Archinect

OCTOBER 3, 2022

MVRDV has unveiled final images of the Radio Hotel and Tower in upper Manhattan , marking the Dutch firm’s first completed building in the United States. Located in New York’s Washington Heights, and delivered for developer Youngwoo & Associates with Stonehill Taylor as architects of record, the scheme is described as a colorful “urban village” providing “much-needed hotel , office , and hospitality amenities” for the area.

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SW Oregon Architect

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The Kennell Ellis Building (my photo) This is the next in my Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet series of blog posts, the focus of each being a landmark building here in Eugene. Many of these will be familiar to most who live here but there are likely to be a few buildings that are less so. My selection criteria for each will be threefold: The building must be of architectural interest, local importance, or historically significant.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The federal government wants to build a massive system of storm surge gates and seawalls to protect the New York harbor region from flooding and has put forth a much-delayed plan that would remake coastal areas from upper Manhattan down to Jamaica Bay. The Army Corps estimates construction on the $52 billion project would begin in 2030 and be complete by 2044.

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Avontuura

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The elevations are allowed to respond to site conditions: minimal openings on the north side, maximum openings on the south side. The post Abbott Brown Architects design cedar boathouse in remote area of Nova Scotia 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

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The World Football Summit Awards have named FC Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium by Populous as the winner of Best Venue of 2022 in an event held Wednesday night in Seville, Spain. The UK-based publication, MONDO STADIA , who presented the Best Venue award at the event, commented on the $250 million project. They shared, "The design of TQL Stadium intentionally harnesses the energy of a dedicated fan base to bring a world-class soccer experience to Cincinnati.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Wallmakers founder, Vinu Daniel, has been selected as the winner of the 2022 Dorfman Award by the Royal Academy of Arts in a delayed announcement following the wake of Queen Elizabeth II. The "nomadic" Indian architect was commended for eliciting an "energy, creativity and willingness to take risks while achieving sustainable buildings that exist harmoniously within the landscapes and ecologies in which they are erected.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 3, 2022

After Foster + Partners completed a pair of skyscrapers connected by a suspension bridge , Dezeen rounds up a dozen buildings that feature various types of skybridges. Bridge structures that span buildings high up in mid-air are now a common trick for architects to show off in skyscraper projects. Among the earliest examples is the famous Bridge of Sighs in Venice, which was completed in 1600, but skybridges have become increasingly common and ambitious in recent years thanks to advances in engi

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Archinect

OCTOBER 3, 2022

A group of faculty and students from ETH Zurich has completed a prototype architectural pavilion whose production merges 3D printing with computational design. Unveiled at the Vitra Design Museum in Germany, the Eggshell Pavilion’s development seeks to demonstrate how "digital design techniques and robotic 3D printing can enable the creation of freeform concrete structures out of recycled ultra-thin formwork.".

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designboom

OCTOBER 3, 2022

built by italian architect tomaso buzzi in the 1950s-70s, the eye-catching complex is described as 'the kingdom of imagination'. The post tessa chung captures the surreal & theatrical architecture of la scarzuola in umbria, italy appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Niall McLaughlin Architects referenced the brick and timber architecture of the University of Cambridge 's historic Magdalene College in the design of its Stirling Prize-shortlisted New Library. London-based Niall McLaughlin Architects won the project via an invited competition in 2014 to provide new facilities alongside the college's Grade I listed Pepys Library.

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designboom

OCTOBER 3, 2022

the series of hyper-realistic tree trunk sculptures twist and knot into unique configurations that echo the emotions of nature. The post monsieur plant contorts fantastical tree trunk sculptures to explore the powers of nature appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Architecture studio BIG has completed six curved housing blocks that combine to form a spiral shape at the Sneglehusene development near Aarhus , Denmark. Containing 93 homes, the Sneglehusene housing for developer Taekker Group forms part of the Nye neighbourhood to the north of Aarhus and was created using a modular system developed by BIG and contractor CJ Group.

