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Design Out West: 10 Unique Buildings in Dialogue With Utah’s Rugged Landscape

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Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters. Utah is a land of striking contrasts and otherworldly landscapes, and its architectural identity is deeply rooted in the state’s history and culture. Inspired by the striking sandstone formations of nearby Bryce Canyon and Mt.

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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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In Amsterdam, a new residential development draws on canyons, forests, and beaches

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A team comprising Orange Architects, Felixx , Ballast Nedam West, and ABT has completed a mixed-use residential scheme in Amsterdam inspired by various natural forms.

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Daniel Canda adds "suspended glass box" to 1980s residence in Argentina

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The interior was reorganised around central concrete service cores An austere palette of grey brick was used to clad the exterior walls, while concrete floors and light wood cabinetry were used in the interior, paired with pops of red. We tried] to keep a simple home, with a certain degree of austerity and in broad contact with nature.

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Geddes Ulinskas Architects includes cast-glass staircase in San Francisco home

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Local studio Geddes Ulinskas Architects has completed an expansive home in Cow Hollow, San Francisco with indoor-outdoor spaces, a cast glass staircase and stone detailing. The structure is pulled back from the exterior walls," the studio said. Sliding glass doors continue throughout the home. "We

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Creative Calculations: 6 Precise Projects Inspired by the Fibonacci Sequence

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Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters. This powerful formula continues to inspire architects and interior designers today, but the question remains: does the golden ratio really make architecture more beautiful? Architects: Want to have your project featured?

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This Walden Pond–Inspired Writer’s Studio Holds a Trove of More Than 1,700 Poetry Books

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The stone-clad Connecticut retreat is surprisingly advanced with a steel frame, glass sliders, geothermal heating and cooling, and a motorized roof hatch to the deck. Inspired by a childhood dream of Thoreau’s Walden Pond, he wanted to create a small and simple, yet modern studio in which to write, reflect, and enjoy nature.