ArchDaily
JUNE 9, 2024
Do Lab Stage at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival / Do Lab. Image Courtesy of Do Lab Music consumption has historically been closely connected to the environments in which it is enjoyed. Before the advent of music recordings, listening to music was a social activity tied to collective rituals in physical spaces, such as concerts or smaller communal gatherings.
Archinect
JUNE 10, 2024
Arup has just released a new comprehensive guide to fire safety design and mass timber construction for architects in response to the nascent surge of projects utilizing the material nationwide. The guide (which is available for download here ) coalesced research into the design and engineering of large-scale structures such as the firm’s two-year-old HAUT residential project in the Netherlands as a means of granting “risk-based” guidance for future building endeavors, providin
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ArchDaily
JUNE 11, 2024
The Whitney Museum of American Art at Gansevoort. Image © Nic Lehoux It's no exaggeration to say that Renzo Piano is one of the most unanimously respected architects in the world of architecture. With an oeuvre that blends respect for context, lightness and technology to create environmentally conscious and aesthetically pleasing structures, his approach combines advanced materials with traditional techniques.
Deezen
JUNE 11, 2024
Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki , who designed buildings including 4 World Trade Center and was one of the founders of metabolism , has died aged 95. A winner of both the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the AIA Gold Medal , Maki passed away on 6 June due to natural causes, his studio Maki and Associates told Dezeen. "Fumihiko Maki lived a life of remarkable achievement and fulfillment, encircled by a wealth of esteemed professionals, academic colleagues, patrons, as well as cherished friends,"
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designboom
JUNE 11, 2024
fuddy duddy by saint of athens and icd designers features symmetrical geometry and bold colors reminiscent of 1950s american diners. The post athenian pizza restaurant’s retro interior evokes edward hopper’s famous diner scenes appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
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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.
Deezen
JUNE 14, 2024
The Euro 2024 football tournament kicks off today in Germany. Here are the 10 stadiums that will be hosting games over the next month. Photo courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron (also top) Allianz Arena / Munich Football Arena, Munich, by Herzog and de Meuron The architectural highlight of this year's Euros, the Allianz Arena, which will be renamed Munich Football Arena for the tournament, was designed by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron.
designboom
JUNE 11, 2024
skidmore, owings & merrill's kempegowda international airport is filled with over nine kilometers of hand-sculpted rattan. The post enter projects weaves fluid rattan interiors of SOM-designed kempegowda airport appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Archinect
JUNE 10, 2024
Ahead of the summer's Olympic Games in Paris, the New York Times has previewed LEGO's timely launch of its new Notre-Dame Cathedral model. The set retails for $229.99 and is part of the company's AFOL 18 and over series. The real Notre-Dame’s reconstruction, meanwhile, is set to wrap up in December. “Once you complete it, you can actually look through the front door,” one ameteur builder told the Times.
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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
Deezen
JUNE 14, 2024
Danish architecture studio BIG has opened an office in Santa Monica in a renovated 1928 Spanish revival building designed by iconic Los Angeles architect Paul R Williams. The 1928 building was refurbished by the team, many of whom will be joining the freshly minted BIG Los Angeles team – recruited both from the New York office and from the local "talent pool".
designboom
JUNE 12, 2024
the store features a sleek application of venetian marmorino plaster, uplifted by strong wooden accents. The post cancun welcomes first bottega veneta store inspired by mediterranean coastal architecture appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Archinect
JUNE 12, 2024
Real estate developer and operator Brookfield Properties has today announced the launch of two pavilions , one designed by Foster + Partners and the other by NEON , as part of the London Festival of Architecture (LFA). “Radial” by Foster & Partners and “Squiggle” by NEON are located outside of two of Brookfield Properties’ key London office buildings.
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A new industry study conducted by Architizer on behalf of Chaos Enscape surveyed 2,139 design professionals to understand the state of architectural visualization and what to expect in the near future. We asked: How are visualizations produced in your firm? What impact does real-time rendering have? What approach are you taking toward the rise of AI?
ArchDaily
JUNE 12, 2024
Luum Temple / CO-LAB Design Office. Image © César Béjar Vernacular architecture has been gaining more and more space in theory and design practice , with its characteristics being studied and revised. An impulse related to different factors, but mainly to the context of climate change that we are experiencing, which calls for more sustainable and context-connected construction solutions.
