Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2022

A recently-inaugurated renovation project for Michelin’s corporate headquarters in Clermont-Ferrand, France, has given a new identity to the 130-year-old legacy brand that was “in need of a new setting to project into the future,” according to President Florent Menegaux. The project was completed last year as a collaboration between the French studios Encore Heureux Architectes, Construire, and Base.

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

Maidla Nature Resort is growing, and has added a third guest house to its lineup of unique villas, each for 1 to 2 guests. The post KTA Architects design cottage inspired by local plants at the end of a wetland appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The latest data from November’s Dodge Construction Network report has revealed an 18% decline in total construction starts nationwide to an adjusted annual rate of $926.3 billion. The dip follows an October rebound that ended two consecutive months of declining figures. Total year-to-date starts for the first 11 months of the year were 14% higher than in 2021.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 20, 2022

© Tomáš Manina. architects: NOIZ architekti Location: Bratislava, Slovakia Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Tomáš Manina Photographs: Area: 140.0 m2. Read more ».

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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

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The 2022 FIFA World Cup was mired in controversy. Human rights groups saw Qatar’s hosting of the event as an affront to the LGBTQ+ community, free speech, and ethical labor practices. Ethics and standards groups investigated whether Qatar had ‘bought’ the event following rumours of bribery. Fans and sporting bodies alike even questioned the timing of the event, and its interference with domestic league calendars.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2022

New Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass is wasting no time dismantling the regulatory process that’s long been held up as the source and exacerbator of the city’s intertwined homelessness and affordable housing crises. Declaring that the “time for useless regulations is over,” Bass went to the construction site of the new 49-unit Boyle Heights Lorena Plaza development last week to announce an executive directive mandating all city departments involved in the review and approval

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Deezen

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Board-marked concrete and exposed brickwork have been used to give a "rough but refined" character to this home in the Belgian countryside, designed by local practice A2o architecten. The Hasselt-based practice designed House Be to provide a distinctive but harmonious counterpoint to its extensively landscaped surroundings, with internal courtyards and a covered kitchen terrace that allow the garden to "extend into the building.".

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Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a collection of tents to be used as schools, clinics, and emergency shelters for displaced communities. The 27 tents, constructed with the support of the Education Above All Foundation, have been donated to the International Organization of Migration (IOM) and the Qatar Red Crescent. Photo credit: Luke Hayes Described by the ZHA team as a “robust, cost-effective, and lightweight modular architectural system,” the weatherproof structures are designed

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designboom

DECEMBER 20, 2022

the new library features a fritted glass facade wrapped in a tree-inspired graphic print. The post snøhetta’s green library design in new york draws from verdant tree canopies of the bronx appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2022

2022 proved to be a year filled with reevaluating what it means to offer an architecture education as well as to receive one. Schools, students, and faculty across the globe continued to adjust to remote learning while students were also welcomed back to campus. This, however, didn't stop the innovative and inquisitive minds of students, academic researchers, and fellows from producing new and exciting work.

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designboom

DECEMBER 20, 2022

‘perpetual spring’ is awarded the architecture masterprize 2022 ‘Perpetual Spring, The Climate-Correcting Machine,’ a project commissioned by the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul, has received the Architecture MasterPrize™ (AMP), honoring international designs in various disciplines of architecture. Designed by Obra Architects, the project was recognized as Best of Best in the Exhibition category, […].

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Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Pope Francis will send back to Greece the three fragments of the Parthenon Sculptures that the Vatican Museums have held for two centuries, in the latest case of a Western museum bowing to demands for restitution of artifacts to their countries of origin. The bequest was labeled a “donation” from the Vatican by Pope Francis, who also called it “a concrete sign of [his] sincere desire to follow in the ecumenical path of truth.

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designboom

DECEMBER 20, 2022

the form of the structure takes its cues from the exterior chimneys repeated on historic gold miner huts, with its body rising upward towards the sky. The post cut out skylights bring nature into biv cabin in new zealand appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Data taken from the latest American Institute of Architects ( AIA ) report shows a continued decrease in the demand for design services industry-wide in November as economic concerns for the new year loom. The new Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for the month was 46.6, down from October’s 47.7 figure (a score below 50 indicates a decline).

