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Alterstudio creates Falcon Ledge Residence on a challenging Austin site

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Architecture firm Alterstudio has completed a tower-like house in Texas that rises up from a steep, wooded site that was long overlooked "as a possible home site". The site had long been overlooked as feasible for home construction. The opportunity came with challenges.

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AO Architects proposes second-tallest skyscraper in US for Oklahoma City

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California studio AO Architects has put forward plans for a supertall skyscraper as part of a development in Oklahoma City that, if completed, will be the second-tallest building in the United States. The skyscraper will be part of a development called the Boardwalk at Bricktown in downtown Oklahoma City.

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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. Architectuur Maken has created a sculptural staircase called De Niewe Herdgang.

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A monastic cabin to escape bustling city life

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Cabin House was designed as a tranquil retreat, something immediately sensed by the home’s orientation towards the landscape and its compact placement on the southern side of the site. The clients wanted a weekend home, within the humdrum of the city, that invoked feelings of relaxation and rejuvenation. Project manager – S.

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Austin Maynard Architects develops "ethical housing" in inner-city Melbourne

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Located on a narrow infill site in Brunswick, Terrace House is a six storey "ethical housing" building containing 16 apartments and three ground-level shop units. The homes are designed to offer qualities that typically wouldn't be affordable in inner-city apartments, such as high ceilings, large windows and access to outdoor space.

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Chybik + Kristof designs cascading red-concrete tower for Tirana

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The tower will be clad in red concrete The tower will be located in the Culture Hub area on the Albanian capital Tirana's New Boulevard, which forms part of a new masterplan for the city that is a collaboration between the city's private and public sectors. It is set to be one of the first realised buildings in the scheme.

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Sparano + Mooney positions cedar home over canyon in Utah

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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. metre) and 24-foot (7.3

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