Articles from 07/01/2013:
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from archdaily
Located in a residential street, near the lively neighborhood of Place d’Italie, the new lodge of the School Ricaut displays its large yellow cube, which replaces the old entrance, refining [...] Read »
from archdaily
The Sophia Library concept proposal for the Helsinki Central Library Competition represents the consolidation of cultural identity, democratic notion and humanistic concepts into a building. [...] Read »
from archdaily
Warming Huts& , an open art and architecture competition on ice has selected five huts that best “push the envelope of design, craft and art” for it’s 2013 edition. Selected from over [...] Read »
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Miscellaneous
from Inhabit
The cotton industry consumes a pile of water and emits significant greenhouse gases, but new research reveals that growing cotton in Africa exacts a smaller ecological price. Cotton Made in Africa [...] Read »
from SW Oregon Architect
Eugene Public Library, central stair (all images by Eckert and Eckert Photography) This post is the third of three marking the 10th anniversary of the Eugene Public Library. You can find the [...] Read »
from Jetson Green
A new type of concrete has been created by Spanish researchers for buildings in Mediterranean-like climates that encourages the natural, rapid growth of pigmented organisms within the concrete. [...] Read »
Microdocumental producido con motivo de la Mesa Redonda "Arquitectos y emprendedores" dentro de las Jornadas de Formación y Encuentro para Estudiantes de Arquitectura de CREARQ (Consejo de Representantes [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
from + MOOD
At some point, every project is subject to compromise. A compromise between the developer’s requirements and the site’s potential, between the architect’s idea and the construction company’s [...] Read »
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from Inhabit
Google no longer has a monopoly on driverless vehicles. Lexus has unveiled a sneak preview of its luxury LS model equipped with proprietary Intelligent Transport Systems technology, including [...] Read »
from + MOOD
The new building adds 6 classrooms, toilets and dressing room to the existing school building dating from modern era of the last century. The old building represents an exemplary antetype of [...] Read »
from Architecture Wanted
Barking Town Centre public realm redesign by muf architecture/art. Although I do not have the full listing for SALA's Spring 2013 Lecture series, I do have a few dates to get the ball rolling: [...] Read »
from architechnophilia
Working with the community in Caracas, Venezuela, interdisciplinary studio Urban Think Tank designed a 4,000m 2 prefab vertical recreational centre to address local need for a safe place for [...] Read »
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from + MOOD
The 5+1 room detached house is located in the residential area of a small town close to Prague. Its narrow and sloping site is shaping the building. The form gently follows the contours of the [...] Read »
from archizoo
My commission was to design a workplace that would attract the best engineers in the business. How will I design for this? How will I appreciate the need for a key player to have the solitude [...] Read »
from architechnophilia
(c) Matteo Cainer Architects The new National Museum of Afghanistan was envisioned to safeguard the wealth of its cultural heritage and provide a symbol of the strength, pride and traditions [...] Read »
Interiors and Furniture
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