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LMN Architects connects learning centre with alumininium walkways

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It consists of two volumes with an open-air space between them "The building represents both an advancement of this master plan vision as well as a contemporary reimagination of vernacular courtyards, terraces, and paseos," said Van Dyck.

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CCY architects wraps Colorado house in patinated copper

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CCY Architects took cues from "the breathtaking natural landscape" "Our inspiration for DNA Alpine residence stemmed from the breathtaking natural landscape," CCY Architects principal Todd Kennedy told Dezeen. "We This DNA sequence, ever-present and unseen, underscores the subtleties of the landscape and the beauty of deferring to it."

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Leong Leong transforms 1970s Los Angeles ranch house into "suburban sanctuary"

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Historic preservation guidelines limited the interventions that could be made "We were inspired by the client's desire to rethink cliches of contemporary domesticity and create a home to live with art but not be saturated by it," co-founder Dominic Leong told Dezeen. To reduce water usage, the landscaping is drought tolerant "xeriscape."

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6Acres Residence, Redmond, Washington State

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Situated on an extraordinary estate with several existing traditional-style buildings, including an adjoining pool house, the 18,194-square-foot home was designed to extend the contact between living space and landscape through transparency and erosion of mass.

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CLB Architects creates trio of "tectonic structures" for Wyoming residence

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The project consists of a main house, guest house and writer's studio The main house was "conceived as a geologic remnant in the landscape, located on the edge between field and forest". Each building responds to its immediate setting. The other two buildings are tucked within the woods and feel more intimate.

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Bowker Collection Apartments, Victoria, British Columbia

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The building is designed in two parts, addressing the two streets and framing an interior, west-facing landscaped courtyard. Structural Engineer: RJC Engineers Mechanical Engineer: Avalon Mechanical Consultants Ltd.

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Ten brutalist Welsh buildings with "sculptural qualities"

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Built between 1959 and 1963 according to plans by Basil Spence, Blocks A and B housed the Magnox reactors and were intended to reference the look and feel of medieval castles. "Remarkably, they do seem to sit as comfortably in the landscape as a nuclear reactor can. It was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal in 1972.

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