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Brazilian Houses: 11 Interventions in Pre-existing Buildings

Susanna Moreira — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 07:30:00 +0000

Architectural projects may not always have empty plots - with their countless possibilities - to work with. Adapting pre-existing buildings to new demands is a challenge that requires a different approach.

Turin's Castello di Rivoli Tells a Story of the Region's History through Its Architecture

Katherine Allen — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 04:00:00 +0000

Given the sheer magnitude and influence of its recorded history, Italy as we know it is a surprisingly young country. For centuries, the region was divided between powerful (and sometimes warring) city-states, each with their own identity, culture, and, fortunes, and influence. Some are eternally famous. Rome is a cradle of history and heart of religion; cool Milan is a hub of contemporary fashion and design; Florence is synonymous with the Renaissance and all the epoch’s relationship to the arts.

Renzo Piano’s Renovation of the Harvard Art Museums is, Years On, a Quiet, Neighbourly Triumph

Katherine Allen — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 05:00:00 +0000

On the surface, designing a new art museum for Harvard University is a brief so straightforward that it sounds like part of university curriculum itself. The program lends itself to the type of light and airy spaces architects dream of creating; the campus site promises both steady and engaged traffic. But, for all the apparent advantages, the road to realizing Harvard’s Art Museums was a deceptively complex one - one that ultimately took six years to see realized.

Japan's Bet on Adaptive Reuse to Alleviate an Emerging Housing Crisis

Lindsay Duddy — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 07:30:00 +0000

Half a century after the new suburban tract home was the dream of many a young American family, refurbished properties are gaining in popularity. This trend extends beyond North America, with exciting renovations of existing structures popping up all over the world, from Belgium to Kenya to China. The attraction to this typology likely lies in its multiplicity; renovations are both new and old, historic and forward-looking, generative and sustainable.

The Project in a Small Japanese Village Setting the Standard for Zero-Waste Architecture

Katherine Allen — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 09:30:00 +0000

Nestled in the steep gorges and river valleys of Japan’s Tokushima prefecture is Kamikatsu - a small town seemingly like any other. But Kamikatsu, unlike its neighbors (or indeed, most towns in the world), is nearly entirely waste-free.

The Unlikely Life, Death and Rebirth of the Hastings Pier

Katherine Allen — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 08:30:00 +0000

The story of the Hastings Pier is an improbable one. Located in Hastings - a stone's throw away from the battlefield that defined English history - the pier was first opened to the promenading public in 1872. For decades the structure, an exuberant array of Victorian-era decoration, entertained seaside crowds but by the new millennium had fallen out of disrepair. In 2008 the pier was closed - a closure that became seemingly irreversible when, two years later, it burnt down.