The Spaces
DECEMBER 27, 2022
A slew of new museums is set to open in 2023, built by some of the world’s best architecture practices. Among them is Cairo’s long-awaited Great Egyptian Museum, which has been two decades in production and will house a treasure trove of the country’s ancient antiquities, and Studio Gang’s cavernous Natural History Museum in New York.
Archinect
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Arata Isozaki is dead. The famed designer of many of post-war Japan’s most significant public buildings and cultural commissions and winner of the 2019 Pritzker Prize passed away peacefully on Wednesday at his home in Okinawa, according to the New York Times. Born in Ōita Prefecture in 1931, Isozaki studied at the University of Tokyo before working in the office of Kenzo Tange and then setting out to form his own practice in 1963.
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Architecture Here and There
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Capital Square, in Richmond, with the original Life Insurance Co. of Virginia under construction to next to city hall to the center left of the Virginia State Capitol, designed by Thomas Jefferson. It grows ever more difficult and hence ever more depressing to construct these annual roundups of traditional architecture. I feel a bit of guilt arising from the headline “Best trad buildings of 2022,” because so many of them are obviously not “the best.” I think I have reason
designboom
DECEMBER 28, 2022
residents can customize and modify the modules according to their needs using a cartridge sliding system. The post modular housing in south korea explores flexible living in minimum spaces appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
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Deezen
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Japanese architect Arata Isozaki , who was one of the country's most influential post-war architects, has passed away aged 91. Isozaki, who was responsible for over 100 buildings in his six-decade-long career, died yesterday at his home in Okinawa. Kitakyushu Central Library was one of Isozaki's early brutalist works. Photo courtesy of Yasuhiro Ishimoto.
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The Spaces
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Next year it’s back to business, from the launch of Manchester’s Factory International to the relaunch of a historic theatre in New York. Here are the events and openings we’re looking forward to in 2023. Dhaka Art Summit, Bangladesh. Sahej Rahal, Black Origin, 2022, digital collage generated using AI program. Courtesy of the artist and Chatterjee & Lal / Dkaha Art Summit.
Archinect
DECEMBER 27, 2022
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has named a rural office and café by Moxon Architects as its Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award winner for 2022. Completed in 2020, Quarry Studios serves as the firm’s new headquarters while also providing a perky public reprieve for tourists and visitors staggering in from nearby Balmoral.
The Architect's Newsletter
DECEMBER 12, 2022
From Maninka to Polish to Sylheti, New York City is one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world. A new installation by British artist and set designer Es [.]. Read More. The post A Lincoln Center sculpture by Es Devlin celebrates New York’s 700 languages appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
designboom
DECEMBER 29, 2022
different entrances allow access for the multiple generations, while a shared gathering area opens up within the house's center. The post AUN design studio curates ‘reflection house’ for a multi-generational family in bangkok appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
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Deezen
DECEMBER 27, 2022
A temple-like hotel in Mexico and a converted prison in Berlin feature in this roundup of the best hotel designs of 2022, as we continue Dezeen's review of the year. Over 50 hotel and short-stay projects featured on Dezeen in 2022. Our list includes both destination hotels, such as the idyllic Patina Maldives, and stylish urban boltholes like Ace Hotel Toronto.
Dwell
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Konga’s off-grid prefabs are hewn using timber that hits the cutting room floor. And yes, the cooking areas are gorgeous. Lithuanian kitchen manufacturer Konga has always emphasized a connection to nature, with each of its architect-designed kitchens crafted from a single oak log. Now, the company has set out to enhance its ties with the outdoors by creating an off-grid tiny cabin, a natural progression, explains Konga cofounder Goda Zemaite.
The Spaces
DECEMBER 29, 2022
January is a quiet month for vacations, but it’s the busiest for booking them, as people emerge from the post-holiday fugue seeking something to look forward to. If you’re after holiday inspiration and five-star treatments, this list of new hotels opening in 2023 will fuel your wanderlust. We have far-flung destinations and city stays, floating hotels and a department store that’s finding new use.
Archinect
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Snøhetta is nearing completion on a trio of clubhouse designs set in the densely populated center of Hong Kong ’s Pavilia Farm residential development in Tai Wai. As a space for social interaction and shared experiences, the project serves residents of Pavilia with a vital piece of communal infrastructure while also providing urban farming capabilities and a contemplative connection to nature in what can otherwise be considered a hyper-urban environment.
