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House in Amatepec / Manuel Cervantes Estudio

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 11:00 PM PST

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Intervention at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion Reflects on the Rehabilitation of Large-scale Housing Blocks

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 10:30 PM PST

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The Mies van der Rohe foundation presents "Never Demolish" a temporary intervention by curators Ilka and Andreas Ruby that explores the "Transformation of 530 dwellings in the Grand Parc Bordeaux" project by the Pritzker laureates Lacaton & Vassal architects, Frédéric Druot Architecture, and Christophe Hutin Architecture. Running until December 16th, the pavilion is transformed into a domestic space that allows visitors to "deepen the debate on housing and the rehabilitation model of the large-scale blocks of the 60s and 70s".

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PowerHYDE / billionBricks Homes / billionBricks + Architecture BRIO

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 10:00 PM PST

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BIG Designs European AI and Cybersecurity Hub in Bratislava

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 09:30 PM PST

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Bjarke Ingels Group revealed the design for a tech campus in Bratislava, an urban village of interconnected buildings organized around a central courtyard that would foster a creative ecosystem for cybersecurity and AI innovation. Created in collaboration with Inflow, Pantograph, BuroHappold, and ARUP, the project features an undulating photovoltaic roof that unifies the twelve individual structures while defining the architectural silhouette on the backdrop of the Carpathian Mountains.

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Brazilian Houses: 10 Designs with Rustic Stone Flooring

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 09:00 PM PST

Montemor House / Brasil Arquitetura. Photo: © Manuel Sá Montemor House / Brasil Arquitetura. Photo: © Manuel Sá

Nowadays, many architects have been looking for inspiration in traditional techniques, adapting them to more contemporary designs. In this sense, floors with rustic stone such as quartzite and sandstone are becoming more and more popular in residential architecture. Although this material was usually used for external areas, to build traditional stepping stone garden paths, for example, today it is also used in interiors, as an element that disrupts the hardness of rectilinear layouts and, in some cases, creates a connection between interior and exterior, which is something many professionals seek to achieve.

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Lion House: Rewriting the Story of Chicago's Historic 1912 Wildlife Center

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 08:00 PM PST

© Tom Harris © Tom Harris

The historic lion house has long been a central element of Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. When global architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) set out to renovate and expand the structure, the aim was to preserve the original building while increasing the usable area and creating a new spatial experience. The facility is home to a pride of four African lions, as well as Canada lynx, red pandas and snow leopards.

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Run Run Run Intervention / Andrés Jaque / Office for Political Innovation

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 07:00 PM PST

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Palazzo Senza Tempo / Mario Cucinella Architects

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 06:00 PM PST

© Duccio Malagamba © Duccio Malagamba
  • architects: Mario Cucinella Architects
  • Location: 56037 Peccioli, Province of Pisa, Italy
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Duccio Malagamba
  • Area: 2500.0 m2

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Pithouse in Kikuna / atelierco

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 05:00 PM PST

© Jumpei Suzuki © Jumpei Suzuki
  • architects: atelierco
  • Location: Kanagawa, Japan
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Jumpei Suzuki
  • Photographs: Chika Kato
  • Area: 56.0 m2

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 Residential Building / Koichi Takada Architects

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 04:00 PM PST

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Sugi House / Condon Scott Architects

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 02:00 PM PST

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Bubble Parking Medical Clinic / Yasue Imai

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 12:00 PM PST

© Yosuke Ohtake © Yosuke Ohtake
  • architects: Yasue Imai
  • Location: Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan
  • Project Year: 2020
  • Photographs: Yosuke Ohtake
  • Area: 43.0 m2

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Laughter Hair Salon / SIDES CORE

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 10:00 AM PST

© Takumi Ota © Takumi Ota
  • architects: SIDES CORE
  • Location: Katsushima, Shinagawa City, Tokyo 140-0012, Japan
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Takumi Ota
  • Area: 89.0 m2

