Archinect

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The AIA Chicago chapter has announced the winners of its newly-restructured annual Design Excellence Awards program. For its 2022 edition, Chicago-based practices were given Honor Awards and Citations of Merit across ten categories. The Roberta Feldman Architecture for Social Justice Award and Decarbonization Award was also announced alongside an inaugural group of Lerch Bates People's Choice winners that were selected with the help of the Chicago Architecture Center.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

© Tom Blachford. architects: FIGR Architecture & Design Location: Dendy VIC 3186, Australia Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Tom Blachford Area: 225.0 m2. Read more ».

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

A skyscraper in the central Chinese city of Changsha was seriously damaged after a fire engulfed the 42-storey building. The fire in the China Telecom building was reported at 3.48pm. Thirty-six fire engines and 280 firefighters from 17 stations were sent to the blaze, according to the Hunan Fire Department. By 5pm the fire had been extinguished but firefighters continued rescue efforts.

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Avontuura

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The Ghent House was designed as a linear collection of structures, slightly askew from one another and partially embedded into a hillside. The post Ghent House is a collection of structures embedded into a hillside in New York State appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding student projects on various Archinect People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Student Work. Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

If you are looking for architectural job opportunities in the Pacific Northwest region — and Portland, Oregon in particular — don't miss this week's curated employment highlight from Archinect Jobs with a selection of current openings for architects, interior designers, urban designers, and marketing managers. To look up specific job titles from the architectural profession, consult Archinect's Guide to Job Titles series.

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

the new pavilion will be dedicated to canadian painter and sculptor jean paul riopelle. The post musée national des beaux-arts du québec selects design for riopelle pavilion appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The design of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge in a major park in Sydney by Australian firm Sam Crawford Architects (SCA) was inspired by the shape of ‘bara’ eels and their migration to the Pacific Ocean from the very pond it traverses. Sam Crawford, director of SCA said: “The shape, movement and colour of the long-finned eels is reflected in the form and materiality of the bridge design.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Angled glass walls frame close-up views of a mature tree at the centre of the Chestnut House in Vale Flor, Portugal , designed by local architect João Mendes Ribeiro. Clad in black-painted timber and lined with plywood panels, the dwelling is designed by Ribeiro as an "elegant shelter" in the rural landscape. João Mendes Ribeiro has designed a house around a chestnut tree.

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

some LED blue light impacts include melatonin suppression, loss of sense of nature, and altered responses of insects to light. The post blue light from LED risks health & senses of people & animals, a study finds appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Architect's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design announced this week that lauded architectural and urban historian Amber Wiley will join the school’s faculty next year as Presidential Associate Professor [.]. Read More. The post Amber Wiley named director of the Weitzman School of Design’s Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The sets for Amazon 's The Rings of Power television series draw on a range of historical European architectural vernaculars to make the fantasy world believable, says production designer Ramsey Avery in this interview. "I think for a fantasy world to be tangible, you have to actually believe that you're in it," Avery told Dezeen. "You have to look for those touchstones of reality, whether it's continuity or whether it's a contrast with history.

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

the residence embraces locally-sourced materials such as reclaimed stone and white washed wood. The post peloponnese rural house by ivana lukovic reinterprets the traditional greek stone stable appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Architect's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Facades+ returns to Denver on September 21-22 for its annual gathering of AEC professionals, and will feature the latest in building enclosure technology and high-performance facades from around Colorado and [.]. Read More. The post Architects will present the faces of Denver’s rapid growth at Facades+ on September 21–22 appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archeyes

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Completed in 1502, Casa Mantegna (also called Casa Mantegna) was built in Mantua for the famous painter Andrea Mantegna. The revolutionary design consisted of an external cube containing a circular. The post Casa Mantegna in Italy / Andrea Mantegna appeared first on ArchEyes.

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

biomega CUV is designed to improve urban mobility with a reduced footprint. The post meet biomega CUV: a new electric vehicle that defines the future mobility ecosystems appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Designed by Dean/Wolf Architects, the home gently curves to capture views of the water, land, and sky. Location : 44 Engel Road, Chatham, New York Architect : Dean/Wolf Architects Price : $3,200,000 Year Built : 2016 Footprint : 3,000 square feet (two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths) Lot Size : 15.6 acres From the Agent : " Located on the outskirts of Chatham/Austerlitz, about a two-and-a-half-hour drive upstate from New York City, the bucolic site lies at the convergence of two diversities: a fo

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

the five 2022 praemium imperiale award winners are announced, including ai weiwei for sculpture, and SANAA founders for architecture. The post SANAA and ai weiwei among recipients of 2022 praemium imperiale art award appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

For our latest lookbook , we've curated 10 interiors decked out in Wild Wonder after paint brand Dulux named the pale yellow hue as its Colour of the Year for 2023. Dulux describes Wild Wonder as a "soft gold with hints of green" that speaks to people's desire for a closer connection to nature and better mental health in light of the recent period of upheaval.

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

junya ishigami shares an in-depth account of the unique design process of the earthen architecture. The post junya ishigami completes cavernous house and restaurant in yamaguchi, japan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

This week on Dezeen , the Colour of the Year 2023 – a pale yellow that is described as "a soft gold with hints of green" – was announced. To mark the announcement by paint company Dulux, we created a lookbook that showcases interiors that have used the pale yellow hue. Selldorf Architects has proposed a redesign of the Sainsbury Wing. This week, architects, critics and academics raised concerns about the plans to remodel Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown's postmodern Sainsbury Wing at the N

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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

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

NO ARCHITECTURE designs 'flower house', a weekend getaway in massachusetts to bring family members closer to each other and to nature. The post NO ARCHITECTURE organizes flower house as six overlapping pavilions in the berkshires appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Estudio Santa Rita has completed a compact and efficient building with colourful storage units and a saw-tooth roof that houses the offices and workshops of a creative couple in Mérida , Mexico. Estudios MF is for a couple, a fashion designer and a painter, who commissioned Estudio Santa Rita to design and build their workspace. The overlapping yet distinct requirements of the artist's vocations meant each needed their own studio space.

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The Architect's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

At the center of Illinois Institute of Technology’s campus is Crown Hall, an iconic Mies van der Rohe building that houses the university’s School of Architecture. The building is peak [.]. Read More. The post Chicago artist Assaf Evron dresses up Crown Hall with an installation inspired by Mies van der Rohe’s collages appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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ArchiDiaries

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Excerpt: OH! HOUSE is an apartment renovated by the architectural firm Laura Ortin Arquitectura with a concept of Mediterranean style. The team attended to the wishes of the clients to have a fresh, pleasant, and comfortable house with a very contemporary organization of rooms, materials, and geometries but from our origins. During the design process, “aquamarine” green became the fetish color of the house.

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