Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The American Institute of Architects has unveiled the winners of the 2023 Architecture Awards. According to the AIA, the annual series “celebrates the best contemporary architecture and highlights the many ways buildings and spaces can improve lives.” Sixteen projects were honored for the 2023 edition, identified by a seven-person jury as submissions that “demonstrate design achievement, including a sense of place, purpose, history, and environmental sustainability.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Primary School in Gando/ Kéré Architecture. Image © Siméon Duchoud The official website of the Pritzker prize has stated that the 2023 laureate will be announced next week on March 7th at 10 am EST. Granted annually, since 1979, to a living architect or architects with significant achievements to humanity and the built environment, the Pritzker Architecture Prize is considered to be " the profession’s highest honor.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Frank Lloyd Wright ’s California seaside project, Mrs. Clinton Walker House, has sold for $22 million after being listed on the market in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, according to the Wall Street Journal. The 1,400-square-foot home was completed in 1952 for a wealthy widower residing in one of California's sought-after surf meccas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 and features a copper-shingled roof with the home's shape designed to resemble a ship’s

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Parque Fresnillo en México / Rozana Montiel | Estudio de Arquitectura + Alin V. Wallach. Image © Sandra Pereznieto February 20th marks a new edition of the World Day of Social Justice. The theme, "Overcoming barriers and unlocking opportunities", is a perfect occasion to reflect on the importance of equity in all areas of society - and especially from architecture and urbanism.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the $4.2 billion Terminal 6 project at JFK Airport. This is the final piece of the JFK Vision Plan, the airport’s major, multi-year initiative to redevelop, modify, and expand existing facilities and infrastructure. This news follows the announcement of the terminal’s financing and approval in November 2022.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation is set to launch the second season of its award-winning audio documentary series New Angle: Voice. Debuting on March 8th to coincide with International Women’s Day , the first episode in the series will explore the story of Ray Eames (1912–1988), with future episodes exploring other influential female figures in design.

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Avontuura

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This Grade II listed villa in London was extended and refurbished to create a home with generous spaces for gathering and family life. The post Architecture for London completes refurbishment and extension of Grade II listed villa in Islington, London appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Vornado Realty Trust, the developer hoping to remake the skyline around Pennsylvania Station with a bundle of new office towers, has put the brakes on the massive redevelopment plan for now as interest rates remain high and the real estate market struggles to recover from the pandemic. Plans for the Penn site, a roughly 18 million-square-foot project that could include 10 new skyscrapers of mostly office space around the transit hub, could be delayed for at least two to three years.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

A larch-clad extension by Swedish practice Johan Sundberg Arkitektur adds a modern twist to this 1920s villa in an apple orchard in Lund. Named Timjan, the extension was designed by Johan Sundberg Arkitektur to contrast the style of the existing villa, which dates back to the 1920s but has been frequently renovated by the clients in the past. Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has extended a 1920s villa in Lund "The core aim of the extension was to create a low-slung modern addition that would work with

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

After World War II, prompted by the Allies, Germany underwent an intense de-Nazification program. Not so Italy — there was no equivalent de-fascistization. The country is still filled with buildings and street names that evoke its 20-year dictatorship. By not challenging the history of these monuments, the memory of fascism has been smoothly integrated into the Italian present.

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Brandon Donnelly

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Last week, Sierra Communities (developer) and my friend Gabriel Fain (architect of Mackay Laneway House fame ) submitted the above development proposal for 2760 Dundas Street West in the Junction. It is a beautiful proposal. So not surprisingly, the response has been overwhelmingly positive. Here are the first batch of comments from Urban Toronto : It also happens to be one block west of our Junction House project, so I definitely would have been annoyed if somebody proposed something ugly here.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Following last week’s visit to New York City-based BKSK Architects , we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Los Angeles this week to explore the work of Aaron Neubert Architects who are currently hiring for a Junior / Intermediate Designer. Founded in 2006, with a presence in both Los Angeles and Las Vegas, the firm has accumulated a portfolio of projects ranging from museums and hotels to private residences and multi-family housing.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

