Guilin Wanda Cultural Tourism Exhibition Center | TengYuan Design Institute

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Guilin Wanda Cultural Tourism Exhibition Center The connotative relationship between architecture and nature as well as architecture and culture always attracts the attention of the architects as a key focus. In this project, we hope to establish a linkage between architecture and nature as well as architecture and culture in a simple and plain way. […]

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Corallo House | PAZ Arquitectura

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Corallo House Located on a dense hillside forest in the Santa Rosalía area of Guatemala City, Corallo House integrates the existing forest into the layout of the house. It merges nature into the architectural intervention. The design process began with the aim to preserve the existing trees, in order to have the trees interact with […]

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The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts | Studio Pali Fekete architects

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The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts-Studio Pali Fekete architects The program for the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts [the Wallis] was to transform the Historic Post Office Site into a cultural center for the performing arts including, the 500 seat Goldsmith Theatre, the 120 seat Lovelace Studio Theatre, an education wing, […]

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Congo Kintele Congress Center | AVCIARCHITECTS

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Congo Kintele Congress Center The new Kintele Congress Centre and Resort Hotel (KCC) is in a newly developing area of Brazzaville, to the north of the new Olympic Centre. The site has panaromic views of the Congo River to the south and a forested unbuilt landscape to the north. The topography of the site is […]

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Casa Blanca | Martín Dulanto

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Casa Blanca This house has been worked on to look like a massive block, which has been excavated to generate different areas in the inside. The house has three different levels: the basement, first floor and the terrace. The basement is connected with the exterior by tall windows, which allow plenty of sunlight and cross […]

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+20 Photos That Show How Life Before AutoCad Looks Like !

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Almost 20 years ago, engineers and toolmakers used to draw all things on paper with the help of drafting tools and pencils. Drafting was indeed was tedious and time-consuming. Designing and putting everything on paper was a tough job, maybe that’s why the need of creation of CAD software came up. Autocad and all that […]

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Grand Hotel Alpenroyal | Perathoner Architects

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Grand Hotel Alpenroyal Located in Selva of Val Gardena with exceptional views of the Dolomites (one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites), the Grand Hotel Alpenroyal is a five stars hotel with a true feeling of relaxed luxurious comfort and cozy elegance. The new SPA, finished in December 2016, with a jubilant shot of dynamic […]

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University of Arizona Student Recreation Center Expansion | Sasaki

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University of Arizona Student Recreation Center Expansion The project site is effectively located off-campus from the University of Arizona, fronting 6th Street – a busy, four-lane vehicular edge to the south of campus. As a major hub for student life, the Student Recreation Center Expansion (SRCE) project, leverages its most active program elements in the […]

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Quai Ouest | Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés

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Quai Ouest-Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés The Quai Ouest building, located in Boulogne-Billancourt, possesses a broadly exposed 150-meter façade. The building has undergone a major restructuring and within this framework, the façades are designed to meet a particular challenge, both in terms of image and in terms of energy savings and the environment. A rapid […]

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The Glass Center | Philippe Samyn and Partners

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The Glass Center The Glass Centre, Flemish Centre for Modern Art, has been constructed along the length of the “De Vryheyt” passage, right in the heart of the town of Lommel. On “Dorp” square it completes the cultural ensemble for- med by the Aerts house and the regional tourist cent- re. In the “De Vryheyt” […]

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Incheon Football Stadium +Sungui Arena Park | ROSSETTI

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Incheon Football Stadium +Sungui Arena Park Futuristic looking but incredibly user-friendly, this 22-acre urban community is the first in Korea to integrate a major soccer stadium with commercial, retail + residential elements. Pedestrians enter the site through a mass transit hub, then weave through the stadium concourse, stores + plaza to a large park at […]

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10 Success Tips Every Young Architect Should Know

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Architecture can safely be ranked as one of the most hectic majors. It is a field that requires 100% of your time and commitment. You must become fully aware that you have embarked on a highly challenging journey the moment you entered an Architecture school. Get ready for all the hardships and rewards inevitably awaiting […]

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House M | Jaime Ortiz de Zevallos

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House M House M is located on a corner plot overlooking a public park, about a mile away from the coast, in Lima’s 1950´s traditional residential neighborhood of San Isidro. The project has been developed as a basic composition of volumes, planes and materials that define the spaces in response to the views, light, privacy, […]

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Trump’s Sketch of Manhattan Skyline from 12 Years Ago Gets Sold at Auction for $29,000

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Trump’s Sketch of Manhattan Skyline from 12 Years Ago Gets Sold at Auction for $29,000 In 2005, Donald Trump doodled a simple sketch of Manhattan’s skyline, not featuring the Empire State or Chrysler building but the Trump tower, right in the middle, with a spiky line for a roof, resembling its stepped façade. Trump drew […]

