Archinect

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The American Institute of Architects has unveiled the winners of the Regional & Urban Design category of the 2023 AIA Awards. Recognizing the best in urban design, community development, and regional and city planning, the awards seek to elevate an approach to urbanism that “accounts for the entire built environment, local culture, and available resources, modeling architecture’s promise and true value to communities.

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Avontuura

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fabric Architecture The post BIV Punakaiki is a mass timber cabin set in a native forest in New Zealand appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

LA's Destination Crenshaw initiative has revealed an updated opening day for its largest component along with news of $3.4 million in federal grant contribution that will help further shepherd the project towards its eventual completion later this year. The development’s Sankofa Park segment will now open in the early fall of this year, according to CEO Jason W.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

the new 'bean' is snugly squeezed beneath the cantilevering slabs of the 'jenga building' in tribeca. The post now complete: anish kapoor’s newest ‘bean’ nestles into the streets of new york appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Included in our latest weekly employer highlights are five architecture and development firms with current job openings in Brooklyn/New York City , Chicago , Pittsburgh , and Costa Mesa , California. For even more opportunities, visit the Archinect job board and browse our active community of job seekers , firms , and schools. Manhattan-based Extell Development Company is currently offering several in-house design positions to take on forthcoming residential, office, retail, and hospitality prop

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Following last week’s look at an opening for a Senior Designer at Extell Development Company , we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open position on Archinect Jobs for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Architectural Design at the University of Hong Kong. The role, based out of Hong Kong , calls for applicants with postgraduate and professional degrees in architecture, with preferences given to “those holding professional qualifications

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designboom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

10K apartment renovation by TAKK Spanish architecture firm TAKK completed the renovation of a 50 sqm apartment in Barcelona with a budget of only 10,000 euros for materials. The aim of the revamp was to convert the apartment to new models of use and environmental awareness in the context of the current energy crisis […] The post TAKK exposes old partitions + electrical installations in energy-conscious barcelona revamp appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Former Columbia GSAPP dean James Stewart Polshek has been posthumously honored with a new endowed scholarship in recognition of the commitment to design excellence and social causes he embodied while helming the school for fifteen years. The Ennead founder passed away in September and was subsequently remembered with a foundational gift of $125,000 from the firm that was meant to keep alive his enduring legacy as both an architect and educator.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

id arquitectos plans two overlapping volumes assembling open patios toward the seascape of praia d'el rey. The post minimalist residence in portugal explores the duality between solid and void space appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

USC School of Architecture ’s annual Design Charrette concluded recently with five unique design-builds being awarded across three categories of the contest, which is now in its twelfth edition. Tasked with creating a Media Incubator Center for Creative Content, students from the 4th-year, 5th-year, and Graduate course levels worked in teams of three to design a space that can support a wide array of creative services including film and video production, costuming, props, and other modern

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designboom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

a long format brick in a light gray color is applied to emit a natural nuance throughout the structure that merges with the greenery. The post contemporary residence in the netherlands unwraps four volumes around an open patio appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Located at the entrance to the Bruche valley, Still is a typical village in Alsace, nestling among the foothills of the valley, where woodland, clearings and running water create a soothing landscape. The home is for people with severe mental health needs and suffering from anxiety, displaying aggressive behaviour, or suffering from any other form of sensorial disorder, which means that the architecture must accurately match the needs of this specific public.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

‘Archway Bench & Chair’ by seba morales 3D artist Seba Morales presents the ‘Archway Bench & Chair,’ an imagined furniture set combining architectural curves with seating design. The project first launched in 2018 with initial iterations of a chair model. Not long after, Morales expanded his work to include a bench. Today, presented side […] The post seba morales recreates architectural forms as 3D-rendered furniture set appeared first on designboom | archit

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The Spaces

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Private members club NeueHouse has unveiled its third outpost in Los Angeles’ Venice Beach neighbourhood. The creative hub takes over 73 Market Street – a historic building dating back to 1922 that became something of an arts mecca when movie mogul Tony Bill bought it in the mid-1970s and turned it into a production facility for his movies. Market Street has a storied creative history, home to studios by Land Art pioneer Michael Heizer, Robert Irwin and Larry Bell, and the site of galleris

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designboom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

the space is woven with lush greenery and enlivened by soothing water sounds, featuring an intimate yet open meditation space. The post oasis holístico transforms old home into nature-infused cultural center in lima appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Spaces

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

A floral theme runs throughout Burning Man’s newly unveiled Temple, which will be the Black Rock Desert festival’s first physical temple in three years. This year’s structure is designed by Ela Madej and Reed Finlay and has a distinctive spire which extends from the top of the building in the same way the upturned stem of a desert flower would. Madej drew on her Polish heritage for the Temple’s canopy, which echoes the patterns of traditional Polish lace.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

the lights in tomohito ushiro’s the tokyo toilet can mimic sunrays filtering through trees, the moonlight, and even wandering fireflies. The post tomohito ushiro makes pixelated lights dance and shapeshift for the tokyo toilet appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Formafatal has constructed twin villas out of rammed earth on a jungled hillside in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica that open to the Pacific Ocean with expansive frameless glass. Named Achioté, two 95-square metre villas are embedded in a steep 11,000-square metre plot of jungle, 300 metres above the sea and are, according to the studio, the "very first rammed earth implementation" in Costa Rica.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Snøhetta’s The Bolder comprises four geometric cabins hewn from concrete and wood harvested from their mountainside perches. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. Project Details: Location: Lysefjorden, Norway Architect: Snøhetta / @ snohetta Developer: Tom Bjarte Norland Kitchen and Interior Partner: Vipp / @ vipp From the Architect: " The Bolder project consists of

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The Architect's Newsletter

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Denizens of Tribeca celebrated today, as Anish Kapoor’s much-anticipated bean sculpture for New York has finally been finished. The long-awaited sculpture is no longer shrouded by construction barriers and fencing [.] Read More. The post Anish Kapoor’s long-awaited bean sculpture wedged beneath Herzog & de Meuron’s 56 Leonard is now complete appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

the heartfelt obituaries of adam mcewen on the living personalities sincerely celebrate their legacy in a comical and funereal attempt. The post adam mcewen pens obituaries in memory of greta thunberg and dolly parton at gagosian 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

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Designer Keiji Ashizawa has created the interior of Japanese furniture brand Karimoku 's second showroom , which features a combination of its own wooden furniture and pieces by local artists and artisans. Set in a three-storey building, the brand describes Karimoku Commons Kyoto as a "hybrid space", which will function as a showroom and also house office spaces for employees.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

osko+deichmann reinvents office collaboration with brunner. The post osko+deichmann increases collaboration with brunner’s modular boards collection appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Architecture studio Enter Projects Asia has completed a private gallery for a collector in Chiang Mai , Thailand, featuring an undulating rattan structure designed by an algorithm that weaves its way in and out of the building. The 2,000-square-metre gallery complex comprises gardens, water features and a series of pavilions for displaying the owner's collection of silverware, fine china and porcelain , including what is reportedly the largest collection of Wedgwood porcelain in Southeast Asia.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

new high-tech yarn harvests mechanical energy by being repeatedly stretched and released or twisted and untwisted. The post energy-harvesting carbon nanotube yarn generates electricity when stretched or twisted appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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