• Queen Margaret University air plans for a food & drink innovation hub
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Urban Realm Latest News
    Queen Margaret University has filed detailed plans for a dedicated innovation hub to anchor a huge new campus at Craighall, adjacent to the university's Edinburgh home. East Lothian Council is being asked to consider plans by Oberlanders...
  • Peter Tábori obituary
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Architecture | The Guardian
    Architect whose low-rise, high-density social housing offered a popular alternative to tower blocks Not all social housing in the 1960s was about tower blocks. High-rise buildings were unpopular with tenants, lifts were costly and broke...
  • The Black House / MDAMMM + The Black House Studio
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Arch Daily
    © Filippo Poli The design idea was to keep the volume but colour everything black. The owners showed us the single-family home they had just bought, on the outskirts of Sant Cugat, built in 2010, nondescript and with little aesthetic appeal; the...
  • 7 Lighting Trends and How They are Illuminating Today's Interior Spaces
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Arch Daily
    Rombo IV / Miguel Angel Aragonés. Image © Joe Fletcher Luis Barragán’s legacy lies in the way he uses light and color. Tadao Ando's sensitive approach to natural light established his own architectural language. James Turrell's dramatic interior transformations explore a unique perception of...
  • Shah Muhammad Mohshin Khan Mausoleum / Sthapotik
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Arch Daily
    © Asif Salman Background - Sufism is one most amazing, thought-provoking aspects of Islam. Sufism is derived from a more philosophical and social standpoint focusing on closeness to Allah (Schimmel, A., 1975). The Sufi saints were involved in the...
  • Bathrooms Made of Modular Components: Minimalist Aesthetics and Functionality
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Arch Daily
    SHOWDOWN. Image Cortesia de antoniolupi Bathroom accessories serve various functions, especially when it comes to hygiene, organization and practicality. Previously thought of as purely functional components, designed only to perform their intended use, today they are seen as...
  • Demas Nwoko Receives the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 2023 Venice Biennale
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Arch Daily
    Demas Nwoko. Image Courtesy of La Biennale di  Venezia Nigerian-born artist, designer, and architect Demas Nwoko is the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 18 th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia entitled The Laboratory of the Future ....
  • Ghibli House / Nuevo Arquitetura
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Arch Daily
    © Haruo Mikami Located on the outskirts of the Pilot Plan of Brasilia . Where the humidity of the air varies from 70% to 80% in the rainy season to less than 20% in the dry season.
  • The National Pavilion of Kosovo Explores Migratory Transcendence at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Arch Daily
    Action program Metropolis Ruhr. Image Courtesy of berchtoldkrass The Republic of Kosovo will present Transcendent Locality at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, exploring the significant role migration plays in the social development of Kosovo. The pavilion also dives into the migratory process...
  • Circular Economy in Latin American Housing: 12 Examples of Reuse of Materials
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Arch Daily
    Refugio en La Paisanita / STC Arquitectos. Image © Gonzalo Viramonte Although the circular economy involves other principles such as the regeneration of natural systems , the reuse or recycling of materials plays an important role in contributing to the reduction of waste generation by giving a second...
  • Beyond Brightness: The Art of Lighting in 20 South Korean Commercial Spaces
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Arch Daily
    © studio gothic / Jae Sung LEE. Tak Hyun Kim A rising number of studies suggest that well-considered lighting affects and boosts consumer behavior. Add to that the new Instagramability and promotional requirements, and the role of lighting becomes pivotal to achieving a filtered...
  • Malcolm Fraser takes PPP fight to the Scottish Parliament
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Urban Realm Latest News
    A position paper setting out a nine-point plan to end public-private partnerships (PPP) has been brought before the Scottish Parliament by Jubilee Scotland, a non-profit coalition campaigning to end 'debt slavery'. A constant presence in...
  • Arquitectonica and Its Latin American Contribution to Modernism
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Arch Daily
    University of Miami Lakeside Village. Image Courtesy of Arquitectonica This article was originally published on Common Edge .