Deezen
JUNE 12, 2024
Barrel-vaulted concrete roofs are supported by thick laterite walls at The Stoic Wall Residence in Kerala, India , completed by local studio Lijo Reny Architects. Located in Kadirur, the home is designed by Lijo Reny Architects to be modern yet regional, with a layout and material palette that respond to Kerala's tropical climate. It is organised into a series of distinct areas across a large site surrounded by trees, following the path of the sun and separated by small courtyards.
designboom
JUNE 14, 2024
the towering geometries encircle a courtyard where visitors can ponder the monastery's exhibitions alongside siza’s sculpture, wayfarer. The post álvaro siza expands monastery and culture center in porto with modernist concrete courtyard appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Archinect
JUNE 12, 2024
Boston -based design and architecture firm RODE Architects has announced the acquisition of McMahon Architects , a full-service practice that specializes in workplace interiors, hospitality, restaurant, residential, and environmental design. The acquisition aims to strengthen RODE’s capabilities in several key sectors, especially its mission to reimagine the modern workplace to suit a post-pandemic landscape.
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Aerial imagery has emerged as a necessary tool for architecture, engineering, and construction firms seeking to improve pre-construction site analysis, make more informed planning decisions, and ensure all stakeholders have access to an accurate visualization of the site to keep the project moving forward. Download our guide and take a deeper look at how aerial imagery can be leveraged to drive project efficiency by reducing unnecessary site visits and providing the accurate details required to
ArchDaily
JUNE 11, 2024
© Prueksakun Kornudom architects: WOS Architects architects: Estudio Location: , Thailand Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Prueksakun Kornudom Area: 140.
Deezen
JUNE 10, 2024
Taiwanese studio Divooe Zein Architects has transformed a series of disused industrial structures outside Taipei into a secluded retreat surrounded by mountains and forest. Called The Mineless Heritage Restoration Project and completed in 2023, the scheme involved the adaptation of a series of logistical structures including offices, dormitories and a bathhouse that once supported the Chungyi Coal Mine.
designboom
JUNE 8, 2024
elliptical louvers and stiles contribute to a sense of flat expanse and openness. The post wooden louvers run along kyoto office space’s entire interior by ujizono architects appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Archinect
JUNE 14, 2024
The Norman Foster Foundation has unveiled details of its new Essential Homes prototype design with Holcim that will deliver low-cost options for emergency shelter in Latin America using low-carbon concrete and cement products in demonstration of the principles of a circular economy. Image: courtesy Norman Foster Foundation The prototypes, which are currently being displayed as part of the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London, expand on a presentation made during last year's Venice Biennale
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ArchDaily
JUNE 11, 2024
via Flickr user jeanbaptisteparis licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 | Fumihiko Maki at MIT Media Lab, 2010. Esteemed Japanese architect and Pritzker Prize laureate Fumihiko Maki passed away at his Tokyo home last Thursday at the age of 95. Celebrated for his modernist approach, Maki was responsible for significant works, including the 4 World Trade Center, a skyscraper at the site of the former World Trade Center in New York.
Deezen
JUNE 11, 2024
Local studio Atelier Janda Vanderghote has used simple materials to create the T(uin)Huis Atelier garden studio in Ghent , Belgium. Although originally intended to be a woodworking studio, the building was designed to be flexible, currently acting as a temporary home for the owners while building work is carried out on their house. The studio sits at the end of a garden and borders a plant-filled park that helped inform its design.
designboom
JUNE 9, 2024
sasi studio's sculptural piece merges modern design with traditional craftsmanship. The post fluid convex and concave shapes take the form of wooden aria chair appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Archinect
JUNE 12, 2024
Fumihiko Maki , the 1993 Pritzker Prize laureate and a leading figure in Japan's Metabolism movement, passed away in Tokyo on June 6th, his Maki and Associates firm announced late Tuesday. He was 95. Maki was born in Tokyo in 1928 and immigrated to America to study at the Cranbrook Academy of Art and then the Harvard GSD , working in the New York offices of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM) and for Josep Lluís Sert's Cambridge, Massachusetts studio before returning to Japan to found his
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