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World’s Skinniest Skyscraper by SHoP Architects Stops at Floor 20 after Surpassing Budget

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World’s Skinniest Skyscraper by SHoP Architects Stops at Floor 20 after Surpassing Budget According to reports by New York Post, SHoP Architects’ 111 West 57th Street, recognized as the “world’s skinniest skyscraper” in Manhattan, New York, may never be completed due to its escalating construction costs. Investment group AmBase, which has filed a lawsuit in […]

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Spa House | Metropolis Design

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Spa House Building: A multi-functional building with residential, recreational and spa facilities, annexed to a larger residence. Spa House: Mountainside home integrated into its powerful natural surroundings. Set on the mountainside on the urban edge of Hout Bay, overlooking the bay and harbor, surrounded by weathered sandstone formative. The primary design intention was to integrate […]

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251 1st Street | ODA New York

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251 1st Street Situated at the corner of 4th Avenue and 1st Street in the coveted Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, 251 1st by ODA New York is the firm’s latest manifestation of its steadfast commitment to improving quality of life in urban areas. In this case—taking a page from its well-documented playbook—ODA’s inflected the […]

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Cultural Center La Gota – Tobacco Museum | Losada Garcia Architects

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Cultural Center La Gota – Tobacco Museum Cultural Center La Gota is a hybrid building for exhibition spaces that aims to create a new focus of urban centrality in Navalmoral (Cáceres), showcasing the identity of the town. The etymology is rooted in an old building built in the same site, in the thirties, to solve […]

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Casuarinas’ House | Metropolis

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Casuarinas’ House The project is located in “Las Casuarinas” urbanization in Lima City in a 1,080.10sqm plot.The proposal contemplates the development of a two floor residence with an upper floor access. Through a bridge from the parking space you can gain access to the first floor which is distributed in the following way: A living […]

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Yoox Net-A-Porter Tech Hub | Grimshaw Architects

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Yoox Net-A-Porter Tech Hub Grimshaw has designed the fit-out for Yoox Net-A –Porter’s new Tech Hub, where the 70,000 sq ft office environment is now home to 500 staff. The design team worked to translate the architectural values of adaptability, flexibility, and sustainability into the interior design which comprises natural materials and innovative furniture with […]

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Catholic Suzuka Church | ALPHAVILLE

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Catholic Suzuka Church Responding to a dramatic growth in the foreign Catholic community in Suzuka, a new religious space is needed not only for worships but also social interactions. The Catholic Suzuka Church, presented by the Alphaville Architects, is an integration of multiple functions including a chapel, a community hall and residences for priests. Located […]

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Mondeal Square in Ahmedabad | Blocher Blocher India Pvt. Ltd.

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Mondeal Square in Ahmedabad With its approximately seven million inhabitants, Ahmedabad is one of the largest cities of India and one of the world’s fastest growing metropolis. This is where the architectural and design office Blocher Blocher India Pvt. Ltd. has planned and implemented the multi-functional building complex, Mondeal Square. A highlight: the largest LED […]

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Flagship Building | Geodesic Design

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Flagship Building Silpakorn University had acquired a plot of land in Muang Thong Thani, a growing urban development in the northern part of grater Bangkok to build a new campus. After the master plan was laid out, it was decided that a small building would be built to pioneer the presence of the university at […]

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Cabin at Longbranch | Olson Kundig

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Cabin at Longbranch Jim Olson’s reverence for nature and admiration of the site’s beauty is expressed in the design of his cabin located on Puget Sound and nestled amidst the towering fir trees of an ancient forest. What began as a 200-square- foot bunkhouse built in 1959 has morphed through subsequent remodels (in 1981, 1997, […]

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How Daniel Libeskind Commemorated Tragedy in 5 Holocaust Memorials

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How can we best honor the victims of the most unimaginable suffering? To conceive architecture befitting such a magnitude of horror and loss a crisis inflicts, surely, seems impossible. Therefore, an architect’s approach to memorial design is generally aimed at a high degree of sensitivity towards context in order to capture the essence of who […]

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Celebrated Japanese Architect Toyo Ito Announced Winner of the UIA Gold Medal 2017

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Celebrated Japanese Architect Toyo Ito Announced Winner of the UIA Gold Medal 2017 The International Union for Architects (UIA) has revealed the winners of the 2017 UIA Prizes. The UIA Prizes and Gold Medal are handed by the union every three years, since 1961, to honor professional architects who have impacted the diverse sectors of […]

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Welsh Government Pauses Plans for Controversial Iron Ring Sculpture at Flint Castle in Wales

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Welsh Government Pauses Plans for Controversial Iron Ring Sculpture at Flint Castle in Wales The Welsh government pauses plans for the installation of a new iron ring sculpture at Flint Castle, in Wales, following the objections issued by the local community. The sculpture is meant to be a signature art piece in celebration of Wales’ […]

