Archinect

DECEMBER 14, 2022

One of Frank Lloyd Wright ’s final Usonian designs is now on the market in central California. Real estate firm Crosby Doe Associates recently listed Wright’s Fawcett Farm in Los Banos for a cool $4.25 million and is beginning to take offers on the 7-bed, 6-bathroom home that was completed just two years after his death in 1959. Image courtesy TopTenRealEstateDeals.com Image courtesy TopTenRealEstateDeals.com The house was built by local football legend Buck Fawcett and his wife usin

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Avontuura

DECEMBER 13, 2022

By elevating the buildings, the suites get closer to the treetops and leaves the ground untouched. It gives a feeling of being in between. The post Wingårdhs design floating suites in Småland appeared first on Åvontuura.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 14, 2022

© Laurian Ghinițoiu. architects: Infraestudio Location: Playa, Havana, Cuba Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Laurian Ghinițoiu Photographs: Mauricio Chavez Area: 366.0 m2. Read more ».

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Portland Architecture

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Daniel Toole ( Daniel Toole Architect ). . BY BRIAN LIBBY. The latest installment in our longtime discussion series with local architects about their inspirations, careers and collaborators takes us to Daniel Toole, who founded Daniel Toole Architecture in 2020 after stints with acclaimed Portland firm Allied Works, Tuscon's Rick Joy Architects, the Seattle office of Perkins + Will, and Berlin's Barkow Leibinger.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A six month construction season is set to begin at the United Kingdom’s largest Antarctic research and operations hub. Called the Rothera Research Station, it supports leading researchers in frontier science in the region. This marks the start of the next phase of the British Antarctic Survey’s Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization Program (AIMP), which is part of the UK’s long-term plan to modernize its research facilities in the poles.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2022

© Maxime Verret. architects: Plan Común Location: 81140 Saint-Beauzile, France Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Maxime Verret Photographs: Courtesy of Plan Común Area: 430.0 m2. Read more ».

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designboom

DECEMBER 14, 2022

‘sueños con earth/concrete’ explores the future of affordable housing by minimizing the material impact of existing construction methods. The post site-responsive pavilion in mexico merges traditional papercraft, 3D-printing + recycling appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 15, 2022

A team comprising UNStudio , b720 Arquitectura , and Esteyco has been awarded first place in a competition for the Madrid -Chamartín Clara Campoamor railway hub. The winning scheme, which seeks to become an “international benchmark for sustainable, multimodal, connected, and integrated mobility,” saw off competition from shortlisted teams, including BIG , Foster + Partners , OMA , Zaha Hadid Architects , Grimshaw , RSHP and Souto de Moura.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 14, 2022

While most of the iconic properties were quick to find buyers, one home is still looking. And it’s fully restored and comes with 76 acres. It’s not every day that a Frank Lloyd Wright comes up for sale, but this year marked one for the books. From Virginia to Iowa, the properties spanned across the country, with many of them listing for the first time in decades.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 15, 2022

© Peter Tijhuis. architects: Studioninedots Location: Spadinalaan, 1031 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Peter Tijhuis Photographs: Area: 10000.0 m2. Read more ».

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designboom

DECEMBER 13, 2022

ramos castellano arquitectos install the rotating barrel lids at centro nacional de artesanato e design to let air and sunlight flow. The post reversible rainbow barrel lids restore dated facade of national arts center in cape verde appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The NEOM megadevelopment in Saudi Arabia is moving forward with an attention-grabbing feature after the American engineering firm Bechtel announced its retention as project managers for a new manmade ski resort project called Trojena. According to NEOM’s website , the resort will be spread across six development districts containing a manmade lake, "folded" village, wildlife reserves, observatory, hotel, and the country’s first-ever high-altitude ski run.

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The Architect's Newsletter

DECEMBER 12, 2022

From Maninka to Polish to Sylheti, New York City is one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world. A new installation by British artist and set designer Es [.]. Read More. The post A Lincoln Center sculpture by Es Devlin celebrates New York’s 700 languages appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 12, 2022

© Séverin Malaud. architects: AgwA Location: Rue Théodore Verhaegen 110, 1060 Saint-Gilles, Belgium Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Séverin Malaud Photographs: Delphine Mathy Area: 7087.0 m2. Read more ».

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designboom

DECEMBER 14, 2022

hitch hotel is designed to be easily towed by any vehicle. since it’s a sleeping trailer, it requires no gas or charging. The post mini sleeping trailer ‘hitch hotel’ expands up to 7 feet in under 1 minute appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Construction has commenced on the $160 million expansion to the Seattle Aquarium. Designed by LMN Architects , the new Ocean Pavilion is expected to open in 2024, and will form part of the campus’ vision of becoming “the world’s first planet-positive aquarium.” Project construction led by Turner. Video courtesy of Turner Construction.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Are we at the precipice of the next A.I. renaissance? Deep-learning is already replacing us in driving and predicting diseases, now its moved onto the field of creativity and design. Image © Tim Fu. Are we being replaced? Are these technologies just copying data and not ‘designing’? I think we can neither be too pessimistic nor too dismissive. Image © Tim Fu.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 13, 2022

© Johnny Umans. architects: ROHM Location: 8800 Roeselare, Belgium Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Johnny Umans Area: 850.0 m2. Read more ».

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designboom

DECEMBER 14, 2022

from remote off-grid cabins perched on cliffsides, to luxury coastal residences, we look back at 2022's top 10 private dwellings by our readers. The post TOP 10 reader submissions of 2022 — private spaces appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 10, 2022

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Outdoors. Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles.

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The Spaces

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Wednesday 13 December 2022: It was Charles Dickens that birthed the myth of the ‘white Christmas’, but in reality, December isn’t typically a snowy month in the UK. But 2022 threw a curveball, blanketing parts of the country, including southern England and London , in snow – and shutting schools, roads and transit in the process. While the headlines are dominated by inflation and the energy crisis, Britain recorded the coldest day of the year on Monday morning, plummeting to -1

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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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Dwell

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Renovated in 1968 by architect Paul Tay, the Pekrul House is up for $1.3M—along with a detached studio and a turnkey Airstream. Location : 4123 N. Virginia Road, Long Beach, California Price : $1,360,000 Architect : Paul Edward Tay Year Built : 1968 Footprint : 1,398 square feet (three bedrooms, three bath) Lot Size : 0.20 acres From the Agent : " Determined to transform their family’s 1924 bungalow into a modernist home, Mr. & Mrs.

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designboom

DECEMBER 13, 2022

the superthin solar cells from MIT can generate 18 times more power per kilogram and are ideal for rescue operations in remote places. The post MIT’s superthin solar cells convert any surface into a power source appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 14, 2022

A new, two-tower mixed-use scheme from Studio Gang has been delivered in Amsterdam, representing a first for the firm on the continent as it looks to grow outside of the American market with recent expansions into Canada and now the EU. The 297,170-square-foot Q Residences are meant to address the capital region’s considerable housing needs with a scheme that adds 248 total residences located in the center of Buitenveldert – one of the last “garden cities” constructed in

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Deezen

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Architecture studios Grimshaw , HWKN , WHY and Farshid Moussavi have partnered with metaverse company Pax.world to create a series of virtual hubs informed by the ancient Silk Road. Each architecture studio designed a metaserai – a concept referring to caravanserai, which were roadside inns on the Silk Road – where users of the metaverse can trade, attend cultural events, and network.

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