Archinect

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Miami is now number one on a list of the most expensive areas to own a home in the United States according to statistics published in the industry blog The Real Deal. The city surpassed New York and Los Angeles in the February edition of RealtyHop’s Housing Affordability Index on the wings of a two-year trend that is being driven by an influx of residents from out-of-state and made worse by the stagnation of wages, which remains a nationwide barrier to homeownership in spite of some consid

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Avontuura

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The resort works with the local community to support health and education year-round to restore and revitalize the surrounding land. The post Atelier Nomadic’s bamboo treehouses takes regenerative travel to the next level appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A closer look at one of the most innovative approaches to tall building design in the industry went up in the gallery of the Hong Kong Design Institute after “Zaha Hadid Architects: Vertical Urbanism” opened to the public last Wednesday. By utilizing a wide array of various forms of media, including technical drawings, models, renderings, and VR experiences, the show’s curators arranged a three-pronged exhibition that highlights the work of the firm’s five-year-old design

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Architecture practice Caukin Studio has added four classrooms built from locally sourced materials to the Evergreen School in Zambia. Designed for charity Mothers Of Africa , the buildings were created to reduce classroom sizes at the school in the Chongwe region of Zambia by adding additional teaching space. Caukin Studio added four classrooms and a teachers' office to the rural school.

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A new industry study conducted by Architizer on behalf of Chaos Enscape surveyed 2,139 design professionals to understand the state of architectural visualization and what to expect in the near future. We asked: How are visualizations produced in your firm? What impact does real-time rendering have? What approach are you taking toward the rise of AI?

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Each week, Archinect is highlighting a curated selection of exciting firms with current job listings for architects and designers. In today's roundup, find attractive openings in Los Angeles , East Hampton , Montecito , Sausalito , and Saint Helena, California. For even more opportunities, visit Archinect Jobs and browse our active community of architecture students and professionals , firms , and schools.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The Nevada Housing Division announced Wednesday that $300.7 million will go to the development of affordable housing projects in the state. The money makes up 87% of Nevada’s 2021 tax-exempt bonding authority and is the highest amount earmarked for state-led affordable housing developments since the inception of the state’s tax-exempt private activity bond (PAB) program, according to Department of Business and Industry Director Terry Reynolds.

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The Spaces

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Airlines are restoring their routes, temperatures are topping 20 degrees and the pavements are heaving, even with masks mandated outdoors. Even though organisers have backloaded the schedule of events for Valencia’s turn as World Design Capital, the atmosphere is buzzing. At least Valencia, Spain’s third-largest city, has been luckier than Lille, which began its tenure in January 2020, says Eduardo Teixeira-Alves, the event’s promotional director.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The White House has announced the establishment of a task force to enhance the sustainability credentials of federally-funded buildings. The Buy Clean Task Force will promote the use of construction materials with lower embodied carbon emissions and pollutants across their lifecycle, including at each stage of their manufacturing process. The task force will develop recommendations on certain material types to prioritize in federally funded projects, as well as increase the transparency of embod

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designboom

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

new york-based architect quin wu brings us a creative look at the theme through a series of digitally-painted portraits that depict cultural idols being idolized. The post quin wu’s dystopia depicts western icons cherished in the east appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Aerial imagery has emerged as a necessary tool for architecture, engineering, and construction firms seeking to improve pre-construction site analysis, make more informed planning decisions, and ensure all stakeholders have access to an accurate visualization of the site to keep the project moving forward. Download our guide and take a deeper look at how aerial imagery can be leveraged to drive project efficiency by reducing unnecessary site visits and providing the accurate details required to

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Vía 515 is a mixed-use complex located in Mexico City’s east end, between the airport and downtown. The project consists of three buildings, each with a designated use: shopping center, hotel, and offices. The arrangement of the volumes on the site responds, on the one hand, to the site’s location within its context and its commercial needs, and on the other, to the structural conditions that are required in lacustrine soil.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Kim Kardashian has hired leading Japanese architects Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma to build a pair of vacation homes in the US – a "zen" mansion in Palm Springs and a lakeside lodge for celebrating the Fourth of July. The reality TV star shared details of the projects during a recent interview with Vogue , in which she discussed her ongoing "love affair with architecture, specifically Japanese".

