ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Weaver Building. Image Ty Cole for "Capital Brutalism" Exhibition Brutalist architecture in the United States is a monument to collective postwar optimism and reassurance that the city and federal governments are in authority. Conceived as an embodiment of strength and efficiency, Brutalist structures were quickly adopted for the architectural language of civic and governmental institutions in the mid-to-late twentieth century in the United States.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

A new $680 million plan will develop a 'City within a city' on a 1,975-acre plot on Toronto’s waterfront with 14,000 new homes four years after the cancelation of the Sidewalk Labs-led Toronto Quayside plan. Construction will commence in 2026 with the goal of first occupancy by 2031. It joins the public-private partnership plan that will issue the replacement of Quayside’s master plan with designs from Adjaye Associates, Alison Brooks Architects, and Henning Larsen.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2025

My wife and I sought refuge from Friday afternoons rain by immersing ourselves within the imagined world of a great movie The Brutalist. Directed by Brady Corbet , many critics hail it as a film of towering ambition, a work worthy of the highest industry awards. Indeed, some even deem it a masterpiece. Given its title, subject matter, and the hype surrounding it, I had to see it.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Two sweeping towers will form the centrepiece of Napoli Porta Est, a masterplan developed by British studio Zaha Hadid Architects to regenerate industrial areas in eastern Naples , Italy. The conjoined towers, which will contain offices including the headquarters for the regional government, will be linked at the base that swoops up from the ground.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The latest edition of Architizer: The Worlds Best Architecture a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe is now available. Order your copy today. It is easy to forget that architecture, or more accurately, construction, is an extraction industry. Every city skyline, every development, every concrete slab is a subtraction from somewhere else.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Reggio Calabria / Zaha Hadid Architects. Image NightNurse Zaha Hadid Architects have announced the breaking ground for the Centre of Mediterranean Culture in Reggio Calabria , Italy. The 24,000 square-meter structure houses diverse spaces, including a network of exhibition galleries, both permanent and temporary, capable of showcasing a wide range of displays.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The traditional 2D format of CD sets will likely remain the industry standard for the foreseeable future. Why? After all, contractors and sometimes clients want and need 3D models of buildings that can directly inform how buildings should be constructed. But providing them carries a high level of risk for architects, and as a result their attorneys and professional liability insurers often caution against it, despite the potential overall benefits for the project and all parties involved.

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SW Oregon Architect

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

A design studio review at the University of Oregon (my photo) This post is another outcome of my ongoing efforts to sort through and purge the mountains of old paperwork Ive retained over the yearsmuch of it for reasons I struggle to remember or justify now that Im retired. I recently discovered a box containing materials from my time as an adjunct instructor at the University of Oregons Department of Architecture , where I helped teach the Context of the Professions class during the 2012 and 20

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed designs for the Centre of Mediterranean Culture, which is currently under construction on its coastal site in Reggio Calabria, Italy. Informed by its marine setting, the centre is set to comprise a sinuous, round-edged volume that draws on the "radial symmetry of starfish", and will be finished with reflective aluminium panels and rounded roof openings.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The countdown to 13th Annual A+Awards winners' announcement has begun! Stay updated by subscribing to Architizer's Awards Newsletter. Traditional food markets, with their bustling stalls, have long been the heart of urban life worldwide. Barcelona’s food markets are no exception, being much more than places to buy fresh food; they are vibrant venues that reflect the city’s social and cultural identity.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

with a penchant for poetic spaces, bohbot highlights the theater's grandeur, modernist contours, and rhythms to reveal its cinematic narratives. The post inside carlo mollinos 1970s teatro regio in turin, through the lens of franck bohbot appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Opera & Ballet Theater of Kosovo / Bjarke Ingels Group. Image bloomimages Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with ALB-Architect, has unveiled the design for the Opera & Ballet Theatre of Kosovo , a new cultural venue set to reshape Prishtina's performing arts landscape. As the first opera house in the Republic of Kosovo, the theatre will serve as a home for the country's Philharmonic, Ballet, and Opera, marking a significant step in the development of Kosovo's artistic institu

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

OMA has shared new renderings for its New Museum expansion in New York City ahead of the project’s anticipated May completion. It adds 60,000 square feet and doubles the gallery spaces offered by its SANAA -designed neighbor. Shohei Shigematsu is leading the project and says it will offer itself as a "highly connected yet distinct counterpart to the existing museum’s verticality and solidity.

