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Geodes inform design of Arizona research building by Grimshaw and Architekton

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The centre's design is "rooted in resiliency, site-specificity and inspiration", the team said. Envisioned as a gateway building, the building occupies a large, triangular site at the edge of the campus. One side faces a major vehicular intersection, while another sits alongside a light-rail stop and train tracks. "The

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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Field Architecture has created a house in Sonoma Valley with copper-clad roofs Dry in the summers with heavy rainfall in the winter, the area's geography informed the design, as did the client's desire to co-inhabit the land with the region's plants and animals. "We

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Woods + Dangaran creates Desert Palisades house for rocky site in Palm Springs

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Patinated brass panels and extra-clear glass form the facades of a weekend dwelling designed by Woods + Dangaran for a boulder-strewn site in southern California. Flanking the ends of the main bar are piers made of concrete masonry units (CMUs), which help anchor the home to the site. Soils engineer: Landmark Consultants.

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This Sydney Home’s Dining Area Is Basically the Backyard

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As avid cooks and entertainers they sought to create a large kitchen and informal dining and family area that supported a ‘no fuss,’ casual approach to living that engendered a sense of ease. Post it here.

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Farmland informs design of Thaden School building in Arkansas by Eskew Dumez Ripple

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Zigzag in plan, the wood-framed building stretches across the site, bending at several points to create porches and courtyards. Civil engineering: Ecological Design Group. MEP engineering: CMTA Consulting Engineers. Structural engineering: Engineering Consultants. Photo is by Tim Hursley.

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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. Three simple, bow-shaped structures were placed to its southeast to house students. Kresge College is a part of the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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CCY architects wraps Colorado house in patinated copper

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US studio CCY Architects has clad a mountainside house in patinated copper panels and tilted the roof to adhere with the topography of its site in Colorado. Known as DNA Alpine, the 4,000-square foot (372-square metre) home was completed in 2022 and designed to "disappear into or somehow become" the 75-acre site in San Miguel County.

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