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Rice University by SOM new engineering and science building opens

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O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science is now open. Photo © Dave Burk “The design strikes a balance of historic and contemporary materials, leverages existing circulation pathways, and creates an energetic hub of social and scientific activity for the next generation of scholars and innovators.” Source by SOM.

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Atelier Koma creates concrete chapel to offer "separation from the secular world"

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Concrete is exposed both inside and out Both inside and out, the exposed concrete of the chapel's structure has been left exposed, as part of a minimalist design approach that is echoed in the blocky wooden furniture. Equipment engineer: Jusung Eng. Mechanical engineer: Jusung Eng. Electrical engineer: Hangil Eng.

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Ædifica presents "vision of densification" for Cité Angus II housing block in Montreal

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The project is thus part of an integrated vision of densification of the urban fabric, and an inspiring example of sustainability and social innovation, essential in a contemporary social context where every sensitive intervention can make a difference," said the studio. The photography is by David Boyer.

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CCY architects wraps Colorado house in patinated copper

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Informed by the landscape of the site and contemporary artists Jeppe Hein and Zander Olsen , the team titled the angle of each copper profile to create semi-reflections of the surroundings. The photography is by Jeremy Bittermann.

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Michael Hennessey Architecture clads renovated California house with black cedar and metal

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Vertical cedar siding that adds a sense of gravitas The team opted to preserve certain elements while adding contemporary interventions. Built into a hillside, the home is U-shaped in plan, with gabled volumes organised around a central courtyard. The roof is covered in standing-seam metal. The photography is by Adam Rouse.

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Partisans creates pixelated brick facade for Toronto house

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Canvas House features a rolling brick facade The 2022 design is a contemporary alternative to the yellow brick Georgian homes of the neighbourhood – which were popularised in Toronto from the 1920s to 1940s by Canadian architect John MacIntosh Lyle.

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Peterson Rich Office inserts white-cube galleries into converted Detroit church

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Brooklyn architecture studio Peterson Rich Office has adapted an early-1900s Detroit church into The Shepherd arts centre, inserting contemporary art galleries into its nave and transept. It is part of the Little Village redevelopment project in the city's East Village.

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