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Hewitt creates residential tower in Seattle informed by stack of magazines

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Local architecture studio Hewitt has unveiled the 33-storey-high Skyglass residential block in downtown Seattle , which was informed by an offset stack of magazines. The apartment shave full-height glazing Its form also creates views of the surrounding natural landscape of Seattle, which she describes as an important influence. "We

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Traditional cabins inform mountain retreat in the Ukrainian Carpathians

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Krasnyk House's form mimics the typical architecture of the Hutsuls – an ethnic group from the mountains of western Ukraine – and blends it with contemporary materials and finishes. Here, a panoramic triangular window provides views out across the landscape. The photography is by Andrii Shustykevych.

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Arquitectonica designs "organic yet contemporary" skyscraper for Hawaiian island

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New York architecture studio Arquitectonica has designed a residential skyscraper with undulating fins on its facade and a landscaped terrace garden in Honolulu, Hawaii. The resulting concept is organic yet contemporary." The renderings are courtesy of Arquitectonica. The renderings are courtesy of Arquitectonica.

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Cho Thompson unearths Boston building's history to inform office interiors

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US studio Atelier Cho Thompson has redesigned the shared spaces for an office building in Boston , borrowing shapes and materials from its history for new interior elements. The team uncovered original terrazzo floors in some areas and worked with experts to restore any sections that were damaged.

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Traditional Czech dwellings inform mountain home by Mar.s Architects

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Architects drew on traditional mountain architecture when designing this house "The main challenge was just to find a new form for a traditional local building to preserve the best of the history but at the same time maintain a high standard of 21st-century living," studio founder Martin Šenberger told Dezeen. "In

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La Brea Affordable Housing in West Hollywood is a contemporary take on art deco

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Located in West Hollywood , the La Brea Affordable Housing complex, designed by architects Patrick Tighe and John Mutlow , is a five-storey, 50,000 square foot (4,650 square metre) mixed-use building completed in 2014 for the non-profit West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation.

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Ten brutalist Welsh buildings with "sculptural qualities"

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A crematorium clad in ribbed concrete and a geometric university bell tower feature in this roundup of 10 brutalist buildings photographed by Simon Phipps for his Brutal Wales book. I'm interested in the sculptural qualities of each building and the ways in which light and shade articulate them," he continued.

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