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Concept to Completion: A Tale of Tenacity in Small Community Architecture

SW Oregon Architect

The City found the concept appealing because it would address program needs for both facilities, while additionally keeping the Library in its familiar location. The 2004 "Civic Center" concept. We characterized our resultant design as a new “Civic Center” for Myrtle Point, with aspirations as lofty as the moniker suggested.

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BMW's iX Flow concept car can change colour "at the touch of a button"

Deezen

Dubbed iX Flow , the concept car is wrapped in a kind of "digital paper" that is also used to form the screen of the Kindle e-reader. The BMW iX Flow concept was presented at CES. The car's exterior can change colour from white to black. Digital paper is laser-cut into a triangle mesh and wrapped around the car.

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Model Makers: How OMA Transforms Architectural Concepts into Constructed Buildings

Architizer

Drawn from the firm’s portfolio of work, the following projects showcase OMA ‘s models alongside finished photographs of their buildings. Showcasing critical and rigorous design concepts in different materials, they explore shadow, light, circulation and more. OMA’s model has long reflected the actual, finished building.

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Akira Koyama + KEY OPERATION INC. / ARCHITECTS Redefine the Sakuragicho Residence Exterior

Architizer

Sakuragicho Residence – The development endeavored to re-define exterior wall tiling and balcony construction distinctive to, yet typical of, large apartment blocks. Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? A wood finish was contemplated to impart warmth to the balcony interiors. Year: 2021. ARCHITECTS.

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Domani Architectural Concepts wraps real-estate centre in China with brick latticework

Deezen

Chinese studio Domani Architectural Concepts has completed a real-estate complex in Foshan, Guangdong province, featuring a facade of lattice brickwork overlooking two large circular pools intended to create a "sense of ceremony". The landscape, a prelude to the building, emits a magnificent atmosphere," said Domani Architectural Concepts.

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Japanese construction startup 3D prints affordable egg-shaped dwelling in under 24 hours

Archinect

Last year Japan’s Serendix Partners caught our eye with its concept for spherical, 3D-printed houses. From start to finish, the small, egg-shaped dwelling, called the Sphere, took 23 hours and 12 minutes to build. The painting of the structure’s exterior reportedly took most of the time.

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Herchell Arquitectos completes courtyard house with "boutique hotel concept" in Mexican forest

Deezen

The kitchen and dining room were enclosed by sliding glass walls, and the living room features a fireplace that cuts through an exterior wall so that it can be used from both sides. Although the home's primary structure is comprised of steel, the architects sought to use local resources for the home's cladding and interior finishes.

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