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Architects: studiomas architetti
- Area: 720 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: OTTOSTUMM, Mogs, T.C.S.
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Professionals: Studio Cassutti sas
Ancient Farm Renovation / studiomas architetti
7 Challenges That Prevent Architectural Originality, and How To Overcome Them
"Originality is dead" is not an uncommon phrase to hear in our modern, information packed era of Big Data and easy access to source material. If you take a look at Google’s Ngram Viewer, the use of the word "originality" appears to have waned; it is now roughly as common as it was at in 1800, with its peak use occurring just before 1900. So what was going on around that peak time? In 1893, the first moving pictures were played; in 1989, the first escalator was installed; in 1899, aspirin was invented; and 1901 saw the first wireless transmission sent from England to Canada. [1]
At that time, the development of various forms of technology was allowing and encouraging people to explore and fulfill ideas that could only have been dreamed of in the past. But without this injection of new tools, it's difficult to compete with 200,000 years of new ideas; so to help you do so, here are seven aspects of our modern world that make it difficult to come up with original ideas, and ways you can combat them.
Les Closiaux / Dominique Coulon & associés
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Architects: Dominique Coulon & associés
- Area: 2596 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Pilkington, Bobrick, Colas
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Professionals: Batiserf, BET G.Jost, COLAS, SNRB, SEC FRANCE ASCENSEURS, +8
The Economic and Social Power of Walkable Cities
Over the last few years, the way Americans move around has changed remarkably, especially among young people. Previously the automobile was people’s preferred, if not the only, option. Now they are choosing to walk, bike, or use public transport according to recent studies.
This difference in preferred transportation methods has generated many benefits not only for residents but also for cities, in both economic and social terms.
Glass Box Project / Studio 304 Architecture
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Architects: Studio 304 Architecture
- Area: 60 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: PK Joinery
German School Madrid / Grüntuch Ernst Architects
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Architects: Grüntuch Ernst Architects
- Area: 27065 m²
- Year: 2015
Panorama House / CAPD
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Architects: CAPD
- Area: 159 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: DINAONE, Daiwa Heavy Industry, MATSUOKA
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Professionals: ASJ Nagoya Meitou Daiichi Studio, Q & Architecture, WA-SO
Death Masks From MIT Capture Your Dying Breath
In the ancient world, traditional death masks were believed to strengthen and protect the soul of the dead as they progressed to the afterlife. It was this mythical notion of transition from death to new life that inspired Vespers, a collection of death masks from Neri Oxman and her team at MIT’s Mediated Matter Group.
Ziya Imren Architects Releases Plans to Integrate Nature and Urbanity in Turkey
Ziya Imren Architects has released its plans for Re-Naturing the Kizilirmak in Turkey, a new eight-kilometer-long urban design project around the Kizilirmak River. As the longest inland river in Turkey, the Kizilirmak, also known as the Red River, “has been regarded as a hard edge to the city due to access and safety concerns.” After recent municipal advancements, many areas around the river have been opened to a design competition with the goal of integrating the riverfront into the existing city fabric.
St. Trinitatis Church / Schulz und Schulz
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Architects: Schulz und Schulz
- Area: 5500 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: FSB Franz Schneider Brakel, Derix, Deutsche FOAMGLAS®, Knauf, Plaka, +3
MAD Arkitekter and Asplan Viak Release Feasibility Study for Urban Dock Development in Norway
MAD Arkitekter and Asplan Viak have collaborated to create a feasibility study for Visjon Dokken, an idea for a 25-hectare urban development dock that could become a new center for “residential, business park, commute, and energy sufficient systems.”
Located in Bergen Harbor in Norway, the project would be the second largest development in the country and could house 3,500 dwellings and 8,000 workspaces, 37,000 square meters of public parks, as well as a connected walkway system and bicycle paths.
Sassen, Kimmelman and More Discuss the Urban Evolution of Migration in reSITE's Small Talks
"What is your city? And what do you need to make that entire city yours?" These are some of the questions being posed by co-founding principal of nArchitects, Mimi Hoang, in reSITE’s Small Talks series. The videos, produced and edited by Canal180, were recorded during the reSITE event that took place in Prague earlier this year, titled "Cities in Migration." Reiterated again and again by several of the interviewees is the fact that migration is, in the words of founder and chairman of reSITE Martin Barry, "a natural human phenomenon; everyone is moving to cities to improve their lives."
La Casa of Paul & Sigi / MXMA Architecture & Design
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Architects: MXMA Architecture & Design
- Area: 104 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Bois Franc Lavallée, Laminam, Valor
Nabil Gholam Wins 2016 World Architecture Festival with Bank Headquarters
Nabil Gholam Architects' unbuilt proposal for a future bank headquarters competition, a.spire, has been named the winner of the Office-Future project category at World Architecture Festival 2016. The project, designed for the Mar Mikhael neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon, is a flexible intervention meant to both meet the client's needs in the present day and adapt to its long-term evolution.
Sports Complex Olympiakwartier / Slangen+Koenis Architects
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Architects: Slangen+Koenis Architects
- Area: 6050 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Rieder Group, Cadisch MDA, Schüco, Welltec
Urban Reflections / HOLODECK architects
Plugin Tower / People's Architecture Office
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Architects: People's Architecture Office
- Year: 2016