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designboom

OCTOBER 3, 2022

spanning less than 20 sqm, the cabin effortlessly combines rustic materials and minimal interiors. The post ‘cabana’ is a cantilevered, modernist retreat perched on a forest cliff in rhinebeck, NY appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 3, 2022

From California to Argentina, these houses are living, breathing ecosystems for critters of all kinds. Welcome to Wildlife Week , an exploration of what happens when nature and home meet. An increasingly prominent consideration when designing homes, sustainability in architecture can mean anything from sourcing local materials to fostering connections with the landscape.

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The Spaces

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This incredible French estate , designed by architect Patrick Bouchain in Saône-et-Loire, has restored rustic farm buildings, a Michelin-star restaurant and a trio of striking contemporary gîtes that look like upturned boats. La Colline du Colombier is an award-winning restaurant and hotel established in 2008 by the pioneering family culinary business Maison Troisgros , on the banks of the Loire in Iguerande.

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designboom

OCTOBER 3, 2022

balouo salo brings together local senegalese artisans to handcraft and donate furniture to rural, underprivileged schools in the region. The post local artisans handcraft wooden furniture for underprivileged schools in rural senegal appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Spaces

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Set within 37 acres of citrus and olive groves, Castle Elvira had sat abandoned for a century when club-owner Steve Riseley and creative director Harvey B-Brown discovered it in 2018. Over four years, they revamped the rotting honey-coloured ruin into a showpiece of vaulted ceilings and sweeping marble staircases. Working with architects Filotico & Partners from nearby Lecce, Puglia , they carefully matched chipped tiled flooring, repaired leaded windows, replaced mouldings and restored ceil

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designboom

OCTOBER 3, 2022

loft buro's 'enjoy the silence' chalet appears to float among the lush landscape of kyiv. The post meditation cabin stands lightweight on stones in ukrainian countryside appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Spaces

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Rooms feel like movie sets at Baltimore’s Ulysses hotel, which has taken over a 110-year-old apartment building in Mount Vernon. The Italian Renaissance block – originally created with a set of bachelor tenants in mind by architects Glidden & Friz – has lived many lives. According to Baltimore Heritage, it was converted into medical offices and underwent a stint as a headquarters for non-profit organisations before hotelier Ash took over the space.

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Architonic

OCTOBER 3, 2022

<p>The idea that change is the only true constant in life had already been recognised by Heraclitus 2,500 years ago. Panta rhei, everything flows. Today – millennia later – the aphorism not only still applies, but has, perhaps, never been more true. Anyone immersed in the complexity of research into megatrends at Germany's Zukunftsinstitut (Future Institute) for example, may wish themselves, even for just a short time, back in the times of antiquity.</p> <p>While man

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Aalto in Detail: A Catalogue of Components by Céline Dietzkier and Lukas Gruntz Birkhäuser , July 2022 Hardcover | 6 x 8 inches | 464 pages | 400 illustrations | English (translated from the German original ) | ISBN: 9783035623321 | €32 PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION : This carefully curated catalog celebrates the rich detail in the work of Aino, Elissa, and Alvar Aalto.

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Speaker: Pedro Clarke – Principal Architect at A+ Architecture, In Loco Program Director

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Architonic

OCTOBER 3, 2022

<p>The design industries have gone through immense change over the past 20 years, since the <a href="[link] target="_blank" rel="nofollow">London Design Festival</a> first opened its city’s creative streets, with festivals and fairs like this one consistently educating us on new ideas, materials and methodologies.

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The Architect's Newsletter

OCTOBER 3, 2022

On a gorgeous late afternoon in June, traffic was predictably sluggish on the elevated stretch of the Gardiner Expressway that uncouples Toronto from its waterfront. Meanwhile, directly beneath a roughly [.]. Read More. The post The Bentway, Toronto’s ambitious public space project under the Gardiner Expressway, heads indoors for its newest art commission appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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designboom

OCTOBER 3, 2022

from shaving mirrors to soap dispensers, AXOR's versatile designs are universal in name and nature. The post philippe stark, barber osgerby and antonio citterio accents AXOR’s luxury bathrooms appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Architonic

OCTOBER 3, 2022

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