Avontuura
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
The project faces the famous Oslo opera house and the central business district Barcode on the other side of the basin. The post ACT Studio & Borhaven Arkitekter complete floating sauna in the middle of the Oslo harbor appeared first on Åvontuura.
Archinect
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Five design proposals have been unveiled for the Bezos Learning Center at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. The $130 million Smithsonian scheme, funded by a $200 million donation from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos , will serve as an education center on the topics of air and space exploration. The center will be built on the site of a recently-demolished glass pyramid pavilion designed by the late architect Gyo Obata , which opened in 1988.
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ArchDaily
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
Hyperlane Linear Sky Park / ASPECT Studios - 2. Image © Bing Lu. Far beyond its decorative features, landscaping brings with it biological and cultural issues that need to be addressed in projects. However, what can be seen in most public, residential, condominium, commercial and business gardens is a series of approaches that distance landscaping from all its attributes, reducing it to a decorative layer in the construction.
designboom
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
URB’s ambitious project is set to become the world’s largest urban tech district, with net zero carbon and a total area of 140,000 sqm. The post dubai is set to build the world’s largest, zero carbon urban tech district appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
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Avontuura
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
TOVA Architect: The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC)Location: Barcelona, SpainType: Year: 2022Photographs: Gregori Civera TOVA is the first architectural construction in Spain located in the facilities of Valldaura Labs, Barcelona, built with a Crane WASP, the architectural 3D printer. The construction can be completed within weeks using 100% local materials and local labor, zero waste and a close to virtually zero… The post IAAC designs and constructs Spain’s
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ArchDaily
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
© Simon Menges. architects: FAKT Office Location: Berlin, Germany Project Year: 2020 Photographs: Simon Menges. Read more ».
designboom
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
rainwater from the roofs of the wells is collected and drained by a 'waterway' that meanders around the site. The post small streams swivel around studio velocity’s awazuku house in japan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Avontuura
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
A farmhouse created by Sketch Design Studio in northern India mixes stepwell-inspired architecture with rammed earth walls and a thatch roof. The post Sketch Design Studio complete mud house inspired by local vernacular architecture in Rajasthan appeared first on Åvontuura.
Archinect
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
A fabric importer has relocated to a 1960s warehouse in Auckland’s city fringe. A tensioned steel lintel is suspended over a line of operable glass panels, providing a division of space between office and warehouse environments. The volume of the space is contrasted with fine rosewood beading, brass fixtures and bespoke steel and timber benches.
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Deezen
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
American architecture studio Lake Flato has created a ranch house from rammed earth in the desert grasslands of Texas named Marfa Ranch. Located in Marfa , a small art and ranching community between the Chihuahuan Desert and the Davis Mountains, the building was inspired by the early architecture of the region with rooms arranged around a courtyard.
designboom
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
queen elizabeth II died on september 8th, 2022 at the age of 96, ending the longest-reigning monarch in the UK’s history. The post long live the queen: the influences of queen elizabeth II on culture, art, & architecture appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
The Architect's Newsletter
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Who is the city for? This is the most urgent question in modern urban life. It’s also one that we ask with increasing frequency in the face of rising rents, [.]. Read More. The post An expanded scope for a training facility in Chicago raises questions about how—and if—architects should engage with carceral projects appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Archinect
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Wutopia Lab transformed an abandoned water tower at Dongtanyuan (the former 12th Company of Qianshao State Farm), a subsidiary of Bright Food (Group), into the Memorial of Everyman, a memorial to all the ordinary people who performed heroic acts in desperate times. Memorial of Everyman. The client wanted to convert the abandoned water tower into a complementary architectural space to the conference center hotel (renovated weaving factory) next to it, programmed as a cafe or a suite with special
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Deezen
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
Vermont architecture studio Birdseye referenced a nearby barn to develop the detailing of this all-black country retreat on the shores of Lake Champlain. Homestead is located in South Hero, Vermont , on a 12.6-acre site that slopes down towards Lake Champlain. The home sits on a grassy site on the edge of Lake Champlain. It is surrounded by several farms, including an immediate neighbour with a barn building that influenced Birdeye's design.