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Deezen

DECEMBER 20, 2022

British architect Norman Foster has unveiled details of the masterplan to redevelop Kharkiv , which will include a "landmark building" designed by the architect, on a trip to the Ukrainian city. Working pro bono with engineering studio Arup , the Norman Foster Foundation and Kharkiv Group of Architects, Foster + Partners founder Foster has developed a masterplan for the rejuvenation of the city following heavy bombardment during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The American Institute of Architects has released their latest quarterly report into residential design. The AIA Home Design Trends Survey (Q4) revealed a contraction in the demand for residential design inquiries and design contracts, despite billings for residential projects continuing to increase. Stylistically, the survey found that ‘contemporary’ home styles continue to be the most popular among clients, with 52% of architects reporting client popularity in the style increasing.

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The Spaces

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Cottagecore vibes are strong at Ontario’s Kabin Tapoke, the first outpost of hospitality company Wild Kabins, located in the Minden Hills. Wild Kabins Co launched the new-built timber hideaway earlier this year, with two more cabins scheduled to launch in Haliburton in spring 2023 and early 2024. Kabin Tapoke is around two hours drive from downtown Toronto and is built within the trees, high above the shore of Moore Lake.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Mahindra and Mahindra approached us to create a cutting-edge design studio where they would style their newest vehicles. The studio would be the designer's domain, holding special status and pride of place in the company, and frequented by the company's top management as well as by their international collaborators. The brief described the need for the studio to have an 'overwhelming sense of design', an 'emotive' quality that could 'energise and inspire thoughts', 'evolve' with time', and feel

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Deezen

DECEMBER 20, 2022

IKEA 's research lab Space10 has developed a concept for connecting a physical furniture piece to an ever-evolving NFT tree, which "grows" through acts of care to incentivise people to keep, repair and recycle their belongings. In Space10 's speculative design project Carbon Banks, the furniture in question is IKEA 's wooden Froset chair, while the non-fungible token (NFT) is an augmented reality artwork of a tree that mirrors the item's real-life circumstances.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2022

When the school dialogues with the city. Developed around the new requirements of contemporary education , this project reinterprets school spaces as an integrated system of volumes. A strategic concept, allowing a strong dialogue with the city and the local community, reinterpreting the role of the school as a civic centre. The composition of the volumes characterises the outdoor environments.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Dutch hotel group CitizenM has opened a hotel in Downtown Miami in a high-rise building with multiple terraces that was designed to be a "3D art piece". For the 277-foot-tall (84-metre-tall) building in Downtown Miami, Amsterdam-based architecture studio Concrete worked with Gensler as the local architect to carry out the design of the tower. Concrete worked with Gensler to create a CitizenM hotel in Miami.

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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

DECEMBER 20, 2022

HDC Design｜GAGGENAU & NEXT125 Experience Store in Chengdu. After centuries of evolution, the kitchen has become the center of the home and family of human beings, both literally and figuratively. GAGGENAU is the maker of the most outstanding kitchen appliances. SCHULLER NEXT125 is synonymous with premium customized kitchen cabinets. These two German brands are present in Moutt Exhibition Hall.

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The Architect's Newsletter

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although New York City has worked for years to build bike lanes, improve dangerous crossings, and add pedestrian plazas to busy intersections, the massive success of outdoor dining—particularly restaurants’ curbside [.]. Read More. The post Fifth Avenue redesign gives pedestrians free reign over one of the city’s busiest streets appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The Meet11 Huayang Restaurant is located in Phase II of Qingguo Lane, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Meet 11 is a place to eat, meet friends, and pass the time in a refined, contemporary interior. Design Principles. 1. An Architectural Dialogue: Only three meters away from the west side of the site is a two-storey detached building, the interior of which is a traditional Changzhou private dining space, and is managed by the elders of the owner of Meet 11 restaurant.

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designboom

DECEMBER 20, 2022

the public furniture series takes from the city's urban fabric and gives back to it. The post ‘stacked street’ re-curates the city, transforming forgotten bricks & curbs into street furniture appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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