ArchDaily

JUNE 11, 2024

Natural House / Ideo arquitectura. Image © Salva López The history of the use of lime in the construction industry dates back thousands of years, spanning cultures and communities worldwide. In fact, around 4000 B.C., the ancient Egyptians used quicklime mixed with water as a building material for their pyramids. Although lime has multiple applications in the food and agricultural industries, as well as in chemical, mining , and steel industries, in architecture it is one of the main constructio

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ArchDaily

JUNE 21, 2024

© Tommaso Riva As awareness of sustainable development grows, bamboo is emerging as an attractive alternative to traditional construction materials. This innovative material is making significant inroads in the construction of sports facilities, showcasing how sustainable practices can shape a greener future. Bamboo stands out as an eco-friendly substitute for wood, concrete, and steel.

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JUNE 29, 2024

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Wood. Tip: Use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 27, 2024

Courtesy of LAVA LAVA Architects has just revealed their design for The German Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. Highlighting the theme of the circular economy, the pavilion is titled “Wa! Doitsu,” translating to “Wow! Germany.” Conveying enthusiasm, The Pavilion explores concepts around circularity , showcasing the “terminological culmination of the sustainability discussion.

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JUNE 29, 2024

RAD+ar transforms indonesia's urban landscape with the aruma split garden, a multi-leveled commercial garden that integrates nature within a compact footprint. The post RAD+ar blends multi-leveled commercial garden into indonesia’s tropical landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 4, 2024

Twenty-three former AIA presidents signed a letter recently addressed to AIA Board of Directors expressing their concerns related to “finances and management,” as well as “potential misspending, nepotism, cronyism, and The post AIA leadership criticized over recent staff retreat, alleged financial mismanagement, cronyism, nepotism, and FAIA jury controversy appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Architectural Record

JUNE 5, 2024

For the fifth consecutive year, Gensler and Perkins&Will remain fixed at the highest positions on Architectural Record ’s annual ranking of the Top 300 U.S. architecture firms by revenue.

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Archinect

JUNE 20, 2024

This project involves a relatively compact tenant building situated in the heart of Tokyo. Facing an intersection, the site is located directly above a subway station at the end of a series of large-scale developments stretching from Otemachi to Hibiya Street. It offers a panoramic view of the high-rises standing along the inner moat beyond Hibiya Park.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 17, 2024

Completed in 2023 in Indonesia. Images by Tomasso Riva. The V house was born from the client's poetic desires. It comes to life in the form of a balcony overlooking the ocean.

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designboom

JUNE 20, 2024

the winning proposal, revitalizing the structure in line with its founding principles, was unveiled during a press conference today, june 20th. The post moreau kusunoki and frida escobedo win competition for centre pompidou 2030 renovation appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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JUNE 19, 2024

From a wooden boat-like structure to a spiralling ramp, here are 13 of the most interesting national pavilions that will form Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan. Masterplanned by Sou Fujimoto Architects in line with the theme titled Designing Future Society for Our Lives, the upcoming World Expo is set to take place on the artificial island Yumeshima in Osaka Bay from 13 April to 13 October 2025.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 4, 2024

More and more, the architecture and design community has been exploring the business of being a designer. Increasing conversations about unions, B Corp certifications, and employee-owned models point to a The post Announcing the winners of <em/>AN</em>’s 2024 Best of Practice Awards appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Architectural Record

JUNE 11, 2024

Comprising five programmed ‘islands’ arranged around a circular courtyard, the Seoul-based architect's ‘Archipelagic Void’ is open to visitors in Kensington Gardens through late October.

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JUNE 28, 2024

Foster + Partners and Arup have announced the first four designs for the hotly anticipated California High-Speed Rail as part of a series of open house sessions currently being undertaken with key stakeholders across the state’s Central Valley region. The first set of designs will stand as models for all future nodes in the 500-mile linkage that connects San Francisco to Los Angeles/Orange County.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 24, 2024

© Chalermwat Wongchompoo | Sofography architects: Ayutt and Associates Design Location: Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Chalermwat Wongchompoo | Sofography Area: 900.

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designboom

JUNE 6, 2024

the biodegradable material contains 98% organic content from coffee grounds. The post coffee waste turns into 3D printed furniture decorating d·origen coffee shop in barcelona appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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JUNE 5, 2024

Oklahoma City Council has approved a rezoning application for Legends Tower , a supertall skyscraper designed by California architecture studio AO that, if completed, will be the tallest in the United States. Yesterday, the Oklahoma City Council approved an "unlimited" height for the skyscraper, part of the Boardwalk at Bricktown development, which includes three smaller structures.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 12, 2024

Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki died last week on June 6. His Tokyo-based office, Maki and Associates, confirmed the news and said his passing was from old age. Among many accolades, The post Fumihiko Maki, Pritzker Prize–winning Metabolist, dies at 95 appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Dwell

JUNE 19, 2024

In the Santa Cruz Mountains, Jeff Waldman and Molly Fiffer build a new retreat with salvaged, charred timber and a community of friends. As if the global pandemic wasn’t enough , 2020 brought San Franciscans Jeff Waldman and Molly Fiffer another major life challenge. That was the year a forest fire ravaged their 10-acre property in the Santa Cruz Mountains, destroying the cabin and camp-like retreat they had spent the last several years building by hand with the help of friends and family.

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Archinect

JUNE 26, 2024

Following our previous look at an opening for a Signage & Wayfinding Project Manager at Pentagram , we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an opening on Archinect Jobs for the Exhibition Design Internship at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The paid internship, based in New York City, runs from October 2024 to March 2025, with applications closing on Friday, July 5th.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 11, 2024

© Casey Dunn architects: Miró Rivera Architects Location: Austin, United States Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Casey Dunn Photographs: Bud Franck Photographs: Paul Finkel Area: 7120.

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designboom

JUNE 17, 2024

the architecture student creates various minimal surface geometries with different porosities to explore their cooling potential. The post bartlett student draws from termite mounds to form 3D printed ceramic cooling solutions appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

JUNE 7, 2024

Danish maritime architecture studio MAST has revealed plans to build a hotel formed of houses on stilts in a Portuguese lagoon formerly used for salt production. Located on the Sado Estuary near Setúbal, the overgrown salina will be transformed into an eco-conscious tourist destination that takes cues from the traditional fisherman's huts and jetties common to lagoons and rivers in the south of Portugal.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 20, 2024

Without further ado, Centre Pompidou is slated for a major five-year renovation. The highly recognizable, high-tech art museum in Paris’s 4th arrondissement designed by Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano will The post Moreau Kusunoki and Frida Escobedo reveal Centre Pompidou 2030 renovation plans appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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The Spaces

JUNE 14, 2024

Private island-owners are in a league of their own, but an opportunity to join the club recently presented itself in the form of this Swedish island, 30 miles from the centre of Stockholm. Part of the Värmdö archipelago, on Kanholms fjord, the slender skerry comes with a suite of cottages designed by Stockholm architect John Robert Nilsson. The main residence overlooks the sandy bay from a wall of French doors.

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