A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Detroit Modern: 1935–1985 by Peter Forguson, photography by Amy Claeys, published by Visual Profile Books , November 2022 ( Amazon / Bookshop ) Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple: A Good Time Place Reborn by Pat Cannon, photography by James Caulfield, published by Unity Temple Restoration Foundation, December 2022 ( Amazon / Bookshop ) A.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The 12,000-square foot (1,100-square metre) centre sits on the foundations of a 1960s bathhouse, extending beyond the midcentury footprint on both ends. The centre sits on the foundations of a 1960s bathhouse. "As A cedar trellis wraps around the exterior. It features space for exhibitions.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The studio added a metal and glass extension to the school The extension included the "careful inssertaion" of a modern, glass-lined structure between the cathedral and the school. For the restoration, the team revamped large portions of the school building's, extending the programme of the addition's interior throughout.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 16, 2022

In the early 1900s Hanyang became the site of China’s first modern iron and steel works as well as key arsenal city. As a backbone of the industrial base of Hubei and Wuhan, Hanyang Iron Works promoted the rapid development of Hanyang Arsenal and the textile industry of Wuhan, forming the foundation of Hubei industries. Image © Aedas.

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Architizer

APRIL 4, 2024

Reynolds Foundation to revamp the museum, introduce new interactive exhibits, and create an outdoor science skywalk focused on adventure and learning. To make room for a modern library, nearly two million volumes had to be relocated to a new high-density storage building. MASM received a substantial grant from the Donald W.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Barnes Foundation By Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners , Philadelphia, PA, United States The Barnes Foundation collection was relocated to a 93,000 square foot, LEED Platinum building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in downtown Philadelphia. It was constructed on piles with a steel frame and high density limestone.

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Architizer

MAY 4, 2022

Thankfully, commissioned by Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation), thorough repairs and reconstructions have been carried out since the 1990s, after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Hilmer & Sattler and Albrecht took the recent restoration work, which won the competition in 1998. Pergamonmuseum.

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Deezen

JUNE 15, 2022

The school is named after pioneering female aviator Louise Thaden and is backed by the Walton Family Foundation, which is led by Walmart's founders. The grounds feature a "productive landscape" used for growing food and a "restorative landscape" that is meant to address flooding and work to revive native ecosystems.

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ArchiDiaries

MARCH 10, 2023

He is assured without hubris, consistently avoiding trendiness to confront and sustain the connections between tradition and innovation, serving history and humanity,” comments Tom Pritzker, Chairman of the Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the award.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Our campus, housed in a carefully restored 1920s silk mill, features an award-winning library, art gallery, cross-disciplinary maker spaces, fitness facilities, eateries and student services. The Beacon thus introduces a new museum, connecting the city to the river, and history to modernity. and lhbarnik[at]uwaterloo.ca

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Architizer

MAY 31, 2023

While a developer was sought to fund the structure’s restoration, the appeal was unsuccessful. A symbol of the country’s post-colonial history, the striking modern landmark, designed by acclaimed Indian architect Raj Rewal, was the world’s largest concrete space-frame structure at the time.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Villa Emerald Lake Garda Property, Luxury Brescia House, Modern Lombardy Home, Italian Residential Building. With an eye to privacy both from and for the adjacent properties, the exterior façade of the property is completely blind, except for the entrance door, which is accessed via a pedestrian walkway from the street.

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Housing Restoration Contemporary Landscape 93

aasarchitecture

JUNE 22, 2023

We bury the surface parking lot underground and place a large park lawn at the center of the campus and restore the historic steps of the Wilmers Building facing the lawn. Wilson Foundation Town Square. The 1962 building, now known as the Seymour H. The result is a true campus-like museum that integrates art, architecture, and nature.

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Habitus Living

JUNE 27, 2023

As such, the design has been worked as a series of progressions, the first being to take everything back to crisp foundations. The hardwood chevron floor for example, which was dark, worn and sun damaged, has been lovingly restored and made bright again.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 17, 2021

RJC’s long-standing relationship with St Andrew’s-Wesley allowed the project team to envision a holistic approach for a successful restoration. The locally quarried granite and stone façades were repaired and fortified on the exterior while a new copper roof was installed to resolve recurring leaks. image courtesy of architecture firm.

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Hotel Designs

APRIL 4, 2024

We hold a deep, and slightly obsessive, reverence for the all-day lobby bar, which is really the foundation of Midnight Auteur,” said Ryan Diggins, partner and CEO at Midnight Auteur. “We We love the idea of immersing our team and our guests in a vibrant, celebratory experience that only a hotel lobby bar can appropriately capture.

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e-architect

MARCH 7, 2023

He is assured without hubris, consistently avoiding trendiness to confront and sustain the connections between tradition and innovation, serving history and humanity,” comments Tom Pritzker, Chairman of the Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the award. The avoidance of what’s fashionable has allowed him to remain permanent.”

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e-architect

APRIL 19, 2023

It is therefore a great moment in our modern history to reveal the extent of Qatar’s cultural program, amongst one of the greatest displays of architecture and most important showcases anywhere for epoch-making designs.” They include: Museum of Islamic Art, architect: I. Art Mill Museum Architect: ELEMENTAL.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2024

Many architecture studios have been commissioned to restore, expand and update the ageing structures, keeping the original forms intact while adding novel materials and pops of colour as well as contemporary weather-proofing.

