard for the future of building design" according to AIA New York president Matt Bremer.

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Building Architect Construction Construction 131

Deezen

MAY 15, 2023

We round up 10 projects from our plant-covered buildings board which feature an abundance of nature. The current climate crisis has prompted an increase in buildings that incorporate natural elements such as non-artificial light, water and plants in hopes to increase our human connection to nature and reach net-zero targets.

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Building Architecture Architect Roofing 105

e-architect

MAY 31, 2023

Culture is at the heart of our city and by working with partners to bring together young and emerging creative talent, we are helping to build a better London for everyone.” View of one of the creative studios at V&A East Storehouse: image © Diller Scofidio + Renfro. billion of economic benefit and 600 new homes.

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Building Architect Architecture Art 75

Deezen

APRIL 20, 2023

Buildings embellished by decorative brick facades are the focus of this roundup , which includes houses, a winery and a mausoleum. Bricks are a common building material used all around the world, typically for constructing walls. A total of 5,000 bespoke bricks made in 44 shapes and sizes were used for the project.

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Building Exterior Housing Architecture 145

Architecture Ideas

MAY 15, 2023

Whether it is a house, a big corporate office, or a small office building, every structure needs to design well. It does not mean that we need to sacrifice the look of the building. It takes the creativity of an Expert Interior Design And Commercial Fitout Specialist to build a sensible building that defines their purpose.

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Building Design Architect Architecture 96

e-architect

JUNE 2, 2023

photograph : F Pardos Preserving this natural environment is our main concern; the fusion of man and nature is at the center of our thinking: the skin of the building is designed so that both it and nature interact in harmony, allowing the natural environment to slip into the interior, to be contemplated by the user.

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Building Architecture Architect Interior 59

BD+C

MAY 11, 2023

Let's build toward a circular economy 0 qpurcell Thu, 05/11/2023 - 09:34 Sustainability Eric Corey Freed, Director of Sustainability, CannonDesign, discusses the values of well-designed, regenerative buildings. A sustainable relationship to a building, community and planet should be the floor, not the ceiling.

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Building Deconstruction Construction Construction 105

Urban Realm

MAY 14, 2023

3DReid Architects and Buro Happold have been appointed by Chris Stewart Group (CSG) to revitalise a disparate run of historic buildings at Queensferry Street in Edinburgh's West End. CSG has developed a.

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Building Restoration Architect Cities 114

Deezen

MAY 19, 2023

Minneapolis-based architecture studio MSR Design has installed a tech campus within the shell of a 70-year-old abandoned steel mill in Pennsylvania , adding three colourful buildings and a massive solar array to the rooftop. An outdoor corridor runs along the southwestern elevation, between the new buildings and the old skeleton.

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