Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Stefano Boeri Architetti has released a short documentary on the Trudo Vertical Forest, which the firm bills as “the first social housing vertical forest in the world.” Built in the Dutch city of Eindhoven , the project draws its inspiration from the firm’s Bosco Verticale in Milan. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Stefano Boeri Architetti (@stefanoboeriarchitetti) The 19-story tower rises 230 feet (70 meters) and contains 125 apartments designed to accommodate long

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designboom

DECEMBER 22, 2021

sited in zhenjiang, the experimental pavilion is shaped by simple human behaviors. The post LIN architecture’s wood pavilion is a place to sit, meditate, and stare appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

A groundbreaking new exploration of the physical elements of interiority comes to us in the form of an all-black wood pavilion by LIN Architecture in China's Jiangsu Province. Labeled as a “space experiment” and located near the river on Jiangxin Island in Zhenjiang, the design forgoes functional elements to instead focus on a triad of ergonomics, proxemics , and behaviorology.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

drawing inspiration from the amphitheatric layout of ancient greek theaters, the proposal highlights the great historicity and monumentality of the area. The post 314 architecture studio embeds resort with staggered organic terraces into the greek landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise… The Bard’s characterization of 16th-century England from Richard II could serve as a mantra for those looking towards the future and to the Red Planet as a dazzling high-tec Paradisus where human settlements will eventually give way to sustained habitation as our century turns over into the next, and to — what some feel — will generate better and more just manmade civilizations in this galaxy and b

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Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

More movement at the top of the academic landscape this week as Georgia Tech has announced University of Virginia urban and environmental planning professor Ellen M. Bassett as the next John Portman Dean’s Chair of the university’s College of Design. A former Fulbright Scholar, Bassett has taught at Portland State University , UVA , and Michigan State.

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designboom

DECEMBER 22, 2021

a wave-like performance of lights illuminates the façade of the herzog de meuron-designed concert hall. The post DRIFT’s breaking waves of illuminated drones wrap elbphilharmonie hamburg appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“Despite its vast size, sub-Saharan Africa has never been proportionately represented on Unesco’s world heritage list… Now, the first African to be made head of the world heritage centre has said that needs to change – and fast. Lazare Eloundou Assomo, a Cameroonian who led the reconstruction of the Timbuktu mausoleums after they were badly damaged in 2012 by Islamist fighters allied to al-Qaida, has said it will be a priority of his time in office.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

DECEMBER 22, 2021

This year I featured nearly 200 architecture books on this blog, placing them into one of six day-of-the-week categories: Monograph Monday , Technical Tuesday , World Wednesday , History/Theory Thursday , Free-for-all Friday , and Wayback Weekend. Setting aside the last so I can focus on recently published books, here are my 21 favorite reads from this year, categorized as they were when I reviewed them and listed in order of the books' publication dates, indicated in parentheses.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Months of isolation made people rethink the way they wanted to live. That meant their buildings would change. That meant construction, and architects became useful again, after being abandoned. But the craziness of a new era has made all builders and architects simultaneously empowered by their new in-demand status while fully threatened by costs and availability of all the products and people necessary to build.

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designboom

DECEMBER 22, 2021

populous designs a football cathedral to replace milan's san siro stadium. The post populous’ carbon neutral cathedral stadium to replace milan’s san siro appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

For reasons both tragic and optimistic, 2021 was a year where regulations and policy were never far from the media spotlight. While this is true for instance due to the overhanging impact of COVID-19 on everything from school operations to international travel, 2021 was also a year that saw both an evolution and reflection on the laws underpinning the design, construction, and operation of the built environment.

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designboom

DECEMBER 22, 2021

the 35 sqm autonomous module enhances the value of nature by accessing it without leaving a trace. The post DistrictHive is a self-sufficient capsule hotel located in spain’s gorafe desert appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In an industrial lot, that due to its position in the articulation between an avenue and a structuring roundabout, is a corner of local relevance, it was implanted an industrial unit of fabrics production. Given the relevance of the reading of the lot in relation to the roundabout, a building was created that enlarges it and that translates into the articulation between two fundamental and complementary structures.