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SW Oregon Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash This is another in my series of posts inspired by 1000 Awesome Things , the Webby Award-winning blog written by Neil Pasricha. The series is my meditation on the awesome reasons why I was and continue to be attracted to the art of architecture. Corners are where architecture gathers itself, where walls meet in quiet agreement.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Tirana is becoming an unlikely hotspot for offbeat architecture as politicians court high-profile foreign architects to transform the Albanian capital into a "world city". Starr Charles reports. "Tirana is changing so fast, so very, very fast, and in an explosive way," Italian architect Stefano Boeri told Dezeen. "It's very difficult to find an architect that is not working in Tirana or Albania right now," added OODA co-founder Diogo Brito.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Architizer's 13th A+Awards features a suite of sustainability-focused categories recognizing designers that are building a greener industry and a better future. Start your entry to receive global recognition for your work! Buildings dont always need a fresh start sometimes, the most compelling transformations happen by working with whats already there.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

constructed from locally sourced wood, sobremesas' design allows for easy assembly, disassembly, and transportation. The post sobremesas: an elongated modular table system that promotes communal dining in peru appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Courtesy of LGA The British Museum has announced that Paris-based Lina Ghotmeh Architecture (LGA) has been selected to lead the redesign of its Western Range galleries. This decision follows a rigorous international competition, marking a significant milestone in the Museum's Masterplan, a long-term initiative to modernize its Bloomsbury site while maintaining its historic integrity.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The Boston Zoning Commission has approved an amendment to the city’s zoning code to incorporate Net Zero Carbon (NZC) Zoning, becoming the first city in the U.S. to require new buildings to achieve net zero carbon emissions standards upon opening. The new policy introduces decarbonization requirements for large development projects, with Mayor Michelle Wu’s office noting that “under NZC, most new large buildings permitted and delivered will emit net zero carbon emissions from t

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Enscape

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

We have big news to share! We're excited to welcome EvolveLAB and their AI-powered AEC tools to Chaos. For the last ten years, EvolveLAB has been focused on helping architects and designers bring their ideas to life faster and more efficiently through solutions for AI-driven ideation, generative design, documentation, and interoperability.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

US company Alef Aeronautics has released videos of its Alef Model Zero electric flying car driving on a road in California before vertically taking off into flight. Designed for a future where cars can fly over traffic to solve congestion issues, the prototype completed a test flight in San Mateo on Wednesday this week, hovering over a stationary vehicle on a road.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Seattle firm Wittman Estes tests a modular concept designed to engage with its settingin this case, Whidbey Island. Welcome to Prefab Profiles , an ongoing series of interviews with people transforming how we build houses. From prefab tiny houses and modular cabin kits to entire homes ready to ship, their projects represent some of the best ideas in the industry.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

with dramatic interiors by rockwell group, NYC's revolving restaurant 'the view' completes a full rotation every hour. The post david rockwell redesigns ‘the view,’ a revolving restaurant with ever-changing views of NYC appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Naples Porta Est / ZHA. Image Brick Visual Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been announced as the winner of the international design competition for the Napoli Porta Est masterplan , a large-scale urban regeneration project in Naples , Italy. The project, which includes the new Campania Region headquarters, aims to reconnect fragmented urban areas and revitalize a district that has long been considered isolated and unsafe due to inadequate public spaces and physical barriers.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

One Architecture & Urbanism (ONE) is involved in a new RFP released by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) calling to make the beloved Coney Island section of Brooklyn "more livable" with 1,500 new residential units. The plan additionally calls for the $42 million renovation of a sports and recreation center and the reconstruction of the historic Riegelmann Boardwalk.

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