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Traditional cabins inform mountain retreat in the Ukrainian Carpathians

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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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La Brea Affordable Housing in West Hollywood is a contemporary take on art deco

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Providing homes for people with disabilities and formerly houseless LGBTQ+ youth, our next Social Housing Revival case study set out to prove that low-cost housing in the US can look as good as upscale apartments. The housing needs to look like it's market-rate housing," Mutlow said. "It

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UNM architecture chair Chris Cornelius offers NYT an insight into how his Indigenous heritage informed his career

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Just over one year since Chris Cornelius took up his role as the Chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of New Mexico , the architect and educator has spoken to The New York Times on how his career was informed by his upbringing and his Oneida heritage.

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Linehouse creates greenhouse-informed food market in Shanghai

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Architecture studio Linehouse has wrapped a food market in a Shanghai laneway neighbourhood around a central atrium informed by Victorian greenhouses. The same recycled red bricks sourced from demolished houses in China can also be found on the interior walls, stacked to create three dimensional patterns.

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Arquitectonica designs "organic yet contemporary" skyscraper for Hawaiian island

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According to Arquitectonica , the design for the structure was informed by natural formations and the movement of wind, water and sand in Oahu, the third largest in the chain of islands that makes up the state of Hawaii. The resulting concept is organic yet contemporary." The renderings are courtesy of Arquitectonica.

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Gallery Collectional exhibition spotlights contemporary Asian craftsmanship

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For Urban Fabric Series 001, Gallery Collectional invited seven designers to create designs informed by the urban settings from which they hail, including Tokyo , Seoul and Hangzhou. Teo Yang repurposed remnants of traditional Korean houses. The Urban Fabric exhibition included recycled plastic seats by Kuo Duo.

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Traditional Czech dwellings inform mountain home by Mar.s Architects

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Architects drew on traditional mountain architecture when designing this house in the village of Malá Úpa, creating steep gables to help deal with heavy snowfall. Named Family House Dolní Malá Úpa, the home is located within the mountainous Krkonoše National Park, which required Mar.s Czech studio Mar.s