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How Do You Design for Informality?

ArchDaily

Image © Emmage/Shutterstock Informal architecture is the dominant mode of urbanization in rapidly growing and industrializing cities worldwide. In Delhi , the city with the largest population in India has half of its residents living in informal settlements. Read more »

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Vestiges of industry inform hotel complex on former factory site in Bordeaux

Deezen

A restaurant and spa sit within the roof's gabled metal forms Industrial silos that have been repurposed as unusual public spaces and homes also star in our latest roundup. The post Vestiges of industry inform hotel complex on former factory site in Bordeaux appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Ivan Mathie.

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Stacks of timber inform "inspirational" industrial units by dRMM

Deezen

London studio dRMM has completed WorkStack, a top-heavy stack of industrial units in Greenwich that is constructed from cross-laminated timber. It also gives a powerful message that light industrial can mean socially and environmentally inspirational," he told Dezeen. The building has a CLT structure.

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Industrial warehouses inform Melbourne office block by Carr

Deezen

Australian architecture studio Carr drew on 20th-century industrial warehouses for this office building in Melbourne, which features a stepped frontage of perforated red-brick columns. Inside, the brick columns of the facade have been left exposed, along with bare concrete columns and ducting that continue the industrial feel.

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How the Black Females in Architecture Network is Changing Industry Standards

ArchDaily

Now, after putting in the groundwork of spreading information about the lack of diversity and equality in the industry and increasing their numbers, BFA is gearing up to drive physical change. Read more »

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construction materials inform beomseok chae’s industrial furniture collection

designboom

The post construction materials inform beomseok chae’s industrial furniture collection appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the construction-inspired collection includes the beam stool and the scaffolding bench.

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Oliver Wainwright on RIBA's '100 Women: Architects in Practice,' a new primer for industry-wide change

Archinect

In an industry where the gender pay gap has widened in recent years, where all-male panels at conferences are not unusual, and where macho culture still prevails on building sites, a book like this, sadly, still has a place. We’re not there yet. the clients who say they just can’t find women with the right experience.