Life of an Architect

MAY 1, 2022

Construction Drawings are the documents architects use to convey architectural intent - size, location, quantity - and learning how to properly prepare them is getting harder and harder. The post Ep 99: Construction Drawings first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 99: Construction Drawings at Life of an Architect. Construction Drawings are the documents architects use to convey architectural intent - size, location, quantity - and learning how to properly prepare them is gett

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MAY 1, 2022

Horticulturist Alfonso Chavez is helping return his Tucson, Arizona, community to the traditional and Indigenous practices that were disrupted by colonization and industrialization. "There’s this perception of the desert as lacking—dry and dead—but that’s really only since colonization and industrialization," says Alfonso Chavez, an artist, activist, and horticulturist devoted to sustainable farming in the Tucson area.

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Architonic

MAY 1, 2022

<a href="[link] As required for <a href="[link] cabinetry</a> as the <a href="[link] of a house</a>, right? They’re almost as ubiquitous as the frame itself, and not without reason. Not only do they cover a multitude of untidy sins and bring a clean, minimalist look to the home’s most used storeroom with a gentle, soft close, they also protect their internal environment from the natural dirt and dust accumulation that affects other less-used household surf

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MAY 1, 2022

The flat-roofed dwelling showcases common elements of the Southwestern architectural style, such as oversize wooden beams, known as vigas, plus traditional fireplaces and colorful tile. Property Details: Location: 755 1/2 Acequia Madre, Santa Fe, New Mexico Price: $2,300,000 Footprint: 3,011 square feet (three beds, three baths) From the agent: "This stunning home is located at the end of private lane in the heart of Santa Fe’s coveted, historic Eastside.

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A new industry study conducted by Architizer on behalf of Chaos Enscape surveyed 2,139 design professionals to understand the state of architectural visualization and what to expect in the near future. We asked: How are visualizations produced in your firm? What impact does real-time rendering have? What approach are you taking toward the rise of AI?

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Deezen

MAY 1, 2022

Saturated tones, Mediterranean patterns and decadent furnishings are found throughout this renovated boutique hotel in Miami with interiors by New York studio Jessica Schuster Design. Originally built in 1927 as a cultural hub for artists, the building, formerly known as Spanish Village, is located on Miami Beach's pedestrian plaza, Española Way. Esme Hotel is located along Miami Beach's pedestrian strip.

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Deezen

MAY 1, 2022

Architecture firm Snøhetta has carried out a sensitive refurbishment of this hotel in Finse, a tiny mountain village in Norway that can only be reached by railway. Built in the shadow of Norway's Hardangerjøkulen glacier, Hotel Finse 1222 sits 1,222 metres above sea level and started life as a humble lodge for railroad workers before becoming a fully-fledged hotel in 1909.

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designboom

MAY 1, 2022

A high-end biotech business Thinking of a traditional farm may conjure images of bars with slanted roofs that form a triangle structure, wood-clambered architecture, and the scent of raw materials permeating the space, in and out. Design studio GinnerupArkitekter thought of adapting the renovated look of the once stereotypical imagery of a farm for […].

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Habitus Living

MAY 1, 2022

Every so often, a development comes along that sends a ripple through a place. But in the case of the rebirth of The Continental Sorrento , on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, this ripple is already creating waves, not just in Victoria, but interstate and overseas. Even though the 108 hotel rooms haven’t been completed, there have been steady bookings well into mid-2023.

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designboom

MAY 1, 2022

kim kardashian's apparel company launches a new collection for every body. The post ultra-inclusive apparel brand SKIMS launches adaptive collection for limited mobility appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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MAY 1, 2022

Iceland 's largest design festival DesignMarch and the 10th edition of NYCxDesign are among the architecture and design events featured in this month's Dezeen Events Guide. This May will see major design fairs in Berlin, ?ód? and Rotterdam as well as top festivals and trade shows including Southern Sweden Design Days and the annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York.

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MAY 1, 2022

the ceramic has been specially conceived to disintegrate smog particles and preserve heat, cutting energy consumption by 60%. The post mario cucinella completes iceberg-like hospital in milan with façades of ceramic fins appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

MAY 1, 2022

Oslo studio Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter has completed a brick-clad house in Lillehammer, Norway , featuring a small "tower" that provides expansive views over the roofs of the neighbouring buildings. Appropriately named the Brickhouse with Tower, the dwelling was designed by Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter for a site on a steep south-facing hill on the outskirts of the town.

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Bustler

MAY 1, 2022

The Royal Institute of British Architects has launched a new exhibition which re-examines the role of women in architecture through the lens of the domestic plan. Radical Rooms: Power of the Plan was created by architect Charles Holland and visual artist Di Mainstone and runs until July 30th, 2022. Read the full post on Bustler.