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Chronotope Wall House | Unsangdong Architects

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Chronotope Wall House Walls, the most structural and architectural element, are used to define a living space. Walls run across spaces and create disconnected or fragmented places while providing experiences and situations reshaped under a chronotope-ic setting. Chronotope can be explained as a measure to integrate time and space through a combination of varying surfaces […]

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Monique Corriveau-Library | Dan Hanganu + Côté Leahy Cardas Architects

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Monique Corriveau The Monique-Corriveau Library, housed in the Saint-Denys-du-Plateau church, is an exception, and in a rather unusual way. It is a tribute to the career—exceptional for her time—of the Quebec writer whose name it honors. This mother of 10 children, to each of whom she dedicated a book, was the author of numerous children’s […]

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Achrafieh 732 | Bernard Khoury Architects

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Achrafieh 732 The Achrafieh 732 Residential building by Bernard Khoury Architects, is located on a 209 square-meter land situated on Lot # 732 in a quiet residential area of Achrafieh, Beirut. The 9.8m-wide Eastern edge faces Chehade Street, which runs down perpendicular to Abdel Wahab el Inglizi Street. The building is located in a high-end […]

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Casa 7A | Arquitectura en Estudio + Natalia Heredia

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Casa 7A The challenge was to design a country house in the surroundings of the town of Villeta (Colombia), 1.5 hours to the west of Bogotá; at 967 meters above sea level, with a predominantly hot and dry weather all year round. The site’s constraints were very clear; a very steep land that starts at […]

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Hercules Public Library | Will bruder+PARTNERS

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Hercules Public Library The new Hercules Public Library is conceived as a community gathering place and a functionally efficient vessel of knowledge and discovery. Rooted in the landscape and traditions of the town and region, the library draws from diverse eastern and western cultures—tied to the climate of courtyard missions, Eastern gardens, and Northern California. […]

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Tetris Apartments | OFIS arhitekti

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Tetris Apartments The location is on the edge of the planned 650 apartments which was finished year ago. Also this apartment block is social type and was sold to Slovenian Housing Fund. Since the orientation of the building is towards the busy highway the apartment opening together with balconies are shifted as 30 degrees window-wings […]

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Watch Video of Hong Kong’s Geometric Alignments Through The Eyes of a Drone

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Hong Kong, being one of the busiest cities in the world, is always rich in material for photography and videography. Flying a drone over there with the intention of emphasizing the intricate geometric aspects which the city is famous for, can be quite mind blowing. Mariana Bisti, a Greek professional photographer, is the first to show […]

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Asakusa Culture and Tourism Center | Kengo Kuma and Associates

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Asakusa Culture and Tourism Center In the corner premise of just 326 sqm across Kaminari-mon Gate, the building was required to accommodate plural programs such as tourist information center, conference room, multi-purpose hall and an exhibition space. The center extends Asakusa’s lively neighborhood vertically and piles up roofs that wrap different activities underneath, creating a […]

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Taegutec Office Building | Tago Architects

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Taegutec Office Building Taegutec is located in Kocaeli Organized Industrial Zone and is composed of factory and office buildings. Office building which contains main entrance, event hall, staff cafeteria and conference room on the ground floor and offices on the first floor is located near the factory building. Factory and office buildings are connected through […]

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Kalasatama School and Day Care | JKMM Architects

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Kalasatama School and Day Care The school was designed to be an inviting and approachable public building. The cheerful building clearly stands out among the surrounding blocks of concrete buildings. Its sculpture-like figure assumes a visible place in the urban structure between Junonkatu street and the Kalasatamanpuisto park. It will be built in two stages. […]

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M+ Pavilion | VPANG

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M+ Pavilion M+ Pavilion is a two-storey exhibition and event space in the midst of the Hong Kong West Kowloon Cultural District. In September 2013, the Hong Kong West Kowloon Cultural District Authority launched an open competition for the design of the M+ Pavilion. The winning design went to the team of VPANG architects ltd […]

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House In Palabritas | Metropolis

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House In Palabritas The house is located on the first row of lots and was designed so that the architecture acted like a frame to the view of the beach and the islands that are found in front of the house. The aesthetic of the house celebrates the summer with modern curves that remind us […]

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Lighting Designer Creates Self-Illuminating Modular Tiles Inspired by Traditional Japanese Screens

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Lighting Designer Creates Self-Illuminating Modular Tiles Inspired by Traditional Japanese Screens Inspired by traditional Japanese screens, New York-based Japanese architectural lighting designer Michiru Tanaka takes it to a new level by introducing “KUMIKO”. In collaboration with Japanese chemical manufacturer Kaneka, Tanaka has created a series of magnetically-backed modular tiles with unique patterns which can be […]

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Villiot-Rape, Paris XII | Hamonic+Masson & Associés

