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Symmetry in Architecture: 15 Contemporary Collective Housing Units in Latin America

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Contemporary architecture evolves day by day by implementing different strategies to create habitable spaces where people can carry out their daily activities, meet their needs, and more. Image © Cesar Bejar What is symmetry in architecture ? Why is it used to design spaces?

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The Use of Natural Stone in Contemporary Argentinian Architecture

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House in Candonga / Fomento Estudio. Image © Gonzalo Viramonte From Tafí del Valle to San Carlos de Bariloche , the implementation of natural stone in contemporary Argentine architecture reveals the decisions of architects seeking to maintain a dialogue with their surrounding environment and highlight the purity of materials.

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Uses of Wood in Contemporary Mexican Architecture

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House CMV / Estudio MMX. Image Wood has played an important role in contemporary Mexican architecture due to its versatility, sustainability, and cultural connection to the architectural history of the country.

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Reflect Architecture balances "contemporary art with family life" in Toronto house

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North Drive House was the childhood home of one of the owners. His approach was to create a deliberate "tension" between the need to display an extensive contemporary art collection – which includes pieces by Robert Mapplethorpe and Erik Madigan Heck – and fulfilling the needs of a family home.

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stone-clad sheep house reforms into contemporary yoga retreat in mykonos

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The post stone-clad sheep house reforms into contemporary yoga retreat in mykonos appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. mykonos architects employs naturally aged materials like wood and iron to achieve harmony with the surroundings, echoing mykonian tradition.

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StudioAC plays with gabled forms for an ‘unapologetically contemporary’ Toronto home

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Image credit: Doublespace Photography Image credit: Doublespace Photography At the base of the scheme, an otherwise contemporary rectilinear massing holds a gable-shaped opening while, above, the scheme is crowned by a gabled roof form.

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What are the Interior Courtyards of Spanish Houses like? 10 Examples in Contemporary Architecture and Design

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Happy House in Begur / SALA FERUSIC Architects. In contemporary housing, a wide range of possibilities is deployed, capable of accommodating various uses and activities that foster the relationship between the interior and exterior environment.