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Architects: Olimpia Lira
- Area: 259 m²
- Year: 2011
Renovation: The Latest Architecture and News
House / Studio Las Rúas / Olimpia Lira
Roc Cube / nook architects
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Architects: nook architects
- Year: 2013
Islington House / Neil Dusheiko Architects
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Architects: Neil Dusheiko Architects
- Year: 2013
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Manufacturers: GDStones
Farmstead Refurbishment / Carlo Bagliani
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Architects: Carlo Bagliani
- Year: 2011
House Rehabilitation in Oreiras / Ventura Trindade Arquitectos
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Architects: VENTURA TRINDADE, ARQUITECTOS
- Year: 2006
South Durras House / Fearns Studio
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Architects: Fearns Studio
- Area: 219 m²
- Year: 2012
Living by the Sea / Minarc
Haus von Arx / Haberstroh Schneider
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Architects: Haberstroh Schneider
- Year: 2012
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Professionals: August + Margrith Künzel Landschaftsarchitekten, Binningen
Designing Parking Garages For a Car-less Future
This intriguing article on The Atlantic Cities highlights a growing trend as cities become more focused on pedestrians, bicycles and public transport: parking garages that are designed with alternative uses in mind. Developers are ensuring that these garages have "good bones", such as comfortable ceiling heights, that will allow them to be easily converted into apartments or offices in a future when many city-dwellers don't own cars. You can read the full article here.
Midvale Courtyard House / Bruns Architecture
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Architects: Bruns Architecture
- Year: 2013
Bubble Building / 3GATTI Architecture Studio
The Bubble Building, a "renovation of a common, old and unattractive building" in the centre of Shanghai, is a simple design containing complex environmental qualities. Unlike a conventional retrofit or renovation, 3GATTI's proposal places inflatables made of white antibacterial technical outdoor nylon, in front of the windows on the existing building. Their concept was to "create an icon-building, a kind of landmark very easy to recognize, a kind of sculpture with a strong character able to detach itself from the boring cityscape" with the ultimate aim to attract customers to rent both the office and commercial spaces.
Philip Johnson's Crystal Cathedral Born Again
Johnson Fain and Rios Clementi Hale Studios have been selected to transform Philip Johnson's 1981 Crystal Cathedral, originally a Protestant mega-church, to make it more in keeping with its new, Catholic identity.
The Cathedral, which had filed for bankruptcy in October 2010, was bought in early 2012 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. Earlier this month, the architects were chosen for the renovation: Johnson Fain will focus on the interior, while Rios Clementi Hale Studios will oversee the masterplan of its 34-acre campus.
UOW Australia Wins the 2013 Solar Decathlon China
Team UOW from the University of Wollongong in Australia has been awarded first place at the 2013 Solar Decathlon China, taking top honors for its net-zero, water-conserving design. Selected from 22 teams and 35 universities, Team UOW’s winning entry - the Illawarra Flame House - was the first retrofitted house ever to be submitted in decathlon history.
The Noemi Givon House / Ori Glazer + Nili Gal Mester
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Architects: Nili Gal Mester, Ori Glazer
- Year: 2012
Leegkerk Church Interior Renovation / awg architects
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Architects: awg architects
- Area: 550 m²
- Year: 2013
H&M Seoul Hongdae Store / D.LIM architects
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Architects: D.LIM architects
- Area: 271 m²
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Professionals: OJ DESIGN, R.C. Structure
Stardom Entertainment Office / D.LIM architects
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Architects: D.LIM architects
- Area: 548 m²
- Year: 2012
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Manufacturers: Danpal, DVP
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Professionals: Eun Structural Engineering, Hitec Engineering Co.Ltd, JAEJIN Construction
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Team / atelierjones
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Architects: atelierjones
- Year: 2012
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Professionals: Foushee Contractors