Archinect

MARCH 14, 2022

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine presses on into its fourth week, volunteers and cultural workers, a number of whom are also at arms, are rushing to erect makeshift barriers and other forms of protection against what could be a demoralizing strike against heritage sites across the embattled republic. Brave residents in places like Odesa and other metropolitan areas have been attempting in earnest to shield several important pieces of cultural infrastructure such as the port city’s monume

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MARCH 14, 2022

Cantilevering above a rock slab, the Brédy bivouac is an iconic new landmark on the skyline of the Vertosan Valley. The post Escape to this Italian mountain hut by BCW Collective and YACademy appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

MARCH 14, 2022

Change at the top of the museum world as New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced Mexican architect Frida Escobedo as its new designer of the forthcoming Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing for modern and contemporary art. Escobedo now officially replaces David Chipperfield , who had been selected by then-director Thomas Campbell in 2015.

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designboom

MARCH 14, 2022

serendix has completed japan’s first 3D-printed house is just 23 hours and 12 minutes. The post japanese company serendix is 3D-printing houses in less than 24 hours appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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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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Archinect

MARCH 14, 2022

Florida’s state legislature has failed to pass a bill which would have strengthened requirements to inspect and repair the state’s aging condo stock. The new legislation was drafted in response to the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo building in June 2021, which killed 98 people. The reform bills, one crafted by the state’s House of Representatives and one by the state Senate, both included strict inspection measures for condo associations, incorporating recommendat

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Archinect

MARCH 14, 2022

The colorful new centerpiece of the 2022 Floriade horticultural exhibition is now set to debut after MVRDV announced the completion of its 43.5-meter (142-foot) Flores Tower in the Dutch city of Almere. The vibrant structure comes complete with a custom-made, AR-enabled panoramic facade artwork titled Sympoiesis from Rotterdam-based Arttenders and the Flemish artist Alex Verhaest.

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designboom

MARCH 14, 2022

to help occupants raise their families in the city, the project offers spatial flexibility, multifunctional communal areas as well as a child-friendly layout. The post sculptural pink residential proposal rises proudly amid the urban fabric of amsterdam appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

MARCH 14, 2022

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced plans to set aside $200 million for the new Focused Attraction of Shovel-Ready Tracts New York (FAST NY) grant program, which aims to attract and expand key growth industries to New York State. The money has been made available through Hochul’s fiscal year 2023 budget. The grants will be disbursed through Empire State Development (ESD), the umbrella organization for New York’s two principal economic development financing entities: The New

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designboom

MARCH 14, 2022

at guggenheim museum bilbao from april 8 to september 18, the guggenheim museum bilbao presents ‘motion. autos, art, architecture’, sponsored by iberdrola and volkswagen group, an exhibition that celebrates the artistry of the automobile realm sewn into the parallel worlds of painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, and film. taking a holistic approach, the exhibition challenges […].

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Archinect

MARCH 14, 2022

An expansion at Universal Studios Hollywood will bring the spinning coins and floating blocks of the “Super Mario Bros.” video game to the theme park next year, marking the completion of one in just a handful of theme park expansions in the U.S. since the onset of COVID-19. Park officials have billed the new expansion as a “visual spectacle of vibrant colors and architectural ingenuity located within a newly expanded area of the theme park, featuring a groundbreaking ride and i

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designboom

MARCH 14, 2022

improving the ecological footprint serenity oscillates throughout the dwelling of can monges. the whiff of the early-afternoon delight infuses the interior with a serene sensation, a lasting therapy that calms the hurriedness down. dubbed as a ‘natural house,’ its materials vow to improve the ecological footprint through the use of hemp, lime, and marés […].

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Archinect

MARCH 14, 2022

Expertise in facade design has become a growing niche for firms and individuals who specialize in building envelopes, facade fabrication techniques, and performance-based design solutions. A facade specialist helps firms create unique building exteriors that blend architecture, engineering, and material innovation. Our latest installment of Archinect's Guide to Job Titles explores the role of a facade/envelop specialist, the qualifications needed to pursue this as a career path, and what firms a

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Deezen

MARCH 14, 2022

Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled its design for a hotel room surrounded by hundreds of birdhouses for the Treehotel in Sweden. Titled Biosphere, the birdhouse-wrapped hotel room will become the eighth room at the hotel, which is located in a remote forest in Swedish Lapland. BIG has designed a hotel room clad in 350 birdhouses. The architecture studio hope that the 350 birdhouses surrounding the room will inspire visitors to install birdhouses at their own homes.