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BlackCliff House / McLeod Bovell Modern Houses

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 08:00 AM PST

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Deus Ex Machine Store / Meireles + Pavan Arquitetura

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 06:00 AM PST

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Apex House / John McAslan + Partners

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 04:00 AM PST

© Hufton+Crow © Hufton+Crow
  • architects: John McAslan + Partners
  • Location: High Rd, London, United Kingdom
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Hufton+Crow
  • Area: 18400.0 m2

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Villa Bonh / CAS architecten

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 02:00 AM PST

© Tim Van de Velde © Tim Van de Velde
  • architects: CAS architecten
  • Location: 2820 Bonheiden, Belgium
  • Project Year: 2019
  • Photographs: Tim Van de Velde
  • Area: 378.0 m2

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ArchDaily's 2021 New Practices to Be Announced Tuesday, November 30

Posted: 29 Nov 2021 12:00 AM PST

Twenty architectural firms and practitioners from all over the world will be selected as part of the 2021 generation of ArchDaily's New Practices this Tuesday, November 30, on ArchDaily and its versions in Portuguese, Spanish and Chinese.

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How to Improve Lighting in the Workplace

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 11:30 PM PST

© Hank Mardukas © Hank Mardukas

People spend hours at work every day. Offices still fail to recognise the difference lighting can make to their workspaces. Lighting is an important matter when talking about visual comfort and productivity. Optimized lighting can help to improve performance and there are determined practice guidelines on which lighting systems work best for your work environment.

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Monte Tauro Residence / PPAA Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 11:00 PM PST

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Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Can Lead to Net-Positive Construction

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 10:45 PM PST

Courtesy of Mitrex Courtesy of Mitrex

The building construction industry currently accounts for 40% of annual greenhouse gas emissions, due to its high carbon embodiment and carbonated energy demands. Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is a sustainable solution to address these concerns and to contribute to a net-positive world. This advanced technology can be utilized in solar building envelopes, skylights, windows, and balcony railings to produce green energy. 

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Virgil Abloh, a Great Influential Figure in the Artistic World, Passes Away at 41

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 10:30 PM PST

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Virgil Abloh, a great American influential figure in the fashion, art, culture, design, and architecture scene, passed away at 41, after a silent battle with cancer. Known for his collaboration with AMO, especially for the Off-White Flagship Store in Miami and in Paris, a brand he founded back in 2012, the trained architect was the first African-American to become the artistic director of a French luxury brand.

The news was announced on Sunday on Abloh's official Instagram Account. The Creative Director of Louis Vuitton menswear battled a "rare, aggressive form of cancer, cardiac angiosarcoma […] privately since his diagnosis in 2019", according to the post.

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Off-White Flagship Store Miami / Virgil Abloh + AMO

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 10:00 PM PST

Courtesy of Off-White Courtesy of Off-White
  • architects: AMO
  • architects: Virgil Abloh
  • Location: 127 NE 41st St, Miami, FL 33137, United States
  • Project Year: 2020
  • Photographs: Courtesy of Off-White
  • Area: 262.0 m2

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Fotografiska Announces Three New Locations in Berlin, Shanghai and Miami, Becoming the Largest Private Art Museum

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 09:30 PM PST

Fotografiska Berlin by Herzog & De Meuron. Image © bloomimages Fotografiska Berlin by Herzog & De Meuron. Image © bloomimages

Fotografiska Museum has announced its expansion to three new locations in Berlin, Shanghai and Miami, to be housed within existing buildings redesigned by Herzog & De Meuron, Neri&Hu and Rockwell Group. A former department store in Berlin's Jewish Quarter, a 1946 factory building in Miami and a historically significant warehouse complex in Shanghai are the future Fotografiska venues set for completion in 2022 and 2023. Together with the existing locations in Stockholm, Tallin and New York, these will form the world's largest private art museum in terms of size, number of locations, and exhibitions per year.

