Archinect

MARCH 30, 2022

Lanfranco Cirillo, the designer of a mysterious 18,000 sq. m mansion on the Black Sea that many believe was built for the Russian President Vladimir Putin, is being investigated by the Italian authorities for allegedly failing to pay a €50m tax bill. Officials raided the 63-year-old Italian architect’s own sizeable villa in February, where they discovered and confiscated a treasure trove of works by artists including Pablo Picasso, Paul Cézanne, [and] Wassily Kandinsky.

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MARCH 30, 2022

Inspired by the simple wood dock found along the edges of the Muskoka lakes, the boathouse was conceived as a series of planar elements. The post This boathouse was inspired by the wood docks found along the edges of the Muskoka lakes appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

MARCH 30, 2022

A new face will lead one of the UK’s most prestigious design institutions after the announcement that RISD professor Amy Kulper will be the next Director of University College London’s The Bartlett School of Architecture. Kulper is presently the head of the Architecture department at RISD and has held numerous teaching positions throughout her career including recent stops at UCLA , SCI-Arc , and the University of Cambridge.

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Architonic

MARCH 30, 2022

The new dwelling is the result of the transformation of an old motorbike repair shop in the Milagrosa district of Pamplona. The intention of the project is to be a kind of prototype for this form of reconversion in the neighborhood, as it has a large number of industrial premises now in disuse and their transformation would greatly help to revitalize the area, a possibility that is however unknown in many cases to the local residents.

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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 30, 2022

New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art has made several big announces these past few months: From news of a $500 million wing expansion designed by Frida Escobedo , an upcoming rooftop installation from artist Lauren Halsey, to the museum's Ancient Near East and Cypriot Art gallery renovation led by NADAAA and Moody Nolan , The Met is setting its sights on what 2022 and beyond will bring.

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Archinect

MARCH 30, 2022

The city of Los Angeles is moving forward with a historic plan from Handel Architects and OLIN for a slice of Downtown’s Bunker Hill neighborhood called Angels Landing. The LA Times is reporting the city’s granting of entitlements needed to build on the parcel designated Y-1, which features the site of the historic Angels Flight funicular railway system.

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The Spaces

MARCH 30, 2022

In Headington, on the outskirts of Oxford , a 25-ft fibreglass shark by Bill Heine crashes through the roof of a suburban terrace – a 35-year-long protest against censorship, state warfare and planning restrictions. The artwork has long been a local landmark, but the council’s new heritage site designation, celebrating the sculpture’s ‘special contribution to the community is simultaneously lampooning its anti-establishment message – and drawing criticism from the artist’

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Archinect

MARCH 30, 2022

This residential project involved the construction of three distinct structures, creating additional interior space and forming a private courtyard for an existing house that remains in place. The largest new structure, the Art House, is designed to house a burgeoning art collection, and accommodate occasional guests. When the lot adjacent to their house came on the market a few years ago, the owners saw an opportunity to expand beyond the small house where they had lived for twenty years, raisi

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designboom

MARCH 30, 2022

the massive structure by vo trong nghia takes shape as an assemblage of 42,000 pieces of bamboo. The post VTN architects carves out this intricate bamboo welcome center with sculptural vaulting appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

MARCH 30, 2022

Two buckets. That’s all that was left at the end of the day when Nexii, a concrete alternative start-up, tore down one of its first demonstration projects. A 700-square-foot showroom and model home displaying Nexii’s building technology was constructed in 2019 near Vancouver to prove the buildability of the new material, which has far lower emissions than conventional concrete.

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The Architect's Newsletter

MARCH 30, 2022

With the completion of the $32 million Frankie Pace Park, Pittsburgh has joined the likes of Dallas, Seattle, and other cities where neighborhoods have been disconnected and the urban fabric [.]. Read More. The post Pittsburgh is the latest city to gain a freeway capping park appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

MARCH 30, 2022

Minute Media is a technology and digital content company that owns their own video platform, Voltax, which empowers brands and creators in their creation and distribution of online video content. Minute Media is a playful, creative company that works with a lot of other creatives in the digital content space, so it makes sense that Switchup designed a young, hip, and open office space that highlights company quirks as well as traditionally well-received office functionality.