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Villiot-Rape, Paris XII The project embraces new concepts of living together primarily based on generous outdoor spaces, both private (balconies) and communal (floor area), as well as on an extrapolation of the advantages of detached houses, which have now disappeared forever from Paris – having one’s own floor space and thus being rooted in the […]

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Amir Villa | Nextoffice – Alireza Taghaboni

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Amir Villa MohammadShahrGardens, where Amir Villa situates, is only a few alleys away from the city of Karaj. Despite urban legislations and building density rules, the distance between gardens and city is gradually shrinking due to the increasing rate of construction works and the wild growth of multi-storey buildings. Escaping from being trapped by the […]

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Admirant e 18 September Plein | Studio Fuksas

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Admirant e 18 September Plein Following the definition of the Masterplan in 1998 for the center of Eindhoven in Holland, studio Fuksas developed the four projects associated with it: the 18-Septemberplein, a square of 7.000 m² with an underground parking lot of 2.300m² for 1.700 bicycles, the Piazza Shopping Mall, a shopping center covering approximately […]

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Seven17 Bourke Street | Metier3 Architects

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Seven17 Bourke Street Located on the original Batman Hill in Melbourne ‘s Docklands precinct Seven 17 Bourke Street houses a complex mixed-use programme including 36,000 sqm of commercial A-grade office space, the Travelodge 290 room Hotel, 16,000 sqm of retail and 436 carparks over four levels. Sitting on the eastern edge of the Docklands precinct […]

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H2 | 314 Architecture Studio

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H2 This building is located in the suburbs of Athens in the area next to the golf court in Glyfada, and consists of three one floor apartments of 250m2 each. Each apartment has two small and one master bedroom. Inside the building, there is an atrium that provides light to secondary areas of the apartments […]

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9 Magic Tricks to Transform a Boring Box into An Architectural Masterpiece!

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000You are not a fan of organic architecture but you love your box. Sometimes, you think you should have entered an engineering school instead, but guess what? You thought wrong! Many famous architects reached great heights with their square architecture. You can, too! Let us demonstrate how you can still steal the show through our […]

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Microsoft Paint, The First Software You used to Draw Has Been Signalled For Death

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Today, Microsoft has announced that, alongside Outlook Express, Reader app and Reading list, Microsoft Paint has been signalled for death having been added to the “features that are removed or deprecated in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update” list. People have expressed disappointment at the news on social media, with many tweeting “RIP” messages. Pain first release was […]

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EWE & Bursagaz Headquarters | Tago Architects

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EWE & Bursagaz Headquarters EWE & Bursagaz Headquarters designed by Tago Architects, an Istanbul based architectural studio, shows an eco-friendly approach by integrating renewable energy systems into architectural design. The EWE & Bursagaz Head Office building is the headquarters of a local natural gas distributor located in Bursa, one of the biggest cities of Turkey. […]

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Aerial Photos Reveal Structure of New Beijing Airport Terminal Building by Zaha Hadid Architects

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Aerial Photos Reveal Structure of New Beijing Airport Terminal Building by Zaha Hadid Architects Beijing Daxing International Airport’s terminal building, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, is starting to take shape as revealed by aerial photos taken recently. The building which is planned to be the world’s largest aviation hub has 5 wings extending from its […]

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Laan Lab’s New App for iOS: Good Bye Traditional Measuring Tape and Hello AR Measure

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Apple never ceases to amaze and surprise us with its new contributions to the market of technology. Its newly introduced “ARKit” for iOS 11 has opened the doors for app developers to go all creative, and the results are impressive. One of these results is an augmented reality mobile application that can measure, accurately, distances in 3D […]

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King’s Cross Station | John McAslan + Partners

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King’s Cross Station The transformation of the station involved three very different approaches to architecture: conservation, re-use and new build, and represents a compelling piece of place-making for London. The train shed and range buildings have been adapted and re‐used, the station’s previously obscured Grade I listed façade has been precisely restored, and a new, […]

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The House of Pagona | Smyrlis Architects

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The House of Pagona The house of Pagona transforms the market limitations of a low cost construction as well as certain typical wishes and regional references of its inhabitants into architecture. The residence is situated at Vari, a coastal suburb of Athens, beyond the Attica Basin, near the foothills of Mt. Hymettus. With a local […]

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San Josemaría Escrivá Church | Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos

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San Josemaría Escrivá Church The Church and Santa Fe training Center, dedicated to Josémaria Escrivá Balaguer, is located on the west side of Mexico City in an urban context of recently completed projects. The completion of this project results in an urban space that is recovered, literally conformed by trash creating a representation of social […]

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Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation | Equipo de Mazzanti Architects

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Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation The comprehension of a metropolitan scale is fundamental at the moment of thinking in an integral architectonical answer. More than solving a need for the expansion of the hospital, the project should commit to solving more of what it is requested, taking advantage of the good location of the intervention […]

