Archinect

APRIL 11, 2022

Zaha Hadid Architects has officially ushered in what it says will become a “new benchmark for future workplaces” in the form of a brand new high-tech headquarters for the sustainably-minded BEEAH Group in Sharjah, UAE. Echoing the surrounding desert landscape, the design incorporates two interconnected dune-like structures that house the company’s main offices with a central courtyard and an oasis-like water feature in between to aid in the overall ventilation of the structures

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Avontuura

APRIL 11, 2022

The building emerges with strength and determination to affirm the need for renewal from the uniformity of the surrounding constructions. The post ELASTICOFarm completes mixed-use building in Italy on stilts appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

APRIL 11, 2022

The Department of Defense (DOD) has once again teamed up with construction technology company ICON to produce three residential structures for the Fort Bliss military installation in El Paso. At 5,700 square feet apiece, the DOD says they will represent the largest 3D printed structures in the Americas once construction is completed. Companies had been prevented from even applying for DOD contracts until a recent change to the federal Unified Facilities Criteria (or UFC) allowed for the inclusio

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designboom

APRIL 11, 2022

BIG reveals winning ‘Solar Cupola’ Bjarke Ingels Group / BIG has won a competition to design a new European Commission research center in Seville, Spain. The winning scheme features a ‘cloud’ of stepped photovoltaic panels inspired by Seville’s shaded plazas and streets. Bjarke Ingels says, ‘With our design for the Joint Research Centre in […].

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Archinect

APRIL 11, 2022

The European Commission has announced Bjarke Ingels Group as the winner of an international competition for the design of the body’s Joint Research Center in Seville, Spain. The competition, which saw 66 offices bidding, was for a 9,900-square-meter (106,600-square-foot) building with 12 research units, supporting facilities, and a mix of public and private outdoor spaces.

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Archinect

APRIL 11, 2022

Fifteen years ago, a world renowned architect planned to bring the Spire to Chicago a giant luxury condo building with sky high prices. Years later, all that's there is hole in the ground, at a prime spot by the river and the lake. Now, a new project may actually come to life there. Construction is set to start later this year at 400 Lake Shore Drive after more than a decade as an empty plot.

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Architizer

APRIL 11, 2022

Browse the Architizer Jobs Board and apply for architecture and design positions at some of the world's best firms. Click here to sign up for our Jobs Newsletter. A television, a reel-to-reel tape deck, an integrated sound system, a personal refrigerator and an alarm clock by the bedside were all radical features of an individual capsule within the Nakagin Capsule Tower when the properties of the iconic structure became available to the residents of Tokyo and beyond in 1972.

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Archinect

APRIL 11, 2022

Ahead of the third anniversary of Notre-Dame de Paris’ devastating April 2019 fire , the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. has announced a new 360-degree augmented reality -powered exhibition focusing on the famed cathedral ’s restoration and 850-plus years of history. Developed by the French startup Histovery and legacy brand L’Oréal, the traveling exhibition Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibition offers visitors an immersive experience into the buildi

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The Architect's Newsletter

APRIL 11, 2022

Ahhh springtime, the season for throwing open long-shuttered windows, enjoying a zesty walk amid flowering trees, and emerging from winter hibernation to scope out a just-opened art or architecture exhibition, [.]. Read More. The post Four not-to-miss exhibitions on view this spring and beyond appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

APRIL 11, 2022

The University of Virginia (UVA) campus has become the showground for an array of creative structures built from natural materials. The Biomaterial Building Exposition (Bio-Build Expo for short) was organized by the university’s architecture school and showcases the possibilities of organic, bio-based materials including salvaged lumber and fungal structures.

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The Architect's Newsletter

APRIL 11, 2022

The 2022 edition of QS World University Rankings by Subject is out and as expected, there’s little movement—and no major upsets—within the top tier of architecture school rankings. For a [.]. Read More. The post MIT holds onto number one in the 2022 QS World University Rankings of top architecture schools appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

APRIL 11, 2022

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that Hew Locke will be the next artist featured in its provocative Facade Commission series. The Guyanese-British artist’s effort is titled “Gilt” and will follow recent interventions by Carol Bove and Wangechi Mutu for the third version of the commission, which was begun in 2019 as the museum looked for new ways to engage its collections, history, and neoclassical exterior with the public and its newfound mandate for institutional s

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The Spaces

APRIL 11, 2022

This freshly refurbed hotel, located in the city of Holland – once voted America’s second happiest place to live – is amping Michigan’s design credentials under the tutelage of Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola. The hotel is located on the campus of Hope College and first opened in 1997. It has been renamed the Haworth Hotel and refurbed under the watchful eye of Patricia Urquiola as her first project in Michigan.

