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Modern design objects feature in exhibition informed by 13th-century English castle

Deezen

Designers and academics have created a series of objects, including a bright-red wooden chair based on a medieval design, to furnish a 700-year-old castle in Northumberland, England, for the (Re)imagining Aydon exhibition. (Re)imagining The designs respond to the history of Aydon Castle.

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Frida Escobedo reveals first American residential design in Brooklyn

Archinect

The designer of the new Modern and Contemporary Art Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (in which she has set up a working studio) will deliver the new Bergen development at 209,000 square feet for client Avdoo & Partners by 2025.

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Traditional cabins inform mountain retreat in the Ukrainian Carpathians

Deezen

Lviv studios Sanina Arch Club and Gubar Architects used a "combination of modern and local traditions" for Krasnyk House, a holiday cabin in the Carpathian mountains in Ukraine. Materials and finishes were selected to create a modern interior experience "When you enter the house, you immediately feel comfort and peace.

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ORA creates modern home in 500-year-old Czech Renaissance building

Deezen

Czech architecture studio ORA has renovated a Renaissance-era house in the town of Český Krumlov, preserving original features like its carved wooden beams while adding free-standing contemporary furniture. We wanted to organically connect the historical and contemporary layers."

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V&A's Tropical Modernism exhibition explores "the politics behind the concrete"

Deezen

London's Victoria and Albert Museum has launched its Tropical Modernism exhibition, which highlights the architectural movement's evolution from colonial import to a "tool of nation building".

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Humble Roots: 6 Contemporary Architecture Projects Grounded In Vernacular Design

Architizer

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. Architects often strive for innovation and seek to push the bounds of design into uncharted territory. Order your copy today.

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Navigating 3D Scanning and Point Clouds: Theory, Practice, and Real-world Applications

ArchDaily

Courtesy of Hexagon In the coming decades, it seems inevitable that architects will increasingly focus on renovations and rehabilitations –especially in established urban centers–, whether to modernize outdated structures or adapt to new uses and demands by contemporary society.