Archinect

MAY 13, 2022

Today, Ennead Architects unveiled its design for a new master-planned commercial district in Shanghai called the Lingang Special Area. The plan includes four new large buildings and more than 124,500-square-meters (about 1.33 million-square-feet) of retail and public space to be realized over a multi-year project timeline. Lingang will join Shanghai’s core business area to the adjacent Dishui Lake district and create a free trade zone that developers expect will lure a variety of internati

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Avontuura

MAY 13, 2022

After the end of the Biennale, the installation was recovered, dismantled, cataloged, and redesigned as an open-air museum in Corbola. The post Barman Architects upcycles Biennale pavilion into open air museum in Cordoba appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

MAY 13, 2022

When a recession hits, architects often take it in the gut. The design sector has traditionally been one of the losers of a market downturn, with big real estate developments being put on hold and the need for architectural design services kicked down the road. But during the economic downturn brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, architecture has been surprisingly robust.

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Deezen

MAY 13, 2022

The long-awaited Taipei Performing Arts Center in Taiwan has been completed by Rem Koolhaas -led studio OMA ahead of the official opening on 7 August 2022. Commissioned by the Taipei City Government in 2009, the 59,000-square-metre cultural landmark has a distinctive form with three auditoriums protruding from a central cuboid volume. Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Koolhaas, who led the design alongside OMA managing partner David Gianotten, wanted the building to stand out from "standardised

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Archinect

MAY 13, 2022

The country of El Salvador has picked an architect for his attention-grabbing bid to lure cryptocurrency investment to the small Central American nation. FR-EE founder Fernando Romero is now in charge of the country’s Bitcoin City development and plans to add a new Pacific airport, according to an announcement made on social media from President Nayib Bukele Tuesday.

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Archinect

MAY 13, 2022

The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has unveiled the design for a 17-story, 408,000-square-foot residential tower in Miami ’s Mid Beach neighborhood. The Perigon, located at 5333 Collins Avenue, will sit at the center of a rare section of Miami Beach that spans from the small village of Indian Creek to the Atlantic Ocean. Its unique position allows for dual-waterfront living.

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designboom

MAY 13, 2022

nowadays, pop-up stores are a cost-efficient and flexible alternative to promote their brand and drive sales without being docked to one location. The post tiny pop-up truck café by jay nelson takes to the streets of japan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

MAY 13, 2022

A new book arts exhibition from celebrated notebook maker Moleskine is now on view at One World Trade Center’s One World Observatory , marking the first public exhibition of artwork in the attraction’s seven-year history. Opened today, the Moleskine Foundation’s Detour New York exhibition features notebooks by the late architect Michael Graves , Italian architect Carlo Stanga, and this year’s Pritzker Prize winner Diébédo Francis Kéré Carlo Sta

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designboom

MAY 13, 2022

situated in taipei’s vibrant shilin night market, the monumental architecture is composed of three theaters plugged into a central cube. . The post OMA completes taipei performing arts center with three ‘plugged in’ volumes appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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MAY 13, 2022

Google launched a new mode for Maps on Wednesday, designed to give users a more real-life look at the places they’re going before they even go. The new Immersive View is sort of a Street View in the sky: you can look over a location from above to get a sense of the neighborhood and then drop to street level to see the specific spots you might want to hit up.

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Dwell

MAY 13, 2022

The artist teams up with Mollusk surf shop owner John McCambridge to bring a beach-roving fantasy to life in wood and fiberglass. "I look at this side of my work as a hobby," says San Francisco–based artist, designer, and surfer Jay Nelson. For context, he’s talking about a go-kart he recently transformed using his go-to materials, wood and fiberglass.

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Archinect

MAY 13, 2022

Tower Hamlets Council has granted planning permission to PLP Architecture and Adjaye Associates’ amended plans to overhaul the Whitechapel Estate in east London. PLP masterplanned the development and designed seven buildings, while Adjaye Associates designed five of the six buildings on the west of the site. The duo first submitted plans for the estate in 2015, which were rejected by Tower Hamlets Council but later approved on appeal.

