Architizer

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The two mountains, apart from being artificial landscapes, were also hollowed out, housing a carpark within their cavernous interior and acting as a true project of terraforming. In fact, apart from its spatial benefits, landscape structures also offer thermal insulation and reduce the urban heat island effect.

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Architizer

JANUARY 22, 2025

Earthquakes are among the most unpredictable and devastating natural phenomena, testing the resilience of the built environment and the ingenuity of architects and engineers. Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters.

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designboom

MAY 25, 2025

visualizations Slimstudio A porous and participatory landscape MAST’s floating community at Spoorweghaven will blend into Rotterdam’s existing fabric by bicycle and by boat. The site plan extends local cycling routes and introduces new blue corridors of transport, creating seamless links between land and water.

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Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2025

BarlisWedlick took on the challenge of updating the structure, preserving the materials for carbon sequestration, and reconnecting the spaces with the site. "We As the site had stringent zoning and environmental regulations, the team utilized some of the existing footprint to ensure the best connection and views of the water.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The landscape, the different smells, the different sounds, the water. We wanted to bring all that to the site" The rooftop has pine trees and a pool. "We wanted it to be all-enveloping," Kontuly told Dezeen. There were a lot of small design moves like that that were made just to heighten that experiential factor." "The

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Dwell

MAY 19, 2025

The sites greatest asset is the beautiful view of the Berounka Valley, the hills of the Bohemian Karst, and the Prague skyline in the background. Photo by Filip lapal Photo by Filip lapal Photo by Filip lapal See the full story on Dwell.com: The Site Had Great Views, But Bad Sunlight. Post it here. The Solution?

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designboom

JUNE 12, 2025

The 1,500-square-meter structure sidesteps the conventional idea of a church as a singular, front-facing monument, unfolding like an open-ended, approachable pavilion in the landscape. The brick -clad church is built into a gentle slope, with a low profile and a shifting facade that helps it blend into the landscape.

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Deezen

JUNE 7, 2025

In particular the studio looked to the 1970s Valckensteyn building, which occupied the site until its demolition in 2012 and gave the new project its name. Facing west, large balconies extend from the living room in every apartment to overlook a communal green space that was designed by landscape studio LAP Landscape & Urban Design.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 23, 2024

5468796 Architecture has added residential buildings to the site The station closed in 1986 and was slated for demolition. 5468796 Architecture preserved the structure by converting it into an office and restaurant, while additional residential buildings were added to the site. The photography is by James Brittain.

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Deezen

MAY 15, 2025

Known as Roost, the 928 square-foot (86-square-metre) structure was construction from the previous buildings steel structural elements and materials that could be delivered to the site by boat. Steel girders tie into the existing piers and hold the decking aloft, minimising impact on the ground plane. "The

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Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2024

It contains 60 holiday homes Anchored by a central clubhouse, the hotel site in Northamptonshire overlooks a stretch of the track's most fast-paced corners against the backdrop of rolling countryside. Our job was to find a way to bring these two elements together and complement them both."

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designboom

JUNE 19, 2025

Sited in the high mountains of rural Yunnan, China , the project makes full use of its sloped terrain and expansive vistas to delineate a varied timber structure mainly comprising eleven evolving trusses. see more project submissions from our readers here.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Aimasia Residence was built around an existing stone wall Nestled on a hill overlooking the Aegean Sea, the surrounding rocky landscape informed the teams' design for Aimasia Residence. A31 Architecture has inserted the villa into the landscape, and the spine of the building is the dry stone wall, which is actually supporting the building."

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Deezen

APRIL 17, 2025

Read: SPF Architects creates Obama Sports Complex from pre-engineered metal structures Landscape elements, such as retaining walls and pathways designed under landscape studio Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates are also being installed.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Architects and urban designers are increasingly challenged to address these risks, creating resilient structures and landscapes that not only withstand but thrive. From resilient structures to adaptive landscapes, these projects provide a blueprint for how the built environment can harmonize with water rather than succumb to it.

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Archinect

JULY 18, 2024

Tenberke , in collaboration with Ballinger , has revealed designs for a new center for quantum science, engineering, and materials initiatives at Yale University. Located in the Science Hill precinct, the complex will add a publicly accessible series of landscape spaces to foster pedestrian and cyclist circulation on the campus.

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Deezen

MAY 20, 2025

Two-Family House was built into the cliffside on the north Cornish coast, on a site that was once a quarry. The house is built on a former quarry site Rundell Associates chose to build the two-storey house from cross-laminated timber (CLT), despite the challenging location. The photography is by John Hersey Studio and Tristan Stocker.

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Dwell

JANUARY 9, 2025

The site orientation is such that the best views are towards the north facing the valley towards Ashridge Estate. The construction system uses a cross-laminated timber (CLT) off-site manufactured system. The design revolves around the development of a single-story courtyard plan, comprised of an open square donut.