  • Kulturbahnhof Aalen Cultural Center / a+r Architekten
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Arch Daily
    © Brigida González The new Kulturbahnhof Aalen brings together Aalen ’s industrial history and twenty-first-century architecture. With great sensitivity, the historical building fragments have been successfully integrated into the present-day architecture....
  • Baugruppe D2 / IFUB*
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Arch Daily
    © Thomas Straub Life in Berlin . Over the past few decades, alongside the daily rat race of real estate sharks, big investors and ongoing gentrification, a popular alternative model – the housing cooperative – has been gaining ground. The Baugruppe D2,...
  • Tree House / North by north
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Arch Daily
    © Simon Whitbread A young family based on the northern beaches of Sydney bought an existing house located high in the trees at the back of a steep block. The existing house was constrained by high-level access and an unsatisfactory outdoor space. We were...
  • Baker Baker / oftn studio
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Arch Daily
    © Choi Yongjoon Baker Baker is a space that gathers, communicates, and connects people gathered with a common interest in bread. The project was inspired by the square, encouraged everyone to participate, even in a passive way, and planned to be a...
  • Planning renewal sought for stalled Dundee apartments
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from Urban Realm Latest News
    A 2018 planning application for 28 apartments above three ground-floor retail units at 28-30 Trades Lane , Dundee, has been resubmitted following expiry of the original submission . The application by A.B. Roger & Young Architects...
  • Tran Duy Hung Secondary School / Sunjin Vietnam Joint Venture Company
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from Arch Daily
    © Chimnon Studio Tran Duy Hung Street (Cau Giay district, Hanoi) is considered one of the new urban areas with rapid development, densely populated with many housing projects, high-rise apartment buildings, service works with modern architecture. The...
  • Raga Svara Wellness Center / Shanmugam Associates
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from Arch Daily
    © Vinay Panjwani Raga Svara, as in the words of its founders, focuses on the therapeutic, aesthetic, philosophical, and ecological well-being of oneself in conjunction with the surroundings. Raga’s logo “Pause” indicates all those who enter this green...
  • Elsternwick Penthouse / Office Alex Nicholls
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from Arch Daily
    © Rory Gardiner The project involved combining two penthouse apartments, their respective car parking, rooftops, and exterior spaces to create a singular inter-generational family home with an abundance of flexible living and working spaces, a basement...
  • A Large Green Roof Covers This Riverside Home
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from CONTEMPORIST » Architecture
    This modern home has been designed to subtly integrate into the natural shape of the land, and allows for a usable green roof. Architect Pawel Naduk of 77STUDIO in Warsaw, Poland, has designed a modern house with a green roof that’s located on the bank of the Vistula River. The home has been designed to subtly integrate into the natural shape of the land...
  • House EMGD / Ralph Germann architectes
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 from Arch Daily
    © Nicolas Sedlatchek On a 991 square meter plot on the shores of the Lac de Joux, architect Ralph Germann created this residential project for a two-person household. The main wish of his clients was that all the main rooms should face the lake without any...
  • Washington Street skyscraper to tame the Kingston Bridge
    Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from Urban Realm Latest News
    Proposals for new build-to-rent homes on a brownfield site at 82-90 Washington Street are being brought forward by CA Ventures and Hoskins Architects. Previously home to Snodgrass Flour Mill, the 0.3ha site will be activated by ground...
  • Art Deco facade saved in updated Sauchiehall Street plan
    Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from Urban Realm Latest News
    A historic Art Deco 1930s facade on Sauchiehall Street which had been threatened with demolition is to be saved with the publication of updated designs for student accommodation. Revised designs by Matt Brook Architects show the former...