built without walls, the off-grid home interacts with its engulfing flora and fauna which roam through freely. The post slender wooden columns shape this wall-less open jungle house in the costa rican rainforest appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Rising nearly 70 feet, the shed houses 5,000 tons of salt and marks the historic location where the former canal enclosing Lower Manhattan met the Hudson River. The Salt Shed’s solid, crystalline form acts as a counterpoint to the diaphanous, scrim-like façade of the Manhattan 1/2/5 Garage , directly across Spring Street to the north. Architectural concrete was a natural material selection for the Salt Shed, serving as both the building structure and exterior finish, eliminating the

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designboom

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

along with the four-pumped hydraulic suspension, the custom convertible lowrider is finished with blue-over-navy-blue upholstery. The post custom lowrider 1964 chevrolet impala convertible tilts and pumps over three wheels appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The winning proposal for an international competition to design the new Crichton Project cultural center in Dumfries, Scotland, has been announced.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

the structure snakes around three large tamarind trees found on site. The post wallmakers’ subterranean home in india reveals swirling layers of precast debris & waste appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The core of the township revitalization lies not in the replacement of architecture and space, but in the elements that stimulates human vitality: jobs, residence, and the hustle and bustle. In Dingzha, we hope to build a new "urban and rural collaboration" model based on industry introduction and local circulation and combine pre-operation with spatial transformation to create a new hometown in the old town.

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The Spaces

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Furniture and other pieces once owned by French royalty are hitting the auction block as part of a lot drawn from the extensive collection of interior designer Jacques Garcia. Garcia has been collecting historic objects and works of art for 75 years, with many of these pieces carrying their own prestigious history. The interior designer has also spent many years lovingly restoring the Château du Champ-de-Bataille – a 17th-century castle located in Upper Normandy , France.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Mineirão Stadium and Pampulha neighborhood were conceived during the 40´s, at the beginning of the structuralist fever that would conduct the economic policies of Brazil during the following decades. Not by coincidence, Pampulha´s mentor was Juscelino Kubitschek, then mayor of the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, who granted commissions to vanguard professionals such as young Oscar Niemeyer and Roberto Burle Marx to capture the essence of his modern envisions.

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The Architect's Newsletter

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

At the corner of Montgomery and Washington streets, the shadowy wind tunnel of San Francisco’s financial district suddenly opens and the historic neighborhood around Jackson Square begins. The buildings drop [.] Read More. The post The Eames Institute’s acquisition of William Stout’s bookstore preserves a cultural icon 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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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The winning proposal for an international competition to design the new Crichton Project cultural center in Dumfries, Scotland, has been announced.

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The Spaces

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Gaetano Pesce, installation view of ‘Dear Future’ at Goldwyn House (c) The Future Perfect. Left to right: Pesce’s Monolithic table; Airport Lamp; Nobody’s Perfect chair; Fiona Table; Nobody’s Perfect chair in red and blue; Multicolour Floor Lamp; Side Table with Rocks; and his Soho armchair in red. Smiling lamps, vases with tentacles and an armchair that celebrates the divine feminine are all part of Gaetano Pesce’s new solo show in the Hollywood Hills.

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The Architect's Newsletter

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This year the Winter Stations international design competition returned to Toronto’s lakeshore for a temporary architecture exhibition intended to surprise and delight visitors in the coldest, most depressing months of the year. The ninth annual [.] Read More. The post The 2023 Winter Stations are now on view at Woodbine Beach in Toronto appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Dezeen School Shows: students, faculty members and collaborators of Estonian Academy of Arts present a project focused on the uses of algae , which is featured as Dezeen's latest school show. Algae for Design-led Transition Towards Blue Bio-economy was informed by the close examination of marine plants, and includes summer school exercises, fieldwork, laboratory-based experiments and exhibitions.

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