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Geodes inform design of Arizona research building by Grimshaw and Architekton

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Project credits: Architects: Grimshaw and Architekton Landscape: Ten Eyck Landscape Architects Structural engineering: Buro Happold Consulting Engineers Civil engineering: Sherwood Design Engineers LEED consultant: Thornton Tomasetti Client: Arizona State University The post Geodes inform design of Arizona research building by Grimshaw and Architekton (..)

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SO-IL designs Massachusetts museum with undulating CLT roof

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Its undulating shape was informed by the surrounding hilly terrain. It consists of separate volumes surrounding a courtyard The 78,000-square-foot (7,246 square metre) building will consist of six separate volumes centred around a courtyard. The undulating cross-laminated timber roof will be laid atop these volumes, unifying them below.

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HGX Design creates house that "flows like music" in the Hudson Valley

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New York architecture studio HGX Design has created a linear, glass-fronted home in the Hudson Valley informed by the "individual notes of a music composition". The structure's horizontal form was informed by the vernacular architecture of the surrounding farmland.

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Studio Gang nestles Kresge College expansion in Pacific forest

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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. Kresge College is a part of the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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LMN Architects connects learning centre with alumininium walkways

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The facades of the building were informed by the geology of the area, specifically the "Southern California seaside context" according to LMN. However, according to the studio, the structure's organicism was also informed by the need for efficient classroom layouts. The photography is by Patrick Price.

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6Acres Residence, Redmond, Washington State

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6Acres Residence in Redmond, Washington State – Building Information Architecture: Kor Architects – [link] Design team Matthew Kent, AIA, Principal Brie Nakamuara, Project Architect Joseph Daniele, Project Designer Project team Interior Design: Gregory Carmichael Contractor: TOTH Construction Civil Engineer: D.R.

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Snøhetta creates library to emulate feeling of "sitting under a tree"

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Inside are a series of hill-like mounds "The terraced hills rising from the Valley are designed to create a sculpted interior landform that serves as the ground, seating, and shelving – an informal zone with opportunities to relax, talk, or read quietly, all while staying connected to the larger space," said Snøhetta.