Archinect

APRIL 27, 2023

The RIBA Royal Gold Medal winner for 2023 has just been announced as Pakistani architect and activist Yasmeen Lari. The 82-year-old star designer of projects as far ranging as the Angoori Bagh Social Housing and Pakistan State Oil House was commended for her contributions to sustainable design and the built environment of her native country. Known as the “barefoot architect,” Lari began her career in the mid-1960s as the first female architect to register in Pakistan.

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APRIL 23, 2023

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Avontuura

APRIL 24, 2023

The footprint of this vacation home by Takeshi Hirobe Architects dances around the complex conditions of the site. The post Takeshi Hirobe Architects design angular vacation home overlooking the ocean in Japan appeared first on Åvontuura.

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The Architect's Newsletter

APRIL 24, 2023

“In this way we have all become artisan-artists, furnished with super-instruments for doing what we feel like by ourselves. We are also nomad-artists (or even not nomads), in that we The post A reflection on the right to the city after the fifth edition of Alcova concluded in Milan appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network

In today’s construction market, owners, construction managers, and contractors must navigate increasing challenges, from cost management to project delays. Fortunately, digital tools now offer valuable insights to help mitigate these risks. However, the sheer volume of tools and the complexity of leveraging their data effectively can be daunting. That’s where data-driven construction comes in.

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Archinect

APRIL 25, 2023

Marvel Architects has unveiled their proposal for a new research facility in the rural Puerto Rican community of Ceiba. The plan for the island’s Maritime, Business, Research, and Innovation Center (MBRIC) calls for the addition of a new landmark building at the site of a former U.S. Coast Guard-operated pier looking out over the Straight of Vieques.

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Avontuura

APRIL 28, 2023

Its perfectly triangular geometry, in juxtaposition to the wilderness, emphasizes the contrast between nature and man-made. The post Ivan Bravo Architects design rural home near a lagoon in southern Chile appeared first on Åvontuura.

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designboom

APRIL 27, 2023

AI transports the labyrinthine levels and earthen materiality of the mesopotamian temples to the modern urban context. The post midjourney reinvents ancient ziggurat pyramid as modern cultural landmarks appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

APRIL 25, 2023

UNStudio has just unveiled plans for another new mixed-use development project in the Chinese city of Nanjing. Dubbed K.Wah G72, the scheme will enact what they call a “lifestyle waterfront community” space along the city’s Qinhuai River, with the new home of the UCCA Centre for Contemporary Art serving as its base surrounded by green terraces, a hotel, apartments, and office tower blocks that create a new hub for socializing and commercial activity.

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Deezen

APRIL 26, 2023

Seattle firm Olson Kundig Architects has created a studio attached to a primary residence in Washington , which sits on railroad tracks that allow it to completely detach. Called Maxon Studio, the project comprises a two-storey weathering-steel structure constructed as an office for the client's branding agency in Carnation, Washington. Olson Kundig designed a studio attachment on rails in Washington The studio was built on top of 15-foot-gauge railroad tracks so that it can either be a "nested"

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The Architect's Newsletter

APRIL 24, 2023

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has acquired the MIT Press colophon, designed by Muriel Cooper, as part of its permanent collection. Designed in 1965 and now widely celebrated as The post The Museum of Modern Art acquires Muriel Cooper’s MIT Press colophon appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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designboom

APRIL 27, 2023

the 'long house with an engawa' creates a welcoming environment where aging is integrated with everyday life. The post a ‘place of belonging’: yamazaki kentaro builds breathable senior daycare center in japan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

APRIL 25, 2023

The shortlist has been announced for the inaugural Architectural Book Awards. The awards were open to any book published in 2020, 2021, or 2022, with genres spanning history, biographies, buildings, practice, typologies, technical, and guides. The shortlist has been organized into three categories: Monographs, Reference Books, and History, each of which will ultimately crown its own winner.