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New York Muslim Community Center Targets Integration and Coexistence

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Cordoba House, which will be the first multi-faith community center in New York City sponsored by Muslims, is the result of collaboration between the New York-based Büro Koray Duman Architects and the American Society for Muslim Advancement (ASMA). The main idea behind the design of this center is to integrate American Muslims into the society without compromising […]

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Royal Mail Pays Tribute to UK’s Architectural Surge Via New Stamp Series

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A special stamp collection was released by Royal Mail, the UK’s Postal Services Company,  to pay tribute to 10 contemporary buildings in the United Kingdom. Whether the buildings served culture, sports, government, or business purposes, they are regarded as symbols representing the surge in the country’s architecture in the last 20 years. The series also […]

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Gehry Partners Design New Sustainable Office Building Adjacent to Their Headquarter in Los Angeles

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Gehry Partners Design New Sustainable Office Building Adjacent to Their Headquarter in Los Angeles LA Department of City Planning has released renderings for a new office building in Los Angeles City, designed by Gehry Partners. The new office building will be located at the corner of Jandy Place and Beatrice Street in the Playa Vista […]

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How Biomimicry Enhances Creativity in Architecture

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The term ‘biomimicry’ originates from the Greek words bios; meaning life and mimesis, meaning imitate. It refers to imitating natural strategies (not forms) to devise new sustainable solutions. Although buildings guard us against natural extremes, they have a lot to learn from the natural world. Oh, the irony! Nature and natural processes are the guiding […]

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A Tailor’s House | Narofsky Architecture

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A Tailor’s House The client desired an environmentally sustainable house, married to its landscape, which included a 3.75-acre mini arboretum strewn with abstract concrete sculptures and paths. Narofsky responded to program and site by designing a “J” shaped plan surrounding a central garden and future pool. The house rises from the site in a series […]

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Binghamton City School District New MacArthur Elementary School | Ashley McGraw Architects

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Binghamton City School District New MacArthur Elementary School For the new MacArthur Elementary School, an interactive and inclusive design process was created. All stakeholders (community, neighbors, students, school staff and administration) were engaged. Five overarching and qualitative vision statements were created and used as a litmus test for every design decision. These statements allowed participants […]

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7 Famous Landmarks with Secret Spaces You Probably Didn’t Know About

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7 Famous Landmarks with Secret Spaces You Probably Didn’t Know About If you are a frequent traveler or generally into secret rooms, then don’t miss this. Here is a list of secret spaces located in seven of the world’s most renowned landmarks. Some of these spaces were hidden well enough to go unnoticed, however, the […]

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Square – Brussels Meeting Center | A2RC Architects

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Square – Brussels Meeting Center An audacious architectural proposition to the city offers a newfound visibility to the former “Palais des Congrès” by means of a poetic emblem embodied in the glass cube that forms the principal entry to SQUARE, Brussels Meeting Center. It’s treelike structure and an aesthetic based on transparency and light irresistibly […]

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House Near El Cerro De Chipinque | Surber Barber Choate + Hertlein Architects

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House Near El Cerro De Chipinque The site for this single family residence is located immediately alongside the northern ridge of “El Cerro de Chipinque” in the Sierra Madre Oriental range in the state of Nuevo Leon in northeast Mexico. The house is configured to maximize views of the parallel ridgeline, as well as the […]

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The Cullen | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

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The Cullen JCB were commissioned to design a new boutique hotel for the Asian Pacific Group which included retail with a restaurant, bar, cafe plus five storey hotel development with setback gymnasium and pool on roof deck. An important idea for the architectural solution was to encourage a connection from Greville Street along the Grattan […]

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Ewha Womans University | Dominique Perrault Architecture

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Ewha Womans University The complexity of the immediate site through its relationship to the greater campus and the city of Shinchon to the south demands a “larger than site” response, an urban response, a global landscaped solution which weaves together the tissue of the EWHA campus with that of the city. This gesture, the “campus […]

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The Centenary Theater | TKD Architects

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The Centenary Theater The new Centenary Theater celebrates Taronga Zoo’s 100th year demonstrating its commitment to the environment and wildlife conservation.Located close to the main entrance of the Zoo, the theater is positioned to delight- offering iconic views overlooking the giraffe enclosure to Sydney Harbour. With a vision to create an immersive multi-sensory visitor attraction, […]

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Parisian Dormitory Transformed into Art Exhibition by the Hands of 100 Graffiti Artists

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A bleak school dormitory in Paris, France, was transformed by 100 artists into an art exhibition as part of Rehab 2 Festival. The artists unleashed their creativity and imagination as they converted the interior of the student residence at the Cité Internationale Universitaire into a giant graffiti canvas. After the artists had finished their work, the place […]

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Awareness Campaign to Salvage Louis Kahn’s Floating Concert Hall

