Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The American Institute of Architects has unveiled the winners of the 2023 Architecture Awards. According to the AIA, the annual series “celebrates the best contemporary architecture and highlights the many ways buildings and spaces can improve lives.” Sixteen projects were honored for the 2023 edition, identified by a seven-person jury as submissions that “demonstrate design achievement, including a sense of place, purpose, history, and environmental sustainability.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The sandy landscape of Joshua Tree feels like the perfect backdrop for Bonita Domes – a sci-fi-style compound on the market for $2.1m. The California property looks like the love child of Star Wars and The Flintstones and was built using long sandbags of earth excavated from the site. Its structure is based on a design by the late architect Nader Khalili, who pioneered this form of earthbag construction called SuperAdobe.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

© Alison Brooks Timber is a natural, renewable material, easy to fabricate, and with low-carbon emissions. As a construction material, however, when put under enough directional force along its grain, sawn timber is structurally unstable, so deemed unsuitable under higher loads. In comparison, the manufacture of cross-laminated timber (CLT) involves simply gluing multiple layers of timber together at right angles.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

the sculptural amphitheater in xi'an takes shape with patterned red travertine. The post neri&hu crafts quijang museum extension as a luminous beacon in xi’an, china appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

A larch-clad extension by Swedish practice Johan Sundberg Arkitektur adds a modern twist to this 1920s villa in an apple orchard in Lund. Named Timjan, the extension was designed by Johan Sundberg Arkitektur to contrast the style of the existing villa, which dates back to the 1920s but has been frequently renovated by the clients in the past. Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has extended a 1920s villa in Lund "The core aim of the extension was to create a low-slung modern addition that would work with

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Zaha Hadid Architects is moving forward with a set of low-rise towers in Vilnius, Lithuania. Titled the Vilnius Business Stadium, the scheme is comprised of two towers of eight and nine stories connected at street level by a courtyard atrium and two floors of public amenities. Image credit: Frontop for Zaha Hadid Architects The 258,000-square-foot scheme is defined by its sweeping form, with both the curvature of the facades and cantilevered balconies facing toward the city’s historic Gedi

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Brandon Donnelly

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Last week, Sierra Communities (developer) and my friend Gabriel Fain (architect of Mackay Laneway House fame ) submitted the above development proposal for 2760 Dundas Street West in the Junction. It is a beautiful proposal. So not surprisingly, the response has been overwhelmingly positive. Here are the first batch of comments from Urban Toronto : It also happens to be one block west of our Junction House project, so I definitely would have been annoyed if somebody proposed something ugly here.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

© Tom Bird architects: Michael Kendrick Architects Location: Hastings, United Kingdom Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Tom Bird Area: 49.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

the project gently balances natural lighting, privacy, and landscape to create a refuge amid the bustling city. The post auba studio converts 1980s bakery into snug and light-filled home in spain appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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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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The Architect's Newsletter

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Brought to you by: Architect: Alexander Gorlin Architects Location: Bronx, New York Completion Date: October, 2022 View More Project Info Continuing two decades of work on affordable housing in New [.] Read More. The post Alexander Gorlin Architects designs a modernist facade for affordable housing in The Bronx appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The American Institute of Architects has just announced its slate of winners for the 2023 edition of the AIA Interior Architecture Awards. The group of eight projects was selected by a five-member panel for their demonstrated "design achievement, including sense of place and purpose, community access, ecology and environmental sustainability, and history.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Fuse Architects shed the home’s dark shingles—including ones inside—and covered its ocean-facing facade with glazing that frames views and draws in light. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. Project Details: Location: Watsonville, California Architect: Fuse Architects / @ fuse_architects_builders Footprint: 1,521 square feet General Contractor: Hagen Colbert Structu

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The Spaces

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Self-care is cemented in modern society like never before. Travelling to tranquil, tropical destinations for meditative experiences — opposed to fitting in a yin yoga class at your local studio — offers optimal escapism. Rooted in relaxation and mental health, wellbeing retreats took off post-pandemic and constitute the fastest growing trend in the travel industry.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

an interpolation of old and new, surreal and mundane, investigates the novelty and longevity of contemporary architecture. The post hassan ragab’s AI-generated series questions the future of architecture in the digital age appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The demolition of the Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium in Japan by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Kenzo Tange has been announced, sparking a petition to save it. Completed by Tange in Takamatsu in 1964, the post-war landmark has been under threat of demolition since 2014 when it was closed due to a roof leak. It has now been confirmed by local governor Toyohito Ikeda that the iconic boat-like structure, which is in need of an extensive retrofit, will be torn down.

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The Architect's Newsletter

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

At the start of a new year, I always find myself looking to re-orient perspective toward the near future. It’s not about behavioral resolutions or promises—I make those, but usually [.] Read More. The post Why is there a shrunken replica of a 2,000-year-old Roman temple on West 51st Street? appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

MAD Architects has been named the winner of an international competition for the design of the Changchun “Longjia” International Airport Terminal 3 in Jilin Province, China. The 2.9 million square foot terminal will contain 54 aircraft gates and is expected to accommodate 22 million annual passengers when operational. Image credit: MAD Architects The fan-shaped airport is imagined by its designers as a “floating feather,” reflecting the movement of airplanes ascending and

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

New digital tools help overtaxed early childhood educators envision nature-based play spaces. By Timothy A. Schuler Muntazar Monsur designed virtual walk-throughs to allow educators to access high-performing outdoor environments. Courtesy Muntazar Monsur. When Muntazar Monsur and his wife emigrated to the United States from Bangladesh in 2011, they enrolled their then 18-month-old daughter in childcare for the first time.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Designed by the architect of the Kennedy Center and many other modern masterpieces, the house near New York City hasn’t been listed in half a century. Location : 260 Upper Mountain Ave, Montclair, New Jersey Price : $949,000 Architect : Edward Durell Stone Year Built : 1959 Footprint : 2,200 square feet (four bedrooms, two and a half baths) Lot Size : 0.66 acres From the Agent : " Clearly rooted in classic midcentury design, this wonderful residence offers so many design elements still relevant

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designboom

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

the house boldly emerges from a residential area of kaohsiung, taiwan with its sculptural geometries. The post a folding concrete shell wraps the terraced gardens of atelier gratia’s ‘star house’ 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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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Brooklyn studio Elizabeth Roberts Architects has completed a cedar alpine house in the Catskills Mountains that connects two gabled forms underground. Located on a mountainside in Windham, New York , the 3,500-square-foot (325-square-metre) house sits on a 1.4 acre site with a steep drop-off. The two pitched structures connect on an underground floor level Completed in 2020, Elizabeth Roberts Architects used the grade to embed part of the plan and maximize views of the mountains.

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The Architect's Newsletter

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Brought to you by: Architect: Waugh Thistleton Architects Location: London Completion Date: November, 2022 View More Project Info Waugh Thistleton Architects’ Black and White building features timber inside and out. [.] Read More. The post Tulipwood louvers align on a carbon-conscious Shoreditch office building appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

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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The Spaces

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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