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Archinect

MARCH 14, 2022

This megalopolis of engineering currently lies there, pristine, unspotted by gum or pigeon, with its 319-tonne trains gliding quietly through every few minutes, empty, so that those operating the system can familiarise themselves with the choreography of all that heavy metal. Electronic indicator boards announce their coming with white digits, a notch classier than the orange ones on the old tube.

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Deezen

MARCH 14, 2022

Architecture studio Mithun, along with design firms The Office of Charles de Lisle and Terremoto, has overhauled a cedar -clad lodge in a famed California community along the Pacific Ocean. Located about 100 miles (160 kilometres) north of San Francisco, Sea Ranch is a planned development that stretches along a rugged coastline and features private dwellings set within trees and meadows.

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Archinect

MARCH 14, 2022

In a sign the Buffalo Bills are closing in on a stadium deal, the team hired Populous architectural firm to draw up designs for its proposed new facility, a person familiar with discussions confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday. The Buffalo Bills are seeking to replace their existing facility, which opened in 1973. Renovations were deemed too expensive.

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designboom

MARCH 14, 2022

among the vaulted concrete ceilings and brick columns, visitors are immersed in the semi-darkness of the cave and the astounding installations by chiharu shiota. The post chiharu shiota takes her webs of threads to copenhagen’s former water reservoir appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

MARCH 14, 2022

Terra Mater Company Location Vienna-Hietzing. Terra Mater Factual Studios is a film production company that has made an international name for itself with nature films. The Austrian-Finnish architects BERGER+PARKKINEN were commissioned to plan the reorganization and expansion of the company's location in Vienna-Hietzing. The new building was recently completed.

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The Spaces

MARCH 14, 2022

Located on a former industrial site in Basel , this new housing complex envisions a more sustainable, adaptable form of co-living that can expand with the community. Stereo Architektur designed the apartment block to reimagine urban living, and reposition housing as ‘a basic need and not as an object of speculation’. Wohnhaus Abakus comprises individual homes arranged around a shared courtyard, each of which can be adjusted in size depending on residents’ needs – for example, adding a bedr

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Archinect

MARCH 14, 2022

The house lies in a pleasant wine cellar lane with limited access for construction equipment. We had to abandon the original reconstruction plan after the actual condition was discovered. The new building respects the footprint and shape of the old house. The house could be conceptually divided into several layout and structural parts. The bedroom, bathroom and toilet occupy the brick part - originally a living area.

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Deezen

MARCH 14, 2022

Production designer Grant Major designed a two-storey house to embody a main character's suppressed homosexuality as the centrepiece of the Oscar -nominated set design for Netflix's The Power of the Dog film. . Major, who has been nominated for an Oscar for best production design, turned a New Zealand valley into Montana in the mid-1920s for the adaptation of American author Thomas Savage's novel, which was directed by Jane Campion.

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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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Archinect

MARCH 14, 2022

In the municipality of Valkenburg in the heart of hilly South Limbug, you’ll find experience center Par’Course. MoederscheimMoonen Architects, commissioned by project developer Wyckerveste, designed a mixed-use environment where the Mercure Hotel is a part of. About Par’Course Par'Course consists of a gastronomic center in an old brewery, a cycling and sports center with the Shimano Experience Center and the Mercure Hotel.

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Dwell

MARCH 14, 2022

Three Scandi-inspired designs by Escape start at $43,600 and plug into a standard electrical outlet, an electric vehicle, or a solar array. Cars are going all-electric, so why not tiny homes? That was the thinking of Dan Dobrowolski, founder of tiny-home builder Escape, a company that to date has created a Neutra-inspired prefab , portable sheds , and even a tiny home village in Florida that saw a surge in demand during the pandemic.

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The Spaces

MARCH 14, 2022

A bright red wooden hut has popped up in China’s Jiangsu province, and its swooping form is designed to create space for contemplation. Named Wooden Pavilion #2, the structure is designed by LIN Architecture and is the second meditation hut created by the practice for the city of Zhenjiang. The first was an all-black pavilion with a similarly curving exterior.

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designboom

MARCH 14, 2022

the project comes just in time to celebrate roland's 50th anniversary, and the world appreciation day of the company's TB-303 bass synthesizer. The post yuri suzuki’s web-based music tool is a digital rework of classic roland synthesizers appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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