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Point Counterpoint II, also known as the floating concert hall, is one of the genius but little-celebrated works of Louis Kahn. The concert hall, that houses the American Wind Symphony Orchestra (AWSO), was designed as a ship. From Paris, France to St. Petersburg, Russia, the stage tagged along with the orchestra everywhere it went. The […]

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5 Innovative Homeless Shelters That Will Inspire You

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000Homelessness is widespread across the globe, even in developed countries. There are people living in dumpsters or on the streets who are denied basic necessities of life. Architects should think beyond iconic buildings and explore the potential of this noble profession to solve greater issues and create social reform. Check out our 5 Innovative Homeless Shelters to […]

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SO-IL and Laisné Roussel Win Competition to Develop Strategic Riverfront Site in Paris

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SO-IL and Laisné Roussel Win Competition to Develop Strategic Riverfront Site in Paris New York-based architecture firm SO-IL and Paris-based firm Laisné Roussel architects have won an international competition, organized by the city of Paris, to design a new masterplan for Plaze Mazas along the Seine River. The new plan, titled “L’Atelier de l’Arsenal”, considers […]

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RIBA Announces Six Shortlisted Nominees for 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize

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RIBA Announces Six Shortlisted Nominees for 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize The Royal Institute of Architects (RIBA) has shortlisted six buildings for the 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize. The RIBA’s most prestigious prize is awarded to architects of buildings which have highly contributed to the evolution of architecture in the UK. Former winners of the RIBA Stirling […]

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1911 Revolution Museum | CADI

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1911 Revolution Museum 1911 Revolution Museum is a themed museum built to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Revolution of 1911 Shouyi, Wuchang. Located at the south side of Shouyi Square, Wuchang District, Wuhan, the Museum, together with the former address of Wuchang Uprising Military Government (the Red Building), the Bronze Statue of Sun Yat-sen, […]

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Habitarte | Aflalo/Gasperini Arquitetos

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Habitarte The Habitarte Residential Condominium occupies an entire block surrounded by quiet tree-lined streets in the heart of the Brooklyn neighborhood. Placing four buildings around a large private square measuring 1,000 square meters guarantees that none of the buildings obstructs the view of the other. Two other buildings are located at the edge of the […]

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Arc House | Maziar Behrooz Architecture

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Arc House The site is under a flight path to the local airport and close to a train track. We felt that by using an industrial building technology, an airplane hangar, we would transcend the perceived limitations of such proximities. Further, we were all seduced by the idea of a large column-less self-supporting canopy that […]

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Dresden’s Military History Museum | Studio Libeskind

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Dresden’s Military History Museu Daniel Libeskind’s Military History Museum opens today in Dresden. “I wanted to create a bold interruption, a fundamental dislocation, to penetrate the historic arsenal …” – Daniel Libeskind, 2011 “It was not my intention to preserve the museum’s facade and just add an invisible extension in the back. I wanted to […]

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London’s 150-Year-Old Westminster Palace to Be Renovated by BDP

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Although being home to the House of Lords and the House of Commons, the historical palace of Westminster has never undergone substantial renovations since its construction in the last quarter of the 19th century. The antique plumbing, electrical, water, ventilation, and heating systems, as well as the generally deteriorating state of the palace, has, finally, […]

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6 Houses Designed by Famous Architects to be Their Family Homes

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6 Houses Designed by Famous Architects to be Their Family Homes One of your earliest dreams, probably, as an architect, or maybe as a child aspiring to be an architect, was to build your own home. You have probably even designed the house of your dreams before, if not for an architecture school project, then […]

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Shigeru Ban Signs Deal to Design 20,000 New Homes for Refugees in Kenya

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For more than 3 decades, Shigeru Ban has been known for his designs of homes for refugees and victims of disasters. The founder of the Voluntary Architects Network uses an innovative approach via recyclable materials like paper and cardboard. UN-Habitat, an agency under the umbrella of the United Nations, is responsible for guiding the development […]

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Studio Gang Reveals Plans to Revitalize Memphis Riverfront Based on Community Surveys

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Studio Gang Reveals Plans to Revitalize Memphis Riverfront Based on Community Surveys Studio Gang has revealed a masterplan to revitalize the Memphis riverfront, extending for 6 miles along the historic section of the Mississippi river in Tennessee. The plan was developed based on numerous site visits, more than 4,500 survey responses, as well as meetings […]

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Game of Thrones Opening Sequence Recreated Using Paper Model Architecture by Moleskine

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Game of Thrones Opening Sequence Recreated Using Paper Model Architecture by Moleskine The phenomenal TV series Game of Thrones has got itself a massive fan base all over the world. Many brands have introduced Game of Thrones-themed product lines to go with the flow, and they have been quite successful; one of which is Moleskine. […]

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Chicony Square | Goettsch Partners

