Month: April 2019

Aga Khan Award 2019 shortlist features projects in Djibouti, Palestine and Bahrain

April 29, 2019 India Block 0
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2019 shortlist

A wooden water tower, a nature reserve, and a microlibrary made from recycled ice cream tubs are some of the projects on the shortlist for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2019. Twenty projects from 16 different countries have been shortlisted for the award, established in 1977 by the Aga Khan Foundation to “encourage building concepts

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Studio Gang’s spiralling Mira tower tops out in San Francisco

April 29, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0
MIRA by Studio Gang

These new photographs capture the twisted and fragmented exterior of US firm Studio Gang’s 40-storey Mira tower, as it takes shape in San Francisco. Photos released by Mira developer Tishman Speyer capture the 400-foot-high (122-metre-high) tower, which is formed from a series of vertical twisting columns. In the images, the lower portion of the building is

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Queen’s Lane Pavilion / Carney Logan Burke Architects

April 29, 2019 Paula Pintos 0

Carney Logan Burke has collaborated with one family on a 180-acre Jackson Hole property over a period of twenty-plus years. The breadth of work — five projects in a wildlife-rich riverine ecosystem — depicts the evolution of one couple’s aesthetic: it has carved a steady arc from traditional to modern.

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Waterloo Residence / APPAREIL architecture

April 29, 2019 Andreas Luco 0

For this project, the APPAREIL Architecture team received the mandate to design an extension for a family home and renovate its shared spaces. Heeding a desire for harmony between the new intervention and the pre-existing architecture, the result inscribes itself into a clean aesthetic with Nordic influences. The Ville Mont-Royal house contained an out-of-date sunroom, which was available for use during only one season. Working in close collaboration with the owners, APPAREIL Architecture designed a new annex which allows optimization of natural light and an improvement of living spaces’ quality.

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Pink And Blue Decor Studio Apartment With Motivational Wall Art

April 29, 2019 HD Staff 0

Electric blue decor and pink accents pulse through this modern studio apartment, designed and visualised by VAE. The interior space is also energised by motivational wall quotes and quirky art, which add quirky personalisation. The studio apartment layout features a modern murphy bed and a sectional sofa that can be broken apart for daily flexibility. […]

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Monte House / Pereira Miguel Arquitectos

April 29, 2019 Andreas Luco 0

The Dune House project tries to establish a new relationship between architecture and landscape, by using the two universes into one unique group. The two artificial sand dunes connect the house to the landscape and extend its limits far away. In the middle of these two hills, four concrete arms shelter all living functions, in a crisscross direction.

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Viettel Academy Educational Center / VTN Architects

April 29, 2019 Clara Ott 0

Viettel Academy Educational Center is located in a Training Center Campus at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, which is 30 km away from Hanoi. It has a cooling microclimate as it is surrounded by beautiful landscape, lakes and abundant green space. The Educational Center is very accessible from the residential zone and other facilities due to its central location within the campus. The project is aimed to create a quiet and peaceful space for the trainees to focus on their studies, away from the hustle and bustle of city life. It will provide short-term accommodation and training courses for the staff of Viettel Corporation, Vietnam’s largest mobile network operator.