designboom

APRIL 18, 2023

The post organic roofs top green hillocks in mexico city forest to form zero-waste pavilions appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. relocated soil shapes up the hill formations respecting the region's natural topography.

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designboom

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The post metallic roof shapes triangular folds atop a|911’s cultural infrastructure in mexico city appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the facades incorporate a low brick perimeter wall and sheet metal covering the structural frames by a|911.

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Archinect

APRIL 5, 2023

A new startup born out of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning has developed a green roof concept aimed at improving the quality of life of Parisians while addressing a host of environmental and urban health concerns for the ancient city of 2.1

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Kongjian Yu has gained international recognition for his concept of “sponge cities,” a measure to address and prevent urban flooding in the context of accelerated climate change.

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Avontuura

MARCH 5, 2023

The post MVRDV completes wholesale market in Tainan with publicly accessible roof appeared first on Åvontuura. The market not only serves as an important hub for Tainan’s food supply chain, but also as a destination for taking in views of the landscape.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

An oversized stepped roof that doubles as an "amphitheatre for the city" tops BBT Hilltop, a burger restaurant in Kuwait City designed by architecture studio TAEP/AAP. Glass hatches for ordering and picking up food are sheltered by the roof, the underside of which has also been finished in a bold shade of red.

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designboom

MAY 3, 2024

Garden House by Pham Huu Son Architects is located on the outskirts of a Vietnamese city, providing a retreat for weekend escapes or vacations from urban life. Garden House by Pham Huu Son Architects H.A garden house in vietnam appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2024

Infrastructure consultants AECOM and Spanish architecture studio Luis Vidal + Architects have created a terminal for Boston 's Logan Airport capped by a long, bright-red roof. The largest airport in the city, it is located on a piece of land that juts out into Boston Harbor.

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ArchDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

The fire caused significant damage to the historic structure, which is a landmark in the city and a symbol of French Gothic architecture. Image via Shutterstock | O.Kemppainen On April 15, 2019, a devastating fire occurred at the infamous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris , France.

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Deezen

MARCH 11, 2024

Chinese studio Wutopia Lab has used wave-shaped roofs of blue aluminium and translucent fabric to transform an industrial yard in Shanghai into a mixed-use cultural space. Read: Wutopia Lab wraps Shanghai Book City in perforated aluminium Inside, Wutopia Lab left the steel structure of the building exposed and painted it white.

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designboom

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The post ACRC’s art museum with sloping roofs and extended glazing revives ancient city in china appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the building presents typical black, white, and gray tones, while three-fold herringbone slope contour lines reveal the architects' contemporary landscape intention.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Local studio Hopson Rodstrom Design placed a sawtooth roof on top of this black-clad apartment building with an interior courtyard in southern California. Located in West Los Angeles on a busy thoroughfare, the project is called The Jagger – named after the massive sawtooth roof that tops it.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Zaha Hadid Architects has won a competition for the design of a new harborfront district in the Chinese city of Sanya. Located on the southern tip of Hainan island, the area attracts 80 million tourists each year for its forests and beaches, a demand that is driving the development of the new harbor district.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Red tiles envelop the roof and walls of this family home , which Vietnamese studio The Bloom Architects has arranged around a central courtyard in the city of Bao Loc. Tile House is defined by its inverted trapezoid roof, with all surfaces pitched towards the central courtyard. The photography is by Oki Hiroyuki.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

American artist James Turrell has created an illuminated skylight and seating chamber at a New York City private school, which allows viewers to have "a unique and personal experience of the sky". A metal gable roof atop the aperture slides open to expose it to the elements. The photography is by John Galayda unless otherwise noted.

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designboom

MAY 15, 2024

glass curves around the roof and front of the concept single-seater electric urban vehicle, zigy, for a mini sunroof and wider road visibility. The post here’s zigy, a single-seater electric urban vehicle that can navigate congested city streets appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JANUARY 25, 2024

In wine country, Rafael Viñoly Architects is designing a major new international terminal at Aeroporto Amerigo Vespucci outside the historic city center of Florence, Italy.

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Deezen

MAY 1, 2024

The garden appears like a haven in the middle of the city, a plant explosion which owes a lot to its original configuration and which we have come to amplify by integrating ground covers and shade plants with a tropical look," said A6A. This is accessed by a set of double-height, glass sliding doors. The photography is by Rory Gardiner.

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designboom

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The post overlapping roofs top kengo kuma’s reconstructed city hall in tsunami prone ishigaki island appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the architects moved the building to higher ground and opted for a new design that reflects the lush natural landscape of the region.

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2024

MVRDV will complete four mixed-use buildings for the 120,000-metre-square development, named WärtZ, with the ambition of creating a "second city centre" south of Zwolle railway station, it said. At the heart of the project will be the revamped warehouse, named Wärtsilä Hall, which will retain its distinctive undulating roof.

