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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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Red River Gorge Cabin by West Workshop

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Anchoring the home to the sloped landscape, the foundation terraces down the hill, going with the land. Inspired by traditional Kentucky barn materials with a modern upgrade, the home’s two towers feature an exterior vertical black shou-sugi-ban-rainscreen cladding paired with a galvanized metal roof.

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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. 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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Atelier L’Abri completes Passive House retrofit of 1970s garage in rural Quebec

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Image credit: Alex Lesage Image credit: Alex Lesage The project brief and program were inspired by the fertile ecosystem of Frelighsburg, resulting in a scheme where, as Atelier L’Abri puts it, “beauty is in harmony with performance.”

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Timeless lines framing the landscape

Habitus Living

Their brief was simple: to provide a contemporary and timeless four-bedroom home which champions the landscape, one that is as equally well suited to entertaining as their day-to-day rituals,” says Ed Davis, principal at Davis Architects. The post Timeless lines framing the landscape appeared first on Habitusliving.com.

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A Landscape Architect’s Lush East Hampton Home Lists for $11.5M

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acres From the agent: "This is a rare opportunity to own world-renowned landscape architect Edwina von Gal’s own waterfront oasis with panoramic views of Accabonac Harbor that have inspired artists for generations. This two-parcel private sanctuary is down the street from the Pollock-Krasner House on the same protected estuary.

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