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Deezen

APRIL 26, 2023

Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari has been awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal for 2023 in recognition of the humanitarian work "she has undertaken since her retirement". Lari, who was Pakistan's first female architect, is the second woman to receive the accolade in her own right following Zaha Hadid. She was recognised for her socially conscious work and for creating homes for the country's most marginalised communities following her retirement from formal pra

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The Architect's Newsletter

APRIL 27, 2023

36 American artists and scholars have been awarded the 2023-24 Rome Prize. Beginning in September 2023, the cohort will work at the American Academy in Rome (AAR) at its campus The post The American Academy in Rome announces its 2023-24 prize winners and a new president appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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designboom

APRIL 27, 2023

from 20 to 30 april, model. barcelona architectures festival immerses visitors in a selection of public installations, lectures, and special activities on the topic of architecture, sustainability, and 'radical empathy'. The post temporary installations transform barcelona’s urban spaces during MODEL festival appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

APRIL 27, 2023

As the hit HBO series Succession reaches the midpoint of its final season, viewers of episode five’s Norwegian negotiations were treated to an architectural backdrop worthy of the show’s millions-strong audience. The Nordic eco-resort featured in the episode is in fact a seasoned pro in the film world, having previously been used as a prominent location in Alex Garland’s 2014 sci-fi thriller Ex Machina.

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Deezen

APRIL 26, 2023

New Zealand studio Bergendy Cooke took cues from Moroccan architecture to create Maison Brummell Majorelle, a sculptural boutique hotel in Marrakech. Located next to Marrakech's famous Majorelle Gardens, the hotel was designed in collaboration with Moroccan architect Amine Abouraoui to reflect local architecture and celebrate the site's history with a contemporary twist.

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Brandon Donnelly

APRIL 26, 2023

Today was a fantastic day for the development manic meter. This was finally installed at Junction House : If you happen to find yourself in the area, check it out at 2720 Dundas Street West. And if you’d like to know a little bit about how this placemaking art came to be, click here.

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designboom

APRIL 25, 2023

with its tiny footprint, lofty interiors, and circular pivot window, the home resembles a 'birdhouse' in austin. The post north arrow studio builds corrugated sheet metal ‘birdhouse’ in austin appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

APRIL 25, 2023

The five best examples of library projects from across the country have been honored as part of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and American Library Association (ALA) 2023 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards. “Award recipients must demonstrate design achievement, including a sense of place, purpose, ecology, environmental sustainability, and history,” the Institute shares.

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Deezen

APRIL 22, 2023

São Paulo studio Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos has renovated an apartment in the city for a local family, utilising the furniture, cladding and exposed details to create social spaces that are "deeply Brazilian and vividly cosmopolitan". The family asked Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos to design their home after seeing another apartment the firm had overhauled , which was also featured on Dezeen.

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The Spaces

APRIL 26, 2023

David Thulstrup’s deft design doesn’t shout, but you’ll know it if you’ve eaten at Noma , visited any of the Vipp hospitality projects or shopped the JLindeberg flagship in Stockholm. People tend to gravitate toward the Danish designer’s work – in such numbers that he’s collaborated on his first monograph, deconstructing his special Scandinavian-modern language.

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designboom

APRIL 25, 2023

led by SYN architects, this renovation project brings new communal spaces to the tiangang zhixing village, radiating energy and activity from the inside out. The post sculptural and rhythmic, these arched concrete volumes enliven the chinese countryside appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

APRIL 24, 2023

A new 400,000-square-foot climate campus scheme for New York City’s Governors Island has been unveiled by SOM and Mayor Eric Adams at the close of a two-year competitive bids process for a project that is expected to support cutting-edge environmental research while creating green jobs and educational opportunities for future generations. Image: SOM/Brick Visual, courtesy New York Mayor's Office.

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Deezen

APRIL 27, 2023

Architects must stop waiting for commissions from wealthy clients and prioritise designing for the planet, says RIBA Royal Gold Medal winner Yasmeen Lari in this exclusive interview. Speaking to Dezeen from her home in Pakistan, Lari said she hopes her Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Royal Gold Medal win, announced today , can encourage other architects to use their skills to alleviate crises such as climate change.

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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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