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Chicony Square This 37-story mixed-use building is designed to provide an identifiable architectural expression through its unique façade treatment and bold massing along the fast developing Chengdu skyline. The project occupies a full city block adjacent to a vibrant, pedestrian-only public square in the heart of Chengdu’s shopping and dining district. As a mixed-use building, […]

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TIRPITZ | BIG

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TIRPITZ The new TIRPITZ is a sanctuary in the sand that acts as a gentle counterbalance to the dramatic war history of the site in Blåvand on the west coast of Denmark. The 2,800 m2 ‘invisible museum’ transforms and expands a historic German WWII bunker into a groundbreaking cultural complex comprising four exhibitions within a […]

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MAD Architects Reveals the Design of a Futuristic New Campus for Faraday

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MAD releases the campus design for Faraday Future (FF) on Mare Island, which recently announced its production of “the world’s fastest-accelerating electric car.” The project site is situated in Northern California adjacent to the Napa River, where the city recently positioned it as a “zero-emission base in California.” The site, a former navy base, will […]

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House in the Outskirts of Brussels | SAMYN and PARTNERS

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House in the Outskirts of Brussels This house for an artist includes the street level of an existing small house. It now houses the entry hall, a family room and a kitchen; the living-room and the stairway are in the extension to the building. The second floor includes the master bedroom with its bathroom, as […]

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New Photographs Reveal Renzo Piano’s Recent Addition to Columbia University Campus

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The new campus of Columbia University in upper Manhattan has received a new addition, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW). Renzo Piano collaborated with architecture firm SOM to design the Art School’s off-white building to be the second constructed building in the university’s new Manhattanville campus. Photographer Yueqi Jazzy Li has captured the new building in […]

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10 Sustainable Houses You Would Love to Live in

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10 Sustainable Houses You Would Love to Live in By now, everyone has probably heard of sustainability as a design trend. It seems, though, that many people share a common belief that living in sustainable houses or dressing in sustainable clothes would be a set back from the comfortable and modern lifestyle they have got […]

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Raphael Moneo Wins the First Soane Medal in Architecture

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Raphael Moneo, the prominent Spanish architect, known for his contextual designs as well as a modernist style, is the first recipient of the Soane Medal for his contribution to architecture. Moneo will also be the first lecturer to take part in the Annual Soane Lecture. The Soane Medal is awarded to architects, writers, and artists who […]

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SOM Wins Competition to Design Master Plan for New Port City in Sri Lanka

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SOM Wins Competition to Design Master Plan for New Port City in Sri Lanka Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) has won a competition to design the master plan for Colombo Port City in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with Grant Associates landscape architecture. The new port city will be an extension of the already existing […]

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Disney Announces New “100% Immersive” Star Wars Hotel and Resort in Orlando

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Disney Announces New 100% Immersive Star Wars Hotel and Resort in Orlando Disney is planning for a new Star Wars-themed hotel and resort at Walt Disney World in Orland, Florida. This was revealed during the D23 Expo, last weekend, where an animated video of the upcoming Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park was also unveiled. […]

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How to Turn Your Architectural Drawings and Images into “Blueprints” on Photoshop? – Check the Video

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How to Turn Your Architectural Drawings and Images into “Blueprints” on Photoshop? – Check the Video “Blueprint” was a technical drawing reproduction method used to document architectural drawings using light paper that chemically reacts to light. The method was invented by John Herschel who was an English astronomer as well as a mathematician, and chemist, […]

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Arabian Library | richärd+bauer

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Arabian Library The building is a remembrance of the desert slot canyons of northern Arizona and monument valley, capturing the powerful and unique experience between the compressive stone walls and the ultimate release to the sky above. Ever-patient threads of water, sculpting and polishing the massive walls, cut these natural sandstone canyons over millennia. Harder […]

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Apple’s iPhone 8 New Design ‘Confirmed’

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The iPhone 8 is expected to be Apple’s most high-end iPhone, ahead of two other devices, including the iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus, which might not offer all of the new and advanced features. You can expect the iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus to be small upgrades to this year’s iPhone 7 and […]

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Culturehouse in Arnhem | Neutelings Riedijk Architects

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Culturehouse in Arnhem Rozet is the new address for various cultural and educational institutions in Arnhem. The mixture of Library, Heritage Centre, Art Centre and Community College gives rise to one of the most important public buildings in the city. In volume and articulation Rozet forms the architectonic transition between the historic and the post-war […]

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Binh House | VTN Architects

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Binh House Under the rapid urbanization, cities in Vietnam have diverged far from their origins as low density tropical green space. Newly developed urban areas are losing their connection with nature. Binh house by Vo Trong Nghia Architects (VTN Architects) is one project in the “House for Trees” series, a prototypical housing design, providing green […]

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Missouri State University, O’Reilly Clinical Health Sciences Center | CannonDesign

