Archinect

JANUARY 9, 2023

LEVER Architecture has been named the winner in the much-heralded international competition to design an expansion of the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) in Maine’s largest city. The $100 million project will add approximately 60,000 square feet of space to the campus in the form of a new facility that “knits together” with the PMA’s four existing downtown buildings in order to provide for an anticipated visitorship of between 300,000 and 500,000 people per year.

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 9, 2023

© Caroline Dethier. architects: Java Architecture Location: 61270 Les Genettes, France Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Caroline Dethier Area: 220.0 m2. Read more ».

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Archinect

JANUARY 9, 2023

Three unbuilt projects by Frank Lloyd Wright have been recreated in 3D renderings by Spanish architect David Romero. Images of the high-rise schemes, located in Chicago and Washington D.C. , have been published in the latest edition of the Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly , a hard-copy magazine of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. The Illinois. Image credit: David Romero via The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation The tallest of the three, 'The Illinois,' remains one of Wright’s most famous unbuilt

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Avontuura

JANUARY 9, 2023

With a distinct visual presence, the 111-unit residential scheme provides a European take on housing design for the capital. The post Interesting geometries shape European-style housing scheme on Dockley Road, Southwark appeared first on Åvontuura.

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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

JANUARY 9, 2023

Pantone has announced Viva Magenta as its Color of the Year for 2023, ending a (mostly) blue-gray-hued streak that’s predominated for the past three years. Offering a “new signal of strength” that’s useful for “writing a new narrative,” the eye-catching shade of red can set the tone for individuals apparently possessing a rebellious spirit and joie de vivre while encouraging a wide range of things, including experimentation, individuality, and inclusiveness.

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Archinect

JANUARY 9, 2023

At least 1,200 protesters were detained for questioning in the wake of the storming of Brazil’s capital buildings, a spokesman for the civil police said on Monday, as the authorities began dismantling the tent city where supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right former president, had been camping out since he lost October’s election. Among the buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer reported to be damaged are the Palácio do Planalto (Presidential Palace), National Congress buil

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designboom

JANUARY 9, 2023

the study led by MIT untangles the mystery of this ultra-strong concrete, by shedding light on previously overlooked abilities. The post why was ancient roman concrete so durable? MIT discovers ‘self-healing’ ingredient appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design has announced the overall winners of the American Architecture Awards 2022, with over 150 projects recognized. Described by its organizers as “the nation’s highest public award for new architecture and urban planning,” the list recognizes the best new architecture designed and constructed by American architects and by international architects with offices in the United States.

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designboom

JANUARY 9, 2023

trees growing along the coastal site are invited to grow through the lightweight rooftop's many skylights. The post victor ortiz designs malibu home with a sinuous and porous roof plane appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JANUARY 9, 2023

The architect wanted to create social housing in Los Angeles. Dogged by the FBI, his hope for more egalitarian architecture never came to be. Does it surprise you that an architect dedicating his life's work for better housing for the working classes would be declared, with the pressure of the real estate industry and communism scare, a public enemy and had the FBI trying really hard to discriminate against him for years?

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designboom

JANUARY 9, 2023

a self-balancing and autonomous transporter, ‘evoBOT’ can be a personal assistant to humans when it comes to carrying heavy objects. The post four-legged ‘evoBOT’ transports goods and packages without anyone’s help appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JANUARY 9, 2023

Now the algorithm he spearheaded collapses the survey process — which must be conducted to determine whether a commercial building can be turned into apartments — from months to hours. His work will help these conversions to be enacted on a mass scale. which is important given the urgency created by America's rising office-vacancy rates due to the pandemic's reshuffling of where and how we work.

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Dwell

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Instagram-famous desert home designed by SoCal starchitect Josh Schweitzer recently became available to book as a vacation rental, and my partner and I jumped at the chance to visit. Welcome to One Night In , a series about staying in the most unparalleled places available to rest your head. Half hidden near the entrance to Joshua Tree National Park amid the rocky hills and yucca of the Mojave Desert, the Monument House sits like a welcome visitor from outer space—its three Cubist pavilions

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Archinect

JANUARY 9, 2023

In December, the Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) improved 6.6% to 222.2 from the revised November reading of 208.3. The DMI’s commercial component rose 8.4% and the institutional component increased 2.7% last month. Commercial planning in December was driven by increases across office, warehouse, retail, and hotel planning. Growth in institutional planning is attributed to recreation and public building, while education and healthcare planning remained flat.

