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JUNE 25, 2023
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Neuroarchitecture and the Potential of the Built Environment for Brain Health and Creativity
ArchDaily
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
The interest in comprehending how the environment affects human well-being is on the rise, with a growing number of new studies on this subject emerging each year. Lorena Darquea Nowadays, we spend over 90% of our time indoors, and it is becoming increasingly evident that architecture has a profound influence on our brains and bodies.
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New architecture and design competitions: AI for the Built Environment, International VELUX Award, MICROHOME, and FRAME Awards
Archinect
DECEMBER 3, 2023
For this week's curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler, we are featuring four briefs calling for innovative design solutions exploring the use of AI in the built environment, fresh ideas for ways to harness daylight for the well-being of building inhabitants, concepts for off-grid, modular homes, and outstanding works (..)
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Taming Exterior Greenery: Landscape Design for Houses in Natural Environments
ArchDaily
JUNE 24, 2023
© Derek Swalwell A healthy environment that is also visually appealing in our homes has become increasingly sought when it comes to designing houses and residential spaces, especially during the world’s current context.
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New RIBA manifesto urges lawmakers' action for better practices in the built environment
Archinect
OCTOBER 4, 2023
A new "Manifesto for a Better Built Environment" has been published by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) , calling on the country’s policymakers to make more urgent priority of the need for better safety, quality, and sustainability in the design and construction of buildings throughout the UK.
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Designing for Water Scarcity: How Architects are Adapting to Arid Environments
ArchDaily
JUNE 18, 2023
Image © Shutterstock | Volodymyr Dvornyk An arid environment refers to specific regions characterized by a severe lack of available water and extremely dry weather conditions. In the immense vastness of arid environments, where extreme climates present significant challenges, the role of water in architecture takes on a new dimension.
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Tropical Houses: Creating a Dialogue Between Nature and the Built Environment
ArchDaily
MAY 18, 2023
It's no wonder that architectural projects in the region maintain a constant dialogue between nature and the built environment. In the search for solutions that meet needs and demands, we have selected residential projects that appropriate the context to become unique in this environment. Read more »
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Designing Naturally Illuminated Learning Environments on a Tight Budget
ArchDaily
JUNE 1, 2023
Through a collaborative strategy with architecture and engineering projects, they focus on four ways to design optimal learning environments, including daylight design, energy efficiency, safety, and cost savings through renovation and installation. Read more »
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OmniRoom: The Future of Modular Architecture for Hybrid Work Environments
ArchDaily
JUNE 7, 2023
The product uses patented technological innovations and the benefits of modular architecture to offer a quick and easy solution for building comfortable and reshapable workspaces suitable for new, hybrid work environments. The product has already been recognized with the Mixology’23 Product of the Year award nomination. Read more »
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Bathroom Niche and Other Tips to Optimize Space and Aesthetics in This Environment
ArchDaily
JULY 18, 2023
The amount of hygiene and health products typically stored in this environment requires functional cabinets and other strategies. This allows optimizing the available space and, as a bonus, makes the environment more aesthetically pleasing. Increasingly, we see the solution of using niches to create a recess in the wall.
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Unpacking the History of Artificial Islands: The True Cost on the Built Environment
ArchDaily
AUGUST 20, 2023
However, these types of projects come at a significant cost to our ecosystem , harming the environment in severe and vast ways. Artificial islands also have certain strategic advantages and economic gains and can lead to geopolitical benefits. Read more »
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Shape the Future of the Built Environment with MIT's Master in Real Estate Development
Archinect
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Candidates for the MSRED degree often come to MIT with several years of experience within the built environment. Our groundbreaking MSRED degree presents a program that is rigorous, concentrated, multidisciplinary, and geared toward direct application.
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Winning proposals from architecture students and professionals explore the potential of workplace environments
Archinect
JULY 31, 2023
Buildner's team added that the challenge was created in response to "envisioning a new normal for the workplace environment post-COVID. Now in its second edition, participants were asked to design projects that "use architecture as a tool to improve a worker’s wellbeing as well as their productivity."
Leckie Studio completes weekend home that acts as a lens for its environment
Avontuura
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
The post Leckie Studio completes weekend home that acts as a lens for its environment appeared first on Åvontuura. Designed as a rural retreat for a young family, the house is located on a five-acre forested site in the Pemberton Valley.
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This Japanese housing project utilizes regenerative architecture to support its natural surrounding environment
Archinect
JULY 10, 2023
has designed a sustainable residence noted for its positive impact on the surrounding environment. Image: Rui Nishi Located on the southern Japanese island of Yakushima, Sumu Yakushima applies regenerative architecture to reconceptualize the relationship between human habitation and the natural environment.
