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House in an Olive Grove / vardastudio
Children's Furniture for Healthy and Safe Environments: Miniature Beds, Chairs and Tables
House In Koyoen / Tomohiro Hata Architect and Associates
A Flexible Ceramic Panel That Draws from Traditional Symbols of the Local Community
Aedas Unveils the Design of the Hangzhou Yun He Wan International Tourism and Leisure Complex in China
Art Pavilion M / Studio Ossidiana
Cities Embrace Climate Action Planning to Mitigate the Adverse Effects of Climate Change
Architecture as a Book of Fiction: Craig Dykers on the Snøhetta-Designed Museum of Environmental Sciences in Mexico
What Is Urban Planning?
How Internet Connectivity Impacts Urban Inequity
House Around a Chimney / fala
Bird Houses / Alexis Dornier
Floating Sauna Derby / Licht Architecture
School for Blind and Visually Impaired Children / SEAlab
Echo of the Sea / Tongyi Architects
427 House / Maincourse Architect
St. Catherine’s College Indigenous Student Accommodation / Wilson Architects
pARC Installation / The Urban Conga

House in an Olive Grove / vardastudio

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 03:00 AM PDT

architects: vardastudio
Location: Kissonerga, Cyprus
Project Year: 2019
Photographs: Creative Photo Room
Area: 207.0 m2

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Children's Furniture for Healthy and Safe Environments: Miniature Beds, Chairs and Tables

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 12:30 AM PDT

Stool S/M DBV-505-FD-01-01 / De Breuyn. Image Courtesy of De Breuyn

Reminiscing on his childhood, Peter Zumthor once said: "Memories like these contain the deepest architectural experience that I know. They are the reservoirs of the architectural atmospheres and images that I explore in my work as an architect." These words allude to a fundamental concept behind kid friendly-design: everything we encounter in the first years of our lives, including architecture, can have a great impact on our future perspective of the world. When spaces are designed according to children's specific needs, they stimulate their physical and mental well-being, as well as boosting autonomy, self-esteem and socialization skills. Therefore, architects have the responsibility to ensure that kids live, play and learn in environments that contribute to their long-term healthy development.

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House In Koyoen / Tomohiro Hata Architect and Associates

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 12:00 AM PDT

architects: Tomohiro Hata Architect and Associates
Location: Hyogo, Japan
Project Year: 2021
Photographs: Toshiyuki Yano
Area: 125.0 m2

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A Flexible Ceramic Panel That Draws from Traditional Symbols of the Local Community

Posted: 04 Jul 2022 11:45 PM PDT

The terms critical regionalism, popularized by theorist Kenneth Frampton, proposed an architecture that embraced global influences, albeit firmly rooted in its context. That is, an approach defined by climate, topography and tectonics as a form of resistance to the placidity of modern architecture and the ornamentation of postmodernism. Bringing familiar elements to a particular location can allow the building to be better accepted and incorporated into the local context. This was the case of the New Maitland Hospital, which incorporated a large brick panel next to the main façade, as a reference to the community's traditional symbols.

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Aedas Unveils the Design of the Hangzhou Yun He Wan International Tourism and Leisure Complex in China

Posted: 04 Jul 2022 11:30 PM PDT

Aedas has unveiled the design of the Hangzhou Yun He Wan International Tourism and Leisure Complex in Hangzhou, China. Located in the southern area of the Grand Canal New Town in the Gongshu District of Hangzhou, the site is the first phase of a larger project, starting off as a vibrant international tourism and leisure complex that highlights the waterfront of Yun He Wan and the historical remains of the nearby industrial pier.

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Art Pavilion M / Studio Ossidiana

Posted: 04 Jul 2022 11:00 PM PDT

architects: Studio Ossidiana
Location: Almere, The Netherlands
Project Year: 2021
Photographs: Riccardo de Vecchi
Photographs:
Area: 992.0 m2

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Cities Embrace Climate Action Planning to Mitigate the Adverse Effects of Climate Change

Posted: 04 Jul 2022 10:30 PM PDT

CH House by ODDO architects. Image © Hoang Le photography

Cities across the globe are developing comprehensive action plans in order to create a coordinated response to the challenges of climate change. Targets and goals for consumption-based emissions are important for guiding strategic planning and decision-making, improving accountability, and communicating the direction of travel to businesses and the public. National and regional government officials are working with the private sector, international organizations, and civil society to create change at every level, from structural interventions in supply chains and industries to individual choices. This demonstrates a rising understanding of the role of cities in mitigating the adverse effects of rising temperatures.

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Architecture as a Book of Fiction: Craig Dykers on the Snøhetta-Designed Museum of Environmental Sciences in Mexico

Posted: 04 Jul 2022 10:00 PM PDT

In Mexico, until recently, unknown to many, an architectural project has been slowly revealing itself to society. The Environmental Sciences Museum (MCA for its Spanish acronym) of the University of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco is one of the most ambitious architectural projects in Western Mexico. Not only because of its unusual architecture but also because of how it seeks to communicate the mission of a natural history museum, one that can hardly be called traditional.

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What Is Urban Planning?

Posted: 04 Jul 2022 09:30 PM PDT

Arch of Triumph. Created by @benjaminrgrant, source imagery: @digitalglobe

In theory, urban planning is a process of elaborating solutions that aim both to improve or requalify an existing urban area, as well as to create a new urbanization in a given region. As a discipline and as a method of action, urban planning deals with the processes of production, structuring and appropriation of urban space. In this sense, its main objective is to point out what measures should be taken to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants, including matters such as transport, security, access opportunities and even interaction with the natural environment.

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How Internet Connectivity Impacts Urban Inequity

Posted: 04 Jul 2022 09:00 PM PDT

If you're reading this right now, or have read an article on ArchDaily, it's because you were in a place that enabled you to connect to the internet. Think about a time when you found yourself in a dead zone, where the internet was lagging and you were unable to connect your computer to WiFi to finish an assignment or even without the ability to connect your phone to quickly Google something. You likely dashed to the nearest coffee shop, or place where WiFi was more reliable, just to have the feeling of being online again. The internet, in an ideal world, is equally open to all providing access to knowledge and the ability to easily connect with others. But what happens when you don't have internet? How is your life impacted if you're on the wrong side of the digital divide and live in an area without broadband access?

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House Around a Chimney / fala

Posted: 04 Jul 2022 08:00 PM PDT