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Arizona Biltmore, a Waldorf Astoria Resort, reveals its restoration

Hotel Designs

Inspired by the innovative geometric designs of his mentor and Arizona Biltmore’s consulting architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Albert Chase McArthur built the resort to reflect its desert surroundings. Burton Studio and Wimberly Interiors.

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Mizzi Studio Designs 9 Royal Parks Kiosks Using Sustainable Materials and Traditional Craft Techniques

Architizer

Their design responds to the Grade I-listed landscape, with sustainable materials and traditional craft techniques creating simple, functional forms. Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? Jonathan Mizzi: The Royal Parks’ freestanding kiosks are inspired directly by their natural surroundings.

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Just Add Water: 7 Hybrid Homes Innovating in Water Conservation and Treatment

Architizer

More and more architects are trying to incorporate environmentally conscious materials, construction techniques and solar power sources in their proposals. Large openings help the home connect with the landscape around and passive bioclimate control techniques help regulate temperature and humidity.

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This Austin ‘seashell’ house is one of the most popular stays on Airbnb right now

The Spaces

His friend Dalton Bloom commissioned the project, which took 11 years to complete, using eco-friendly building materials and experimental and innovative building techniques. It’s well-insulated, eco-friendly and sound insulated too. Rent The Bloomhouse is for rent via Airbnb from $565 per night – or you can go direct.

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Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation

e-architect

The new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, designed by Studio Gang and set in Theodore Roosevelt Park, connects 10 buildings across the Museum’s four-block campus, establishing continuous pathways to enhance visitor circulation. Gerstner, Jr. Solomon Family Insectarium and the first floor of the Louis V.

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Expert Recs: Finarte’s Larissa Immonen Shares Her Favorite Products For A Finnish-Inspired Home

Dwell

Helsinki-based Larissa Immonen of Finarte tells me that "a lot of people associate Finnish design as minimalistic, architecture-inspired, wood- and nature-oriented, and functional," but that there are unsuspecting "odd and quirky" elements to the cultural aesthetic as well. This solid wood composite washbasin fits in the landscape perfectly.

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Non-Linear Chronologies: 7 Chinese Firms Designing Architecture Against the March of Time

Architizer

Key to the practice lies in historical knowledge and a precise application of it alongside the technological advancements of the modern world – architects must adeptly navigate between eras, employing techniques from Brutalism to biomimicry, with a sensitivity that avoids pastiche.

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