  • Pivoting Arched Windows Are A Unique Feature On This Row Of Townhouses In London
    Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from CONTEMPORIST » Architecture
    From the street, the townhouses look to be single storey, however, they actually step down lower than the street, making room for a small outdoor space. Photography by Matthew White and Izzy Scott of AVR London Architecture firm DHaus has designed a collection of 6 new terraced townhouses in North-West London, that replaced a gas station. The six new townhouses include a strong mixture...
  • Ednam expansion to deliver 12 Borders homes
    Tuesday, March 21, 2023 from Urban Realm Latest News
    LBA has drafted plans for 12 homes off Poppleburn Park at Ednam in the Scottish Borders. Working with a local developer on land at West Mill the architects propose to build out a 1.3-hectare field on the edge of the village, extending an...
  • Student housing to take the place of dropped Glasgow apartments
    Tuesday, March 21, 2023 from Urban Realm Latest News
    Alumno is to host a drop-in session outlining their proposals to erect student accommodation at the corner of St George's Road and Grant Street in Glasgow City Centre. The pre-application event will take place on Thursday between 14:00...
  • Aberdeen apartments drop colour for monochrome design
    Monday, March 20, 2023 from Urban Realm Latest News
    Tinto Architecture has returned with revamped proposals for new housing and amenity space on the site of a light haulage yard at 56 Park Road , Aberdeen. Throwing out plans for 30 flats with projecting coloured balconies the architects...
  • On Hiatus
    Monday, March 20, 2023 from A Daily Dose of Architecture
  • Haymarket Yards approval signals sustainable workplace shift
    Monday, March 20, 2023 from Urban Realm Latest News
    A mixed-use development at 20 Haymarket Yards has been given the go-ahead by City of Edinburgh Council, clearing the way for the redevelopment of Elgin House. The green light gives Stamford Property Holdings permission to demolish the...
  • You could cook while on the toilet: a night in one of Tokyo’s micro-apartments
    Monday, March 20, 2023 from Architecture | The Guardian
    The tiny homes, which measure just nine square metres – or three tatami mats – are the architectural answer to rising rents Justin McCurry spends a night in a 3 tatami mat apartment – video It is one of the shortest viewings in estate...
  • The Drawing Board: A magical collaboration between Pākehā architects and Te Wānanga o Raukawa
    Sunday, March 19, 2023 from nzherald.co.nz - Architecture
    Te Ara a Tāwhaki at Te Wānanga o Raukawa and the process of collaboration.
  • The Drawing Board: Taking in some of the awesome architecture at the Remarkables
    Sunday, March 19, 2023 from nzherald.co.nz - Architecture
    The Drawing Board takes in the beautiful scenery of Ngāi Tahu
  • Ep 121: Material Selection
    Sunday, March 19, 2023 from Life of an Architect
    When you think of a building – whatever scale or project type, the items that go to create that building are most frequently associated with the materials that are selected that define the appearance of the building. Brick, glass, wood,...
  • ‘A truly special spot’: arts insiders’ top tips for free cultural places in Britain
    Sunday, March 19, 2023 from Architecture | The Guardian
    From Russell Tovey to Gemma Cairney, cultural figures pick their favourite hangouts – from Edinburgh to Aberystwyth – with no entry charge The best free spring culture in Britain, chosen by Observer critics Storyhouse, Chester Continue...
  • Construction begins on Bonnyrigg Passivhaus homes
    Friday, March 17, 2023 from Urban Realm Latest News
    Cruden Building has commenced work on 20 affordable town centre homes in Bonnyrigg on behalf of Midlothian Council. Part of a broader commitment to deliver 182 such homes, billed as the largest Passivhaus build in Scotland, the...
  • Planter Boxes Were Designed To Help This House To Blend Into Its Tropical Setting
    Friday, March 17, 2023 from CONTEMPORIST » Architecture
    Planter boxes with large tropical plants were placed on the second-floor of this modern home to create privacy and to frame the views. Architecture firm Studio Saxe has designed a new home for their clients from Canada, who were looking to get away from the winter season and enjoy the tropical weather of Costa Rica. The home is surrounded by a tropical landscape, with...
