Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

See projects featuring alabaster › Basalt Basalt is a dark-coloured igneous rock that is formed when lava cools rapidly. See projects featuring basalt › Flint Flint is a highly durable stone found in abundance as irregular-shaped nodules in sedimentary rocks such as chalk.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA (photo by Codera23, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons) An earlier blog entry of mine, “ Genealogy of Influence ,” promised a series of posts about the architects and theorists who influenced my architectural world view. This is the latest post in the series. As I write this it is Super Bowl Sunday.

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Deezen

MARCH 25, 2023

Jeju Studio has created a school in Tanzania Jeju Studio was commissioned to design the building by the Polish charity Wayair Foundation , which works on educational projects in Tanzania. Alongside classrooms, it comprises an array of social spaces and a theatre, aiming to provide education and meeting spaces for the wider community too.

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MARCH 12, 2023

The March meeting of the Construction Specifications Institute-Willamette Valley Chapter featured a fascinating tour of the $90 million renovation project in progress at Huestis Hall on the campus of the University of Oregon. The use of FRP products for seismic reinforcing is common today. (2)

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Deezen

APRIL 20, 2023

Buildings embellished by decorative brick facades are the focus of this roundup , which includes houses, a winery and a mausoleum. Bricks are a common building material used all around the world, typically for constructing walls. A total of 5,000 bespoke bricks made in 44 shapes and sizes were used for the project.

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Deezen

JULY 7, 2023

A larch-clad extension defines Pen y Common, a 17th-century longhouse overhauled by Nidus Architects and Rural Office that sits on a hillside in rural Wales. Pen y Common is located on a hill It was created by Nidus Architects and Rural Office for a family who wanted a generous home that could meet the current and future needs of family life.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In collaboration with Colorado-based Prometheus Materials, architecture studio SOM has created a spiral installation made of bio-bricks for the 2023 Chicago Architecture Biennial. The process eliminates the use of portland cement , which is the most common type of cement used around the world.

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Deezen

APRIL 28, 2023

Following this year's Milan design week , Dezeen has highlighted ten standout exhibitions, installations and shows at the Milanese festival, ranging from textiles made from brick to a denim-clad jet plane. It's all the opposite aspects of a brick," said Natural Material Studio founder Bonnie Hvillum.

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Deezen

AUGUST 15, 2023

Salvaged brick and aluminium screens feature on the exterior of a round building designed by local studio John Ronan Architects to house the Chicago Park District Headquarters and a community field house. The bricks were salvaged from two demolished buildings in the area. The two-storey building overlooks a 17-acre (6.9-hectare)

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The 210,000 red and green bricks used for the reconstruction are made of mud sourced locally mainly from the nearby South Lake. A metal roof and glass facade contrast the brick station. Chinese architecture studio MAD has rebuilt a historic station and created an underground terminal at the central train station in Jiaxing, China.

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Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2023

Expanded cork, construction waste and human urine feature in this roundup of brick alternatives, designed to reduce the masonry unit's embodied carbon footprint. After concrete and steel , brick has become the latest focus for architects, designers and material researchers hoping to slash the emissions associated with building materials.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2023

Brazilian architect Denis Joelsons has completed a renovation of a series of brick structures called Sítio Rio Acima near São Paulo , including a primary home with a vaulted ceiling and arched clerestory window. The renovation was completed by architect Denis Joelsons In 2022, Denis Joelsons stitched the 34,425-square metre (8.5-acre)

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2024

It aims to evoke a feeling of a traditional Moroccan home A continuous brick-paved floor steps down from the original home into the extension, continuing into a garden with a small pool and concrete terrace. Our brief was to create tall, light-filled spaces, with Moroccan riads being a big influence on the overall form," he told Dezeen.

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2024

We felt that – as seen with Central Saint Martins at the centre of the King's Cross development – having a school can be a key anchor to a project, bringing life and activity to the scheme from different angles," the studio explained. "We They wanted it to feel friendly and approachable, like a school!"

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Deezen

AUGUST 21, 2023

Architect Keiji Ashizawa has created a Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Shanghai 's Qiantan area with a glazed facade and interiors in a hue that nods to the city's brick buildings. A coffee counter in the basement has a colour reminiscent of bricks It also evokes the colour of red bricks, which are commonly used for Shanghai architecture.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

London studio Satish Jassal Architects has created a two-bedroom bungalow from handmade-bricks behind shops and restaurants on Turnpike Lane in Haringey, England. Named Haringey Brick Bungalow, the 66-square-metre home is accessed through a one-metre-wide passageway hidden between the high street's commercial premises.

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Deezen

MARCH 25, 2024

Wood panels line the walls of the corridors At first, Dubois designed the entire project in wood, before deciding to introduce a material palette of contrasting textures, using lacquer on some pieces to add gloss. Located in the Canal Saint-Martin district of the French capital, the Bouchardon is an aparthotel containing 11 suites.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

We've rounded up seven projects from our mosque board. Scroll down to see seven projects from our mosque board on Pinterest. Domes are significant in Islamic culture and symbolise heaven and earth, making them a common addition to sacral architecture. Two brick masses frame an open-air prayer space, referred to as a sahn.

