Avontuura
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
The Wetland Eco Hotel is composed of two types of rooms that are randomly distributed and look like wings of a bird. The post This ecological hotel in Fuyang is built on a restored wetland appeared first on Åvontuura.
Archinect
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Encouraging news for preservationists and Paul Revere Williams fans as local news outlets are reporting that the architect's first Los Angeles home, bought under the auspices of segregation, has now officially been named a Historic-Cultural Monument by the city's Cultural Heritage Commission. The Jefferson Park home had been listed in early September for $1.6 million, prompting several local groups to petition commissioners for the designation which now gives the body the formal ability to delay
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Avontuura
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
‘Meteorite’, designed by Ateljé Sotamaa, is a residential building located in seemingly remote Kontiolahti in eastern Finland. The post The Meteorite house supports interconnected living close to nature appeared first on Åvontuura.
Archinect
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Bacon’s Triptych 1986–7, which is scheduled to be sold with an estimate of £35 million to £55 million ($47.3 million to $74.3 million) on March 1 in the first of a series of high-stakes 20th- and 21st-century art auctions, is being sold by star architect Norman Foster, according to people familiar with the work. The painting is one of 28 historical triptychs Bacon completed between 1944 and 1991.
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Architonic
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
New business incubator and office building; “Turbosealtech”, designed by New Wave architecture. The project is located in Pardis Technology Park, in suburb of Tehran, aims to provide a platform for people to research and innovate. Pardis Technology Park is made up of developments by architects from Iran, and this project continues this pattern of expressing the vision of Iranian architects through its design team.
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Architonic
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
This January, the House of Music, Hungary will open in Budapest: a brand-new cultural landmark for the city, which is dedicated to the creation of music and sound. The House will provide a unique artistic experience combining landscape, architecture and exhibition design to offer its visitors new perspectives on music making and its impact on our lives.
Archinect
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
There is welcome news in Ottawa, home of the National Gallery of Canada (NGC), a city that has been under a state of emergency the past while due to the ongoing “Freedom Convoy” protest. The gallery, which had closed due to the Omicron surge but has delayed its re-opening because of the demonstrations, announced on 8 February that it had created a Department of Indigenous Ways and Decolonisation [.].
The Architect's Newsletter
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Best known for designing landmark museums, galleries, and concert halls that rank among China’s most conspicuous new cultural destinations, the Beijing-based OPEN Architecture has revealed its latest singular work: a [.]. Read More. The post OPEN’s Sun Tower brings sweeping views and cultural programming to China’s Shendong Peninsula appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Archinect
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
The International Garden Festival has announced the five winning installations selected for its 23rd edition. Under the theme “ADAPTATION,” the design teams were chosen by the jury from among 87 projects submitted following an international call for proposals. The Reford Gardens in Grand-Métis, Québec will open on June 4 and the festival will run from June 25 to October 2, 2022.
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The Spaces
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Airstream specialist Autocamp has opened its newest campground, bringing 47 gleaming silver trailers to California’s Joshua Tree. The 25-acre site is Autocamp’s fourth in the US, located just outside Joshua Tree National Park, joining locations in Cape Cod and Yosemite. Guests can stay in one of its many custom Airstreams – parked next to firepits – or retreat to a more traditional suite, with some units including outdoor desert showers.
Archinect
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Toronto’s Quayside project is back online, almost two years after Sidewalk Labs’ plans to develop the site were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new development will instead be delivered by a consortium led by developers Dream Unlimited and Great Gulf Group, featuring buildings by Adjaye Associates , Alison Brooks Architects , and Henning Larsen.
designboom
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
3d scanning and robot manufacturing when matthias gschwendtner introduces himself, he starts with ‘a designer based in berlin and bavaria, working within the intersection of materials and technologies.’ drawing from these themes, he interweaves computational design, 3D scanning, and robotic manufacturing with his studies, enabling a sustainable production process. as he dives into the […].
Archinect
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
A stone’s throw from the meandering stream of the Sázava River, surrounded by forest, is a garden with a new wellness. With its cosy nooks and retreats, the garden evokes various magical ambiences. The garden is entered through the dark basement corridors of a neighbouring hotel. These corridors provide space for the utility rooms of the wellness, and as the guests walk through them, they also prepare for the experience that awaits on the other end.
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Architectural Record
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
The British designer and Dr. Dre highlighted notable architectural landmarks including the Compton Courthouse and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial of Harold Williams's 1977 Compton Civic Center.
Dwell
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Maike Design transforms a dark bungalow into a bright family home where greenery takes center stage. The old saying that "two halves make a whole" is a fitting motto for one of Maike Design’s latest projects. The interior design practice recently helped a family of four in Malvern East, a suburb of Melbourne, renovate and reimagine their California-style bungalow while introducing a new extension.
Deezen
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Architecture firm SOM is renovating the glass Lever House skyscraper that it designed in New York in an effort to preserve the modernist office building's "very important legacy". Completed by SOM in 1952, the 22-storey Lever House is considered one of the first modernist landmarks in New York, helping to popularise glass curtain walls and the International Style architecture movement in the US.
The Architect's Newsletter
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Spanning three historic buildings along with the Henry Cobb-designed Payson Building, the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) already commands a formidable presence within the downtown core of Maine’s largest city. [.]. Read More. The post Maine’s Portland Museum of Art will more than double the size of its campus appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
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designboom
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
nikola can successfully convey happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise, and disgust. The post japanese scientists create android kid ‘nikola’ that expresses six basic emotions appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Deezen
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Drummer Travis Barker has collaborated with London design brand Buster + Punch to create the Skull Collection of homeware items, which includes a table lamp , candle holder and bowl. Barker, who is best known as the drummer of pop-punk band Blink 182, designed the collection for Buster + Punch with the aim of bringing a motif that is common in tattoo and skate culture into interior design.
Dwell
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Get away from it all—but still stay connected—at these remarkable retreats around the world. You can get off the beaten path without roughing it—simply consider one of these secluded escapes with first-rate amenities. Each one offers everything you need for a world-class stay, including inspiring vistas, cozy accommodations, and speedy and secure Wi-Fi—so you can connect with friends and family, stream your favorite shows, and even catch up on email and download or upload large files (if you’re
designboom
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
the shoes come in all sorts of bizarre looks, accompanied by breathing tubes, inflation, screws, or even DIY mold aesthetics. The post craig green creates surreal stan smiths in latest adidas collab appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
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.
The Spaces
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Geometric volumes interconnect to create this modernist-style East Hampton house by Charles Gwathmey , which has the appearance of a cubist sculpture. The shingle-clad Sagaponack village house was designed by Gwathmey – known for his 1980s restoration and expansion of Manhattan’s Guggenheim Museum and groundbreaking Long Island homes – as a poetic assemble of rectangles, cylinders and curves in 2005.
designboom
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
designboom speaks with MAD curator about the petit prince's little-known history and the author's life in NYC where the book was written. The post an encounter with the petit prince: original pages and drawings now on view in paris appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Deezen
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Two gabled brick volumes informed by the architecture of the 19th-century Arts and Crafts movement define this home in Claygate, Surrey, designed by Alexander Martin Architects. Claygate House sits on a triangular plot that was formerly the site of a 1920s home, which the clients wanted to replace with something unique but sensitive to its suburban site.
designboom
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
pushing into the void, the cantilevered hut commemorates the late claudio bredy -- an alpinist who tragically lost his life climbing back in 2017. The post BCW collective’s winning ‘bivouac bredy’ hut design overlooks the italian alpine valley appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
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