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Interior Designers: FormNation
- Area: 7500 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Anglepoise, Cielo, DLM, Delta IV, Delta IV Rich Brilliant Willing, +11
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Professionals: Abunch
Karma HQ / FormNation
16 Details of Impressive Brickwork
The wide range in which pieces of masonry can be arranged allows for multiple spatial configurations. Born in a furnace, the brick adorns and reinforces, protects and—to various degrees—brings natural light into spaces that need slight, natural illumination.
Throughout history, traditional brick-laying consisted of predetermined arrangement of parts, and lines of rope to guide the consistency and placement of each individual brick. But there are many other ways to exploit this multi-faceted, timeless material, so we've selected 16 projects that demonstrate the potential of the humble brick.
Below find 16 construction details from projects that use bricks in ingenious ways.
Valdemingomez Forest Park / Israel Alba Estudio
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Architects: Israel Alba Estudio
- Area: 1100000 m²
- Year: 2013
Narzissenbad Aussee Spa Resort / Schulz Architektur
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Architects: Schulz Architektur
- Area: 6641 m²
- Year: 2013
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Manufacturers: Baumann Dekor, Pitzer-Huber
Hotel ICHINICHI / Aida Atelier
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Architects: Aida Atelier
- Area: 371 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Acor, Orderic, Sanwa, Toto
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Professionals: The Boundary, San-esu Kensetsu, Aida Atelier
House of the Sun / Keivani Architects + Studio Persian Primavera
Archifest 2016 Pavilion / DP Architects
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Architects: DP Architects
- Area: 19000 m²
- Year: 2016
YU! Hotel / Alfredo De León Méndez
The Names and Numbers Behind the World’s 100 Tallest Buildings
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has released some of the facts and figures behind the projects appearing in their recent book, 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings. The construction of tall buildings requires collaboration between many different companies and firms and the efforts of hundreds of people, but a few select firms have been responsible for more of the design and engineering achievements than any other.
Continue reading to see the 18 design architects that have contributed multiple buildings to the top 100 list.
Cold Pressed Juicery-Shop Prinsengracht / Standard Studio
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Architects: Standard Studio
- Area: 60 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Amkel, Amstermsche Fijnhouthandel, Baars & Bloemhoff, Viroc
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Professionals: Build in Amsterdam, Den Dekker Project Management, Job Interieur Bouw
In Wake of Revolution, Francis Kéré Envisions a Transparent New Architecture for the Burkina Faso Parliament Building
On October 30, 2014, as Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré was preparing to make an amendment to the country’s constitution that would eliminate presidential term limits and allow him to extend his 27 year rule, tens of thousands of Burkinabé citizens in the capital city of Ouagadougou broke through police lines to set fire to several government buildings, including city hall, the ruling party headquarters, and the National Assembly Building. The following day, Compaoré stepped down, ushering in a new era of democratic rule and resulting in the country’s first ever pluralistic and competitive Presidential election in 2015.
But the revolution left the former government complex in tatters and in need of a clear direction forward both culturally and architecturally. A former French colony, Burkina Faso is home to 19 million people, 50 different ethnicities and more than 60 languages. The country would require a new Parliament that could serve as a common ground for these diverse groups, while providing the technology and education necessary to create opportunities and a better quality of life for all Burkinabés.
To find this solution, last year, the new head of Parliament approached architect and Burkina Faso native Francis Kéré to develop a building and masterplan for the Assembly Building. The new building, in the architect’s words, would need to be one that could “not only address the core democratic values of transparency, openness and equality, but could also become a catalyst for growth and development for the capital city of Ouagadougou as a whole.”
Moretti Residence / Norman D. Ward architect
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Architects: Norman D. Ward architect
- Area: 2100 ft²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: Redenta's Landscape Design
Snøhetta Selected to Master Plan New Campus for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) announced today that it has selected Snøhetta to lead in the master planning of their new 16-acre riverfront campus and develop a long-term vision for the future of the Portland, Oregon site.
The overall goal of the master plan will be “to provide a market-driven strategy that outlines the best economic and environmental uses of OMSI’s physical property while highlighting the museum’s work as a cultural touchstone, science education resource, and trailhead to connect the community to learning and skill-building opportunities that equip them for 21st century jobs.”
Driessen House / Antonio Altarriba Arquitectos
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Architects: Antonio Altarriba Arquitectos
- Area: 333 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Ceadesign, G&M BVA, Schüco
115 Highbury Hill / Blee Halligan
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Architects: Blee Halligan
- Area: 100 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Crittall, Havwoods, London
New Map Celebrates Washington D.C's Brutalist Architecture
City Guide publisher Blue Crow Media and Deane Madsen, Associate Editor of Design at Architect Magazine, have collaborated to produce the Brutalist Washington Map, which features 40 examples of Brutalist architecture in Washington, D.C. This is Blue Crowe's fourth architectural guide map, following their Brutalist London Map, Art Deco London Map, and Constructivist Moscow Map. One can only expect further releases on the horizon.
How CODA Used Hundreds of White Plastic Chairs To Build A Recyclable Pavilion
This article is part of our "Material Focus" series, which asks architects to elaborate on the thought process behind their material choices and sheds light on the steps required to get projects actually built.
In this exceptionally imaginative and thought-provoking exercise in perceptual shifts, Ithaca- & Brooklyn-based CODA transformed hundreds of humble plastic lawn chairs into a project in the Arts Quad at Cornell University. Viewed from afar as a spiky singular entity, close inspection reveals the simple, unpretentious repeated module. CODA explains, "the object’s features are no longer understood in terms of their use (legs, arms, seat) but in terms of their form (spikes, curves, voids) as, due to their rotation away from the ground, they lose their relationship with the human body." We asked Caroline O'Donnell, principle at CODA, to explain the challenges faced in the development and construction of the fully-recyclable URCHIN.
TARI-Architect's Entry Proposal for Lithuania's Science Island
In a competition to design Lithuania's new National Science and Innovation Center, known as "Science Island," TARI-Architect's proposal aims to exemplify sustainable design and construction practices. Although three architecture firms were already selected on September 30th, TARI-Architects were one of 144 firms to submit a proposal, making the competition the largest design contest in Lithuania. The Rome-based firm, which recently won second place for a design competition in Seoul, formed its design around the idea of science and its progressive nature.