Deezen

MAY 6, 2024

As a challenge, we thought we could focus more on the gaps between buildings in the city centre and open up the daylight from the windows and balconies more boldly in multiple directions towards the surrounding gaps." We feel that the light grey colour of the interior softens the shades of natural light better than white," Shinya Kojima said.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Mexican architecture studio Cimet Arquitectos has remodelled and reinforced an 18-storey-tall structure in Mexico City after it was damaged by a series of earthquakes. Cimet Arquitectos restored an earthquake-damaged office tower in Mexico City. The structure had been unoccupied for years.

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Remodeling Cities Restoration Renovation 98

Deezen

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Local architects Zeller & Moye used an abandoned lot in Mexico City to create a multifamily property called La Ribera with eight townhouses organised around a lush courtyard. La Ribera is a multifamily property in Mexico City. Zeller & Moye chose simple, durable finishes for the interior and exterior of the building.

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Deezen

AUGUST 15, 2022

Mexican architecture studio Team 730 has completed a pavilion within Mexico City 's Chapultepec Zoo that offers new exhibition spaces and refurbishes an existing welcome building. Team 730 modernised the entrance to a zoo in Mexico City. The intervention includes new structures built on top and around an existing stone building.

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Deezen

MAY 9, 2022

Local studio Mesh Architectures has completed Timber House, a condominium in Brooklyn that developer The Brooklyn Home Company claims is "the largest mass timber building in New York City.". It is also the first condominium project in the city to be built using mass timber, the developer said. The floors are also made of wood.

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2024

Global architecture studio SOM has designed a terminal for the Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, India , that draws on the city's heritage and landscape. Inside, the studio adorned the terminal's engineered bamboo structure with hanging plants and greenery, creating bright and airy interiors lit by roof openings.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Pasadena-based studio Hopson Rodstrom Design ( H/RD ), designed the structure to "embrace" the higher-scale zoning that exists along thoroughfares in areas of the city generally filled with low-lying structures. Along this, gates lead into the complex and into glass-fronted retail and restaurant components.

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Habitus Living

OCTOBER 15, 2023

We stand on the quiet suburban street chatting while a car passes, its engine momentarily defeating the laughter of children playing nearby. The clients wanted a weekend home, within the humdrum of the city, that invoked feelings of relaxation and rejuvenation. I’m greeted by Shalini Chandrashekar and G.S. Project manager – S.

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Deezen

APRIL 2, 2024

Kansas City-based Populous has been tasked with replacing the 1.25-million After the site is cleared, structural concrete, the exterior facade, roof and canopy will be raised throughout 2025. The historic track has been home to the Belmont Stakes for over 155 years and has seen racing legends like Beldame and Seabiscuit.

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2024

Called Cité Angus II, the structure is part of Technopôle Angus, an urban revitalization project that its developers say is a "full-scale sustainable development". On the courtyard-facing facade, light metals and paints contrast with the greys of the exterior. The photography is by David Boyer.

Housing 124

Housing Residential Exterior Remodeling 124

Architizer

JULY 13, 2023

Both cities have a long history dating back to the 1860s, thanks to the growth of agriculture and the lumber industry. Over time, the Twin Cities gained their moniker from sharing diverse political, cultural and educational institutions. In turn, new architecture continues to be built, highlighting each city’s design culture.

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2024

Angular cut-outs and courtyards break up the red-concrete structure of this monolithic exhibition centre in Nanjing , designed by Chinese studio Mix Architecture. From the exterior to the interior, people may experience almost another world inside the red stone," the studio added.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

Local studio Sparano + Mooney Architecture cantilevered two envelopes with blackened-cedar siding over a canyon outside of Salt Lake City , Utah. The home, called Wabi Sabi Residence and completed in 2020 is a 4,000-square-foot (370-square metre) structure on a nine-acre lot in the Wasatch Range. Civil engineer: McNeil Engineering.

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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Jinghe New City is growing as a science and technology hub north of Xi’an in China’s Shaanxi province. Supported by new scientific research institutes and driven by environmental considerations, the city is becoming a centre for developing industries focussing on new energy and materials, artificial intelligence and aerospace.

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Deezen

MAY 9, 2023

American architect Eric Owen Moss has completed the (W)rapper office tower in Los Angeles , which was named for a structural support system that covers the facade. Moss, who runs an eponymous studio in LA and has been planning the tower for decades, recently completed the 235-foot (72 metres) structure in Los Angeles.

Civil Engineering 142

Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering Structure 142

aasarchitecture

JUNE 21, 2022

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been named winner of the competition to design the Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre. Jinghe New City is growing as a science and technology hub north of Xi’an in China’s Shaanxi province. Image © Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA). Image © Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA).

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Cities Art Architect Masterplanning 98

Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The two structures are mirrors of each other and are divided by a courtyard with a privacy wall in the middle Set on 40-foot (12-metre) wide lots, the linear homes measure only 20 feet (6 metres) at their widest, leaving plenty of space for outdoor areas on either side of the house for residents to enjoy.

Civil Engineering 141

Civil Engineering Exterior Glass Windows 141

Deezen

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Aiming to set an example of adaptive reuse in the city, the Shenzhen Women and Children's Centre contains a library , auditorium , children's theatre , therapy rooms and staff offices. Approximately 24,000 cubic metres of concrete was saved and reused from the original structure and small additions were made to simplify the floor plans.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Chicago architecture firm Studio Gang has expanded a California college through the addition of mass-timber structures that were informed by how fungi grow in the wild. Four buildings were designed to complement the existing structures – California modern-style buildings with stucco walls and splashes of colour – and the woodland environment.