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Creative Renovations: 14 Projects With Surprising Solutions That Transform The Space

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 09:00 PM PST

Apartment – House / Kochi Architect's Studio. Image © Kazuyasu Kochi Apartment – House / Kochi Architect's Studio. Image © Kazuyasu Kochi

Renovation projects are often perceived as being more limited and therefore less exciting. In this article, we present renovation projects with unexpected solutions that show that it is possible to be creative when adapting and reusing an existing space.

Renovation projects - also called retrofitting, refurbishing, remodeling - are becoming increasingly popular in the market and the practice of architecture, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Provencher_Roy’s New Downtown Business Hub for HEC Montréal Nears Completion

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 08:30 PM PST

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Provencher_Roy's new downtown hub for HEC Montréal has neared completion and is set to open in 2022. The business school's new center for entrepreneurship and research aims to strengthen the ties between the school and the city's business community, as well as promote innovative solutions through collaborative programs for students and professionals. The facility will feature theoretical and professional development courses, as well as interdisciplinary and collaborative spaces that tackle new fields in the industry like Artificial Intelligence.

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AstraZeneca’s The Discovery Centre / Herzog & de Meuron

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 07:00 PM PST

© Hufton+Crow © Hufton+Crow
  • architects: Herzog & de Meuron
  • Location: 136 Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 8PA, United Kingdom
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Hufton+Crow
  • Area: 53642.0 m2

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Calton Hill Play Shelter / O'DonnellBrown

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 06:00 PM PST

© Ross Campbell © Ross Campbell
  • architects: O'DonnellBrown
  • Location: City Observatory, 38 Calton Hill, Edinburgh EH7 5AA, United Kingdom
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Ross Campbell
  • Area: 25.0 m2

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The Revival of Terrazzo in Interior Architecture: 5 Inspiring Projects

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 05:30 PM PST

Lucille Packard Hospital / Perkins+Will. Image Courtesy of Terrazzo & Marble Lucille Packard Hospital / Perkins+Will. Image Courtesy of Terrazzo & Marble

Since its inauguration in the 1960s, every year more than 10 million tourists visit the Hollywood Walk of Fame in hopes of experiencing the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles' most famous attraction. To this day, its 18 blocks of terrazzo floors remain in a good state, revealing the longevity and durability of a material able to withstand heavy foot traffic over the course of the century.

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Singita Volcanoes National Park / GAPP Architects & Urban Designers

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 05:00 PM PST

© Adriaan Louw © Adriaan Louw

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Mecidiyekoy Art & Istanbul Bookstore / KAAT ARCHITETURE + URBAN & caps.office

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 04:00 PM PST

© Orhun Ulgen Works © Orhun Ulgen Works
  • architects: KAAT ARCHITETURE + URBAN
  • architects: caps.office
  • Location: İstanbul, Turkey
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Orhun Ulgen Works
  • Area: 450.0 m2

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Curtain Call Apartments / Todot Architects and Partners

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 03:00 PM PST

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FSF Sports And Leisure Center / AllesWirdGut Architektur

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 01:00 PM PST

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House for a Chemist / Brown & Brown Architects

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 10:00 PM PST

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Additi Offices / Kraft Architectes

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 06:00 PM PST

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mtl Coffee Shop / Studio stof

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 03:00 PM PST

© Kim Donggyu © Kim Donggyu
  • architects: Studio stof
  • Location: Lotte Department store, 160, Dongtanyeok-ro, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Kim Donggyu
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  • Area: 238.0 m2

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Machida Shikisai no Mori / N. Yamada Architect & Associates

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 01:00 PM PST

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Three Malvín triplexes / Estudio Cabrera

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 11:00 AM PST

© Santiago Veas © Santiago Veas
  • architects: Estudio Cabrera
  • Location: Av. Estanislao López 4692, Barrio Malvín, Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Project Year: 2015
  • Photographs: Santiago Veas
  • Photographs: Martín De Rossa
  • Area: 4306 ft2