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designboom

DECEMBER 22, 2021

dubbed 'house bitcoins', the project stands right on the line between reality and the digital world. The post cyril lancelin imagines symbolic structure made of gigantic rotating bitcoins appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Xu Wei Art Museum and Qingteng Square are very important components of our Shaoxing ancient city practice project, as well as a key measure in the "Reseeing the Qingteng" urban renewal plan. As the main venue of "Xu Wei's 500th Birthday and Opening Ceremony of Xu Wei's Hometown", it will be officially put into use in May 2021. In fact, the conceptual plan of the art museum has been formed during the first field visit.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The 20th-century flat hosts a trove of original detail, including a Charlotte Perriand–designed kitchen and a staircase by Jean Prouvé. In Marseille, France, a modernist marvel sits on the fifth floor of La Cité Radieuse, a UNESCO-listed housing development by celebrated architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier. The two-level unit was built between 1948 and 1952 as part of the concrete structure, which is now recognized as an iconic stamp of the late architect’s work.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Lithuania House of Basketball is an exceptionally designed Basketball Museum building, located in an exclusive location between urbanistic old town, near the historic Kaunas Castle and natural Santaka Park, at the confluence of two largest rivers. The laconic building is the last building of Kaunas Old Town urban fabric, which seems to complete the quarter - a passer-by is already entering Santaka Park here.

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The Architect's Newsletter

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The New York-based ODA has unveiled a first look at what will become Fort Lauderdale, Florida’s new tallest tower, and it’s quite a departure from the blocky buildings the firm [.]. Read More. The post Fort Lauderdale’s new tallest tower will let the sky in appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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designboom

DECEMBER 22, 2021

at the 2021 venice architecture biennale, holcim – a global leader in sustainable building solutions – gave the floor to twelve prominent architects in a video series called ‘building conversations’. The post how will we live together? — building conversations with holcim x designboom appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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A4 Architects

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Newport Rhode Island and the surrounding communities of Jamestown, Middletown and Portsmouth have been popular areas for summer visitation since the Colonial period. Newport Harbor’s well protected, deep-water port so close to the Atlantic Ocean made it an ideal destination as early as the Colonial Era when sailing was the fastest way to travel. During the period before the Civil War, Newport became a destination for wealthy southerners who wanted to escape the heat, humidity and malaria of thei

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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 Architect's Newsletter

DECEMBER 22, 2021

There are periods when, rather than forcing the gates of the future open, our technical and cultural productions tend to mirror the present. This year, 2021, seems willing to join this [.]. Read More. The post Sand, sweat, and mirrors at Expo 2020 Dubai appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

AA101 Residence Beirut, New Lebanon Property, Lebanese Real Estate, MENA Modern Home Photos. AA101 Residence Beirut, Lebanon. Residential Real Estate Interior – contemporary house design by KAM Architects. 22 December 2021. Lebanese duplex renovation. AA101 Residence by KAM Architects. Architects: KAM Architects. Location: Beirut, Lebanon. Photos by Walid Rashid.

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The Architect's Newsletter

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Milan’s two reverently worshipped titans of football, Associazione Calcio Milan (AC Milan) and FC Internazionale Milano (Inter), have unveiled a new 60,000-seat shared home that will replace the iconic San [.]. Read More. The post Populous’s “Cathedral” will replace iconic San Siro Stadium in Milan appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

VAVA House Seattle, Modern Washington Real Estate, Contemporary Home WA, US Property Photos. VAVA House Seattle, Washington, USA. December 22, 2021. VAVA House in Seattle. Design: Fivedot. Location: Washington, USA. Photos by Mark Woods. VAVA House, Seattle, WA. The design of the VAVA House emphasizes the creative ways families share space and help each other grow, learn, and play.

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