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The Hithe Business Incubator Space / IF_DO
Ukraine's Refugee Crisis Worsens and the Profession Mobilizes in Support of Ukrainian Architects and Designers
Ben-Avid: “A project is a Conversation Made of Drawings and Words”
When Paris Eliminates Cars, Will Other Cities Follow Suit?
House Guaecá II / AMZ Arquitetos
Polomé Jewelry Store / Goffart-Polomé Architectes
The Foliage House / VPA Architects
Today is Long Cafe / Absence from Island

The Hithe Business Incubator Space / IF_DO

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 11:00 PM PDT

architects: IF_DO
Location: 71 Albion St, London SE16 7JA, United Kingdom
Project Year: 2021
Photographs: Mike Massaro
Area: 200.0 m2

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Ukraine's Refugee Crisis Worsens and the Profession Mobilizes in Support of Ukrainian Architects and Designers

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 10:30 PM PDT

Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@viktortalashuk?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Viktor Talashuk</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/kyiv?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a>

On February 24th, 2022, Russia launched the invasion of Ukraine, triggering the largest and most rapidly unfolding refugee crisis in modern-day Europe. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), nearly 6.5 million people were displaced within Ukraine, and 3.4 million fled across international borders into neighboring countries since the onset of the war. The humanitarian crisis united the world in protest against the military violence targeting civilians and triggered an unprecedented global response in support of the aid efforts. The architecture community has also rallied in support of Ukraine, condemning the war, halting work in Russia, and supporting Ukrainian creative professionals by hiring their services.

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Ben-Avid: “A project is a Conversation Made of Drawings and Words”

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 10:00 PM PDT

Pabellón Brasil - Expo 2020 Dubai / MMBB Arquitetos + Ben-Avid + JPG.ARQ. Image © Joana França

Martin Benavidez founded Ben-Avid in 2018, an architectural practice he runs from Córdoba, Argentina, where he develops national and international architectural projects of various scales and complexities.

His projects are commercial spaces, galleries and exhibition pavilions, urban and metropolitan transport infrastructure, among others. They are collaborative and tell stories. It is architecture that has a narrative. His Pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai together with MMBB Arquitetos and JPG.ARQ is one of his most recent projects. Its protagonists are the waters of Brazil: its rivers and mangroves, a natural heritage that underlies the whole discourse on the sustainability of the planet.

Selected by ArchDaily as one of the Best New Practices of 2021, we conducted the following interview with Martin to tell us more in detail about all his inspirations, motivations, work processes and upcoming projects.

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When Paris Eliminates Cars, Will Other Cities Follow Suit?

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 09:00 PM PDT

Arc de Triomphe Round About. Image © Rodrigo Kugnharski via Unsplash

Paris has been making headlines for years with its aggressive steps to anti-car, pro-pedestrian urban improvements. Faced with increasing issues around air pollution and an attempt to reclaim streets for alternate modes of transit, as outlined in their proposed plan for a 15-minute city, the French capital is seen as a leader in future-forward urbanist strategies. Recently, their department of transportation set a deadline for their lofty goals of eliminating traffic from its roads. In just two years from now, in time for the French capital to host the Olympics, Paris plans to ban non-essential traffic from its city center, effectively eliminating around 50% of vehicular mobility. What does this plan look like? And how might other cities use this strategy to eliminate their own urban issues?

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House Guaecá II / AMZ Arquitetos

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 08:00 PM PDT