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Missouri State University, O’Reilly Clinical Health Sciences Center The O’Reilly Clinical Health Sciences Center is a new teaching and learning facility serving as the third of a trio of buildings that make up the College of Health and Human Services at Missouri State University. Through its careful siting and unique physical presence, the new building […]

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Incheon Children’s Science Museum | HAEAHN Architecture + Yooshin Architects & Engineers + Seongwoo Engineering & Architects

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Incheon Children’s Science Museum The Incheon Children’s Science Museum is situated at the foot of KyeYang Mountain in Bang Chug-Dong, Kyeyang-gu, Incheon, where nature and the city are united. The city of Incheon affirms this project as the first museum specialized in the science for children constructed in Korea, after 10 years of preparation to […]

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The Pierre | Olson Kundig

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The Pierre Conceived as a secure and unexpected retreat nestled into a rock, the Pierre (the French for stone) celebrates the materiality of this site. From certain angles, the house – with its rough materials, encompassing stone, green roof, and surrounding foliage – almost disappears into nature. With the exception of a guest suite, the […]

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Intesa Sanpaolo Office Building | Renzo Piano Building Workshop

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Intesa Sanpaolo Office Building The project for the new Intesa Sanpaolo head office is both an environmental and social laboratory and an urban project, with a discreet urbanity that unites it with the city’s inhabitants. The building is located on the edge of the historic town center, near Porta Susa Station, at the N/E intersection […]

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Museum Of The History Of Polish Jews | Lahdelma & Mahlamäki + Kuryłowicz & Associates

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Museum Of The History Of Polish Jews An international architectural competition for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews was organized in spring 2005. The first discussions regarding the plan to build such a museum had taken place ten years earlier. During those years it had become clear that there is a need for […]

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The National Art Center | Kisho Kurokawa architect & associates

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The National Art Center The National Art Center, Tokyo is located in the Roppongi district at the center of Tokyo. Roppongi is a downtown area known for its numerous high-scale restaurants, boutiques, foreign offices in addition to being home to many ‘creators’. The building is made up of seven enormous column-less display rooms, each 2000m², […]

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12 Dazzling Contemporary Water Fountains and Where to Find Them

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Fountains have been placed in major cities around the world for centuries. Rome’s baroque-styled fountains bear witness to the grandiose of ancient fountain architecture. Fountains dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries were often decorated with statues of heroes or animals. They were built to provide a water source for drinking, bathing, and washing, […]

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Glen 2961 | SAOTA

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Glen 2961 The clients who lived in an existing house on the property needed to rebuild the house in order to suit the demands of their family. The site on Glen Avenue in Higgovale faces in a Northerly direction, with its boundaries on the South East. Although the wind conditions are tough, the site’s moderate […]

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BIG’s Twisting Towers of Grove at Grand Bay Filmed by Drones – Watch Video

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BIG’s Twisting Towers of Grove at Grand Bay Filmed by Drones – Watch Video Bjarke Ingels Group’s (BIG) recently finished residential Complex, Grove at Grand Bay, has been filmed by drone Videographer Azeez Bakare. The grand opening film, which was commissioned by BIG, views the glass-enveloped twisting twin-towers from different angles. It, also, reveals how […]

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World’s First Smart Street in London Uses Energy-Generating Paving Tiles to Light the Street

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World’s First Smart Street in London Uses Energy-Generating Paving Tiles to Light the Street London’s West End has become home to the world’s first “smart street”, executed by Technology Company Pavegen. The street generates energy when pedestrians step on its kinetic paving slabs. The system, used by the company, employs electromagnetic induction generators which convert […]

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The Story Behind the “College of Architecture and Planning Sign”

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You would expect deans to be very strict when it comes to the sign of their college; the symbol that represents them. However, that was not the case with the dean of the College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) at the Ball State University, Indiana, USA. When asked if he wanted to re-space the letters […]

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LP House | Metro Arquitetos Associados

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LP House The architectural project for this house consists of two main volumes; ground floor and superior floor. The ground floor embraces the architectonical program of the house and is organized by a longilineal volume that incorporates all of the wet areas; two bathrooms, kitchen and laundry room. This main volume stretches along the whole […]

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Bahrain World Trade Center | Killa Design

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Bahrain World Trade Center The Bahrain World Trade Center stands as an icon of sustainable design and engineering. The building includes the first installation of large-scale wind turbines into a commercial building. With initial inspiration taken from traditional Arabian wind towers, the idea that buildings could harness the onshore breeze from the Gulf and if […]

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150 North Riverside | Goettsch Partners

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150 North Riverside The sliver of land today known as 150 North Riverside sat vacant for decades. Wedged between the Chicago River to the east, active Amtrak rail lines to the west, and Lake and Randolph street viaducts to the north and south, the lot is only 85 feet across at its widest point. Prior […]

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