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Marrowstone Island Residence: A Masterclass in Site Responsive Architecture

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With its neverending waterfalls, mountains and evergreen forests, all interwoven with mist, the raw beauty of this unique American landscape is unparalleled. Shipley and Bates accomplished this feat through site-responsive design that blurs the line between interior and exterior. The client was also based in Dallas at the time.

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Omer Arbel balances nature and form in this award-winning Canadian Pacific Northwest house

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Vancouver-based Omer Arbel Office (OAO) has completed work on their award-winning project 75.9 , a new construction of a private home located adjacent to a hayfield in rural British Columbia. A demonstration column had to be constructed on the site in order to get the clients' final approval.

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Do I Need to Hire a Landscape Architect?

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That’s why we asked Cate Singleton, a landscape architect based out of Dallas, to share her thoughts on when to go pro. Singleton is the Director of Design at Tilly , a unique landscaping service that offers online landscape design for people who want customized, professional advice. Does that mean you need to bring in the pros?

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Cometa House is nestled within trees on coastal site in Oaxaca

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It sits at the edge of a nature preserve on Punta Cometa, or Comet Point, a peninsula that juts into the Pacific Ocean and was once the site of an Aztec fort. Two stone towers juxtapose the site's horizontal elements The architects also needed to consider how the landscape evolves throughout the year.

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Pinwheel house by JM Architecture resembles "a white pebble in the landscape"

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The dwelling is named Pinwheel after its distinctive shape, which was JM Architecture 's solution for the client's "only request" – that it offers views of both the nearby Lake Maggiore and surrounding alpine valleys. It is] a white pebble lying in the landscape, that fits in and stands out," he continued.

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4 considerations for increasing biodiversity in construction projects

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4 considerations for increasing biodiversity in construction projects 0 qpurcell Thu, 05/25/2023 - 09:39 Urban Planning As climate change is linked with biodiversity depletion, fostering biodiverse landscapes during construction can create benefits beyond the immediate surroundings of the project.

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Architectuur Maken designs sculptural staircase overlooking Dutch landscape

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Dutch studio Architectuur Maken has completed De Niewe Herdgang, a sculptural staircase rising 25 metres to create a watchtower over the landscape outside the city of Tilburg , the Netherlands. Landscape and people are inextricably linked. Architectuur Maken has created a sculptural staircase called De Niewe Herdgang.

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