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MARCH 30, 2022

the subterranean dwelling introduces 'highly efficient living' to its desert climate with passive strategies. The post an underground house in scottsdale, arizona is sheltered from the desert heat appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

MARCH 30, 2022

Cathedrals, churches and basilicas across Italy are at risk of being razed by earthquakes that could strike at any moment. But the government is on a mission to protect some of the country’s most significant and vulnerable religious buildings from disastrous seismic shocks. A new national project backed with €250m from Italy’s multibillion-euro pot of EU Covid-19 recovery funding is unprecedented in Europe for its scale and reach, officials believe.

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The Spaces

MARCH 30, 2022

Fashion house Balenciaga has opened an artfully deconstructed new store in London, using concrete, metal and glass to create an industrial backdrop. Berlin studio Sub led the interior design, which follows in the footsteps of the label’s similarly austere Berlin store. It’s part of Balenciaga’s Raw Architecture concept, which sees retail spaces stripped back to the extreme, designed to be closer to construction sites and abandoned spaces.

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Archinect

MARCH 30, 2022

In a rapidly changing post-industrial district just north of Portland’s iconic Fremont Bridge lies Field Office, a 300,000 square foot, LEED Platinum workplace. Field Office blurs the lines between office and park, providing every tenant with opportunities for unmediated access to nature without sacrificing productivity. The form and material presence of the building recalls the industrial history of its location while maintaining a sophisticated presence and contemporary palette.

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The Spaces

MARCH 30, 2022

A £17m ‘world’s first’ piece of architecture has opened in a small deprived town on England’s Kent coast. The multi-storey F51 building features three indoor skate parks, as well as an Olympic-sized boxing ring, 15m-tall climbing wall and cafe. It stands in the centre of 47,000-strong Folkestone , which has high levels of child poverty. F51 is the brainchild of multi-millionaire Roger de Haan, whose family fortune was made selling products to older people through Saga Group, which is headq

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MARCH 30, 2022

After nearly seven years of master planning and design, Seattle-based architecture firm Signal Architecture + Research is excited to announce the first phase at Fort Worden is complete. For this phase, Signal focused on the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of three historic warehouse buildings in Makers Square that will now serve as a center for arts and education programming.

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The Architect's Newsletter

MARCH 30, 2022

Richmond, Virginia, has always been a cultured town, but for years it lacked a purpose-built base for contemporary art. And then, in 2018, one appeared on the corner of West [.]. Read More. The post The Kitchens at Reynolds brings ambitious, multipurpose architecture to an underserved Richmond community appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

MARCH 30, 2022

SAM is a digital security company that specializes in cloud-based platform security and in securing IoT networks. SAM protects 370 million devices globally. For a company with a lot at stake, Switchup designed an office space that exudes calm and warmth, giving employees and clients a relaxing area in which to destress and reset after working on challenging projects.

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designboom

MARCH 30, 2022

'the use of raw materials emphasizes the original character of the project while the choice of vegetation and clay pots transmits spatial warmth,' shares the architect. The post misael marin transforms mexican warehouse into plant-filled inn appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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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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Architonic

MARCH 30, 2022

Hayloft is not only a dwelling. It’s a cocktail restaurant, experimental kitchen, bar counter, exposition, showroom, DJ place and a friendly atmosphere both for kin and a great many friends. Hayloft space was found as a derelict commercial uninhabitable building, with a potential for creating a truly exciting loft. After the two-year roof, facade and interior refurbishment, an arrangement of utility lines, terracing and gardening, the building took on a contemporary accommodation, with state-of-

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Deezen

MARCH 30, 2022

Foster + Partners is set to renovate and restore the iconic Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco. With its unique pyramidal shape, the 48-storey skyscraper will receive substantial renovation of its interiors, exteriors, and landscape, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Foster + Partners will renovate the iconic Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco.

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Archeyes

MARCH 30, 2022

The Google Mountain View Campus, designed by Bjarke Ingels Architects + Heatherwick Studio, is a combination of two projects – Charleston East and Bay View – which are conceived as. The post Google Campus in Mountain View, California / BIG + Heatherwick Studio appeared first on ArchEyes.

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designboom

MARCH 30, 2022

the building appears as if it cuts into the topography, forming an accessible roof that subtly blends into its surroundings. The post wedge-shaped urnes’ world heritage center subtly cuts into norwegian landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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