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Archinect

APRIL 11, 2022

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) , along with real estate investment firms QuadReal and Thor Equities, have announced the completion of 800 Fulton Market, a 326-foot-tall, mixed-use office tower that stands out for its wide range of pandemic -responsive design features. Photo © Dave Burk | SOM The building is located in one of Chicago ’s fastest-growing neighborhoods, the Fulton Market District.

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The Architect's Newsletter

APRIL 11, 2022

Directly opposite McCovey Cove and across the Third Street Bridge from Oracle Field, home of the San Francisco Giants, construction work is now underway on Mission Rock, a sprawling waterfront [.]. Read More. The post These five winning “Street Rooms” will be realized in San Francisco’s Mission Rock neighborhood appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

APRIL 11, 2022

Custom Residence outside of Jackson Hole

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Architonic

APRIL 11, 2022

Contemporary Dutch Housing by XVW Architectuur facilitating the individualisation of homes through flexibility of apartment plan lay-outs The architects of the Mies van der Rohe Award winning Kleiburg housing project - a pioneering reuse scheme - have adopted similar thinking regarding the individualisation of homes but on a wholly contemporary residential scheme in Bloemendaal, North Holland.

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The Spaces

APRIL 11, 2022

The 1970s vibes are strong at this Los Angeles compound by legendary modernist-to-the-stars A Quincy Jones for actress Linda Gray and her art director ex-husband, Ed Thrasher. Jones completed 15659 Knochaven Street in Santa Clarita around 1973 for the glamorous couple, who requested ample entertaining facilities at the five-bedroom hideaway, including the most period of period features – a sunken conversation pit.

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Architonic

APRIL 11, 2022

A <a href="[link] pool</a> is a sign of affluence in cooler climes, remaining just a pipe dream for most. While in the hottest areas, it’s a ubiquitous necessity. Like off-street <a href="[link] or multiple <a href="[link] Whatever the climate, <a href="[link] pools</a>, be they heated or unheated, inside or out, keep residents and selected guests cool, relaxed, revitalised and entertained, all with the added comforts of home.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2022

Canadian studio Woven Architecture and Design has created a long and narrow holiday home for a challenging site in British Columbia where "there wasn't much space for a home". The Sakinaw Lake House – named for the body of water it overlooks – is located in the Sunshine Coast, a scenic region northwest of Vancouver. The home is anchored to a steep, rocky site that overlooks the lake.

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designboom

APRIL 11, 2022

with its modular 3D printed logic, the proposal will reintroduce ornament to the hospital, usually characterized by austerity. The post OMA reimagines future of hospitals, renders ‘al daayan’ health district with new video 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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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2022

As London 's high-speed rail link the Elizabeth Line nears completion, British textile design studio Wallace Sewell has revealed its pinstripe-patterned seat moquette, which takes cues from royalty. The seats on the new 200-metre-long Crossrail trains will be covered in a regal purple colour and lined in a pattern created by Wallace Sewell when the line opens later this year.

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designboom

APRIL 11, 2022

the design team has converted the basement of an 80-year-old construction company into a flexible cafeteria and meeting room for the employees. The post UENOA installs transformable triangular tables in underground tokyo dining space appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2022

Amsterdam-based UNStudio has used sweeping geometric lines and metal surfaces to bring a sense of performance to the Seoul headquarters of South Korean music agency YG Entertainment. Abutting an existing office building used by the agency, the seven-storey headquarters designed by UNStudio contains offices, meeting rooms and recording studios. YG HQ is a headquarters for YG Entertainment that was designed by UNStudio.

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The Architect's Newsletter

APRIL 11, 2022

Happy Monday, y’all. We’ve taken the weekend to appreciate the fact that the days are longer, the weather is warmer, and consequently, the targeted ads this editor receives are now [.]. Read More. The post Daily digest: Raúl Cordero’s Times Square oasis, Kengo Kuma to design auditorium for Portland Japanese Garden, and more appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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