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Architects: monovolume architecture + design
- Area: 5500 m²
- Year: 2017
Schaer Headquarter / monovolume architecture + design
Skanska HQ Budapest / LAB5 architects
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Architects: LAB5 architects
- Area: 480 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Artemide, Covering Chile, DEKO, Falco, Gerflor, +5
NY House / IDIN Architects
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Architects: IDIN Architects
- Area: 470 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Conwood, Thunwa
Beyond House / Ben Callery Architects
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Architects: Ben Callery Architects
- Area: 180 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Big Ass Fans, Shade Factor, Bradford, Breezway, Centor, +2
St Kilda Extension / Finnis Architects
Malek Residential Building / HAMAAN Studio
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Architects: HAMAAN Studio
- Area: 850 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Alfam, Travertine
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Professionals: Ziba Sazan inc
Huangshan Mountain Village / MAD Architects
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Architects: MAD Architects
- Area: 613200 m²
- Year: 2017
Bisset Adams Wins RIBA Competition for New Library in Thamesmead, London
The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced London-based firm Bisset Adams as the winners of the RIBA Competition to design a new state-of-the-art library and civic space in the southeast London suburb of Thamesmead.
Selected from a shortlist that included Architecture 00, Adam Khan Architects, Keith Williams Architects and Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter, the winning proposal was lauded for its flexibility and iconic design, as well as its connection to the adjacent Southmere Lake and surrounding neighborhood. The new facility will accommodate a contemporary library, learning space, and civic spaces such as health and wellbeing programs.
Casa SarahMarc / Pe+Br+Re arquitectos
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Architects: Pe+Br+Re arquitectos
- Area: 230 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Hansgrohe, Duomo
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Professionals: Constructora Velarco, MMobiliario
K2S Architects Wins Competition to Replace Fire-Razed Church in Ylivieska, Finland
In March 2016, the central church of Ylivieska, Finland, was destroyed in a fiery blaze, an act of arson that leveled the 18th-century wooden structure into a pile of ash.
Now, the community is set to start fresh with a brand new church designed by K2S Architects, after the Finnish firm was selected as the winners of a competition for the new Ylivieska Church.
Offices and housing Strasbourg / Dominique Coulon & associés
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Architects: Dominique Coulon & associés
- Area: 500 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: BALENA, CARCERERI, CBA, FALIERES, FRANK SANITAIRE, +6
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Professionals: Batiserf, BET G.Jost, E3 Economie
CEMEX Announces International Winners In Their 2017 Building Awards
The CEMEX Building Award recognizes the best projects in Mexico and the rest of the world that use concrete in a creative and innovative way, with a focus on sustainability and social welfare. This year, the award received 70 entries in the 5 categories and 4 special awards of its International Edition.
Residential Complex on Zeeburger Island / Studioninedots
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Architects: Studioninedots
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Aberson
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Professionals: UBA Uithoorn
How to Use “Structured Procrastination” to Get the Best Out of Your Bad Habits
In a hilarious TED talk by world-famous blogger Tim Urban, the procrastinating brain is explained using three squiggly characters: Rational Decision Maker, Instant Gratification Monkey, and Panic Monster. For most of us who procrastinate without fail, the Monkey dominates while the Decision Maker suffers. Panic Monster enters the moment a deadline looms dangerously close—and that’s when all the actual work is done, amid much grumbling, self-loathing and lofty promises of never procrastinating again. But of course, we fail to keep our promises and the wheel keeps turning!
While the internet is full of lists and guides on how to stop procrastinating, for quite a lot of people, those somehow just don’t help at all. And while deadlines, as Urban points out, work for some in terms of getting the work done sooner or later, “long-term procrastination” affects those who must set their own deadlines—think business owners, PhD students, or freelancers. So, how do you get yourself to stop? You don’t! What you need to master is John Perry’s concept of “structured procrastination”—the same concept that Piers Steel earlier explained as “productive procrastination.” Read on for some advice gleaned from pro-procrastination literature.
Texcoco House / Dosa Studio
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Architects: Dosa Studio
- Area: 240 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Basaltex, Isla Urbana, Mezcla Brava, Tekno-Step
The Simpsons’ Home As It Would Look In 8 Popular Architectural Styles
What better way to demonstrate America’s diverse architectural styles than through the country’s most infamous family — The Simpsons? HomeAdvisor has us covered by re-imagining one of TV's most recognizable family homes.
The Simpson family residence is instantly familiar to all, yet their dwelling could have been completely different if they’d embraced one of these popular housing styles.
Prefab Pop-Up Shelter Designed for Burning Man and Perfected for Disaster Relief
Christian Weber, a 20-plus year veteran of the Burning Man festival has learned a few tricks on the Playa. Shelter from the harsh Black Rock Desert winds, heat, dust and cold nights are attributes of an experienced camp. “Every year we unload our camp out of the container and use our container as our kitchen. It literally has fold-down tables [and] air conditioning… and when we’re all done, we throw it back in the container and it’s ready to go for next year.”
Architecture Is Moving Into a Realm Where History Plays as Much a Part as Medium
In this essay British architect and academic Dr. Timothy Brittain-Catlin presents the work of Space Popular, an emerging practice exploring the meaning of and methods behind deploying virtual reality techniques in the architectural design process.
Architectural practice, especially in the UK, is moving fast into a realm where history plays as much a part as medium. But the ways in which architects work have been transformed entirely from those of the past, generating a fundamental conflict: how in practice does design through virtual reality use history? In the earliest days of fly-throughs we all realised that we could show our work to clients in a way that even the least plan-literate could understand. We could develop details three-dimensionally and from different angles, even representing different times of day. But what next? How do we engage historical knowledge and experience of buildings?