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Finding The Right Path: 20 Public Environments That Reveal The Secrets of Successful Wayfinding
ArchDaily
JUNE 7, 2023
© Joana França It’s easy to feel lost and anxious in a new environment. Even with the satellite-accurate quality of modern map apps in our back pockets, modern humans still get stressed when their internal map of the immediate area draws a blank.
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Here's how Chicago's mayoral candidates responded to the Built Environment Questionnaire
Archinect
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Three of the eight challengers to unseat incumbent Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot have so far responded to a questionnaire issued by a coalition of local chapters of architects, landscape architects, and planners asking for their input on the Windy City’s built environment.
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Kuwait Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia Explores Consequences of Modernist Urban Planning on Historic Built Environment
ArchDaily
JUNE 11, 2023
The project is an ongoing exploration addressing the consequences of modernist urban planning, which erased much of Kuwait's historic built environment. Read more »
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A Production Facility in Bulgaria and a Bank Headquarters in Iran: 8 Unbuilt Work Environments Submitted by the ArchDaily Community
ArchDaily
JULY 9, 2023
Courtesy of Foster + Partners | Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Headquarters Extension Office spaces in design and architecture play a crucial role in shaping the way we work and interact in professional environments. After the Covid-10 pandemic, work lifestyles underwent a significant transformation.
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2023 Design Educates Awards honors projects that deliver lasting impact for users and the environment
Archinect
JUNE 6, 2023
” The 2023 edition sought entries that delivered a lasting impact on users and the environment. The annual award seeks to “recognize the best projects that respond to complex social and environmental contexts and carry educational value.”
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Jingru (Cyan) Cheng Wins 2023 Wheelwright Prize for her Study on the Impact of Sand on the Environment and Communities
ArchDaily
JULY 5, 2023
The unassuming material has become an indispensable element for our built environment and human communities, serving as a vital component in the production of glass, concrete, asphalt roads, and artificial land.
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How Environment Design Impacts Human Performance
MLL Atelier
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Even as you formulate the initial schematics for your architectural concept design, it is wise to comprehensively research not only what your occupant thinks they need now, but also how they would like to grow: physiologically, intellectually, emotionally, behaviorally, and even spiritually.
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The University of Toronto announces new Centre for the Sustainable Built Environment backed by key industry leaders
Archinect
JANUARY 18, 2023
The school’s Centre for the Sustainable Built Environment is supported by KPMB Architects , ZGF , Arup , and eight other AEC firms whose future successes lie critically on the findings of a team of researchers that will be led by the Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Infrastructure, Shoshanna Saxe.
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Transform your work environment with biophilic design
BD+C
JULY 20, 2023
Transform your work environment with biophilic design 0 qpurcell Thu, 07/20/2023 - 15:18 Biophilic Design Lauren Elliott, Director of Interior Design, Design Collaborative, shares various ways biophilic design elements can be incorporated into the office space. Pictured: Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership Office.
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Inspire Future Generations Awards: Shortlist of organizations empowering young people in shaping their built environment
Archinect
NOVEMBER 19, 2022
Neil Pinder, a TET trustee and judge for the awards, said: "Submissions this year were outstanding and show how children and young people are increasingly being given agency in their own built environment. Many projects showed excellent engagement.
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"Our built environment embodies violations against human beings"
Deezen
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Our built environment embodies violations against human beings, but it could be designed to protect the dignity of everyone. The post "Our built environment embodies violations against human beings" appeared first on Dezeen. The creation of an equal and just world is literally at our fingertips through our design choices.
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Ensuring Proper Hospitality Environment With Door Signage
The Architecture Designs
OCTOBER 31, 2023
In the hospitality industry, creating a welcoming and organized environment is paramount to delivering exceptional guest experiences. Let’s explore how different types of door signage contribute to the proper hospitality environment. They add a touch of sophistication and character to the environment.
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News: New architecture and design competitions: AI for the Built Environment, International VELUX Award, MICROHOME, and FRAME Awards
Bustler
DECEMBER 2, 2023
For this week's curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler, we are featuring four briefs calling for innovative design solutions exploring the use of AI in the built environment, fresh ideas for ways to harness daylight for the well-being of building inhabitants, concepts for off-grid, modular homes, and outstanding works (..)
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Architecture for Inhabiting Space: Tessellated Reconfigurable Structures for Adaptive Environments
ArchDaily
JULY 25, 2023
Courtesy of Aurelia Institute Architecture is likely to exist in any place or physical space inhabited by human beings. Moreover, our inherent curiosity and exploratory spirit constitute an integral aspect of our humanity.
