Avontuura
JULY 20, 2022
The bushy mountain and mirror-like lake provide a natural barrier to noise, which attracts the owners a lot. The post KiKi ARCHi design geometric red brick house in Beijing appeared first on Åvontuura.
Archinect
JULY 20, 2022
Portland-based Skylab Architecture has shared new photos of its recently-completed signature office building dedicated to an American tennis legend (and design aficionado) and located at Nike ’s World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. The more-than-one-million-square-foot Serena Williams Building, anchored around a 12-story tower, was designed to help the sportswear giant maximize creative workflow and efficiency inside a new 2,750-person office whose focus is similar to recent workplace
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ArchDaily
JULY 20, 2022
Courtesy of Barcelona City Council. The climate crisis has made heat waves more likely and more intense around the world. In the northern hemisphere, the record-breaking temperatures are putting millions of people in danger. During the last months, recurring heatwaves have been affecting Central and Western Europe , causing wildfires, evacuations, and heat-related deaths.
Archinect
JULY 20, 2022
The Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District announced on Thursday, July 14, that it will allocate more than $9 million to support the development of park projects in communities in most need of open space. The grant funding is from Measure A, the LA County Safe, Clean Neighborhood Parks and Beaches Measure — a parcel tax approved by voters in 2016.
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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?
Deezen
JULY 20, 2022
Tetro Arquitetura has lifted an angular, lily-shaped home on stilts in a lush Brazilian forest in a way that prevented the unnecessary removal of surrounding trees. The flower shape lent the home its name, Casa Açucena, which translates to "Lily House". It was completed in 2021 on a steep site in the Nova Lima region of Minas Gerais, a remote region near the city of Belo Horizonte.
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Dwell
JULY 20, 2022
The concrete-and-steel home by Faulkner Architects gives one family a refined escape in the mountains of Northern California. Project Details: Location: Lake Tahoe, California Architect: Faulkner Architects / @faulknerarchitects Interior Designer: NICOLEHOLLIS / @nicolehollissf Builder: Jim Morrison Construction / @jimmorrisonconstruction Structural Engineer: CFBR Structural Group Civil Engineer: Shaw Engineering MEP: Sugarpine Engineering Surveyor: Webb Land Surveying, Inc.
Archinect
JULY 20, 2022
For the first time in the biennial award’s decade-long history, ten new projects representing practices based exclusively in Latin America have been named to the 2022 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize ’s MCHAP.emerge prize shortlist. The selected projects will compete to become the fourth winner of the prize behind Pezo von Ellrichshausen’s Poli House (2014), PRODUCTORA’s Zócalo Pavilion (2016), and Rozana Montiel’s 2018 Common Unity design, which took home the
designboom
JULY 20, 2022
the interior is materialized as a series of abstract book-flipping gestures. The post ‘reading mi’ is a concept bookstore for reading and social activities in foshan, china appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Archinect
JULY 20, 2022
Mass timber projects continue to grow in popularity with architecture firms strengthening the application of the sustainable building material in residential and commercial sectors. As the technical know-how within the industry steadily proliferates, we're highlighting four architecture firms with project specialties in mass timber design and construction currently hiring on Archinect Jobs.
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Aerial imagery has emerged as a necessary tool for architecture, engineering, and construction firms seeking to improve pre-construction site analysis, make more informed planning decisions, and ensure all stakeholders have access to an accurate visualization of the site to keep the project moving forward. Download our guide and take a deeper look at how aerial imagery can be leveraged to drive project efficiency by reducing unnecessary site visits and providing the accurate details required to
The Spaces
JULY 20, 2022
The future owner of this Grade-II listed Bull Sand Fort will need a private boat to reach its secluded spot in the Humber Estuary in northern England. Originally built during WWI, the floating structure didn’t come into use until WWII – when it protected the approach to the estuary with guns and an anti-submarine net. It also had enough space to garrison 200 men.
Archinect
JULY 20, 2022
Architectural workers in Portugal have announced the formation of a new labor union following months of debate and deliberation. The group known as Movimento dos Trabalhadores em Arquitectura (MTA) is saying they have adopted a constitution and bylaws following its declaration of intent to organize a union, which they made on May 1st, 2021 — International Workers’ Day — at the Casa Sindical de Campanhã in Porto.
Deezen
JULY 20, 2022
California startup Cionic and Yves Béhar 's design studio Fuseproject have developed a bionic wearable that uses electric pulses and artificial intelligence to correct muscle movements in people with limited mobility. The Neural Sleeve is designed to be wrapped around the leg and uses functional electrical stimulation (FES) to help with the walking difficulties that can be caused by multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries and strokes.