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Consulting Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Residential 132

e-architect

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Notably, the structural design of the home was elevated to the same category as a school or hospital so that it could function as a refuge for this family. Exterior materials include vertical board-form concrete for the base and a vertical wood (Kebony) rainscreen cladding.

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

Each of its three structures—a residence, artist’s studio, and bath house—features a catchment with a reservoir system that purifies harvested rainwater. The main residence takes the form of a pavilion that allows for outdoor use year-round, with over two-thirds of the building footprint dedicated to covered exterior space.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Located in an industrial area on the outskirts of the city of Kristiansand, Lumber 4 comprises a ground floor with commercial spaces and five floors of office space above. The third and fourth floors have been united with a double-height atrium, which features a wooden staircase and large light fitting at its centre.

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Structural Engineering Structure Consulting Construction 145

Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

Located near a grove of mature pine trees, the neighbouring buildings are in the southeast corner of the 215-acre (87-hectare) Bowdoin College campus in the city of Brunswick. In contrast to its red-brick neighbour, the Gibbons Center – which is dedicated to arctic research and education – is clad in a rustic, black-brick exterior.

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Building Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Education 128

Deezen

APRIL 14, 2024

The structure's horizontal form was informed by the vernacular architecture of the surrounding farmland. Floor-to-ceiling windows line the majority of the exterior, with the remainder clad in a vertical cedar siding.

Housing 124

Housing Civil Engineering Consulting Design 124

Deezen

AUGUST 8, 2023

At 93 storeys and 1,066 feet (325 metres) tall, the supertall skyscraper topped out in March 2023 , but the intricate cladding of its exterior was only recently completed. The building has quickly become one of, if not the most, visible structures on the Brooklyn skyline.

Civil Engineering 98

Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering 98

Deezen

AUGUST 12, 2022

Polycarbonate walls and a row of tall window boxes bring diffused sunlight into the Iowa City Public Works building by US firm Neumann Monson Architects. The low-lying building is located just south of Iowa City's downtown district, near a recreational area and a future housing development. A 12-foot (3.6-metre)

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2023

Kevin Daly Architecture (KDA) worked with Mexico City-based studio Productora to complete the 31,718-square-foot (2,946 metre) project in Spotts Park, northwest of Downtown Houston, for local institution Houston Endowment. The structure features a latticed canopy that was designed to reference the surrounding oak groves.

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Building Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering 105

Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Situated on Maluan Mountain, the centre by Line+ Studio was wrapped by glass openings – "maximizing transparency" to offer expansive views of the landscape, nearby seaport and Shenzhen city. Steel structure subcontractor: Shenzhen Special Zone Construction Steel Structure Co.

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Architecture Firm Glass Landscape Design Brief 133

Deezen

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The two-storey addition is part of the Cathedral Close, an entire city block in Nob Hill that includes the Grace Cathedral. The studio added a metal and glass extension to the school The extension included the "careful inssertaion" of a modern, glass-lined structure between the cathedral and the school. Bloszies, FAIA.

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Glass Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering 105

Deezen

MARCH 26, 2023

Architecture studio SDA has completed the Floating House, a concrete-framed home on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City that is elevated above ground to mitigate the impacts of flooding. This house focuses on the active outdoor life in Vietnam, with a new frame and structural design to realise it," it continued.

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Housing Structural Engineering Engineering Engineering 135

Deezen

APRIL 26, 2023

The Bronx Children's Museum is located on the Harlem River Located on the Harlem River and Mill Pond Park, the 1925 Historic Bronx Terminal Market Powerhouse was decommissioned in 2004 and the building's exterior was restored in 2009, leaving the interior concrete and steel loft space open for a new program.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Nestled against the majestic backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, Denver is a city with deep roots in design. From the iconic spires of the State Capitol to the new, modern structures punctuating the skyline, Denver’s architecture tells a story of resilience and changing identity.

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Modern Architecture Design Inspiration 102

Dwell

JANUARY 2, 2024

Rather than add an addition to the original structure, their plan was a complementary new companion house: a ruggedly modern home capable of coexisting in balance with the existing house, offering the potential for dual occupancy or future use of either building. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Finishes Home Structural Engineering Utilities 112

Dwell

MAY 26, 2023

The Mexico City home’s concrete facade says "keep out" while large windows at the back invite the outdoors in. Toward the street, on the façade, small openings were made to give a glimpse of the exterior while providing intimacy. Have one to share? Post it here. Inside, everything is different.

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Space Structural Engineering Exterior Windows 83

Deezen

MAY 11, 2022

These teams are highly specialized in extreme conditions that include rappelling down buildings, navigating collapsed structures, and even deploying for underwater rescue operations. On the exterior, various anchor points similarly allow the firefighters to practice using the building itself. Civil engineer: Langan , civil engineer.

Civil Engineering 111

Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering Consulting 111

Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2023

The central pathway is marked by small gathering spaces that trail into the building, creating a "living room" that bridges interior and exterior zones. "A Slanted structural columns animate the groundscape. The Texas capital is the second-fastest growing city in the United States. Civil engineer: Civilitude.

Civil Engineering 105

Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering Exterior 105

Dwell

JULY 27, 2022

Project Details: Location: Aichi, Japan Architect: Nori Architects / @nori_architects Builder: TOKORO Structural Engineer: Seiji Okawa Textile Designer: Yuki Tsutsumi Equipment Advisor: Kozo Takase Lighting Advisor: CHIPS LLC. The exterior skin and mechanical equipment were designed for year-round comfort and energy-efficiency.

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