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New Architectural Film Inspired by Wes Anderson Celebrates Singapore's Built Environment
ArchDaily
AUGUST 7, 2023
Drawing inspiration from the visual style of acclaimed director Wes Anderson , known for films like "Asteroid City" and “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” this new architectural film chronicles the homeland and landscape of Singapore. Directed by Kevin Siyuan , this is the second volume of “ A Wes Anderson-ish Singapore ” released.
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6 Homey Ways Architects Are Designing Warmer Office Environments
Architizer
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Following these trends, many businesses are now adopting a comfortable home-like environment — sometimes prioritizing comfort over formality and other times upping their interior decor game to lure employees back to work. The post 6 Homey Ways Architects Are Designing Warmer Office Environments appeared first on Journal.
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How Virtual Reality Design Shapes the Physical Environment
MLL Atelier
OCTOBER 14, 2023
Architectural design in virtual reality takes on many forms: from environmental concept design in films and video games to concept development simulations during the architectural design process.
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Headset Brain Computer Can Help Occupants Control Their Environment
MLL Atelier
OCTOBER 13, 2023
An exciting new brain computer interface technology has been demonstrated as a new way for users to interface with their machines. And I think such technology can serve as a liaison between occupants and their buildings.
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elmgreen & dragset drastically transform centre pompidou-metz into artificial environments
designboom
APRIL 9, 2023
The post elmgreen & dragset drastically transform centre pompidou-metz into artificial environments appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. bonne chance' will bring together both existing and recent sculptures, inviting onlookers to discover the limits between the fictional and the real.
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In an excerpt from Designing the Forest and Other Mass Timber Futures, Lindsey Wikstrom relays how storytelling shapes our environment
The Architect's Newsletter
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
This excerpt was originally published in Mattaforma cofounder Lindsey Wikstrom’s book, Designing the Forest and The post In an excerpt from <em>Designing the Forest and Other Mass Timber Futures</em>, Lindsey Wikstrom relays how storytelling shapes our environment appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
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china’s winding theatre park bridge echoes its natural environment & the lotus architecture
designboom
APRIL 3, 2023
The post china’s winding theatre park bridge echoes its natural environment & the lotus architecture appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. as it curves in harmony with the contours of the landscape, the bridge announces the arrival of the playful lotus geometry of the theatre.
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Inspired by desert environments, this terracotta system uses water to cool indoor spaces without electricity
Archinect
OCTOBER 24, 2022
Industrial designer and illustrator Yael Issacharov has designed an air conditioning system whose terracotta tile structure is inspired by desert environments.
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Fine wine deserves a finer environment
Habitus Living
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023
For example, the Riserva storage compartment allows for temperature or humidity modification – giving you the power to engineer the perfect environment for ageing fine wine. The post Fine wine deserves a finer environment appeared first on Habitusliving.com. Learn more about preserving prized vintages with Fhiaba.
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Advertecture: 7 Stylistic Spaces Blending Branding with the Built Environment
Architizer
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
The built environment can be an integral part of this strategy. From a bustling stock exchange, a dynamic head office and a flagship store to an electric car charging station and a scientific symposium, discover how these seven outstanding projects, celebrated at the 11 th A+Awards , are fusing branding and the built environment.
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Common Works Architects elevates the blandness of Oklahoma’s built environment
The Architect's Newsletter
APRIL 17, 2023
The full list The post Common Works Architects elevates the blandness of Oklahoma’s built environment appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper. This article is part of our series of profiles on The Architectural League of New York’s 2023 Emerging Voices winners published in the March/April issue of AN.
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Environment Museum by Hori-zonte
aasarchitecture
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
The new Environment Museum aims to become a landmark, not only for its conceptual approach but mainly for its engagement with the city, its local characteristics, and nature: committing to fundamental vectors as urban harmony, social and economic endorsement, and smart-bioclimatic design. Image © IMG Bureau.
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Architectural Visualization in a Healing-Centric Environment
Architectural Record
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Through exploring and implementing the principles of trauma-informed design, MASS Design Group found a wealth of new uses for architectural visualization in the development and communication of a healing-centric environment.
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plantwave converts biorhythms into real time music for indoor environments
designboom
APRIL 13, 2023
The post plantwave converts biorhythms into real time music for indoor environments appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. plantwave users report experiencing enhanced productivity, creativity, and state of flow while listening to plants.
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Designing Comfortable and Playful Spaces For Life With a Pet: 31 Homes and Environments
ArchDaily
JULY 12, 2023
Cheese It’s said that our ability as a species to easily form strong emotional bonds with creatures of another species is one of the unique characteristics that differentiate humans from animals. But what about the love we receive in return?
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