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Habitus Living

MAY 1, 2022

Architecture power-couple Eva-Marie Prineas, principal at Studio Prineas , Peter Titmuss, BVN principal, were in possession of a perfect dining table – they just needed to find the right house for it. When a free-standing Victorian Italianate terrace with the potential for windows on all sides, a north facing garden – and importantly, enough space for the AC dining table designed by Andrew Cortese – became available, it felt too good for the couple to pass up.

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Bustler

MAY 1, 2022

Registration Deadline: May 31, 2022; Submission Deadline May 31, 2022 Candidates participating in this competition are asked to design a floating pavilion on the Drava River (Maribor, Slovenia), which would serve as a small stage and a place for contemplation by the river. The pavilion is primarily intended to serve as a venue for smaller events and shows (small bands, discussions with notable guests, wine tasting, etc.), but also as a relaxation site, offering views of the river and the histori

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Architizer

MAY 1, 2022

Project Status: Built. Year: 2019. Size: 5000 sqft – 10,000 sqft. Budget: 100K – 500K. Text description provided by the architects. Mezze Residence #2 is part of a set of four private houses located in Quito, Ecuador, on the Tumbaco Valley, on the northwestern foothills of the Ilaló inactive Volcano. The preexistence of many avocado and lemon trees on the site, and the direct views of the volcano where the precursors of many design decisions which had to be weaved with the owners req

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The Spaces

MAY 1, 2022

Welcome to the fortnightly instalment of our hashtag #thespacesilike , where we round up some of your most startling, serene, and inspiring spaces. Among our highlights is a brutalist complex in Northern Italy and an opulent building in Lebanon. Want to share a space you’ve discovered? Tag your Instagram post with #thespacesilike for a chance to be featured.

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Architizer

MAY 1, 2022

Project Status: Built. Year: 2020. Size: 3000 sqft – 5000 sqft. Budget: 50K – 100K. Text description provided by the architects. Gastro Lounge serving South East Asian Cuisine by Celebrity Chef SamLeong, paired with exclusive craft beers imported from Belgium.In March 2020, just as the trap door closed on the country, Enter Projects Asiacompleted the design installation for Spice & Barley at Riverside in Bangkok.

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ArchiDiaries

MAY 1, 2022

Excerpt : Three Tree House designed by Gallardo Llopis Arquitectos takes the volumetric axioms of this vernacular Mediterranean architecture as a starting point to initiate its own compositional process with a contemporary architectural language: a set of white prisms on a masonry wall base. Thus, a dialogue is established between architectural abstraction and the tradition of dry-stone construction on which it is based.

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MAY 1, 2022

Project Status: Built. Year: 2021. Size: 100,000 sqft – 300,000 sqft. Text description provided by the architects. Dynamic manipulation of light, texture and movement animate this 640-car parking structure.RossDrulisCusenbery Architecture, Inc. worked closely with the city of Palo Alto to program, plan, locate and design the new 49,000 SF City of Palo Alto Public Safety Building and 640 space Avenue Parking Garage.

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Architecture Ideas

MAY 1, 2022

Are you wondering whether you should skip giving the house number signs importance? You should! Your house number is one of the main identification details that everyone will look out for when they visit you. In addition to being legible, it needs to be set in a certain aesthetic. The style of the house numbers, depict the vibe of the interiors of the house and the design style you agree with. .

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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 Architecture Designs

MAY 1, 2022

Every morning we drag ourselves out of bed before sunrise so that we can show up for work, then we sit in the little gray cage at work all day! It’s true that cubicles have a bad reputation for being…square but you have no excuse to leave your dull office in the same state as you found it. It may be worthwhile if you spend 40 hours a week at your cubicle to make it look as aesthetically pleasing as your home.

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Bustler

MAY 1, 2022

Registration Deadline: Jul 1, 2022; Submission Deadline Jul 31, 2022 For project requirements and registration, follow the link below: AIA Flint Design Competition 2022. Project Brief: The AIA Flint 2022 Design Competition focuses on the existing City of Flint Municipal Center Campus located in the heart of Downtown Flint on Saginaw Street between Fifth Street and the I-69 & I-475 interchange.

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ArchiDiaries

MAY 1, 2022

(“Text as submitted by the architects”). Lyndon Neri. Lyndon Neri co-founded Neri&Hu Design and Research Office with Rossana Hu in 2004, an inter-disciplinary architectural design practice based in Shanghai, China. Through his practice, Neri has reinforced a core vision: to respond to a global worldview incorporating overlapping design disciplines for a critical paradigm in architecture, while believing strongly in research as a design tool, as each project bears its unique set o

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aasarchitecture

MAY 1, 2022

Created for Design Pavilion and the NYCxDesign Festival, FILTER carves out space for quiet recentering within the frenetic energy of Times Square. Designed as both a monumental object and an ephemeral experience, the pavilion establishes a new node in the heart of New York City’s urban fabric – reorienting that experience toward the natural, rather than the man-made.

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