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Taming Exterior Greenery: Landscape Design for Houses in Natural Environments

ArchDaily

© Derek Swalwell A healthy environment that is also visually appealing in our homes has become increasingly sought when it comes to designing houses and residential spaces, especially during the world’s current context. Read more »

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Brick Houses in Spain: Modern Masonry Design for Home Interiors and Exteriors

ArchDaily

Throughout history, they have added both beauty and function to the spaces that use them, offering protection from the elements while also permitting the entry of natural light and air flow.

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Fairhaven Bay Renovation by Murdough Design

Archinect

The design challenge involved editing and synthesizing numerous additions to the original house, which had become increasingly incoherent. "Fairhaven Bay" is a renovation and addition to a 1950s mid-century residence located in Lincoln, MA. The project was a collaborative effort with Richardson Associates, Landscape Architects.

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Modu clads Houston building with "self-cooling" exterior

Deezen

Brooklyn-based studio Modu has created a building envelope that lowers the ambient air temperature in order to help cool the interior and exterior of this Houston building. Each tenant will be provided with both an interior and exterior space. These are the spaces that were designed for outdoor comfort."

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Lucas Museum of Narrative Art begins exterior finishes ahead of 2025 debut

Archinect

The finish line for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art may still be out on the horizon, but the exterior of the $1-billion project from Star Wars and Indiana Jones creator George Lucas is starting to take shape. We’re building an institution, a 200-plus-year proposition," Director Sandra Jackson-Dumont had said previously.

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Open Architecture designs "extraterrestrial-looking" space museum in China

Deezen

Chinese studio Open Architecture has revealed its design for a space museum and experience centre in Yantai, China , which will appear like a mysterious black object in an oceanfront park. Open Architecture describes the design as "an extraterrestrial-looking object landed mysteriously in the clearing of a seaside park".

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Open-air corridors and exterior exit stairs

Brandon Donnelly

Montreal is, in many ways, a city of winding exterior stairs. And with these, comes lots of exterior circulation. Designed by MSDL Architects , the project, called The Laurent & Clark , consists of two tower volumes. If you’ve been there, then you know. But this tradition doesn’t just apply to older buildings.