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Architects: MASS Design Group
- Area: 693 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: ACRA Industries, Atelier 83 - GHESKIO, Atlantic Door & Windows, Big Ass Solutions, CIP concrete, +6
GHESKIO Cholera Treatment Center / MASS Design Group
Infectious Disease Mitigation: 9 Healthcare Facilities Designed by MASS
Addressing contextual severe healthcare problems, like the outbreak of infectious diseases or maternal mortality, MASS has helped in setting design strategies to mitigate and reduce critical medical concerns. With some projects operational, and others in the pipeline, the facilities imagined, tackle a wide range of complications.
New York's Interiors: Apartments, Penthouses and Lofts in the Big Apple
One of the most important cities in the world –and the most populated in the United States of America–, New York is home to a great mix of cultures and history that has been shaped over the years, while art and architecture play a fundamental role in this development.
Understanding Grafton Architects, Directors of the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale
“When you read Love in the Time of Cholera you come to realize the magic realism of South America.” Yvonne Farrell, Shelley McNamara and I were in a corner of the Barbican Centre’s sprawling, shallow atrium talking about the subject of their most recent accolade, the Royal Institute of British Architects inaugural International Prize, awarded that previous evening. That same night the two Irish architects, who founded their practice in Dublin in the 1970s, also delivered a lecture on the Universidad de Ingeniería and Tecnologia (UTEC)—their “modern-day Machu Picchu” in Lima—to a packed audience in London’s Portland Place.
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara Named 2020 Pritzker Prize Laureates
This year, architecture’s highest honor, the Pritzker Prize, has been granted to Grafton Architects' Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Dublin, Ireland. The 2020 Laureates, who are both educators and architects, are known for their powerful yet delicate approaches. Their contextual and modern interventions are very attentive to history, demonstrating high levels of sensitivity and craftsmanship.
Our Readers Decide Who Should Win the Pritzker Prize 2020
Since the winner(s) of the Pritzker Prize 2020 will be announced this Tuesday, March 3, we have asked our readers who should win the most important award in the field of architecture.
ArchDaily's Best Articles about Brick
ArchDaily has created a list of best articles, news and projects that address everything you need to know about brick.
Heatherwick Discusses Design on a Human Scale in First Episode of ReSITE Podcast
Design and the City is a podcast by reSITE, raising questions and proposing solutions for the city of the future. In the first episode, Thomas Heatherwick founder of Heatherwick Studios discusses the notion of Designing on a Human Scale, describes his conceptual approach and introduces his latest venture in the heart of historic Prague. Joining the interview is ArchDaily editor, Christele Harrouk.
New Artist Residency In Senegal / Toshiko Mori
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Architects: Toshiko Mori
- Year: 2015
Spotlight: Thom Mayne
The principal architect of LA firm Morphosis, Thom Mayne (born January 19, 1944) was the recipient of the 2005 Pritzker Prize and the 2013 AIA Gold Medal, and is known for his experimental architectural forms, often applying them to significant institutional buildings such as the New York's Cooper Union building, the Emerson College in Los Angeles and the Caltrans District 7 Headquarters.
Belvedere - Remstal Pavilion / Barkow Leibinger
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Architects: Barkow Leibinger
- Area: 85 m²
- Year: 2019
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Professionals: Werner Sobek Engineering & Design
Harvard GSD Announces 2020 Richard Rogers Fellows
Harvard Graduate School of Design (Harvard GSD) has announced the six winners of the 2020 Richard Rogers Fellowship, a residency program at the Wimbledon House in London, the landmarked residence designed by Lord Richard Rogers for his parents in the late 1960s. Now entering its fourth cycle, the Fellowship is inspired by Lord Rogers’s commitment to cross-disciplinary investigation and engagement.
Second Home London Fields / Estudio Cano Lasso Arquitectos
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Architects: Estudio Cano Lasso
- Area: 1813 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Lastra y Zorrilla, Coopers Fire
Côte d'Ivoire: Modern Architecture Along Africa's Ivory Coast
The Ivory Coast is creating a new design language in West Africa. Located between Ghana and Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire is home to a range of modern architecture. Before colonization, the Ivory Coast was home to Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé, with ties that would shape its identity. Now, local architecture is rethinking past traditions to create a model for the future.
Building Boom: Qatar's Monumental New Architecture
Qatar has been radically reshaped by growth and development. The sovereign state transformed since the second half of the twentieth century after the discovery of the Dukhan oil field in 1940. Capitalizing on over 70 years of economic development, Qatar now has the highest per capita income in the world. Reflecting the country’s wealth, its modern architectural projects are being built at a monumental scale.