From the architect: The task, transform the outdated fortress-like 1960s Neuberger Hall (currently named Fariborz Maseeh Hall) into a modern, interactive, light-filled academic hub. The five-story building was originally built in the Brutalist-style, a common campus aesthetic which reflected the pragmatic and inwardly focused buildings...
From the architect: The task,...
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Despite of the limitations caused by stepped terrains for design and construction, they also provide an opportunity to rethink about the site and the mass relation. Instead of compressing the volume on the nearest step of the site to the road and in order to...
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Situated in a small plot in Pegeia – Paphos, a 100sqm house stands above ground, enclosing outdoor spaces into a functional circuit of semi covered and covered areas, exposing “Akamas peninsula” plants and rocky grounds. The design suggests living in between (the inside and outside space). Plants...
Situated in a small plot in P...
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Studio Zhu-Pei has completed the Imperial Kiln Museum in the porcelain capital of the world, Jingdezhen, China. The museum is comprised of more than half a dozen brick vaults whose forms mirror the shape of a traditional kiln. These vaults, each one uniquely sized, are...
Studio Zhu-Pei has completed t...
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With the increase of urban density and the decrease in the availability of land, the verticalization phenomenon has intensified in cities all over the world. Similar to the vertical growth of buildings — which is often a divisive issue for architects and urban planners —...
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This bold home has been conceived to be dramatic, mysterious and delicate all at once. Cubic in form, the floating box structure adds an air of mystery and intrigue as it sits suspended in the street. Sheathed in the ancient Japanese method of shou sugi ban, it allows...
This bold home has been concei...
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Across the world, urban clusters have —to a greater or lesser extent— social and economic differences. Reflected in space, these imbalances of income and access to education, health, sanitation, and infrastructure generate ruptures more or less visible —although drastically felt. Although a daily reality for some,...
Across the world, urban cluste...
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A humble path seductively leads to a filtered stonewall with a mysterious presence. There are no windows and no reference to any grand entrance. Rather, a dense and naturally grown vegetated surroundings filtering the Agahnia house, to its almost disappearance. A door opens to discover...
A humble path seductively lead...
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Lithuanian practice Balcytis Studija has completed a new bus station in Vilkaviškis, a small city in the south-west of the country. Situated across from the Vilkaviškis Cultural Centre, the new 11,300 sq m station project was designed to function both as an efficient piece of transport...
Lithuanian practice Balcytis S...
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Starting from a question “How do you make a family, each of which already has a busy and fairly dense activity in the midst of the hustle bustle of the city of Jakarta, when they come home they can experience bonding each other in a...
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The world is changing faster than any of us could expect, architects must transform or risk becoming obsolete along with their designs. This project continues the trend of trying to incorporate as many sustainable and eco-friendly principles as possible. The project is located in the south...
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Diaspora is an inspiring single-story house located in South Korea, designed in 2018 by L’eau Design. ‘Diaspora’ has the meaning of national dispersion or separation in its etymology. It also refers to the residing place and community where the members of an ethnic group have scattered across different pats of...
Diaspora is an inspiring s...
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Located in the preserved Danish forest, EFFEKT’s Camp Adventure project grants visitors the opportunity to experience nature in a new and interesting way. Copenhagen-based architecture practice planned the public pathway in such a way that disturbances and damage to the natural environment are minimized. The key focus of the project...
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The very familiar task of renovating and extending an ageing, unavailing nineteenth-century Victorian terrace in inner-Melbourne quickly developed itself into a larger and more concerning conversation about how our constantly changing society lives and responds to the ageing and preservation of architecture of the past. Our response...
The very familiar task of reno...
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As the cultural, academic and civic centre of China, Beijing has also developed into one of the world’s centres of communication and scientific research. With its own station on Line 15 of the Beijing Subway, the International Exhibition Centre is located next to the city’s...
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Apple opens Apple Marina Bay Sands, the first Apple Store to sit directly on the water. Appearing as a sphere floating on the iridescent Marina Bay, the store introduces a new and captivating retail experience at one of the most iconic locations in Singapore. Entirely surrounded...
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Tokyo is going to be a city with the most impressive public restrooms. Within the Tokyo Toilet Project founded by the Nippon Foundation, 16 world-renowned architects, including Tadao Ando and Shigeru Ban, were invited to design 17 public toilet facilities around the Shibuya ward. “Public toilets...
