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Architects: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
- Area: 31800 m²
- Year: 2019
Ningbo New Library / SHL
1217 Main Street Renovation / 5G Studio Collaborative
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Architects: 5G Studio Collaborative
- Area: 30422 ft²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Ellison Bronze, Vitro®, Adobe, Agnora, +3
Butterfly Effect: 4 Principles for Fighting Global Issues Through Architecture
In a predominately urban world that constantly has to deal with complex problems such as waste generation, water scarcity, natural disasters, air pollution, and even the spread of disease, it is impossible to ignore the impact of human activity on the environment. Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time and it is urgent that we find ways to slow down the process, at the very least. Toward this end, our production, consumption, and construction habits will have to change, or climate change and environmental degradation will continue to diminish the quality and duration of our lives and that of future generations.
Although they seem intangible and distant, these various energy inefficiencies and waste issues are much closer than we can imagine, present in the buildings we use on a daily basis. As architects, this problem is further amplified as we deal daily with design decisions and material specifications. In other words, our decisions really do have a global impact. How can we use design to create a healthier future for our world?
cube berlin Smart Office Building / 3XN
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Architects: 3XN
- Area: 19500 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Saflex
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Professionals: TAW Weisse, DS-Plan, hhpberlin, Remmel + Sattler Ingenieurgesellschaft
Design that Educates Awards Reveals Winners of 2020 Edition
Highlighting and promoting architecture and design that impacts the educational field, the Design that Educates Awards revealed its list of winners for 2020. A collaboration between Laka Foundation and Solarlux GmbH, this year’s competition theme was inspired by the “Educating Buildings” research paper of Dr. Peter Kuczia.
The Virtues of Wood: an Interview with Vandkunsten Architects
In this short video, Jens Thomas Arnfred and Søren Nielsen from the Danish office Vandkunsten Architects talk about wood and the many reasons why it makes for such excellent building material. The two architects discuss the sustainability advantages of using timber and reflect on its influence on our senses and mind, on our feeling of wellbeing.
Community Center / NORD Architects
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Architects: NORD Architects
- Area: 934 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Junckers, Keflico, Stora Enso
Bodø Town Hall / Atelier Lorentzen Langkilde
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Architects: Atelier Lorentzen Langkilde
- Area: 12000 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Franken-Schotter, Akustik plus, DEKO, Lindner, +1
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Professionals: Atelier Lorentzen Langkilde, Buro Happold, Hjellnes Consult, ÅF Engineering AS
Marine Education Center / NORD Architects
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Architects: NORD Architects
- Area: 700 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: NORD Architects, Sweco
There's No Good Architecture Without Daylight: How to Promote Designs Molded and Nurtured by Light
Humans spend almost 90% of the time indoors; that's approximately 20 hours a day in closed rooms and 9 hours a day in our own bedrooms. The architectural configurations of these spaces are not random - that is, they have been designed or thought of by someone, and are at least slightly "guided" by the conditions of their inhabitants and their surroundings. Some people inhabit spaces specially catered to their needs and tastes, while others adapt and appropriate designs made for someone else, perhaps developed decades before they were born. In either case, their quality of life may be better or worse depending on the decisions that are made.
Understanding the importance of carefully designing our interiors, particularly through the lens of access and enjoyment of natural light, was the purpose of the 8th VELUX Daylight Symposium, held on October 9 and 10 of 2019 in Paris. This year, more than 600 researchers and professionals attended and reaffirmed the importance of natural light, presenting a series of concrete tools that could help quantify and qualify light by designing its entry, management, and control with greater depth and responsibility.
Centre For Cancer And Health / NORD Architects
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Architects: NORD Architects
- Area: 2250 m²
- Year: 2011
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Professionals: NORD Architects, Wessberg
Spotlight: Ma Yansong
Founder of the innovative architecture firm MAD Architects, Ma Yansong (born 26 November 1975) has helped to give China a name in the international architecture scene. The first Chinese architect to receive a RIBA fellowship, Ma explores contemporary architecture in relation to traditional eastern values of nature, resulting in buildings that are complex and contextually aware, but sometimes even surreal.
What is Glued Laminated Wood (Glulam)?
Glued Laminated Wood (Glulam) is a structural material manufactured through the union of individual wood segments. When glued with industrial adhesives (usually Melamine or Polyurethane resin adhesives), this type of wood is highly durable and moisture resistant, capable of generating large pieces and unique shapes.
Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge / GEC Architecture
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Architects: GEC Architecture
- Area: 27500 m²
- Year: 2017
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Professionals: PCL Construction, Scatliff + Miller + Murray, Mission Green Buildings, SNC Lavalin, Remedy Engineering, +1
Winnwood Residence / 5G Studio Collaborative
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Architects: 5G Studio Collaborative
- Area: 4600 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Atlas Concorde, Western Window Systems, VELUX Group, American Tile, Bulthaup, +5
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Professionals: Pro Tech T Security, Hocker, Platinum Satellite, Designs by Lynn Rush, Energy IQ, +3