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Deconstruction by Design: How Architects Are Redefining Practice Through Material Reuse

Architizer

Diagram illustrating Testbeds by New Affiliates in New York City is an initiative to repurpose architectural mock-ups from large-scale developments into equipment for community gardens. The post Deconstruction by Design: How Architects Are Redefining Practice Through Material Reuse appeared first on Journal.

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Demolition Is Dead. The Future of Sustainable Architecture Lies in Deconstruction

Architizer

These cranes are the vehicles that facilitate a constantly shifting skyline as buildings are systematically demolished and erected to keep up with the never-ending demand for new real estate, whether it be commercial or residential. The materials and products in an office environment are systematically removed.

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AM-arqstudio

ArchiDiaries

He collaborated in several offices, such as Central de Arquitectos or Floret Arquitetura, where he developed residential, commercial, retail, hospitality and school architecture projects, in national and international territory.

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5 ways mass timber will reshape the design of life sciences facilities

BD+C

In the past, mass timber construction has proved difficult for life sciences development due to technical constraints; however, as illustrated in a new study SGA developed alongside Thornton Tomasetti, Consigli Construction Co., Rendering courtesy SGA.

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Family·Maison Sales Center // UMA Interior Design

Architizer

The project is located in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, a fast-developing new area in the southeast of Shanghai. Create a futuristic, artistic and experimental exhibition space.The folding, cutting, and deconstruction of geometric figures…Integrate contemporary architectural design language. © UMA Interior Design.

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PURE NFTEA Tea House, Shenzhen, China

e-architect

In this way, an asymmetrical yet balanced frame was constructed on the horizontal plane, defining a new space in a deconstructive manner. 2 Deconstruction Chinese Lego blocks — mortise-and-tenon structures, a flexible joint in architecture “The Sun (tenon) and Mao (mortise) represent the Yang and Yin elements in Chinese philosophy. .”

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Two Algebraist Coffee Shops, Changsha, Hunan

e-architect

photo © Yuuuun Studio Following a design strategy of module repetition and symbol deconstruction, the interior space uses different materials with distinct decoration styles and characteristics, thus, the warmth of wood and the futuristic sense of silver blend.