  • ‘A gas-guzzling villain’s lair’: welcome to LA’s grotesque new high-rise
    Friday, March 17, 2023 from Architecture | The Guardian
    Inspired by Yeats, Wagner and French realist painting, the (W)rapper tower was meant to reawaken the city skyline. But is this monstrous erection just a monument to its designer’s ego? A chunky grey staircase thrusts out from the side of...
  • A Round Window Is Nestled Into A Stone Wall On The Front Of This Home
    Thursday, March 16, 2023 from CONTEMPORIST » Architecture
    A modern home with a stone, wood, and concrete facade, that also includes a round window. OON ARCHITECTURE has designed a modern home in Benavidez, Argentina, that features a stone, wood, and concrete facade, that also includes a round window. The round window is recessed into the stone wall and is an eye-catching design...
  • Dormant volcanoes and working monorails: the grand designs of Ken Adam, master of the Bond-villain lair
    Thursday, March 16, 2023 from Architecture | The Guardian
    A new book celebrates the late production designer whose elaborate concepts for films from Bond to Dr Strangelove influenced the likes of Norman Foster – and it all started with a felt-tip Villains hiding out in underground lairs,...
  • Mykonos property developers ‘put a hit out’ on Greek archaeologist
    Thursday, March 16, 2023 from nzherald.co.nz - Architecture
    Antiquities expert suspects property developers ordering an attack on his life.
  • Hey budtender, take me to the Ganja Giggle Garden! A pot-crawl round LA’s boutique cannabis stores
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Architecture | The Guardian
    They look like cosmic chapels, luxury spas and uber-cool art galleries. One even boasts a 250-year-old ceiling from a Burmese monastery. Our writer joins the ‘cannaseurs’ in a bong-filled world that could be the future of Britain ‘Do you...
  • Before & After – A 1960s House Transformed Into A Modern Home For A Growing Family
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from CONTEMPORIST » Architecture
    Before & After - A 1960s home was remodeled into a modern house. Floisand Studio Architects has designed the remodel of a 1960s home in Seattle, Washington, and transformed it into a modern house for a growing family. This remodel sits on the same basement and foundation as its predecessor, but that’s...
  • Architectural Exhibitions and Their Books
    Monday, March 13, 2023 from A Daily Dose of Architecture
  • IBS/KBIS 2023 Show Recap
    Monday, March 13, 2023 from Life of an Architect
    It has been a minute since we traveled to Las Vegas for the International Builders Show and Kitchen Bath Industry Show, otherwise known as IBS/KBIS. Bob and I make this trip in the first part of February. So I m just now getting to recap...
  • Rammed Earth Walls Surround This House In Australia
    Sunday, March 12, 2023 from CONTEMPORIST » Architecture
    A modern home with rammed earth walls. Luigi Rosselli Architects have shared photos of a home they renovated in Sydney, Australia, that had rammed earth walls added. The original home, whose design was akin to that of a drilling platform, had two existing floors hovering...
  • Limerick’s International Rugby Experience: a scrum in building form
    Sunday, March 12, 2023 from Architecture | The Guardian
    The Irish city’s new interactive visitor attraction celebrating all things rugby cleverly embodies the sport in Níall McLaughlin’s imposing, community-centred design There are architects who talk in metaphor and symbol, who will tell you...
  • End credits: derelict British cinemas – in pictures
    Saturday, March 11, 2023 from Architecture | The Guardian
    Manchester-based photographer Darren Holden has been documenting derelict buildings for 20 years. He’s collected some of them in a limited-edition photo zine in collaboration with the Modernist gallery , immortalising deserted cinemas...
  • Europe’s ‘longest cycle tunnel’ set to open in Norway
    Friday, March 10, 2023 from nzherald.co.nz - Architecture
    The colourful construction is car-free and bike-friendly.
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