Archinect

MARCH 1, 2022

The list represents a group of endangered heritage sites in dire need of preservation as their local stewards attempt to prevent them from falling victim to climate change, crowded tourism, overdevelopment in urban areas, natural disasters, and war. Image courtesy WMF.

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designboom

JANUARY 18, 2024

The post fran silvestre shapes this casa sabater by its sloping coastal site in spain appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. casa sabater has been designed by fran silvestre arquitectos to descend gradually down a grassy hillside in alicante, spain.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A total of 42 new sites were added at the ongoing special session held in Riyadh this month. Three Ukrainian sites, including the 11th-century Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv , were also added last week at the start of the 15-day meeting.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 1, 2023

A team at the University of British Columbia has developed “smart construction robots ” for performing basic tasks on construction sites, such as lifting and moving objects. AI-equipped cranes and forklifts use the information to move construction materials, such as beams and columns, around the site without a human operator.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The site is located in Ramagrama, a municipality within the Parasi district in western Nepal. Today, the site presents itself as a green mound. The aim has been to conserve this site in accordance with the standards set by UNESCO for World Heritage Sites. Stefano Boeri Architetti has, thus, been entrusted wit.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

” Africa is currently the least represented continent (behind the Arab nations) in terms of the representation of cultural sites on the U.N. list , though it does account for 30% of all sites the organization considers to be endangered. “Africa is today on the frontline of the effect of climate change.

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Archinect

APRIL 29, 2022

In response to the recent surprise demolition of Marcel Breuer’s Geller I house on Long Island, modernist conservation group Docomomo US has released its first-ever list of the 11 most threatened modern sites in the United States.

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Archinect

APRIL 16, 2024

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has completed work on the 2024 edition of its on-site art program. The acclaimed event is taking place across two weekends: April 12–14 and 19–21.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) has just announced an expanded slate of participants for this year’s Open House Chicago event, which takes place from October 13th to the 15th at various sites scattered across the Windy City.

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ArchDaily

MAY 23, 2023

The most desirable location —given site access and a range of mature oaks— would have left the building sitting slightly out of grade. And, if he had chosen the most obvious building orientation (long and narrow with broad elevations facing north and south), part of it would jut out of the ground and some crucial trees would be lost.

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The Architect's Newsletter

MAY 1, 2024

its territories, and The post National Trust for Historic Preservation names 11 places “previously left at the margins” to its annual list of endangered sites and properties appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The catastrophic events have devastated countless heritage structures, archaeological areas and religious sites, many still active places of worship, across an area so vast that it encompasses ten Turkish provinces and impacts more than 13 million people. The city centre of Antakya [.] has been almost completely flattened.

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Bustler

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Described by the firm as a “cluster of interwoven buildings and public spaces that meld with the existing topography,” the scheme includes a significant level of greenery to integrate with its mountainside site. Read the full post on Bustler

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Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Ken Steffes argued that "the beauty of this site is that it is untouched by man. The cladding materials were chosen to reference the site's industrial history. "No In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a trio of "luxury boutique hotels" unveiled as part of the latest Neom region in a scenic valley in Saudi Arabia.

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Deezen

MAY 10, 2024

It was elevated to avoid humidity and provide greater views and more illumination The architects conceived a two-storey house that is partly lifted above the site by steel piers. The post Hebra Arquitectos tucks Lone Oak House within wooded site in Chile appeared first on Dezeen. A glass-enclosed bridge links the two zones.

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designboom

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The post gabriela carrillo’s ‘casa piedra’ lightly hovers over the boulders of its cliffy site appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the architects overlay a simple grid atop the rocky terrain to create complex intersections.

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Architizer

JUNE 19, 2023

That is, moving away from the more human elements involved in their manufacture resulted in products that were standardized and more universally available, rendering their former manufacturing sites obsolete. The glory days of the factory date back to the early 20th century, when it was erected as a massive brick production site.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 8, 2023

Image © Yifan and Jingwen Which are the criteria for the regeneration of a former industrial site? In this context, it has defined its guiding principles to evaluate the concepts submitted by April 30th.

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Deezen

MARCH 5, 2024

American developer Related Midwest has resumed construction on the 400 Lake Shore skyscraper in Chicago on a site that has experienced more than a decade's worth of revisions and delays. Images show workers filling the giant foundation hole that has been left at the site alongside the Chicago River on Lake Michigan for nearly twenty years.

