Archinect

JANUARY 5, 2022

Adjaye Associates ’ $41.7 million Winter Park Library & Events Center in Winter Park, Florida is now complete. The library debuted to the public on December 13th during a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony. Developed through a public-private partnership with the City of Winter Park, the library, spanning 35,155 feet across two levels, consists of three separate pavilions located on the northwest corner of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Avontuura

JANUARY 5, 2022

An ”invisible” villa built as an addition to an historic farm and is integrated respectfully into the surrounding protected nature. The post C.F. Møller Architects design ‘invisible’ villa integrated into surrounding farmland appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

JANUARY 5, 2022

Architects have known how to prevent their buildings from becoming bird killers for more than a decade: Patterned glass, exterior screens and turning the lights off at night can all significantly reduce bird deaths. But those standards clash with the big glass and big views that clients associate with big money. The problem stems from the way glass reflects green spaces surrounding them.

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Portland Architecture

JANUARY 5, 2022

Michelle Black and Brian Carleton ( KLiK Concepts ). . BY BRIAN LIBBY. For quite a while now, I've been meaning to check in with Carleton Hart Architecture , and for a variety of reasons. I first met co-founder Brian Carleton just over 20 years ago, when I was working at the local American Institute of Architects chapter and he was the chapter's president for a year.

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Archinect

JANUARY 5, 2022

The airport's $5.5-billion Landside Access Modernization Program, or "LAMP," saw the completion of several of its major components in 2021, as well as construction milestones for the automated people mover that will serve as its centerpiec Among the more important elements of the highly-publicized program, the Automated People Mover (AMP) system , is now 67% complete, according to Urbanize.

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Archinect

JANUARY 5, 2022

Santiago Calatrava has sent Archinect a response to the recent news that the Ponte della Costituzione in Venice is set to be retrofit with new stonework following a rash of complaints caused by weather-aided slips on the bridge’s original tempered glass stairs. The story, first published in The New York Times and picked up by several other media outlets, focused on the glass’s perilous properties, which Calatrava says are due to the inadequate quality of previous replacement efforts.

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designboom

JANUARY 5, 2022

sony debuts a second electric, autonomous electric car. The post sony moves to mobility with vision-S 02 concept electric SUV at CES 2022 appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JANUARY 5, 2022

Get set for delays on many subway lines and bus routes. At least 1,000 workers for the MTA are out sick with COVID as the omicron variant continues to surge throughout New York City. With those absences, there will be subway and bus delays across the city as commuters return to work and school Monday. Amidst the rapid spread of the omicron variant, the MTA has suspended service on the B, W, and Z lines, the express service on the Number 6 train in the Bronx, express service on the Number 7 train

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Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2022

The European Commission has proposed an overhaul of urban infrastructure to encourage more walking and cycling as part of the EU 's aim to become a net-zero continent by 2050. If passed, the Efficient and Green Mobility package would require the 424 largest cities in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) to hash out sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs) centred on these kinds of "active mobility" modes by 2025.

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Archinect

JANUARY 5, 2022

Architecture firms in New York City recruiting new staff may soon be required to include salary ranges in jobs postings, following the passage of a new bill through the New York City Council. The bill requires NYC employers with four or more employees to include the minimum and maximum salary offered in job postings for any position located in New York City.

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designboom

JANUARY 5, 2022

the design prioritizes patient healing and wellbeing with light-filled spaces and connection to nature. The post new images revealed of herzog & de meuron’s layered hospital for UCSF appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JANUARY 5, 2022

Evergrande Group, the world’s most indebted developer, was last week ordered to demolish 39 buildings on Ocean Flower Island, a project comprising three man-made islands developed by the company in China’s southern Hainan province, within 10 days. The developer was recently forced to hand over control of its $1.7 football stadium in Guangzhou after spending much of the past year attempting to stave off creditors looking to collect on the company’s reported $310 billion in liabi

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designboom

JANUARY 5, 2022

the design explores ways of expressing wood patterns that are only possible with 3M's DI-NOC films. The post schemata architects clads entire tokyo restaurant interior in artificial wood films appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JANUARY 5, 2022

Santiago Calatrava has sent Archinect a response to the recent news that the Ponte della Costituzione in Venice is set to be retrofit with new stonework following a rash of complaints caused by weather-aided slips on the bridge’s original tempered glass stairs. The story, first published in The New York Times and picked up by several other media outlets, focused on the glass’s perilous properties, which Calatrava says are due to the inadequate quality of previous replacement efforts.

