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This Arizona Home Uses the Desert Landscape as "Living Art"

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The desert city of Scottsdale, Arizona, is set within the sprawling Sonoran Desert and overlooked by the majestic McDowell Mountains, so it’s no surprise that this spectacular landscape plays a pivotal role in shaping much of the area’s architecture. Modern Sunset House is located on 14 acres of hillside.

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Architectuur Maken designs sculptural staircase overlooking Dutch landscape

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Dutch studio Architectuur Maken has completed De Niewe Herdgang, a sculptural staircase rising 25 metres to create a watchtower over the landscape outside the city of Tilburg , the Netherlands. Landscape and people are inextricably linked. Contractor: J.A. Landscape architect: Eelerwoude. Van Gisbergen.

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Barde vanVoltt orients renovated Mexico City house around mezcal bar

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A private mezcal bar forms the heart of this house that Amsterdam interior architecture firm Barde vanVoltt has overhauled in Mexico City 's La Condesa neighbourhood. This was achieved by connecting a series of courtyards, terraces and semi-enclosed corridors to form a route and airflow through the building.

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Imbue Design completes glass-and-steel home in Utah desert landscape

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Salt Lake City architecture studio Imbue Design has built a house outside Zion National Park in Utah with sweeping views of one of the USA's most renowned landscapes. The cabin sits against the Utah landscape. Interior spaces offer views of the landscape. Project credits: Contractor: Fahrenkamp. Geotech: AGEC.

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Democracy and Mayan architecture inform Miller Hull's US embassy in Guatemala City

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Design studio The Miller Hull Partnership has drawn upon Mayan architecture and the "openness and optimism" of American democracy to create an embassy in Guatemala 's capital that consists of rectilinear buildings set in a lush landscape. Located about nine kilometres from the city's historic centre, the embassy complex sits on a sloping, 9.4-acre

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HOK unveils Major League Soccer's first fully electric stadium in Queens

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International architecture studio HOK has unveiled the latest designs for an open-air stadium for the New York City Football Club in Queens. The New York City Council recently approved the Universal Land Use Review Process for the entire development. Instead, HOK opted for a design that prioritised approachability and engagement. "In

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Google opens New York headquarters built on renovated 1930s train terminal

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Google has opened a building serving its North American operations in New York City that is housed in a 1930s rail terminal restored and adapted by architecture studios CookFox Architects and Gensler. Civil engineer: Phillip Habib & Associates General contractor : Turner Construction Landscape designer: Future Green Studio Corp.