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Recent Progress at the Keys House…

Architectural Observer

Following is a quick update on some of the latest progress and discoveries. Here, the gable is in progress. A foundry was able to faithfully replicate our surviving roller shade hardware for the windows; the box recently arrived. He filled hundreds of nail holes and then primed and painted the wood.

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In Latin America, Modernism Began at Home

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"Crafting Modernity" at New York’s Museum of Modern Art positions midcentury houses as sites of experimentation and transformation. Latin America is known for iconic midcentury architecture, from Luis Barragán’s Mexico City houses to Lina Bo Bardi’s glass-walled Casa de Vidro in São Paulo. The show is on view through September 22.

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Social housing means "I can breathe again" say residents

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Dezeen speaks to residents of new council housing in London about what their homes mean to them as part of our Social Housing Revival series. It's such a weird feeling" Bennett and her children previously spent 12 years in a one-bedroom flat, bidding unsuccessfully for social housing where they would have more space.

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Six activist architects "whose actions help effect social change"

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According to Baillieu, in recent year's architects have seen the scale of their influence diminished, but the climate emergency, along with global economic issues, is leading many architects to activism as a way of enacting change. Here, its founder Amanda Baillieu selects six architects that embody the ideals of activism.

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Introducing the top 25 Brit List Architects of 2023

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While the bold interiors are being created by Bergman Design House , the architecture feat of this project is about restoration as well as transformation. The diversity of the design which flow through this list, is surely indicative of the multi-faceted and exciting face of the industry as we step into 2024.

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Ten standout pavilions from the 2023 London Design Biennale

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A giant wind chime, touch-sensing bio-textiles and windows for Ukraine are among the most intriguing installations from the London Design Biennale , which opens at Somerset House today. The biennale's fourth edition was curated by the Nieuwe Instituut and its artistic director, Aric Chen.

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Architecture education needs "decolonisation and decarbonisation" says London School of Architecture head Neal Shasore

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Shasore argues that the LSA's ethos must now adapt in line with recent political events such as the furore over the statue of 19th-century imperialist Cecil Rhodes and the wave of Black Lives Matter protests following the 2020 murder of African American George Floyd at the hands of police. Changing with the times.

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