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• Architects

  StudioAC

• Location

  Toronto – Sterling Rd, Canada

• Category

  Offices Interiors

• Lead Architects

  Andrew Hill and Jennifer Kudlats

• Design Team

  Andrew Hill, Rubing Xu, Jennifer Kudlats

• Area

  3400.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Jeremie Warshafsky

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• Architects

  NKBAK

• Location

  Berlin, Germany

• Category

  Schools

• Lead Architects

  NKBAK

• Design Team

  Nicole Kerstin Berganski, Andreas Krawczyk, Simon Bielmeier, Shanjun Yu

• Area

  9360.0 m2

• Project Year

  2019

• Photographs

  Thomas Mayer

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• Architects

  Creative Crews

• Location

  273 Samsen Rd, Wat Sam Phraya Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200, Thailand

• Category

  Learning

• Area

  26500.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  W Workspace, Spaceshift Studio, Beersingnoi, Bank of Thailand Archive

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• Interiors Designers

  FON STUDIO

• Location

  Sanlitun Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

• Category

  Learning

• Designer

  Boan Jin, Hongzhen Li, Shuanghua Luo

• Client

  Spring Whisper Reading Club

• Area

  220.0 m2

• Project Year

  2019

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• Architects

  TEMP

• Location

  Wudaokou, Beijing, China

• Category

  Interior Design

• Design Team

  Howard Jiho Kim, Zhenkun Cai, Dakyung Hwang, Xiaojing Guo, Jiayue Yu

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Weiqi Jin

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• Architects

  MARU。architecture

• Location

  Nagoya, Japan

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architects

  Yohei Takano, Sachiko Morita

• Design Team

  Daichi Masuda, Shinnosuke Kadoi

• Area

  126.0 m2

• Project Year

  2019

• Photographs

  Hideki Ookura

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• Architects

  SmithGroup

• Location

  Leander, Texas 78641, United States

• Category

  Higher Education

• Design Team

  Mark Kranz, Jay Rambo, Clint Menefee

• Area

  110000.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Matt Winquist

200 years ago, parks were incorporated into cities. Today, 'beach life' can also reach the hearts of cities.

A revolutionary alternative of high social impact that promises to change urban living is gaining ground. Known as Public Access Lagoons (PAL), an innovative concept developed and patented by the multinational water innovation company, Crystal Lagoons, it will bring beach life projects to the heart of large cities, with white sand beaches and monumental crystalline lagoons, in which people can swim and practice water sports in. With the capacity to receive more than one million visits a year, these large bodies of water can incorporate cultural and entertainment centers and amenities, easily accessed via ticketed entry or, alternatively, can be enjoyed free of charge from the contemplation areas.

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• Architects

  Raquel Pelosi Arquitetura e Design Visual

• Location

  São Carlos, Brazil

• Category

  Houses

• Equipe de Projeto

  Raquel Pelosi, Mila Ricetti, Daniele Giacomeli - Escritório R|7 Arquitetos Associados

• Area

  362.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

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• Architects

  Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

• Location

  Pres. Tte. Gral. Juan Domingo Perón 3326, B1613AUT CABA, Argentina

• Category

  Park

• Lead Architect

  Dirección General de Arquitectura, Subsecretaria de Proyectos, Ministerio de Transporte y Desarrollo Urbano (MDUyT) del Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (GCBA)

• Subsecretary

  Álvaro García Resta

• Managing Director

  Martin Torrado

• Area

  8366.0 m2

• Project Year

  2019

• Photographs

  Javier Agustín Rojas

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• Architects

  PAN-PROJECTS

• Location

  Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Kongens Nytorv 1, 1050 Copenhagen, Denmark

• Category

  Sustainability

• Lead Architects

  Kazumasa Takada & Yuriko Yagi

• Area

  10.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Yuta Sawamura, David Hugo Cabo, PAN- PROJECTS

Perkins+Will propose an innovative and resilient office building in Southeast Washington, D.C, created to survive calamities and withstand natural disasters. The project reinvestigates the relationships between humans and nature.

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• Architects

  Cyril Durand Behar Architectes

• Location

  78120 Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, France

• Category

  Extension

• Lead Architects

  Cyril Durand, Behar Martin Lavigne, Alexandra de Buyer, Nesrine Guerbouj, Chaabani Morgane Chaplain

• Area

  6500.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Adrià Goula, Hélène Ichaï

This article was originally published on Common Edge.

This summer the federal government released an astonishing statistic: 87% of American homes are now equipped with air conditioning. Since the world is getting undeniably warmer, I suppose this isn’t all that surprising, but keep in mind that robust number of mechanically cooled homes include residences in some fairly temperate climates. So my question is a simple one: When did air conditioning in the U.S. became a requirement, rather than an add-on? 

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• Architects

  Dasadani

• Location

  Bandung, Indonesia

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architect

  Wahyu Dhany

• Design Team

  Ariesa Farida, Rahman Malik

• Area

  320.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Wahyu Dhany

The 2019 London Design Festival opened this month and features a large-scale instillation called Please Be Seated by Paul Cocksedge. Returning for its 17th year, the festival celebrates design across London and aims to promote the city as a major design capital. Please Be Seated joins a series of art, design and performance-based projects by internationally-renowned designers across the city.

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The A’ Design Award was "born out of the desire to underline the best designs and well-designed products." It is an international award whose aim is to provide designers, architects, and innovators from all design fields with a platform to showcase their work and products to a global audience. This year's edition is now open for entries; designers can register their submissions here.

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