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The Architect's Newsletter
DECEMBER 6, 2022
After years of construction delays the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine redesigned by Santiago Calatrava is open and aglow. Located adjacent to the World Trade Center site, [.]. Read More. The post Santiago Calatrava’s St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church is finally open appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
designboom
DECEMBER 29, 2022
four regions, including the super-long megacity the LINE, will together form saudi arabia's gigacity NEOM. The post the four megacities of NEOM, saudi arabia’s ultra-futuristic gigacity appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Deezen
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Indian studio Matharoo Associates has created Cut Bend Fold Play, a concrete home in Chennai with internal courtyards and layered spaces that bring a feeling of spaciousness to its compact urban site. Drawing on the courtyard typology typical to the area, the house has an outwardly austere "hollow shell" of board-marked concrete that opens up internally around a bright living area and garden courtyard.
Dwell
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Design firm Neiheiser Argyros stripped a grid-like ’70s home to its essence in service of the Mediterranean setting. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have a project to share? Post it here. Project Details: Location: Evoia, Greece Architect: Neiheiser Argyros / @ neiheiser_argyros Footprint: 2,690 square feet Year: 2022 Structural Engineer: Michalis Michelatos Landscape Design: Greenplus Main Con
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The Spaces
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Wednesday 13 December 2022: It was Charles Dickens that birthed the myth of the ‘white Christmas’, but in reality, December isn’t typically a snowy month in the UK. But 2022 threw a curveball, blanketing parts of the country, including southern England and London , in snow – and shutting schools, roads and transit in the process. While the headlines are dominated by inflation and the energy crisis, Britain recorded the coldest day of the year on Monday morning, plummeting to -1
Archinect
DECEMBER 14, 2022
One of Frank Lloyd Wright ’s final Usonian designs is now on the market in central California. Real estate firm Crosby Doe Associates recently listed Wright’s Fawcett Farm in Los Banos for a cool $4.25 million and is beginning to take offers on the 7-bed, 6-bathroom home that was completed just two years after his death in 1959. Image courtesy TopTenRealEstateDeals.com Image courtesy TopTenRealEstateDeals.com The house was built by local football legend Buck Fawcett and his wife usin
The Architect's Newsletter
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Brought to you by: Facades+ celebrated its 10th anniversary year with 12 successful events across North America. In a year that saw increasing interest in mass timber, embodied carbon, and [.]. Read More. The post Facades+ looks back on a successful 10th anniversary year appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
designboom
DECEMBER 19, 2022
drawing from familiar mountaintop chalets, the timber facade integrates a stack of A-frame rooftops. The post a stack of timber A-frames by enota architects to extend slovenia’s hotel natura appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
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Deezen
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Board-marked concrete and exposed brickwork have been used to give a "rough but refined" character to this home in the Belgian countryside, designed by local practice A2o architecten. The Hasselt-based practice designed House Be to provide a distinctive but harmonious counterpoint to its extensively landscaped surroundings, with internal courtyards and a covered kitchen terrace that allow the garden to "extend into the building.".
Dwell
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Renovated in 1968 by architect Paul Tay, the Pekrul House is up for $1.3M—along with a detached studio and a turnkey Airstream. Location : 4123 N. Virginia Road, Long Beach, California Price : $1,360,000 Architect : Paul Edward Tay Year Built : 1968 Footprint : 1,398 square feet (three bedrooms, three bath) Lot Size : 0.20 acres From the Agent : " Determined to transform their family’s 1924 bungalow into a modernist home, Mr. & Mrs.
The Spaces
DECEMBER 23, 2022
During the 1960s and 1970s, architect Neave Brown designed a trio of ground-breaking social housing projects for the London borough of Camden. These modernist developments are his only UK works, and all have Grade II listings and cult status among design fans. The late Anglo-American architect – who was born in Utica, New York State – is most famous for his 1978 brutalist Alexandra Estate in Camden , formed of terraced apartments in ziggurat shapes decked with lush greenery.
Archinect
DECEMBER 2, 2022
The final day of this year’s World Architecture Festival in Lisbon has culminated in 3XN ’s Quay Quarter Tower named the World Building of the Year during a special ceremony at the city’s historic converted Convento Do Beato. The 46-story Sydney tower provides a remarkable example of adaptive reuse to the industry, having retained some 65% of the original 1976 structure and a reported 95% of its core in the construction process that was completed in April of 2022.
The Architect's Newsletter
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Boston University (BU) is a highly regarded urban institution with a tightly knit campus in the heart of Boston. Nonetheless, it has always been somewhat in the shadow of educational [.]. Read More. The post KPMB’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences for BU, now open, changes Boston’s skyline appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
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