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Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2022

Paris studio K Architectures has created a permanent home for the Domaine de Bayssan Theatre near Béziers, France , which was informed by circus tents. . Built on the Domaine de Bayssan estate near the town of Béziers in southern France, the permanent theatre replaced a circus tent that was erected on the site in 2006. Top: K Architectures designed the theatre complex near Béziers.

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Archinect

JANUARY 5, 2022

Architects have known how to prevent their buildings from becoming bird killers for more than a decade: Patterned glass, exterior screens and turning the lights off at night can all significantly reduce bird deaths. But those standards clash with the big glass and big views that clients associate with big money. The problem stems from the way glass reflects green spaces surrounding them.

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designboom

JANUARY 5, 2022

BMW arrives at CES 2022 with an all-electric iX bathed in color-changing paint. The post BMW debuts an electric iX with a fluidly color-changing exterior appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2022

British designer Max Lamb has turned his hand to ecclesiastical objects, creating an altar, candles and floor for a church in London. Lamb produced the pieces for the St John Chrysostom Parish Church in Peckham, south London, which was designed in a modernist style by the architect David Bush and built in 1966. Commissioned as part of an upgrade to the whole church, Lamb's designs include a monolithic Portland limestone altar and a repaired sanctuary floor made of materials that reflect the buil

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designboom

JANUARY 5, 2022

the renovated 1,300 sqm space in jinan now serves as a sales and community center that celebrates the rich textile culture of northern china. The post renovated cotton factory in china features nearly 5,000 spindles to honor its history appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2022

Norwegian architecture studio Snøhetta has unveiled designs for a 16-metre-tall glass-enclosed library in Beijing formed from pillars that create a forest-like canopy. Located in the Chinese capital, the building was selected as the winning entry in an international competition to design the Sub-Center Library in 2018. The new Beijing Sub-Center Library was designed by Snøhetta.

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designboom

JANUARY 5, 2022

studio MOM was commissioned by green energy company LAVO to design a bike powered by its pioneering and hybrid hydrogen battery. The post this lightweight cargo bike runs purely on a hydrogen battery 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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Dwell

JANUARY 5, 2022

Built in the 1860s for a renowned French painter, the sprawling three-level residence was later redesigned at the request of Winnaretta Singer, Princesse Edmond de Polignac. A rare slice of French architecture is now up for grabs. The historic property sits in Île-de-France—a small, compact region immediately surrounding the city of Paris—and it was originally built in 1866 for French painter and printmaker Charles Joshua Chaplin.

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designboom

JANUARY 5, 2022

the advanced biometric health collar makes it possible to measure your dog's heart and respiratory rate with medical accuracy. The post invoxia’s smart dog collar lets you track your pet’s vitals, activity and location 24/7 appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Spaces

JANUARY 5, 2022

Hôtel Madame Rêve has finally revealed herself on Paris’ Rue du Louvre after nearly a decade of extensive refurbishment – and she’s every bit as grand as her name and location imply. Dominique Perrault Architecture oversaw the transformation and adaptive reuse of the prominent 19th-century building, which was once France’s largest post office. Meanwhile, founder Laurent Taïeb led the creative direction for the Paris hotel’s imposing and opulent interiors – think rows of chandeliers and elegant b

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designboom

JANUARY 5, 2022

the quincho BM residence includes a recently renovated barbecue area with black concrete finishing and a slit gabled roof reflecting a line of line onto the interior wall. The post a thin ray of light permanently pierces through this argentinian house appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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