Tokyo is going to be a city w...
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Modern two-storey residence designed by Marcelo Sodré situated in São Paulo, Brazil. In this design, contemporary style, the architect Marcelo Sodré, created a townhome with integrated around a central landscaped courtyard environment, providing privacy and keeping the modernity of the work over the years. The topography initially...
Modern two-storey residence d...
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OPA designs its faceted ‘shapeshifter’ house outside reno, nevada for two art collectors and dealers specializing in contemporary art and art of the american west. Following the clients’ move from the arid high desert outside of reno to a less remote site overlooking the city,...
OPA designs its faceted ‘shap...
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In collaboration with AKT II and Hilson Moran, Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled a new digital architectural platform for creating sustainable modular homes in Roatán Próspera, a semi-autonomous Economic Development Hub set to break ground on the north bay of Honduras’ island of Roatán. The platform...
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The architecture and design of Sangini House explore ways to respond to the context and spirit of the heritage in which it stands. This office building for the Sangini group characterizes new strategies for a flexible, column-free space that creates a new urban venture in...
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Although deploying four months later than normal (due to an obvious, unforeseen roadblock), the Metropolitan Museum of Arthas revealed its 2020 Roof Garden commission, tapping Mexican artist Héctor Zamora to drop a timely intervention across the New York City institution’s outdoor terrace. Lattice Detour will open...
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Crossboundaries’ latest installation is imagined as a fun inducing manifesto of future schools, where you can experience and imagine little glimpses of its principles. The installation is a part of the group exhibition for 2019 Shenzhen-Hong Kong Biennale. The group exhibition contains five installations in...
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The underground railway service in Helsinki was opened in 1982 and consisted of a single line, which ran from the city centre to the eastern suburbs, where it then divided into separate branches. Plans already existed in the 1990s to extend the underground in a...
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Designed by LE-X arkitekturë the Lifestyle store exudes design and style that perfectly embody the concept of architecture that completes the shopping experience. The idea of the interior is to provide a unique shopping experience, with different elements in the space seamlessly interweaving each detail with...
Designed by LE-X arkitekturë t...
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Railway Square is a new public square constructed in the former Midland Railway Workshops. The Workshops are a cluster of late 19th century industrial buildings undergoing thoughtful restoration to create an urban village for a new era. Retaining its authentic, industrial feel, the new urban...
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Molos Group created a contemporary, yet raw, beauty salon following its brand identity and theme of ‘angel’. located in prishtina, the capital city of kosovo, the salon is tastefully decorated with elements referencing wings and feathers, resulting in elegant interiors. the space was reconstructed from...
Molos Group created a contempo...
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This was the second “Low Cost House Series” project by JYA-RCHITECTS, sponsored by Korea Child Fund to improve a living environment for low-income families. The house was situated in a small rural village of Jangheung town in southeastern province of Korean peninsula and was a...
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The site can reach downtown Yangjiang via S365 Provincial Highway (approximately 25 minutes drive), Yangdong District via Shixing Road (approximately 15 minutes drive), Jiangcheng District via Yabai Line West (approximately 35 minutes by car), and seashore in the east. It has extremely convenient traffic conditions...
The site can reach downtown Ya...
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Designed by Finnish practice JKMM, Amos Rex – a major new art museum in Helsinki – is completed. Amos Rex continues the work of Amos Anderson Art Museum (1965-2017) that was established at the bequest of Amos Anderson (1878-1961), a highly regarded Finnish philanthropist, art...
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Studio Symbiosis, a multidisciplinary architectural firm, has recently proposed a serie of solutions to clean up Delhi’s air, to fight against the already pervasive pollution: The inhabitants breathe 25 times more toxic air than the limit set by the World Health Organization. The first part...
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Located in Cinere, just outside Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta, the two-story Flick House stands out with its contemporary brick facade and its focus on sustainability. Jakarta-based DELUTION designed the residence for a family of six who wanted their home to be "humble and warm"...
Located in Cinere, just outsid...
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Texas studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has turned a former printing house into the New York headquarters of American burger company Shake Shack. Shake Shack's centre of operations spans half of a floor in an industrial building on Varick Street in Lower Manhattan's Tribeca...
Texas studio Michael Hsu Offic...
