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Resilient campus designed for Ukrainian IT company by Mariupol-born architect by Architectural Prescription

Archinect

The project restores the idea of cohabitation by introducing a holistic environment that fosters professional and personal growth. Soft zoning combined with hard infrastructure that is hidden underground strengthen coherence and open nature of space.

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GRT Architects creates buttery yellow interior for San Sabino restaurant

Deezen

Yellow hues make for a sunny environment inside this restaurant in New York's West Village , designed by Brooklyn-based studio GRT Architects. An interior wall was partially removed to connect the bar and dining areas The facades were restored and windows were uncovered, returning the historic corner to its former glory.

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The Future of Architecture: 10 Transformative Design Principles for a Sustainable World

Architizer

This article was written by Edward Mazria, FAIA, the founder and CEO of Architecture 2030 whose mission is to rapidly transform the built environment from a major emitter of greenhouse gases to a central source of solutions to the climate crisis. Function-Based Zones 2. The five CIAM planning principles included: 1. Ample Parkland 4.

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Competitions: Chernobyl Rewilding: Designing Biodiverse Cities

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Registration Deadline: Oct 25, 2023; Submission Deadline Oct 25, 2023 Premise The Chernobyl Rewilding competition calls architects to envision a transformative city that reawakens the natural world within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Sustainable approaches are vital to ensure that this new city thrives amidst its unique context.

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Neri&Hu highlights simplicity and functionality at Shanghai art gallery

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The gallery sits on the ground floor of a mixed-use tower at Rockbund, a development amidst the historical Bund in Shanghai along the Huangpu River, where a series of restored colonial art deco buildings are located.

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Form Follows Funding

Landscape Architecture Magazine

An emphasis on environmental restoration was a core component of UT’s vision. The university has followed the programmatic contours of the plan, establishing and maintaining three main zones of activity and user groups. From a design perspective, I don’t know how it could have been better,” West says.

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The Commons at Hermann Park by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates opens to the public

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After two years of construction, the 26-acre Commons at Hermann Park in Houston opened to the public last month with a ribbon cutting at the restored Wortham Pavilion. The Commons was designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA) as one of three projects funded by the Hermann Park Conservancy’s $56 million Play Your Park campaign.