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Transforming Hotel Renovations with Eco-Friendly Solutions

ArchDaily

© hansgrohe / Hansgrohe SE Hotel renovations today transcend mere improvements in guest comfort or alignment with prevailing design trends. A major demand currently facing the industry is the need to respond to the growing wave of environmental awareness and embrace sustainable development objectives.

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Renovations complete on Einstein Tower, observatory built to represent Einstein's theory of relativity

Archinect

A solar observatory built to substantiate Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity has been reopened near the German capital after a renovation project to preserve it for future generations. [.] Originally planned in concrete, a lack of materials after the First World War meant it was built using stucco-covered brick.

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SunRice installation explores new uses for world's "most widely consumed food"

Deezen

Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota used a kind of artificial stone made with waste rice husks to create this modular installation in the Brera botanical garden for Milan design week. On 6 April, shortly before the installation opened, Rota passed away at the age of 70.

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Home Renovation Ideas

Aric Gitomer Architect

Residential architects love renovations. Most of them suggest that the best home renovations are those that respect the original structure and enlighten it from a modern and contemporary perspective. So, it’s fair to retain some of those features during renovation. During the renovation, the scale of the project matters.

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Edoardo Tresoldi's installation 'Monumento' opens the Chipperfield-restored Procuratie Vecchie with a timely message on fragility

Archinect

To coincide with the long-awaited public opening of Venice’s iconic Procuratie Vecchie, Italian artist Edoardo Tresoldi has produced an installation that helps highlight the mission and function of its newly reclaimed space.

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James Shaw installs jumbo foot in London Camper store

Deezen

British designer James Shaw has renovated a shop for fashion brand Camper on London's Regent Street, which features a giant foot-shaped sculpture that functions as a till and a bench for trying on shoes. The mix of materials is "a nod to mid-century modernism with a warped twist," according to Camper.

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Ivy Studio installs colourful marble in Montreal’s Hayat restaurant

Deezen

In the main dining space, banquette seating runs along two walls below a fabric ceiling installation In the main dining room, built-in benches form an L along two walls, while a pair of U-shaped booths sit against another that arches over them. The photography is by Alex Lesage.