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ArchiDiaries

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Hangar Ticinum” challenged participants to imagine a full recovery of the hydroplane base with the ambition of restoring the importance and centrality it once had for the city of Pavia. By introducing light into the space we try to invite passers-by to the city and to the interior of the building, thus restoring its original function.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

From the Victorian charm of Cabbagetown to the modern Entertainment District, each Toronto neighborhood unfolds a distinct chapter in the city’s history. Defined by a meandering walnut-lined promenade, the space offers carefully composed views of interior and exterior spaces. Walmer Duplex By Mehdi Marzyari Architects Inc.

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e-architect

JANUARY 27, 2022

Hangar Ticinum” challenged participants to imagine a full recovery of the hydroplane base with the ambition of restoring the importance and centrality it once had for the city of Pavia. By introducing light into the space we try to invite passers-by to the city and to the interior of the building, thus restoring its original function.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Found Associates, as residential architect, designed the Cotswolds property, a contextual country house consisting of a restored and updated gamekeeper’s cottage and an innovative series of fresh, inter-connected pavilions tucked into the landscape immediately behind it. More modern English Houses online at e-architect soon.

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Hotel Designs

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The 850-arce estate is steeped in hospitality history, and preserving the hotel – retaining its traditional charm but adding modern touches – is no easy feat. In addition to guiding the grand dame into a modern era, in 2022 the team welcomed the arrival of Gleneagles Townhouse – a sassy little sister property – in the heart of Edinburgh.

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Architecture Ideas

JANUARY 25, 2022

These cathedrals have played a pivotal role in developing architectural history and ideas by their magnificent exteriors and world-class interiors. . Former First Lady Imelda Marcos spearheaded restoration efforts after the Church suffered damage in the 1865 and 1885 quakes. In any case, the accusation is without foundation.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Founded in 1985, the Austin-based company originated a movement in restoration millwork by repurposing Longleaf Pine reclaimed lumber. Building on Delta’s principles, the team introduced the design community to a series of charred wood products that use shou sugi ban in modern architecture.

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Architizer

MARCH 9, 2023

Materials like concrete and glass were favored, socially progressive housing blocks were built, and a new-found appreciation for modernism was conceived. Modern industrial architecture took off post-war and has played a prominent role in the nation’s economic growth, continuing to do so today.

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Architizer

APRIL 4, 2022

We’ve built a house of cards on the foundations of bereft mythologies, in particular mythologies that promote the devaluation and commodification of nature with the result being alienation, loneliness and anxiety. “Modern temples of culture” by Maurizio Gastoni. . “A house being swallowed by the sea.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

When exterior charm conceals interior disorder Despite the great heritage value of the house’s exterior, the interiors had lost their coherence due to multiple transformations over time. Unexpected discoveries Initially, the couple planned minor renovations to modernize the interior.

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Architecture Ideas

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The roofline starts at the foundation line, and its two sides meet at the center of the rooftop. . It also has a spacious modern kitchen , a Sonos sound system, and many more amazing things. . The High Point Hideaway is a wonderful restored A-frame house in Colorado. Also Read: 15+ Mid Century Modern House Ideas in 2022.

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Architizer

MARCH 3, 2022

The house is conceived as a series of rooms that can be accessed directly from outside creating a fluid relationship between interior and exterior,” the firm explains. Her desire to incorporate a theoretical perspective into her work lead her to pursue an MPhil in London, where she also specialized in curation at the TATE Modern.

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Hotel Designs

JULY 11, 2023

Working to the site’s special energy the site and its existing archaeological landmarks, Warner set out to respectfully restore the relaxed Pacific Island style that epitomised the original property while elevating it with modern touches and sustainable elements. The restaurants and bars will also conjure a familiar feeling.

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Architizer

MAY 19, 2023

The foundation of Western architecture cannot be told without citing the architectural legacy of Greece. Modern architecture eventually manifested in Greece, and influences from figureheads like Le Corbusier were embraced by Greek designers. Although conservatism was always sustained due to the nation’s unstable economic standing.

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e-architect

APRIL 11, 2023

The result is a 720 sf, delicately proportioned, light-filled home, built on its original foundations, while re-envisioning every other aspect of the worker’s cottage vernacular – a turn-of-the-century housing typology that has almost completely disappeared from the city.

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e-architect

JANUARY 29, 2023

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Home / Buildings / Deconstruction versus Demolition Deconstruction versus Demolition Bob Borson — November 4, 2013 — 29 Comments Deconstruction is an environmentally friendly alternative to demolition and on the KHouse Modern project , the existing house on site is currently going through the process of being taken apart piece by piece.

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Architizer

JULY 5, 2023

The firm has designed buildings throughout the United States, ranging in type from houses, schools, religious buildings and community centers to hotels, mixed-use/housing, corporate interiors, university buildings and historic restorations. Our collective and individual consciousness is constantly fluctuating by the context we actively shape.

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