Sterling Forest House / Alexander Gorlin Architects
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Architects: Alexander Gorlin Architects
- Year: 2021
Variowohnen Wuppertal Student Housing / ACMS Architekten
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Architects: ACMS Architekten
- Area: 4680 m²
- Year: 2020
House in the Vineyards / Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten + Alexander Janowsky
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Architects: Alexander Janowsky, Dietrich | Untertrifaller
- Area: 335 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Laufen, Claus Schwarzmann, Georg Bechter Licht, Tischler Kirchberger, Vola
Terra Centre / One University One Village Team
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Architects: One University One Village Team
- Area: 1328 m²
- Year: 2019
Sasaki Launches New Urban Planning Online Tool
Global design firm Sasaki has announced the launch of Density Atlas, a new online platform for planners, urban designers, developers, and students immersed in the public realm, to have a better understanding about density. The platform explores the limitations of density and defines a more standardized set of metrics for understanding and comparing density across different global contexts, such as in urban centers, college campuses, or community under development.
Copper Can Be Endlessly Recycled: 8 Projects With Sustainable Cladding
It is believed that copper was the first metal to be found by men and used in the manufacture of tools and weapons. This occurred in the last period of prehistory, more than 10,000 years ago, in the so-called Metal Age, when groups, until then nomadic, started to become sedentary, developing agriculture and starting the first urban settlements. Copper has since been used in diverse ways. Used for decorative objects, jewelry, automotive parts, electrical systems, and even for dental amalgams, the material has had huge demand. In architecture, copper coatings are greatly appreciated for their aesthetics and durability. But a factor worth mentioning is that copper can be recycled infinitely, practically without losing its properties.
Akizuki no Tori House / FUJIWALABO / Teppei Fujiwara Architects Labo
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Architects: FUJIWALABO / Teppei Fujiwara Architects Labo
- Area: 175 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Izumi Okayasu Lighting Design
Tham & Videgård Wins Competition to Design Mess Building for Military Academy in Stockholm
Swedish practice Tham & Videgård Arkitekter has won a competition to design a new cadet mess building for the Karlberg Military Academy in Stockholm. Establishing a dialogue with the historical context and the 17th-century park, the project is conceived as a clean square volume with concave facades that embrace the surroundings. Through its rhythm and proportion, the design echoes the classical architecture of the nearby palace, showcasing a rigorous aesthetic that establishes a timeless image.
Flocking Tejas: BASE Studio's Exhibit for the Venice Biennale 2021
How does systemic thinking and generative design contribute to new forms of convivence? Can they become tools to connect tradition and identity in a modern way? Can they help to design customizable architectural strategies that offer locally accessible solutions? Can they contribute to the creation of dignified spatial experiences that can be replicated on a mass scale?
Where Does Wastewater Go?
When water runs down the drain or we flush it down the toilet, we usually don't care where it ends up. This is because with adequate basic sanitation, wastewater shouldn't be a concern. Yet, although humanity has already taken man to space and plans to colonize Mars, it continues to fail to provide basic living conditions for a large part of its population. A comprehensive study estimates that 48% of global wastewater production is released into the environment untreated. The UN, in turn, presents a much less encouraging figure, citing that 80% of the world's sewage is released without treatment. But returning to the question of the title, there are basically two destinations for sewage if it is not being released directly into the natural environment: it can be treated locally through septic tanks, or connected to a sewage treatment plant through the sewage network, eventually returning to nature after a series of treatment processes.
Reevaluating America’s Priorities: Digging into the Practice of Architecture in the United States
In this week's reprint from Metropolis, author Avinash Rajagopal "takes a broad look at American Design, digging into the practice of architecture, the resurgence of craft, quintessential building forms, and decaying infrastructure". Asking questions such as "what values do we hold dear? What harm have we caused, and who benefits from the work we do?" architects and designers across the United States explore the contextual consequences of the global challenges.
House in the 8 / Fernando Vignoni
Apple Tower Theatre / Foster + Partners
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Architects: Foster + Partners
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Terrazzo & Marble
Maruhiro Office “Ouchi” / DDAA
S Kindergarten / HNA Architects
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Architects: HNA Architects
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Caesar, VIETSEC
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Professionals: Tin An JSC