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Situated in the historic Las Palmas neighborhood in Palm Springs, this project exemplifies a symbiotic balance between architecture and landscape. The house opens up to both the north and south, making use of all yard spaces and layering a series of unique experiences. The main space seamlessly frames the mountain views with retractable doors and wood ceilings intended to provide a soft contrast to the rugged mountains.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Massachusetts Institute of Technology chemical engineers have invented a new type of plastic that is twice as strong as steel and could one day be used as a building material. Dubbed 2DPA-1, the material is light and mouldable like plastic but has a strength and resistance that the researchers behind the project liken to steel and bulletproof glass.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Black Butte Ranch – an iconic Oregon resort community located near Sisters, Oregon – sits at the gateway to Oregon’s high desert. First planned in the early 1970s, the Ranch is a vacation destination for many, and a year-round home for some. The original architecture is iconic “solar architecture” of its period, and the spectacular natural setting is unrivaled.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

the gucci vault is welcoming new products handpicked by its creative director, alessandro michele. The post gucci vault presents new brands with surreal, optical illusion campaign appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Basecamp is located in Bend, a beautiful Central Oregon city know widely as a haven for those who love the outdoors, with a pedestrian-friendly downtown, and a short distance to the Deschutes River, hiking, biking, and Oregon’s best skiing. In a place where the existing architecture is heavy and reminiscent of ski lodges, Basecamp seeks instead to honor the landscape– using forms and materials that help the townhomes to fit in rather than stand out.

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The Architect's Newsletter

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This article is part of our series of profiles on the Architectural League of New York’s 2022 Emerging Voices winners. The full list can be found here. Azra Akšamija and sekou cooke STUDIO [.]. Read More. The post Sekou Cooke has won accolades as a curator and theorist but sees building as the ideal testbed appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Rocco Design Architects Associates have completed the Performing Arts Center as part of their wider Bao-An Cultural District masterplan in Shenzhen , China. The 600 seat, 28,000-square-meter building houses Shenzhen’s first performance hall and will host opera, dance, symphonies, and dramatic performances. Overlooking Quanhai Bay and the South China Sea, the building anchors the southern end of the Bao-An Cultural District.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

apart from the ready-made Z-triton, the company is also developing a DIY kit which will be a simplified, modular, easy-to-ship version of the same concept. The post Z-triton launches market-ready version of electric camper, trike and boat combo appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Architect's Newsletter

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Commissioned by a veritable backlot of movie stars, business magnates, and Hollywood power players, the thousands of private homes designed by the prominent Southern California architect Paul Revere Williams can [.]. Read More. The post Los Angeles designates the home of Paul Revere Williams a Historic-Cultural Monument appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Located in Wuchang Binjiang Business District of Wuhan and endowed with convenient transportation, Aedas’s latest winning scheme for the renowned liquor manufacturer is created at the starting point of the district’s future development axis. The project is comprised of a 150m high-rise commercial tower and a 100m tower of serviced apartments perched atop a retail podium. “ Close to the Yangtze River, the plot affords a peerless panoramic view.

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Speaker: Pedro Clarke – Principal Architect at A+ Architecture, In Loco Program Director

Sustainability begins with a conversation, and acquiring customer buy-in is entirely dependent on how the conversation is framed. Clients may not see sustainability as a priority out of fear of operational costs and quality. While these are legitimate concerns, it is our responsibility as architects to listen and foster a collaborative culture that answers client issues while also reducing our carbon footprint.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Architecture firm Rotative Studio has created three colourful temporary pavilions for reading and socialising in the Place du Marché square in Aigle, Switzerland. Called Three Pavilions, the structures are designed to be "a playful intervention that could help revitalise the Place du Marché", a square in the middle of the historic town. Rotative Studio has built three colourful pavilions in Aigle.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

'each SOFA NFT aims to provide unique digital immersive environments that could be utilized in various mediums - think VR based experiences,' says co-founder anmol sekhon. The post online platform ‘SOFA’ welcomes architecture & design into the NFT world appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Architonic

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The TURN ON architecture festival, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, offers a top-class programme with numerous speakers from Austria and abroad. As in the past, the festival continues to present ambitious architectural projects while informing on essential topics related to the contemporary building landscape. The festival thus acts as a mirror to current events in the field, but also acts as a platform for critical reflection on currently relevant questions within the buildi

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designboom

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

conceived as a double office scenario, the project features a spacious ground floor and lower basement with completely different aesthetics. The post neo-futuristic elements and illuminated strips decorate new york office by wolfgang & hite appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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