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The Spaces

MAY 13, 2022

A hand-painted mural wraps around this beachside holiday home, located in a quiet coastal community in southeastern Australia’s Gippsland. The tiny cabin is one of a series of holiday rentals dreamed up by Jacky Winter – an Australian artist agency that represents illustrators, animators and digital creatives. The seaside cabin is located in Walkerville, and is wrapped in a collaborative artwork named Deep Drift – created by April Philips, Beci Orpin, Carla McRae and David Booth.

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Deezen

MAY 13, 2022

Continuing our series revitising deconstructivist architecture , we profile Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas , who is the driving force behind architectural powerhouse OMA. It's difficult to categorise the work of Koolhaas, whose designs range from experimental exhibitions and pavilions, to entire cities, regions and even countries. Yet underlying each project is a common thread – a restless pursuit of new approaches to making structure, space and society.

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The Spaces

MAY 13, 2022

A rarified piece of David Bowie’s legacy has come up for sale: the 39-metre motor yacht he commissioned in 1974. Deneb Star was built by Italian boatyard Benetti and delivered to Bowie in 1977. The steel and aluminium vessel has since been renamed El Caran and is listed for sale by Giulio Riggio at Fraser’s Palma office for €4.85m. Photography: Fraser Yachts.

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Brandon Donnelly

MAY 13, 2022

There are over 8 million people living in New York City. And if you were to look at the modal split for these people — that is, how they get to work and how they get around — you’ll see that other than Staten Island, the majority of New York City does not rely on cars. They walk, bike, take transit, and probably use other things like electric scooters.

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designboom

MAY 13, 2022

the prestigious and influential rubell museum DC will open its doors to the public on october 29, 2022. The post rubell museum to bring its prestigious contemporary art collection to washington DC appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

MAY 13, 2022

Melanin-enriched building materials and decomposing pavilions are among the pieces on show in San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 's exhibition of Neri Oxman 's work, Nature x Humanity. Curator Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher discusses five key works. An architect, designer and pioneering materials researcher who founded The Mediated Matter Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) and recently opened her own laboratory , Oxman is best known for otherworldly-looking designs and installa

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designboom

MAY 13, 2022

the 'bracket house' consists of three wings embracing a courtyard at the plot's core. The post ‘bracket house’ by AB CHVOYA celebrates the surrounding wooded landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Architect's Newsletter

MAY 13, 2022

The oldest gallery at New York’s American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), the Northwest Coast Hall, reopened to the public today, May 13, after being closed for the better part [.]. Read More. The post The American Museum of Natural History’s Northwest Coast Hall reopens following historic revitalization appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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designboom

MAY 13, 2022

MIT and NREL engineers say the new design could enable 'dispatchable' renewable energy and a fully decarbonized power grid. The post milestone thermophotovoltaic cell converts 40% of heat energy to electricity 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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Architectural Record

MAY 13, 2022

As plans to rebuild Ukraine get underway, a range of initiatives are emerging to support students and designers affected by Russia's invasion.

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designboom

MAY 13, 2022

benefiting from invaluable mentorship and expert feedback, one design of the innovative work of six finalists has been crowned winner of LEXUS DESIGN AWARD 2022. The post LEXUS DESIGN AWARD 2022: memory-evoking device for dementia wins grand prix appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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AI Interior Architects

MAY 13, 2022

A Shift in Focus 200 West Madison Street , Chicago, IL. Photography © Heidrich Blessing. Work by FYOOG. Recent surveys and user feedback tell us that while encouraging a return to the workplace many organizations are overlooking employees’ primary … The post The New Definition of Class A Property appeared first on IA Interior Architects.

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designboom

MAY 13, 2022

the green organic forms of the net further accentuate the environmental character of the project. The post studio shinyoo repurposes discarded fishing nets into intricate moss-like artwork appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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