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Edition Office uses concrete and copper to finish Australian apartment block

August 31, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Exposed concrete and perforated copper screens define this apartment block overlooking a valley in Victoria, Australia, which was designed by local architecture studio Edition Office. Located on a wooded site above the Yara or Birrarung River the project, called Fenwick St, replaces a former single dwelling with nine apartments, spread across three separate concrete “pavilions”.

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Architectural Workers United claims Snøhetta “unlawfully discriminated against employees”

August 31, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

US labour organiser Architectural Workers United has announced the filing of an Unfair Labor Practice charge against architecture studio Snøhetta, claiming that it discriminated against employees during a recent union drive. The charges were announced yesterday by Architectural Workers United (AWU), a sub-division of the national labour union Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).

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Haringey Brick Bungalow / Satish Jassal Architects

August 31, 2023 Hadir Al Koshta 0

Satish Jassal Architects has completed a new-build single-storey house on a backland site in Haringey, north London. Located behind a butcher’s shop on busy Turnpike Lane, and accessed via a 1m-wide covered passageway between retail premises, constructing the house was “like building through a straw,” says Satish. Despite the challenging site, the result is a home that brings light, volume, and materials to the fore.