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Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2023

Architecture studio Snøhetta has designed an urban farm surrounded by three clubhouses for the Pavilia Farm residential development in Tai Wai, Hong Kong. Informed by the mountainous surroundings and the nearby Shing Mun River, Snøhetta designed the project to be a calm and serene sanctuary that would provide a close link to nature in the bustling city.

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designboom

JANUARY 9, 2023

barriers of nets and vegetation encircle the islands to capture micro plastics and purify the ocean's water. The post floating ‘polimeropolis’ city made of recycled plastic waste cleanses the ocean appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Spaces

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Romans’ most enduring legacy is arguably their architectural one, with landmarks such as the Coliseum and Pantheon and ancient aqueducts standing strong for over 2,000 years. But until now, the durability of Roman concrete – which has endured for millennia while modern concrete can disintegrate in decades – was believed to be due to volcanic ash and slaked lime.

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Dwell

JANUARY 9, 2023

Before purging your belongings to tidy up à la Marie Kondo, consider this organizational tactic championed by two artists with ties to the American furniture manufacturing company. Welcome to Sitting Pretty , a column that shows how past design trends still shape our homes today. When Tidying Up with Marie Kondo debuted on Netflix in January 2019, the Japanese decluttering guru skyrocketed from a best-selling author to a popular culture phenomenon.

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Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2023

Local practice Brown & Brown has nestled Spyon Cop, a black timber-clad home , into the rolling green landscape of the Cairngorns National Park in the Scottish Highlands. Designed as a rural retreat for its London-based owners, the three-bedroom dwelling sits on the footprint of a ruined stone cottage that had previously been demolished. Located at the base of a small hill, the home is concealed by its green roof on approach from the north but stands out from the south with its bold black cl

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The Spaces

JANUARY 9, 2023

Modernity meets 1960s modernism at Villa Becker-Benze, a sprawling private home in west Berlin’s forested Grunewald district. The 429 sq m building was initially constructed in 1963 by architects K Becker and H D Benze in a signature Berlin modernist style, i.e. with staggered cubic volumes, flat roofs and a plethora of concrete inside and out. Its exterior retains its period aesthetic, with the addition of photo-voltaic panels and an autonomous irrigation system which keeps its gardens in lush

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The Architect's Newsletter

JANUARY 9, 2023

After operating a well-publicized design competition, the Portland Museum of Art (PMA), a Maine-based art and cultural institution, has selected the team led by LEVER Architecture to realize The PMA Blueprint, [.]. Read More. The post Portland Museum of Art selects LEVER Architecture to design its campus expansion project appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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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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The Spaces

JANUARY 9, 2023

The exterior of London’s Bethnal Green Town Hall Hotel is a quintessential Edwardian edifice, but behind its imposing architecture lies Elis – a new restaurant that masterfully mixes its influences. Rafael Cagali is the chef behind the venture – his second restaurant inside the East London town hall turned hotel. It’s intended to offer a relaxed atmosphere and menu that blends his Brazilian and Italian backgrounds.

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Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2023

Celine creative director Hedi Slimane channelled "French elegance" when designing the latest Celine boutique in central Paris , which features expanses of brass and marble as well as Slimane-designed furniture. Located on Paris' Rue Saint-Honoré, known for its luxury shopping, the store sits within a 19th-century Haussmann building and connects to a Celine Haute Parfumerie store that was opened in 2019 and references old art deco perfumeries.

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designboom

JANUARY 9, 2023

the floating letters are composed of wood waste salvaged from different parts of beaches, forests, and abandoned houses left behind by refugees in cyprus in the 1970s. The post ‘what a waste of love’: eisa baddour pays tribute to refugees in new art performance appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Architecture Here and There

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Pantheon, in Rome, is thought to be almost 2,000 years old. (getyourguide.com). A number of publications have run stories describing the recent discovery of how the ancient Romans made their concrete structures last so long. For example, the dome of the Pantheon, in Rome, survives intact to this day. It is still the world’s largest dome of unreinforced concrete.

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