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Architects: guo ban er
- Area: 240 m²
- Year: 2020
The Roof House / guò bàn ér
Tinderbox House / Studio Ilk Architecture + interiors
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Architects: Studio Ilk Architecture + interiors
- Area: 1767 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: FritsJurgens, Sky-Frame, Arthur G, Britton Timbers, Catalano, +14
Carcavelos Co-living / Pereira Miguel Arquitectos
Copera Garden / Tomás García Píriz
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Architects: Tomás García Píriz
- Area: 350 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Mechape, Verde que te quiero verde, Viveros Millán
Pachuca 81 / Namikase Studio
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Architects: Namikase Studio
- Area: 650 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Saint-Gobain, Muroblanco
Bressol Creixem Jugant School / bxd arquitectura
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Architects: bxd arquitectura
- Area: 5669 ft²
- Year: 2021
UIA 2030 Award Finalists Announced
The International Union of Architects (UIA), in partnership with UN-HABITAT, have announced the Regional Finalists of first stage of the UIA 2030 Award. The biennial award, which is in its inaugural edition, honors the work of architects contributing to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and New Urban Agenda through built projects that demonstrate design quality and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
M House / Estudio Valdés +
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Architects: Estudio Valdés +
- Area: 169 m²
- Year: 2020
Indiana University Inaugurates Long-Lost Project Designed by Mies van der Rohe
Indiana University inaugurated a new shared facility for the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, which materializes a recently rediscovered design by Mies van der Rohe. The 1952 project intended for a fraternity house on the same IU Bloomington campus was entrusted to New York-based firm Thomas Phifer and Partners to be adapted to contemporary building codes and its current academic function while preserving the intended architectural aesthetic. The two-storey, 930 square meter building has officially opened to students and faculty.
How to Photograph Architecture with a 35mm Camera
Capturing an image has become spontaneous and immediate. While mobile photography maintains quality, it loses the ritual of taking a picture, i.e. thinking about an image while walking through a new city or the framing possibilities for a building from your point of view. In short, each image is the result of focus, aperture, exposure and the characteristics of the space. Travelling with a 35mm camera sets your limits, some say it is the closest lens to the human eye, others say it is too narrow to capture a building from the outside, but no doubt it all depends on your judgement and the capabilities of the equipment at your disposal.
Is Fake the New Real? Searching for an Architectural Reality
Excerpt from the book: Real and Fake in Architecture–Close to the Original, Far from Authenticity? (Edition Axel Menges)
The term “fake” has been in the media frequently in the early 21st century, referring to headlines and fictional statements that are perceived as real and are influencing public opinion and action. Replacing the historically more common term “propaganda,” fake news aims at misinformation and strives to “damage an agency, entity, or person, and/or gain financially or politically, often using sensationalist, dishonest, or outright fabricated headlines.” Tracing fake news and differentiating “real” information from personal opinions and identifying intentional (or unintentional) deceit can be complicated. It is similarly complex to trace the duality of fake and real in the built world. To explore the larger context of fake statements in architecture and environmental design, a look at the definition of fake and related terms might be necessary.
Big Real Estate’s Continuing Stranglehold Over New York City
This article was originally published on Common Edge.
Recently, the Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman wrote in the New York Times about the causes of unaffordable housing in New York City. He blamed the crisis on a few things, including a powerful financial “monoculture” in the city, NIMBYs, and the city itself blocking new construction. That last element, however—that the city blocks new construction—is an increasingly popular myth that needs examination.
Divided House / Jackson Clements Burrows
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Architects: Jackson Clements Burrows
- Area: 480 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Krause Bricks
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Professionals: BD Projects, Tim Nicholas Landscape Architecture, Adams Consulting Engineer, Metta Energy
Shiyuan House / Days in YARD Studio
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Architects: Days in YARD Studio
- Area: 200 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Aernova, Schuco
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Professionals: EnerPHit Standard Pre-Certification, HXP Planung GmbH, CJ-Lighting Group, Deltalight
Designing Virtuous Buildings: 6 Projects that Combine Sustainability and Performance
The clothes used by nomadic peoples in the desert (Bedouins, Berbers, Tuareg, among others) are usually dark, long and made of heavy fabric. Contrary to common sense, which would recommend light, pale and short clothes for a hot climate; heavy and loose clothing favors air convection, creating a constant flow of air along the body, providing thermal comfort in arid climates. For buildings, the analogy works. When approaching energy efficiency and project performance, we will inevitably talk about its envelope, among other aspects of the project. A successful solution in one location, will not always be efficient in another.
During the last 2 years we have created a series of articles on wellness and sustainability focused on the construction industry. But how do projects, according to their demands and context, apply the solutions to make them, in fact, efficient and perform well?