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Five key projects by architect and Dezeen Awards judge Francine Houben

Deezen

Together with the partners, we lead the firm in creating architecture that responds to the context, culture, client requirements, and environment, enriching the human experience through thoughtful and sustainable design," Houben told Dezeen. Houben explained each award is a "testament to the hard work, creativity, and dedication of our team".

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6 Ways Residential Architecture Can Impact Your Health

Architizer

Beyond mere aesthetics, certain architectural qualities are crucial in shaping our living environments and influencing our physical, mental and emotional well-being. Designing for morning sunlight entry for example, will offer softer illumination, reducing overheating and glare, resulting in a comfortable living environment.

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Karimoku Case lines minimalist Tokyo apartment with local wood

Deezen

The apartment features furniture made from zelkova wood "We sympathized with the story of how zelkova used to be a common material in Japan, but is now being chipped and discarded, and wished to explore the possibilities of zelkova through this project," lead designer Keiji Ashizawa told Dezeen. The photography is by Tomooki Kengaku.

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News: ACSA and Buell Center select 2024 winners of Course Development Prize in Architecture, Climate Change, and Society

Bustler

This proposal is the first of a multi-year, research studio that will explore how earth-based construction (compressed earth block) might be leveraged for sustainable urban development (housing) in the Phoenix metropolitan region. All courses will be taught at ACSA member schools across the world in the coming years.

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Stockholm Wood City: The World’s Largest Wooden City

Santa Cruz Architect

Swedish urban developer Atrium Ljungberg has initiated Stockholm Wood City, anticipated to be the world’s largest urban wooden construction project. Stockholm Wood City At 62 acres (250,000 square meters) the project is thus the world’s largest known urban construction project in wood.

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Ten must-see installations at London Design Festival 2023

Deezen

Material Matters The Material Matters fair is returning for its second London Design Festival stint, exhibiting more than 40 brands across four days. The fair explores innovative materials that can contribute to a circular economy , showcasing products made from food waste, paper , aluminium , rubber , porcelain and more.

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Back to Basics: What is the Meaning of “Tectonic” in Architecture Today?

Architizer

Vitruvius’s treatise implicitly addressed tectonics by acknowledging the integral relationship between a building’s materiality, structural logic and spatial manifestation. At the heart of tectonics is material honesty — using materials in ways that respect their innate properties.