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

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Utah is a land of striking contrasts and otherworldly landscapes, and its architectural identity is deeply rooted in the state’s history and culture. The 120-foot (35-meter) cantilevered roof to the west creates a covered exterior social space, shielding the west-facing glass façade from direct solar gain and glare.

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Oversized roof shelters house in Kerala by 3dor Concepts

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Indian studio 3dor Concepts has completed The Slab, a family home in Kerala that is protected from the elements by a facade of wooden louvres and a large concrete roof. Its previous residential projects include a house in Kerela sheltered by a large roof clad in locally-sourced tiles and House of Ayoob that is animated by curves.

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Sustainable Practice: 7 Legendary Designs Using the Landscape as an Architectural Material

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But what about when the setting, the landscape onto and into which we build, is utilized as an integral part of the structure? They are a continuation of landscapes reimagined as materials. We’ve looked at a number of highly technical projects, nevertheless materials have usually been natural, or as natural as possible.

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AECOM and Luis Vidal place sleek red roof on Boston airport terminal

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Infrastructure consultants AECOM and Spanish architecture studio Luis Vidal + Architects have created a terminal for Boston 's Logan Airport capped by a long, bright-red roof. On the opposite side, where the gates are, the face of the structure is mostly glass. Its corners taper to sharp edges that "cut through the sky with precision".

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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. Geddes Ulinskas Architects added wood-wrapped roof eaves to the structure. Sliding glass doors continue throughout the home. "We

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Camouflage Architecture: 7 Beguiling Buildings That Blur Into the Landscape

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Construction often requires a rewriting of the landscape. Rather than asserting dominance over a landscape, the architect allows it to shape their vision. Rocks excavated during the home’s construction have been fused into the fabric of the building; still a part of their native landscape yet reframed and imbued with fresh purpose.

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Blee Halligan draws on Derbyshire landscape for Derwent Valley Villa

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London-based architecture firm Blee Halligan has created Derwent Valley Villa, a family home in Derbyshire, UK, that was informed by the surrounding landscape. Brick structures are connected by a glass walkway that stretches through the garden. The passageway leads from the guest and utility area to the main living space.