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SOM completes restoration of Lever House, a midcentury Manhattan office icon

Archinect

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has announced the completion of a recent restoration project that’s meant to breathe new life into their historic Lever House design in Manhattan. Reed Hilderbrand has also contributed a comprehensive new landscape program for the building that connects the plaza area to third-floor terraces.

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La Base Studio wraps glass Buenos Aires house with shading screen

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Local architecture firm La Base Studio has renovated a glass and concrete home, wrapping it in a delicate privacy and shading screen on a lush site in Buenos Aires , Argentina. Sliding glass doors open to the garden The sliding glass doors open to the garden and pool deck, blurring the interior and exterior relationship.

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Weston Residence by Specht Novak

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This small house blurs the distinction between the built and its breathtaking surroundings. “The architects immersed the concrete and glass house in the landscape so that a series of green rooftop terraces gently step down from the street to the river below.” You feel immersed in the surrounding forest.

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Sou Fujimoto's House of Music finally opens in Budapest

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Sou Fujimoto ’s House of Music has now officially opened in the country’s capital city after almost six years of construction. The building’s paneled glass facade presents a seamless transition between exterior park and interior mu. A new landmark on the European cultural scene is now on view in Hungary.

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This Arizona Home Uses the Desert Landscape as "Living Art"

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The desert city of Scottsdale, Arizona, is set within the sprawling Sonoran Desert and overlooked by the majestic McDowell Mountains, so it’s no surprise that this spectacular landscape plays a pivotal role in shaping much of the area’s architecture. Modern Sunset House is located on 14 acres of hillside.

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Venice House by RIOS

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This client’s “dream house” is designed specifically. Minimal but elegant landscaping in the side yards maximizes the feeling of openness. all the way to the guest house at the back of the lot. Minimal but elegant landscaping in the side yards maximizes the feeling of openness. for the Venice lifestyle.

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Echo Canyon House by CBTWO Architects

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A large glass wall frames views of Camelback and the new terrace and pool. Simplified exterior finishes of stucco and steel elements contrast with the rugged terrain. Naturally patinaed steel frames landscape elements while the main entry “portal” is differentiated using powder coated yellow. Photos: An Pham

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