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Archinect

AUGUST 16, 2023

The Stories at City Modern is part of a four-block development by Bedrock that consists of four renovated Victorian homes and 19 new structures—a mix of townhomes and midrise apartment buildings comprising 400 individual dwellings. These are accompanied by Atas standing-seam metal panels, used for the roof and cladding.

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Deezen

APRIL 12, 2024

The Global Centre for Clean Air Research has published research that found botanical gardens are one of the best ways to cool cities and mitigate the effects of heatwaves. It found that botanical gardens can cool city air temperatures by up to an average of five degrees Celsius.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Cities should plant more trees to help prevent tens of thousands of annual deaths from extreme heat, Arup specialist Dima Zogheib tells Dezeen as part of our Designing for Disaster series. Above: Madrid was one of the heatwave-prone cities covered by the snapshot. Top: Zogheib spoke to Dezeen about Arup's Urban Heat Snapshot.

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designboom

MARCH 14, 2022

the project resorts to GIS data and climate simulations to create a mass-customized green roof system that promotes biodiversity and new social spaces. The post roofscapes envisions green roof network to combat heat island effect in european cities appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Location : 473 North K Street, Salt Lake City, Utah Price : $1,850,000 Architect : Steve Simmons Year Built : 2001 Footprint : 3,565 square feet (five bedrooms, two full and three half baths) Lot Size : 1.9

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Architizer

JANUARY 9, 2024

It’s not just a building; it’s a micro-city set within a bustling metropolis. The ground floor might house a café, a shared workspace, a fitness center, an art gallery or a dental clinic, creating a dynamic ecosystem that mirrors the diverse heartbeat of a city.

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Bustler

APRIL 14, 2024

With this goal in mind, The Montréal Olympic Park is launching an international idea competition to reuse and valorize the components of the roof of the Olympic Stadium, an emblematic building in Québec and architectural icon on a Canadian scale. Competition website Read the full post on Bustler

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Deezen

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Located on a 195-square-metre site in Mexico City 's Hipódromo Condesa neighbourhood, the project serves as a full-time residence for a client who is a social entrepreneur and collector of Mexican craftwork. Moreover, a small storage room on the roof was replaced with a 43-square-metre studio building.

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Deezen

MAY 30, 2022

Rotterdam Rooftop Walk is a temporary walkable installation that extends up the side of Rotterdam's World Trade Centre and creates a bridge across to the city's Bijenkorf department store. The installation spans the roofs of an office building and a department store. Maas continued. Photography is by Ossip van Duivenbode.

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Architizer

AUGUST 9, 2023

These “roof walks” are a response to unique environmental, social and urban conditions. Drawn from a diverse range of scales and programs, the following roof walks reimagine the roof plane in projects both large and small. Architecture and landscape come together three-dimensionally.

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Architecture Ideas

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Have you ever thought your existing roof could use a little greenery? This new type of roofing system changes how homeowners and cities view roofing. . Welcome to the science of green roofing. . Green roofing as a concept is not new. So how does green roofing help you as a homeowner?

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Bustler

APRIL 29, 2024

Event Date: Apr 27, 2024 - Sep 21, 2024; Event City: London, GB Our latest exhibition explores the narratives and attitudes embedded within the fabric of RIBA’s headquarters at 66 Portland Place, London, unpacking themes such as gender, race and imperialism through a series of new and exciting creative works. Read the full post on Bustler

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2024

Named Shanghai Book City, the 12,000-square-metre building has been overhauled to transform it from a traditional bookstore into a cultural hub and public landmark. This aims to set the store apart from neighbouring buildings on Shanghai's Fuzhou Road while evoking a bird's eye view of the city.

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ArchDaily

MAY 12, 2024

Image Cortesia de LAMILUX Humanity has inhabited cities for millennia and witnessed a shift to a predominantly urban global population since 2010. Especially in densely populated areas, the attraction of roof terraces is undeniable, offering a break from the frenetic pace of urban life and a deeper connection with nature.

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designboom

AUGUST 21, 2023

the doorless resorter NEV (neighborhood electric vehicle) by meyers manx is tailored to city driving with a limited top speed of 25mph. The post meyers manx debuts doorless neighborhood electric buggy ‘resorter’ with removable roof appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Mexican architecture studio Productora has restored a concrete industrial complex in Mexico City into a series of studios including its own office. The post Productora converts Mexico City textile factory into green-trimmed artist studios appeared first on Dezeen. Gathering spaces have been included in the courtyards.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Local architecture studio Erre Q Erre has created the Environmental Culture Center, a stone-clad pavilion and garden that replaces a parking lot in Bosque de Chapultepec, a large park in the centre of Mexico City. The roof is clad in dark stone At the centre of the complex is the semi-circular forum.

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