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From Tradition to Innovation: How Modern Technologies are Transforming the Potential of Wood

ArchDaily

In’Cube Danone Research & Innovation Center / Arte Charpentier. Image © Christophe Valtin Wood, one of the oldest building materials, has been continuously reinvented throughout history. Read more »

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Contrast or Harmony: The Aesthetic of Modern Adaptations to Historic Buildings

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The intervention in such buildings requires a delicate balance between honoring their heritage and meeting contemporary demands. Often, the most innovative and radical solutions emerge when architects attempt to renew a building while maintaining its original footprint and as many features as possible.

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Wonder Building, Bagnolet (fr) by Coldefy

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Emblematic of a new tertiary world, the Wonder Building revisits the traditional codes of office buildings in a powerful and innovative architectural gesture, offering an exceptional quality of life at work. Dynamic and vibrant, its architecture revisits the traditional codes of office buildings.

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The Role of Flexible Roofing Membranes in Sustainable Building Design

ArchDaily

Courtesy of Elevate EMEA Our buildings become symbolic of the times we live in, reflecting the spirit of a given era, attending to different needs, lifestyles and functions. Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness,” says one of the most prominent architects of our time, Frank Gehry.

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London Architecture City Guide: 20 Modern and Contemporary Attractions to Explore in UK’s Cultural and Financial Powerhouse

ArchDaily

New stylistic movements saw their expression crystalized through buildings such as Richard Rogers ’ Lloyd’s Building , one of the most representative examples of High-Tech architecture, or the Barbican Estate , a large-scale housing estate that became the iconic structure for Brutalist architecture. Read more »

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Light, Empathy, and Silence: The Architecture of Marina Tabassum

ArchDaily

In her Dhaka, Bangladesh–based practice, Marina Tabassum seeks to create a language of architecture that’s simultaneously contemporary yet rooted to its place. But Tabassum also works at the intimate scale of housing , pursuing innovative modular space-frame designs constructed of bamboo.

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"Unashamedly contemporary" pavilion designed for Old War Office site in London

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The pavilion is located in front of the 1906 Grade II*-listed building, designed by architect William Young, that was once used by the British government's military departments. The pavilion is as much a sculptural piece as it is a building within the courtyard." The photography is by Kyungsub Shin.