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Deezen

JULY 7, 2023

The SDG Pavilions are experimental architecture projects exploring themes relating to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals , a list of actions for global peace and prosperity. kilogrammes of CO2 per square metre per year, which the project team says is lower than other buildings in Denmark.

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Deezen

JANUARY 24, 2024

Located on a hilly site in the Hamptons , the project was created for an urban, art-loving couple who wanted a family holiday home that embraced the coastal terrain and was suitable for entertaining. To that end, pale stucco and Petersen Tegl brick were selected due to their resilience to heat, wind, salt and sand," the team said.

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Deezen

APRIL 22, 2023

Spanish studio Mesura has created a brick and concrete house that steps down a steep hill and features giant windows that frame the surrounding Mediterranean landscape. Thus, the house disappears entirely from the street's view." Working with a structural system made in the workshop was for three reasons," explained Mesura.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Snøhetta and Vesterheim have completed a new building and landscape for the storied Vesterheim campus in Decorah, Iowa, housing the largest collection of Norwegian-American cultural artifacts in the world, in A new 8,000 square-foot building, known as The Commons.

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Deezen

AUGUST 7, 2023

US architecture studio GBBN designed three brick buildings that allow social housing to both "fit in and stand out" in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team selected red brick for all of the facades to draw on Cincinnati's masonry vernacular and to highlight both the commonalities and differences between the structures.

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Deezen

MARCH 20, 2024

It contains a kindergarten for 100 children with four classrooms along with group activity rooms, a napping room, reading area and common areas. MoDus Architects aimed to unite the two structures with the internal finishes, including red-brick resin flooring, wooden ceilings and MDF furniture. The photography is by Marco Cappelletti.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 19, 2022

The design, developed by CRA in collaboration with architect Italo Rota, revolves around a network of green courtyards, a series of uninterrupted walking paths (“common ground”) at different heights, and five brick buildings. Image © CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati. It also features a large central square with an adjacent lake.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Dezeen features editor Nat Barker kicked off the series by explaining why it's time for architects and designers to start Designing for Disaster and how they can prevent, mitigate and recover from increasingly common natural hazards. How we respond to disasters tells us a lot about our future," he said.

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Architizer

JUNE 2, 2022

Project Status: Built. Renaissance Commons is a transit oriented, vibrant, affordable housing development in North Portland along N. Brick was then judiciously reserved for the massing that faces downtown Kenton – a nod to their masonry history. Renaissance Commons Gallery. Year: 2020. Budget: 50M – 100M.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 21, 2023

A new 8,000 square-foot building, known as The Commons, and collection of outdoor spaces, establish a dynamic new entry point and gathering space for a cultural campus containing a museum, folk art school, and other community-oriented facilities.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features PMA Madhushala's Indian home, with a wavy, perforated wall of brick and stone. This week, the original material usage by the local practice on their family home project in Maval, India, was setting the agenda. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now !

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Dwell

APRIL 13, 2023

Project Details: Location: Puerto Varas, Chile Architect: Viento Norte Arquitectura Footprint: 150 square feet Photographer: Matias Riveros From the Architect: " Casa Cumbre is a housing project that seeks to reinterpret rural life by combining natural beauty with modern sophistication and comfort. Have one to share? Post it here.

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ArchiDiaries

JUNE 23, 2022

Excerpt: South Valley Country House is a residential project designed by the architectural firm Sthapotik. The project aimed to create a responsible architecture for its dwellers and, at the same time, connect them with the neighbouring community in a commercially developed project. The project is located on the corner plot.

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Deezen

JUNE 21, 2023

A home clad in recycled TV screens and a fishbone-shaped bridge have been named among the winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects ' National Awards for 2023, which was dominated by projects in London. Each project looks, in its own way, to address both its client brief and the wider role architecture can play in serving society."

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Deezen

APRIL 17, 2023

A cave-like dining room hides at the bar's rear An open doorway takes guests down a short corridor to a secondary cave-like dining space, which boasts a dramatic vaulted ceiling and craggy brick walls. The red colour is an abstract reference to the brick of which the cave is really made, and also a reference to wine."

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Dwell

MARCH 29, 2023

Pieces by Noguchi and Nelson complement the opened-up interiors, finished with translucent glass bricks and an organic palette. Have a project to share? We also integrated glass bricks—a quintessentially midcentury-modern design element. Post it here. Subtlety and neutrality are core to our design approach.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The project – officially called the Oregon Episcopal School Athletic Center – sits within the campus of a co-ed private school in southwest Portland. The original building's facades were a mix of painted stucco, brick tile and stained cedar. The clients wanted to create "an inclusive, equitable and future-forward campus hub".

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Deezen

AUGUST 19, 2023

The project involved reimagining the communal areas at 179 Lincoln Street, a full-block building in the city's Leather District that was constructed as a shoe factory in 1899. The team uncovered original terrazzo floors in some areas and worked with experts to restore any sections that were damaged.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2022

Architect Marc Thorpe has unveiled renderings of a set of houses in Uganda that will be constructed almost entirely from bio-bricks made from local soil and feature solar-panelled roofs. Bricks made from soil will be used to construct the project. Bricks made from soil will be used to construct the project.

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