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Beginning with a story of the designing company Whitaker Studio: In the spring of 2017 my client in LA had some friends visiting and, having a little time to spare, they all went on a road trip to visit the client’s plot of land in...
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Recycled concrete, repurposed double-glazing and discarded flooring boards were all used in the construction of Upcycle Studios, a Copenhagen housing development designed by Lendager Group. Danish architecture studio Lendager Group built the series of 20 new townhouses in the Ørestad district of Denmark's capital city. All...
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Bridges in China have a long tradition not only as traffic links but also as social gathering places. This heritage is revived in the design by the architects at Atelier FCJZ for Jishou Art Museum in central China. The Jishou Art Museum in the county-level city...
Bridges in China have a long t...
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On the hights of Cheongdam-dong avenue, in Séoul, South Korea, the new Louis Vuitton store is full of contemporary and traditional inspiration. Seen as a reference to the Korean culture, art and creativity are honored. The curved glass facade from Franck Gehry is similar to the...
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SEATOPIA·Bright & Bay Food by Guchuang Design is a supporting property of Sino-Ocean Group. The 2,000 square meter building space accommodated an owner’s canteen and two themed restaurants. SEATOPIA is a Coastal holiday complex developed by the Sino-Ocean Group in Beidaihe New District. It covers an...
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Liyang Museum is located in the southeast corner of Yan Lake Park in the new urban district, connecting an urban public space to the new nature. The organic lines and undulating mountains compose melodious music in the mountain forest. An Open Attitude welcomes people from...
Liyang Museum is located in th...
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Workshop Architects has created the Filux Lab for artistic design as part of the International Festival of Light in Mexico. They transformed an old colonial house located in the city of Merida into a real place of knowledge sharing, research, but also an art gallery....
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The new multi-cinema project takes place in the future site of the “Jardin de la Culture” close to the historical city center of Riom. Once this cultural enclosure, was the “Redemptoristine convent’s garden”. Nowadays, this new program offers: a multimedia library project, a music school...
The new multi-cinema project t...
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A house designed by K2Ld architects in a quiet residential street that reflects no particular historical period, but has fine examples of the various housing styles built throughout the last 100 years. Also, like many streets in Melbourne’s inner eastern suburbs, it is lined with...
A house designed by K2Ld archi...
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The Chinese Architecture Studio Vector Architects, a realization a seafront chapel on the Bohai Coast in China. This building that mixes traditional with futurism offers an exceptional view of the sea. The faithful can feel like on a drifting boat that face the immensity of the...
The Chinese Architecture Studi...
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Text description provided by the architects. Saigon is a metropolitan city of Vietnam with the highest density of construction, vehicles and population. With that, followed the blooming of urban infrastructure and traffic congestion. On the other hand, it causes the lack of green spaces, where...
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Pennsylvania architecture studio ISA has designed a slender five-storey house in a developing Philadelphia neighbourhood, as a housing prototype for tiny vacant lots. The narrow Tiny Tower is built like a mini-skyscraper, using a steel-reinforced wood frame that is clad in painted metal across its...
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In Danish market town Aabenraa, ADEPT and Topotek1 have recently completed a transformation of the historic city that creates strong links between the visionary urban master plan, won by the team in 2014, and redesigned public space formed by local conditions. With a playful design...
In Danish market town Aabenraa...
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Designed by Singapore-based firm WOHA, ‘sky green’ is a mixed-use development located at the heart of Taichung city, Taiwan. located in a densely developed and vibrant neighborhood, the site is made up of two rectangular plots: one facing the main city thoroughfare, gongyi road; and...
Designed by Singapore-based fi...
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Montreal studio Thomas Balaban Architect has turned a gabled farmhouse in Quebec's Eastern Townships completely white, and then contrasted it with an extension covered in weathered cedar cladding. The Knowlton Residence is located in rural Canada, a few hours outside of Montreal, in a popular ski...
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After few other features, we are going back to another project by a local bureau in Kosova, an educational institution with in the city of Prishtina, designed by Maden Group. Read more on the project by the architects. Being a kid and even a teenager is...
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The project is distinguished mainly by the visual impact of the proposed volumes, which besides the plastic appeal, cooperates functionally with details of comfort and efficiency of the house. In addition to influencing the volumetric conceptualization of the project, a cobogo-lined face marks the entry with...
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