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designboom

APRIL 18, 2023

casa 3x6 introduces a comfortable and flexible living space to its rural site while blending into the vast argentinian landscape. The post karlen + clemente studio sites its casa 3X6 within the vast landscape of rural argentina appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Dwell

AUGUST 9, 2023

Midcentury to Its Hillside Site Related stories: Near Mexico City, a Serpentine Home Wrapped Around a Garden Seeks $2.9M This unique home is characterized by its open, airy spaces, clean lines, and extensive use of glass to maximize the connection with the surrounding natural environment.

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The Spaces

MARCH 30, 2022

The artwork has long been a local landmark, but the council’s new heritage site designation, celebrating the sculpture’s ‘special contribution to the community is simultaneously lampooning its anti-establishment message – and drawing criticism from the artist’s family. Photography: Connells Lettings.

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The post a.lugar designs its ‘casa de arce’ to harmonize with its garden site in colombia appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. built in concrete and brick, the interiors open out to the surrounding maple forests through large windows.

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Architizer

MAY 6, 2024

Shipley and Bates accomplished this feat through site-responsive design that blurs the line between interior and exterior. This site has a huge number of challenges on it,” Bates noted bluntly. “As As soon as we walked on the site, we could tell there were wetlands. So how does one build in a place like this? How can we do this?

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 1, 2024

Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Architecture of the University of Mendoza. Image © Fabian Dejtiar There are reasons to visit the city of Mendoza : it serves as both the gateway to Argentine wine tourism and a diverse collection of historically and architecturally significant buildings.

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Archinect

JANUARY 31, 2024

The same painstaking process that decades ago prepared the shuttle for its 25 launches into outer space was once again enacted at the site for the record first time in civilian history. Work to install the solid rocket boosters and external tank preceded the shuttle’s move into place before.

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designboom

OCTOBER 2, 2022

The post olson kundig’s analog house weaves between its wooded california site appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the interiors of the house are meticulously detailed with custom-designed 'analogue' elements.

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Archinect

JUNE 24, 2022

Plans for an expanded presence at the site, which includes a sculpture installation by George Segal, the bar, and Christopher Park, have been floated around since it was officially declared a national monument by President Obama in 2016.

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Archinect

JUNE 13, 2023

million in 2023 grant funding to protect and preserve 40 sites representing African American history. fund dedicated to preserving historic African American sites. 2023 grant site: Morgan State University’s Jenkins Hall in Baltimore, Maryland. Photo: Troy Pumphrey Jr.,

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Habitable Form has created a timber-clad house on Kiawah Island in South Carolina The site conditions drove the design by architecture studio Habitable Form , which has an office nearby, on Johns Island. The dwelling is located on Kiawah Island, a barrier island near Charleston , and is tucked within a grove of mature oak trees.

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Deezen

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Henderson skyscraper by Zaha Hadid Architects is nearing completion The site at 2 Murray Road was reportedly the world's most expensive plot when it was purchased by developer Henderson Land in 2017, coming in at £764,000 per square metre.

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Archinect

JULY 5, 2023

A new research project at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has produced a useful documentation of four hard-to-access multireligious architectural heritage sites in Afghanistan using a combination of digital renderings, satellite imaging, crowdsourced data, and XR technology.

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Archinect

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation’s competition to design a new memorial space on federally-owned land in Washington, D.C. has named its four-finalist shortlist ahead of the announcement of an overall winner that is expected later in the spring.

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designboom

MAY 26, 2023

The post ‘tepoztlán house’ by dosa studio captures the mystical energy of its rural site in mexico appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the house's porous façade and central skylight invite contemplation and deep connection with its lush green context.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The scheme remade a former industrial site located across from the Harvard Business School on Western Avenue into a new urban district with a 343-unit housing component (25% of which is considered ‘affordable’), new green spaces, and areas reserved for local small businesses. Local mainstays Utile, Inc.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

US architecture studio Schaum/Shieh has embedded a Virginia house with irregularly shaped volumes into the contours of a steep site. Our clients knew many hilly sites from growing up in the area and their time in Greece. We focused on the hill, the seasons, the distant view, and the intimate life of the site."

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designboom

JANUARY 9, 2023

The post casa arroyo draws from the heritage of its rural site near baja california, mexico appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. designed by cesar mancillas de la torre, 'casa arroyo' stands as a refuge in mexico's rural guadalupe valley.

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