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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Snøhetta has revealed its design for a new large-scale mixed-use development in Bangkok. Designed in collaboration with A49 Architects and SHMA Landscape Architects , the 2.7 million-square-foot Cloud 11 development is described by the team as “a hub for innovation and tech companies in the city and provides the area with a large, green public space” as well as a node for “artists, makers, and tech entrepreneurs.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Palm House, Kew Gardens, London. Image © kentaylordesign via Shutterstock The greenhouse is a commonplace architectural typology, a frequent fixture in a host of cities, built to shield plants from the elements — from excess heat or cold or to prolong the growing season of crops. Evidence of the presence of greenhouses in some form stretches as far back as the 1450s during the Korean Joseon dynasty , but it is in the 1700s that the greenhouse was born as a specific architectural form.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

MVRDV has shared photos of its just-completed “ambitious architectural experiment” wholesale produce market project in Tainan, Taiwan. The firm’s second foray into the country, open-air Tainan Market features a publicly-accessible green roof, punctuated at one end by an office structure, that can be further adapted for agricultural use while providing users a stepped vista onto the market floor and surrounding landscape beyond.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

© Ksymena Borczynska architects: Ksymena Borczynska Location: Costa Rica Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Ksymena Borczynska Area: 150.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Buildner Architecture Competitions has announced the results of its Las Vegas Affordable Housing Challenge. Part of the organization’s Affordable Housing series, the competition challenged participants to propose a “flexible, innovative, pilot-phase concept for affordable housing within Greater Las Vegas.” “There is no one right answer to making housing affordable,” the organizers say in their summation of the competition results.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The chamber of architects has issued guidelines for its members working on projects close to Megalithic temples. “As professionals in the field of architecture and engineering, it is imperative that we approach the design and planning of development projects within the buffer zones of UNESCO World Heritage Sites with the utmost care and sensitivity,” the chamber said.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Local studio Ryan Leidner Architecture renovated a 1940s home in the Bernal Heights neighbourhood of San Francisco , resolving entry access with a bridge over the front garden. Ryan Leidner Architecture completed the 2,500-square-foot (230-square metre) Hosono House in 2021, cladding the house in charcoal-stained cedar siding with a copper, standing seam roof.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has just announced a milestone change to the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) process that will affect the ARE 5.0 and any subsequent versions to follow. The organization says it will now do away with its five-year Rolling Clock Policy governing the length of time it takes to successfully pass each division of the exam and register as a professional architect in the United States.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

the trapezoidal cabins widen on the glazed side, offering guests secluded views of the forest. The post a set of wooden restroom cabins peeks through the treetops of native forest in são francisco appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Though there was indeed a key shift in the meaning of “design” between 1300 and 1500, it had less to do with language and more with a fundamental shift in the making of things themselves. The relationship between drawing and design did not give rise to a word—or even expand its meaning. Rather, it diminished the word as it had previously been used, and in a way that may now be important to reverse.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

with its rusticated stone walls and interior vaulting preserved, 'casolare scarani' sees a sensitive transformation. The post historic farmhouse in idyllic italian countryside revitalized by andrew trotter appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

For this week's curated employer highlights , we have picked five architecture and design firms with current job openings in New York City , Los Angeles , Boston , and Atlanta. For even more positions, visit the Archinect job board and browse our active community of job seekers , firms , and schools. Global architecture, interior, and planning powerhouse Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates is currently expanding their New York headquarters with these openings: an Architectural Designer II (Internationa

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

the 'one tree four seasons' series comes to a cyclical end with an ode to winter. The post a sauna nestled within an alder tree concludes UMA + antti laitinen’s cyclical art series appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Total construction starts took a turn in January, falling 27% to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of $865.6 billion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Last month, nonresidential building starts fell 38%, residential starts decreased by 20%, and nonbuilding starts declined by 16%. Compared to January 2022, total construction was 14% lower in January 2023.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

the 'cloud 11' masterplan will introduce elevated gardens and sprawling parks to a city with a pressing need for green space. The post reimagining bangkok: snøhetta’s ‘innovation hub’ and sprawling urban garden appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Amazon in January signed a $35 billion contract to build new data centers across Virginia, a deal so sizable a detractor disappointed at the incentives being thrown at the tech giant said, “We might as well start calling it the Commonwealth of Amazon.” The state’s “Data Center Alley,” Loudoun County, is still cutting $1- to $3 million-per-acre deals with tech companies that rely on hyperscale data centers designed to provide massive, scalable data storage and comput

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex designed by architect David Adjaye that contains a church , a synagogue and a mosque , has opened in Abu Dhabi. Located on Saadiyat Island – a cultural hub positioned off the coast of Abu Dhabi – the project incorporates three separate houses of worship for the three Abrahamic religions Christianity, Judaism and Islam.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Concrete and stone volumes stagger their way down the slope at Villa Ito in the heart of Mexico ’s Guanajuato farmlands. The freshly completed ranch is inspired by the minimalist works of Vincent Van Duysen , Axel Vervoordt and Donald Judd and was realised by an American music producer and his hotelier wife. The couple ditched the rat race for a quiet life in San Miguel de Allende, crafting the minimalist four-bedroom Mexican property over a four-year span.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

bruno dias encircles nature with concrete apertures and curves. The post bold concrete geometries embrace bruno dias’ casa chouso in a portuguese village appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Photographer Iwan Baan has released images of Anish Kapoor 's long-awaited reflective sculpture in New York, which sits at the base of Herzog & de Meuron 's 56 Leonard Street skyscraper in Tribeca. The mirrored sculpture was completed by Kapoor in January almost 15 years after it was commissioned and is similar to his work called Cloud Gate – known as "The Bean" – in Chicago.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

We love a renovation challenge, and this cabinetmaker’s workshop ticks all the right boxes with its soaring volume, skylit windows and location at the heart of Grasse, near the French Riviera. The Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur property dates from 1833, and it’s seen several uses over the centuries, having housed an old mill, industrial manufacturing facilities and a carpentry workshop.

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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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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

All the proceeds go to charity, so you can feel good spending money on a rock with googly eyes from the award-winning film. Your worst Tinder date’s favorite film studio, A24, is auctioning off props from Everything Everywhere All At Once , and boy howdy, are there a lot of hits! For the uninitiated, Everything Everywhere All At Once is a tribute to many things: everything bagels, the intricacies of the Asian American experience, the multiverse, the inevitability of both death and taxes, and mos

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designboom

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

the earth-toned compostable ‘biocir slides’ sandals come from biodegradable thermoplastic materials which include organic polymers. The post balena’s thermoplastic-infused biodegradable sandals decompose back to earth appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Consider the story of the Three Little Pigs and their three little houses. Subjected to the huffings and puffings of the Big Bad Wolf, the straw house blew down, the [.] Read More. The post A new set of manufacturers is producing carbon-storing, plant-based building materials sourced from the farms, forests, and factories of rural America appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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The Spaces

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Located in the northwest corner of Seoul , the Vonzrr café was retrofitted into an existing building and lightly designed to expose the existing imperfections. The designer, Studio Sherpa, says it focused ‘on the essence’ of the space, carving out essential spaces to read, work and snack. To keep it simple they built out clever furnishings with wood veneer – a strategy, it says, ‘has a double meaning – that we focus on the essentials rather than the outward splendour.’ Co

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