designboom
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
the novel wind turbine design has the capacity to unlock unparalleled power, and density, thereby lowering the cost of offshore wind significantly. The post floating contra-rotating wind turbine delivers twice the energy of today’s largest turbines appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
The Architect's Newsletter
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Just a little over a year after he was blasted into the heavens aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard, a major element of billionaire space tourist and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s [.]. Read More. The post Five design proposals for the Smithsonian’s Bezos Learning Center open for public comment appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Archinect
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
The extraordinary work of late artist Alexander Calder will soon be displayed in his hometown of Philadelphia thanks to a dedicated new sculpture garden designed by Herzog & de Meuron. The Calder Foundation has shared renderings of the forthcoming Calder Gardens project ahead of its anticipated fall groundbreaking on a 1.8-acre site located adjacent to other prominent arts institutions along the city’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
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Deezen
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Architecture studio Nameless Architecture has completed the Café Teri bakery in Daejeon, South Korea, in a pair of buildings that flow into a central courtyard. Located at the foot of the Gyeryongsan Mountain in Daejeon, Nameless Architecture designed the two buildings to frame the entrance to a hiking trail that continues up the mountain. The cafe's courtyard leads onto a hiking trail.
designboom
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
a rotating glass door system envelopes the facade, blurring the boundaries between interior and exterior and immersing visitors in nature. The post A+H architects wraps vietnam café with large, rotating glass doors + perforated steel panels appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
The Architect's Newsletter
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Brought to you by: Architect Heatherwick Studio, BIG Location Mountain View, California Completion Date May, 2022 Landscape Architect Olin Structural Engineer Thornton Tomasetti Civil Engineer Sherwood Design Engineers, Arup Civil, [.]. Read More. The post Heatherwick Studio and BIG transform flat-roof Swiss solar shingles from barn to bay appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Archinect
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
In Archinect's latest weekly curated employer picks , we are highlighting five firms with current career opportunities in Brooklyn/New York City , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Phoenix , and Boston. For even more architecture jobs, visit the Archinect job board and browse our active community of job seekers , firms , and schools. Standard , the Los Angeles-based architecture and design studio, is currently on the lookout for a talented Intermediate Architect to work on contemporary residences, c
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Deezen
SEPTEMBER 3, 2022
The inky brushstrokes of traditional Chinese paintings influenced the fluid forms of this museum complex that architecture firm Wutopia Lab has designed for a property developer in Qinhuangdao. The Shanghai studio headed by architect Yu Ting designed the Monologue Art Museum for Beijing-based property investment and development firm Sino-Ocean Group.
designboom
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
the 'koshish' residence is made by old mangalore tiles, steel, and windows sourced from a run-down textile factory. The post repurposed factory tiles and pivoted glazing define permeable residence in india appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
The Architect's Newsletter
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Three women deans recently departed their posts: Eva Franch i Gilabert of the Architectural Association (AA), Lesley Lokko of the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at the City [.]. Read More. The post Recent academic departures offer lessons about how architectural education should change appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Archinect
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
The nation’s capital is mourning the loss of one of its preeminent architectural minds after reports that Arthur Cotton Moore passed away at his home on September 4th at the age of 87. Moore is most often credited with the development of Washington Harbour and meticulous renovation of the Library of Congress's main Thomas Jefferson and John Adams buildings, in addition to the restoration of D.C.
Deezen
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
A Montreal home with a trapeze net, a warehouse conversion in London and an Indian home with a monolithic marble facade are among the residences in this lookbook , which feature atriums as a central aspect of their design. Atriums – large spaces, surrounded by a building, that are either open-air or feature skylights – were originally used in Roman homes, where they functioned more like a courtyard.
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