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Studio Egret West to transform former Heinz HQ into London housing

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Studio Egret West will preserve the concrete exterior of the former Heinz headquarters They were designed by US architect Gordon Bunshaft while working at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and were his only project in the UK. They were awarded Grade II-listed status in 1995 but have been left vacant for several years.

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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. 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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Ten brutalist Welsh buildings with "sculptural qualities"

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Read: Eight brutalist homes in Latin America "There are a handful of Welsh modernist structures that have been listed and recognised for what they are, but so many have been dismissed, neglected, forgotten and even demolished," he continued. The structure employs 13,850 feet of galvanised locked coil three inch wire rope.

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K Architectures creates trio of permanent circus tents for theatre in Béziers

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K Architectures aimed to replicate this "circus architecture" with permanent structures for the theatre. Exterior cladding was designed to look like canvas folds. At the centre of the site, the smallest structure is a circular building that contains the theatre's main foyer along with a restaurant and bookshop.

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Desai Chia creates “winged" roofs for Copake Lake House in New York

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For the exterior walls, the team used a mix of concrete and cypress boards that were charred using the ancient Japanese technique of Shou Sugi Ban , helping bolster the wood's resistance to insects and rot. Similar to the exterior, the home's interior finishes are meant to work in concert with the landscape.

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Humbird at Schweitzer Mountain Resort by Skylab

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To help restore the village concept, the 31-unit, 66,580 sf, hotel is strategically placed among a disparate group of older buildings with the purpose of transforming the predictable resort experience into a newly invigorated, European-inspired mountain village. Humbird hotel is Phase 1 of this plan.

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The Point Western Washington family home

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A family home unites the demands of an extensive program with hierarchy, plasticity, natural light, views, blurring of interior/exterior space and a unique connection to the natural landscape. Building elements are organized into attached/detached pavilions based on program, hierarchy of structure and levels of privacy.

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