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designboom

JUNE 10, 2025

Designed in collaboration with local activist Hazima Smajlović, NGO Naš Izvor, Engineers Without Borders, and the Gradačac municipality, the project provides a permanent home for five single women who have survived war, displacement, and systemic neglect.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Courtesy of MVRDV MVRDV , in collaboration with JGE Architects, landscape architects Copley Wolff, and Langan Engineering, has developed a masterplan for the redevelopment of Faneuil Gardens, a public housing site in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston. Read more »

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

JUNE 11, 2025

How do we not just make landscapes, buildings, and public space, but make change?” The radical reworking of Tom Lee Park is a concrete example of how designers can meaningfully contribute to a more robust urban ecology and how landscape and its designers can create socio-ecological change. Wells and others.

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Architizer

JUNE 18, 2025

Where parking remains necessary, thoughtful designs are transforming these once purely functional structures into architecturally engaging and socially responsive elements of the urban landscape. Engineered to support a future building above, the design balances immediate circulation needs and long-term adaptability.

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Santa Cruz Architect

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Santiago Calatrava, born on July 28, 1951, in Benimmet, Valencia, Spain, is one of the most celebrated architects and engineers of our time. Known for his innovative approach that seamlessly combines structural engineering with artistic expression, Calatravas works have left an indelible mark on the global architectural landscape.

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2025

Tuckey Design Studio , which has offices in London and Switzerland, designed Lake Como Villa on a steeply sloping site that looks directly out over the water and the village of Bellagio. Green marble columns have been added to the interior As part of the Lake Como Villa project, Tuckey Design Studio also redesigned the surrounding landscape.

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Deezen

APRIL 15, 2025

Steeplechase is a 2,573-square foot (239-square metre) house that is nestled on a wooded 65-acre site in the Appalachian foothills near Hillsborough, North Carolina. The studio replaced an existing structure on site bud The team replaced an old house with a new, contemporary design while leaving 98 per cent of the natural site untouched.

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Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2025

For Sixth and Guadalupe, these include targeted LEED Gold certification, Austin Energy Green Building (AEGB) 3-star rating, efficient utilities and a "pedestrian-oriented" site, marked with a greenspace tucked into a corner of its lot. Additional engineering Services: RWDI; Lerch Bates, Inc.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Colien House steps down a sloped site in Barcelona "The central purpose was to answer the programme proposal made by the client by including a careful embodiment of the landscape, complying with the specific local rules and the relation of each of the four floors' elevation with the natural topography," Siza told Dezeen.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Taking into consideration the site's topography, airflow, landscape views, and culture, the building adopts a cascading form, culminating in a series of tiered roofs," the studio said. The solution was three buildings of varying heights with roofs that channel rainfall into a lotus pond.

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Deezen

AUGUST 20, 2024

Mexican architect Iñaki Echeverria has completed work on the Lake Texcoco Ecological Park The project covers 14,030 hectares of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in the world, and is protected by federal decree as an ecological site. or soft engineering," he said. The photography is courtesy of Iñaki Echeverria.

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Architizer

JANUARY 13, 2025

Calling all architects, landscape architects and interior designers: Architizer's A+Awards allows firms of all sizes to showcase their practice and vie for the title of Worlds Best Architecture Firm. Innovative void slabs combine structural support with integrated heating and cooling, showcasing clever engineering throughout the design.

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designboom

MAY 18, 2025

The Frick Collection, New York, NY | image Nicholas Venezia Hungarian Natural History Museum In Debrecen s Great Forest, the Hungarian Natural History Museum designed by Bjarke Ingels Group with Vikr s Lukcs ptsz Stdi, Museum Studio, and TYPSA rises from the ground in a trio of landscaped ribbons that weave through the trees. acre landscape.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Chinese architecture studio Spactrum has repurposed construction-site tools and materials to furnish its own office in Shanghai. We want to celebrate these 'unsung heroes', which represent the engineering genius but are rarely seen by the public, in our new office in Shanghai."

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

APRIL 23, 2025

The ancient site has a new master plan by Studio Bellesi Giuntoli. Though much more of the city has been uncovered in the last few decades, in many ways it has become more challenging to visit and enjoy the site since the first excavations in 1748. Image by Studio Bellesi Giuntoli.

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designboom

JUNE 5, 2025

At first glance, the cabins appear to rest gently on the site, yet their placement reveals a more deliberate reading of place. The new timber structures offer privacy for visiting friends and relatives, but they also deepen the experience of being in this particular landscape. Nothing is over-defined.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2024

For Lyon Confluence, David Chipperfield Architects adapted the site's masterplan to make the landscaping, building massing and facades more suited to its riverfront location. The studio also aimed for the 11 buildings to be visually cohesive while being distinguishable from each other.

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Deezen

MAY 21, 2025

SMAR Architecture Studio has designed a science museum in Kaunas, Lithuania SMAR Architecture Studio , which also has offices in Spain, completed the centre on the sloping parkland site seven years after winning an international design contest to create it. A new sun for Kaunas, reflecting that the sun never sets for science," she added.

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designboom

MAY 23, 2025

The upcoming project occupies a strategic site in Braunschweig, bridging the Altstadtmarkt and Kohlmarkt squares. The jury says: ‘ T he winning proposal transforms the existing building through adaptive reuse into an important component for Braunschweig’s city centre, as well as for the citys musical landscape.’

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