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House R / Jakub Kolarovic Architects

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 09:00 AM PST

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The Chapel of the Last Farewell / Jakub Turbasa + Bartlomiej Pyrzyk

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 07:00 AM PST

© Jakub Turbasa & Bartłomiej Pyrzyk © Jakub Turbasa & Bartłomiej Pyrzyk
  • architects: Bartlomiej Pyrzyk
  • architects: Jakub Turbasa
  • Location: Rychwałd, Poland
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Jakub Turbasa & Bartłomiej Pyrzyk
  • Area: 140.0 m2

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PK26 Apartments / STARH

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 05:00 AM PST

© Dian Stanchev © Dian Stanchev
  • architects: STARH
  • Location: Varna, Bulgaria
  • Project Year: 2020
  • Photographs: Dian Stanchev
  • Area: 4246.0 m2

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Waldesruh House / Helga Blocksdorf Architektur

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 03:00 AM PST

© Simon Menges © Simon Menges
  • architects: Helga Blocksdorf Architektur
  • Location: Waldesruh, Hoppegarten, Germany
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Simon Menges
  • Area: 380.0 m2

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The Printmaking Workshop / Scullion Architects in Association with Plus Architecture

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 01:00 AM PST

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Rethinking History: Democratising Architectural Heritage

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 11:30 PM PST

Fiat Tagliero Service Station - Asmara, Eritrea. Image © Flickr User David Stanley under the (CC BY 2.0) license. Fiat Tagliero Service Station - Asmara, Eritrea. Image © Flickr User David Stanley under the (CC BY 2.0) license.

The built environment we all inhabit is part and parcel of global, interconnected processes and systems. When we appraise the historically significant architecture of our cities, the structural integrity and aesthetics of a building merits equal consideration with factors such as the labour conditions of its builders to the existing power structures of its time. Examples of Italian Modernism in Eritrea, for instance, might be worthy of aesthetic praise – but intertwined with the legacy of these buildings hailed as Modernist icons is the sobering fact that they were built to further an imperial project. In the complex fields of architectural conservation, preservation and cultural heritage, democratisation should always remain a key priority.

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Villa in Perchtoldsdorf / Jan Proksa

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 10:00 PM PST

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Strone of Glenbanchor / Loader Monteith Architects

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 06:00 PM PST

© Dapple Photography © Dapple Photography
  • architects: Loader Monteith Architects
  • Location: Cairngorms, Ballater PH22 1RB, United Kingdom
  • Project Year: 2020
  • Photographs: Dapple Photography
  • Area: 165.0 m2

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Wafra Living / AGi Architects

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 02:00 PM PST

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Rulu Garden / July Cooperative Company

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 12:00 PM PST

box area. Image © Hao Chen box area. Image © Hao Chen
  • architects: July Cooperative Company
  • Location: 4th Floor, Foxconn Commercial Building, Pudong District, Shanghai, China
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Hao Chen
  • Area: 400.0 m2

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Silver Summit / Imbue Design

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 10:00 AM PST

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New Folies 41 Apartments / SCT Estudio de Arquitectura

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 08:00 AM PST

© José Hevia © José Hevia
  • architects: SCT Estudio de Arquitectura
  • Location: Carrer Tintorera, 9T, 07157 Andratx, Illes Balears, Spain
  • Project Year: 2019
  • Photographs: José Hevia
  • Area: 22851.0 m2

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Gallery of Invisible Heroes / SAINZ arquitetura

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 06:00 AM PST

© Haruo Mikami © Haruo Mikami
  • architects: SAINZ arquitetura
  • Location: Brasília - DF Integrated Development Region and Surroundings, Brasília - Federal District, Brazil
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Haruo Mikami
  • Area: 3229 ft2

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Student Experience Minervahaven / VURB Architects

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 04:00 AM PST

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Meet the Winners of the 2020 AR Emerging Architecture Awards

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 02:30 AM PST

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Carles Enrich Studio has been announced as the winner of the 2020 AR Emerging Architecture awards. Selected from a shortlist of 16 practices, the jury recognized the work of the Barcelona-based practice as one that "reconnects history with the future and understands heritage as infrastructure: something dynamic and appropriated rather than museumified". Khadka + Eriksson Furunes was also awarded with the Peter Davey Prize, and Taller Capital has received an honorable mention.

