Archinect

JULY 27, 2022

For the latest episode of our Studio Snapshot series, Archinect connected with Nicole Hollis, Founding Principal and Creative Director of award-winning design firm NICOLEHOLLIS. Established in 2002 and run in partnership with her husband, CEO Lewis Heathcote, the San Francisco-based practice has grown into a household name in the world of luxury residential, hospitality, and product design.

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ArchDaily

JULY 27, 2022

© Nilai Asia. architects: RDMA Location: Bandung, Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Nilai Asia Area: 280.0 m2. Read more ».

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Archinect

JULY 27, 2022

The sale of the iconic Thompson Center in downtown Chicago is being finalized with Google planning to occupy office space following extensive renovations by the new owner. Google will take over the entire building once the new owners, JRTC Holdings, renovate the Thompson Center to the tech giant's specifications. With its future sorted, the Helmut Jahn -designed building is here to stay.

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designboom

JULY 27, 2022

titled ‘and between us, an ocean’, the optical installation will be on display at the times art museum in beijing until september 12th, 2022. The post optical installation in beijing mirrors raindrops with 30,000 repurposed eyeglass lenses appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JULY 27, 2022

Three winners have been selected out of a final group of five shortlisted entries for the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC)’s 2021–22 Architectural Student Design Competition. Students in the competition's seventh edition were invited to design a pedestrian bridge across a theoretical body of water in Canada. Teams representing Ryerson University and the University of Waterloo took home cash prizes totaling $8,000, $4,000, and $2,000 a piece, with another $3,500 going t

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Archinect

JULY 27, 2022

A new report from the Dodge Construction Network indicates the continued rebound of the building industry in 12 of America’s 20 largest metropolitan areas during the first two quarters of 2022, propelled by new starts in the commercial and multifamily residential sectors. A survey at the year’s midway point revealed a 24% year-to-year increase in the value of all new starts within those two sectors, which were driven by demand for housing that is increasingly focused on more affordab

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designboom

JULY 27, 2022

hirst will burn the 10,000 digital NFT and physical artworks of ‘the currency’ on a daily basis starting september 2022. The post damien hirst to burn ‘the currency’ as buyers can’t own both NFT & physical artwork appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JULY 27, 2022

Foster + Partners ’ design for the Brompton Road Apple store in London is ready for its debut tomorrow, showcasing the company’s renewed focus on AR and other consumer technologies in what is the latest in a long string of retail commissions between the British architect and the California tech giant. Image courtesy Apple, Inc. The design reuses a former arcade structure from 1903 in a way that invokes the form and function of the typology’s original role as an enclosed shoppin

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designboom

JULY 27, 2022

the 'haze' series reframes the human-material relationship by looking at tokyo as a mineral deposit where copper can be sourced and assigned new values. The post we+ explores urban mining through copper wire collection titled ‘haze’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JULY 27, 2022

Chicago’s last-ditch effort to dissuade its Bears football team from decamping to a new home in the northwest suburbs has yielded a trio of design alternatives after Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office released renderings for three proposed Soldier Field redesigns on Monday. Two of the three options include either installing a dome or creating the capacity to do so in a fan experience-oriented renovation that could cost between $900 million and $2.2 billion to complete, according to figure

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Deezen

JULY 27, 2022

Amsterdam interior design firm Studio Modijefsky has created a contemporary family home inside of a local dijkhuis – a traditional Dutch dwelling set next to a dyke. Located in the north of Amsterdam, the house was originally built for a middle-class family in the 1800s. But the building suffered substantial fire damage while serving as a kindergarten in the 1980s and had to be completely rebuilt in the same style.

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Archinect

JULY 27, 2022

The Chateau Lynch-Bages winery, located in Pauillac the Bordeaux region of France, was recently redesigned as a new facility by Pei Architects LLP. Previously the winery was an ensemble of warehouse buildings clustered within a picturesque French winemaker village. The newly designed multi-use building maintains the feeling of a winemaker village, and now houses all wine making operations under one roof: the vinification, the wine barrel cellar, and the office headquarters.

