Las Gaviotas House / Demo Arquitectos
MoMA Launches Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America
The Museum of Modern Art has launched Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America, the fourth installment of the Issues in Contemporary Architecture series. Investigating the intersections of architecture, Blackness and anti–Black racism in the American context, the exhibition and accompanying publication examine contemporary architecture in the context of how systemic racism has fostered violent histories of discrimination and injustice in the United States.
The Benefits of Rammed Earth in Brazilian Houses
Ancestral, but overshadowed by other technologies that have emerged over time, the rammed-earth walls are again gaining prominence in Brazil for being a low-impact, sustainable and economical solution. Known in Portuguese as taipa, it is a rudimentary construction system that compresses the earth into wooden boxes until it reaches an ideal density that allows a resistant and long-lasting structure.
Conserve Resources and Plan for Demolition With Digital Construction
The construction industry is traditionally one of the most resource-intensive sectors, but with rigorous planning and digital tools, the construction process can instead make an active contribution to environmental protection. Energy, resources, and materials can be intentionally saved during the construction process to widen the conversation from simply sustainable buildings as an end product, but sustainable construction as a process. Digital solutions can play a decisive role, yet the industry has so far made too little use of the numerous possibilities that are available. Below, the experts from the Nemetschek Group present some of the opportunities they provide.
How Did the Evolution of Women's Role in Society Change the Built Environment?
In theory and practice, in the modern era, the idea of spatial separation between home and work was related to the traditional sexual division of men and women, and of their role in life. Going back to the earliest feminist thinking in architecture, in western industrialized communities, we are elaborating in this article on women’s changing role in the 20th century and its impact on the space we experience today.
Second Season of Esther Choi's Office Hours Promises More Opportunities for Young Bipoc Designers
Last year, as the pandemic kept many housebound, artist and architectural historian Esther Choi found herself fielding a lot of requests from BIPOC students and young professionals looking for advice. She noticed several of the same concerns cropping up, specifically those having to do with the stresses of studying or working in environments that were overwhelmingly white. So, as one will do these days, Choi took to social media, where she announced virtual information sessions in which she would talk about her professional experience in an attempt to help others. The success of these initial, informal get-togethers led Choi to plan a series of events where BIPOC design students and young professionals could pick the brains of established BIPOC architects, designers, and writers about their careers and ways to navigate often unsupportive fields. The conversations would be casual, frank, and encouraging. Choi named the initiative Office Hours.
A Window on the Langhe House / Studioata
Yunomori Onsen and Spa | Sathorn / Sixseven Studio
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Architects: Sixseven Studio
- Area: 3500 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: APK Brick, COTTO, L-Thai
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Professionals: Atelier AT, Tossapon Arunsuraponmatee
ARKA Flower Shop / Maly Krasota Design
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Architects: Maly Krasota Design
- Area: 70 m²
- Year: 2020
Mệ Loan’s House / H-H Studio
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Architects: H-H Studio
- Area: 200 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: American Standard, Hafele, Xingfa
Family Health Center on Virginia / MASS Design Group
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Architects: MASS Design Group
- Area: 25000 ft²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Herman Miller
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Professionals: LA Fuess, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc, SmithGroup, Rogers O’Brien Construction
flat|1 / unnamed studio
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Architects: unnamed studio
- Area: 120 m²
- Year: 2021
@BATUBATA / Studio Air Putih
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Architects: Studio Air Putih
- Area: 1022 m²
- Year: 2017
House with the Soaring Rock / Spasm Design
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Architects: Spasm Design
- Area: 767 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Saint-Gobain, Hybec, Jaquar, Roca, TATA
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Professionals: Rajeev Shah, Siddharth Constructions, A.Y. Ratiwalla
KOW House / Edouard Brunet
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Architects: Edouard Brunet
- Area: 200 m²
- Year: 2020
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Professionals: Neuf81, ALX Construct, Mus & Puccini
Mazanka Apartment / Makhno Studio
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Architects: Makhno Studio
- Area: 98 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Bassa, Blanche, Makhno Studio
Bugambilias House / Taller Mexicano de Arquitectura
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Architects: Taller Mexicano de Arquitectura
- Area: 263 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Chaos Group, CANTERA MIDO, CASTEL, Cemex, +4