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Private Swimming Pool / Blockstudio

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 02:00 AM PST

© Ilya Ivanov © Ilya Ivanov
  • architects: Blockstudio
  • Location: Moscow Region, Russia
  • Project Year: 2020
  • Photographs: Ilya Ivanov
  • Area: 93.0 m2

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AstraZeneca’s The Discovery Centre / Herzog & de Meuron

Posted: 26 Nov 2021 12:10 AM PST

© Hufton+Crow © Hufton+Crow
  • architects: Herzog & de Meuron
  • Location: 136 Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 8PA, United Kingdom
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Hufton+Crow
  • Area: 53642.0 m2

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The Challenges Faced by Young Practices

Posted: 25 Nov 2021 11:30 PM PST

The office of PALMA. Image © Marc Goodwin The office of PALMA. Image © Marc Goodwin

Today, a new generation of architects is trying to tackle the challenges of contemporary society while navigating different hurdles within the profession. Emerging architects are redefining the values and focus of design in response to the various issues facing the contemporary built environment, such as sustainability, affordability and equity. At the same time, new practices are operating a within rapidly changing field in which the architect's role is increasingly more ambiguous. The following explores the issues faced by young architects in their practice, as well as what they see as being architecture's most significant challenges, that inherently shape their work in a contrasting way to that of their older peers.

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Restoration of Castell de la Tossa / Meritxell Inaraja

Posted: 25 Nov 2021 11:00 PM PST

© Adrià Goula © Adrià Goula
  • architects: Meritxell Inaraja
  • Location: 08710 Santa Margarida de Montbui, Barcelona, Spain
  • Project Year: 2020
  • Photography: Adrià Goula
  • Area: 316.0 m2

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Modular Ceramics that Reproduce the Beauty of Stone, Marble, Cement and Metal

Posted: 25 Nov 2021 10:45 PM PST

Courtesy of Apavisa Courtesy of Apavisa

A rock like marble is usually light in color when formed through a process involving the heat and pressure of limestone. Carrara marble, for example, became famous for having good workability for sculptures, but also for its extremely uniform appearance. Under skillful hands, rough stone could become works of art such as Michelangelo's Pietá or David, among many others. But if during the rock formation process there are impurities such as clay minerals and iron oxides, the resulting stone may acquire bluish, gray, pink and black hues. Something that would make its use in a sculpture unfeasible can be seen as the real beauty of the piece, and how the passage of time was printed on it. Likewise, it is very difficult to predict exactly how zinc or copper will oxidize over time or even what the final texture of exposed concrete will be.

Admiring the unpredictability of materials and observing the beauty of the unexpected can bring surprising results to architectural projects. Through constant research, Apavisa has been able to develop modular ceramic pieces that combine strength and versatility, reproducing in detail the materials that our environment gives us. The strength of stone and metal with their oxidative processes, the roughness and timelessness of cement or the beauty of marble with its different veins, shades and patterns.  

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Grimshaw Wins Competition to Design the Masterplan of University of Bern's Muesmatt Campus

Posted: 25 Nov 2021 10:30 PM PST

Courtesy of Grimshaw Courtesy of Grimshaw

Grimshaw Architects, Archipel Generalplanung AG, and landscape architects LAND have won the competition to design the masterplan for University of Bern's Muesmatt campus in Switzerland. The winning design was selected from a shortlist of 26 participants, and was commended for how it opens up Bern's quarter and re-establishes urban and visual connections.

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