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Dwell

JULY 27, 2022

Designed by Naturvillan, a Swedish company committed to building sustainable homes, the brand new house is situated in the picturesque forest surrounding Lake Vänern. Project Name: Atri Location: Sikhall 156, Vänersborg, Sweden Price: SEK 7,850,000 ($770,310) Year Built: 2022 Footprint: 1,335 square feet (two bedrooms, one-and-a-half baths) Lot size: 14,940 square feet Architecture & Engineering: Niklas Dahlström and Anders Solvarm, Naturvillan Builder: Naturvillan From the agent: "This clim

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Deezen

JULY 27, 2022

Designers have created a number of virtual buildings for metaverse community The Row, including a giant statue turned into a house designed by Daniel Arsham and a home that changes colour during the day. Members-only metaverse community The Row has launched with 30 virtual properties created by artists including Arsham, Misha Kahn , Andrés Reisinger , Alexis Christodolou , design studio Six N Five and Hard Architects.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JULY 27, 2022

Following early morning news that the sale of the James R. Thompson Center was nearly finalized, Google has revealed itself as the future new tenant of the iconic, Helmut Jahn–designed [.]. Read More. The post Google will occupy Chicago’s Thompson Center beginning in 2026 appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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designboom

JULY 27, 2022

the distinctive, modular building is envisioned to be both highly efficient and adaptable to changes as teams and technologies evolve and grow. The post SOM unveils its cloud-like design for new alibaba headquarters in shanghai appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Dwell

JULY 27, 2022

Inspired by the art direction of Wes Anderson, this playful campsite offers a gleeful escape from the world. You’d be forgiven for assuming Camp Canoe was the work of a Wes Anderson superfan. The cabins marked with embroidered scout badges, the meticulously clashing plaids, the pleasing symmetry of the pegboard kitchens: It’s like a beautiful, Moonrise Kingdom fever dream.

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The Spaces

JULY 27, 2022

Britain has lost huge swathes of its original wildlife-rich habitats and ecosystems or ‘wild’ land. Many species are in steep decline, and only half of its natural biodiversity remains. Thankfully, wildlife conservation and rewilding or regeneration efforts are gathering pace and yielding positive results, particularly across private properties. From a modern home with an otter-populated natural swimming pool in Wales t o an almost 200-acre estate in East Sussex with its own wetlands, here are f

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Dwell

JULY 27, 2022

Nori Architects tests an earth-friendly vision for urban housing with a stripped-back design that the residents can modify and repair themselves. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Project Details: Location: Aichi, Japan Architect: Nori Architects / @nori_architects Builder: TOKORO Structural Engineer: Seiji Okawa Textile Designer: Yuki Tsutsumi Equipment Advisor: Kozo Takase Lighting Advisor: CHI

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designboom

JULY 27, 2022

the swedish designer-maker's polychromatic pieces are currently on view at friedman benda's gallery space in new york. The post mattias sellden on his animistic sculptural furniture for friedman benda’s design in dialogue appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Spaces

JULY 27, 2022

Serving up a menu of pan-African flavours, London restaurant Tatale immerses diners in patterns and colours from the continent. Tola Ojuolape designed the space, which is located inside Southwark’s recently opened Africa Centre – a space dedicated to celebrating African art and culture. Tatale is led by chef Akwasi Brenya-Mensa , who describes himself as ‘an African Futurist’.

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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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designboom

JULY 27, 2022

the original dwelling shows exposed brickwork, while the upper intervention takes shape with lightweight, perforated screening. . The post estudio PK’s ‘casa hormiga’ restoration in buenos aires is infused with lush plant life appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

JULY 27, 2022

A mixed-use development by architect Frank Gehry , which has been almost a decade in the making, has been granted final approval to be built in Santa Monica , California. Recently given the go-ahead by the Santa Monica City Council, Ocean Avenue Project will be a mixed-use complex including housing , a hotel , restaurants and shops as well as an art museum.

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designboom

JULY 27, 2022

the breezy atmosphere is achieved through a softness and lightness in its textures, tones, and volumes. The post with softened forms, sergey makhno architects’ mureli house evokes summertime in ukraine appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

JULY 27, 2022

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the recently unveiled visuals of a 500-metre-tall linear city named The Line , which will be built in Saudi Arabia and other top stories. Readers are shocked by the city, which will have mirrored facades and is set to stretch 170 kilometres across northwest Saudi Arabia. Patric Nilsson wrote : "An unbelievable megastructure.

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