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ODA completes New York residential building with a glass box facade

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ODA Architecture has completed a residential scheme at 101 West 14th Street in New York City defined by a glass box facade. Image credit: Michael Young Image credit: Michael Young The building’s exterior features a glass box facade with fractal geometry to create a “sense of lightness, airiness, and depth,” according to ODA.

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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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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. Referred to as “nature’s secret code,” examples of the Fibonacci sequence are prevalent across the natural world. Mirroring its wooded locale, the timber veil serves as a conduit between nature and the built environment.

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Natural Wonder: 10 Examples of Arkansas’ Elaborate Institutional Architecture

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Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters. Nestled in the heart of America, Arkansas is rich in natural beauty and cultural heritage. The museum’s design aimed to harmonize art and nature, with visitors entering from the hill’s crest for a dramatic view of the complex.

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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.

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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. "To

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Ennead and Kahler Slater unveil new Milwaukee Public Museum design

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According to the project team, four core principles influenced the museum’s design: community, nature, education, and the preservation of the museum’s vast collections. The museum will also be a hub for research. The museum will have rounded corners that are reminiscent of the erosion and weathering.

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