Archinect
JULY 20, 2022
In late 2021, we covered the emergence of HOKO Design , a UK-based startup that seeks to become “the first household name for residential architecture.” Part of HOKO’s thesis to become “the homeowner’s architect” is to streamline the client experience of residential design and construction as much as possible. For the company, this means becoming a ‘one stop shop’ for clients, generating VR flythroughs, cost analyses, construction drawings, contrac
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In the dynamic world of architecture, design, and construction, creative problem-solving is crucial for success. Traditional methods often fall short in effectively conveying design intent to clients. Real-time visualization empowers you with a solid decision-making tool that smooths the design process. Discover the power of real-time visualization: Effective Communication Convey your vision clearly and align with clients.
The Architect's Newsletter
JULY 20, 2022
Initially slated to debut in October 2021 following a fall 2019 “groundmaking” event, the Presidio Tunnel Tops, a 14-acre elevated park within San Francisco’s sprawling Golden Gate National Recreational Area, [.]. Read More. The post James Corner Field Operations’ Presidio Tunnel Tops opens to rave reviews from San Franciscans appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Archinect
JULY 20, 2022
A recent project designed and built by Swedish architect Konstantin Ikonomidis located within a UNESCO World Heritage site in Greenland celebrates Inuit cultural heritage and traditional knowledge of the environment. Called the Qaammat pavilion , the structure is situated in Sarafannguit, a cultural landscape in West Greenland and a World Heritage site since 2018.
designboom
JULY 20, 2022
the villas form a deep connection with the landscape that encompasses them, emphasised by RDMA’s minimalist use of natural materials. The post RDMA’s halojae hotel tucks lodge-like villas into lush green hilltop of indonesian valley appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Archinect
JULY 20, 2022
A versatile and transversal complex, capable of adapting to the incredible peculiarities that the 2019 European Capital of Culture has to offer. La Suite, a five-star hotel designed by Studio Marco Piva and inaugurated on 13 August 2019 to celebrate the prestigious award given to the wonderful city of Matera, is located along the famous Via Lucana and at a few meters from the Sassi, the area already known in the early Seventies as the vegetable garden of a noble building called "Giardino Porcari
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The Spaces
JULY 20, 2022
Residential design doesn’t get more radical than Sphynx Hill, an unapologetically OTT postmodern home designed by John Outram in 1999 as a colourful pharaoh’s palace. Outram ripped up the rulebook with his colourful PoMo buildings, saying, ‘My work has been a rebellion’. Colourful, with bold geometries, his buildings cut through the ‘drabness’ of post-war architecture by embracing decoration and play.
designboom
JULY 20, 2022
the richard neutra-designed baldwin house will list on sotheby's for $3.3 million USD. The post richard neutra’s modernist 1962-built baldwin house soon to list on sotheby’s appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Deezen
JULY 20, 2022
British luxury carmaker Aston Martin has revealed an update to its winged logo created by legendary designer Peter Saville. The redesigned logo remains very similar to the previous one, with the most noticeable change the removal of a semi-circular line running through the wings. "The Aston Martin wings update is a classic example of the necessary evolution of logotypes of provenance," said Saville.
Architecture Here and There
JULY 20, 2022
Here, responding to a email thread on classical architecture and racism in which her essay is invoked, is my post from 2016 about Sibyl Moholy-Nagy and “Hitler’s Revenge.” She regrets that the “genius” architects who had fled Nazism inflicted modern architecture on the United States. Thus Hitler’s “revenge” on America for its role in defeating the thousand-year Reich.
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.
Dwell
JULY 20, 2022
Clément Cividino’s fascination with forgotten prefab designs has become a full-blown obsession. His latest? An ingenious structure with a checkered past. There’s more to be discovered at the fringes of midcentury design. Just ask Clément Cividino, a seller out of Perpigñan in the South of France, who, after starting his career with marquee names—your Perriands and Prouvés—stumbled upon a portable prefab concept that had been left to ruin.
designboom
JULY 20, 2022
made of vegan leather, the bag is launching on july 10 for $190 as a limited edition of 200 units. The post nik bentel designs limited-edition handbag inspired by cardboard shipping boxes appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Architonic
JULY 20, 2022
Creating transitions – between small-scale and generous, between city and nature, between working and living, and finally between past and future: with the Amsterdam Valley project, Dutch architecture firm <a href="[link] closes new mental loops for a modern balancing of urban monocultures. Amsterdam's up-and-coming Zuidas district has developed into a major business centre over the last two decades, sharing the urban development fate of most international banking and business distr
Deezen
JULY 20, 2022
A glowing metal ring designed by set designer Es Devlin framed fashion house Saint Laurent 's Spring Summer 2023 menswear show in the Moroccan desert. Saint Laurent 's Spring Summer 2023 menswear show was set 30 kilometres outside of Marrakech in the middle of the Agafay desert. Es Devlin created a desert mirage for Saint Laurent's Spring Summer 2023 show.
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