Jenna McKnight

ZGF converts historic LA airplane hangar into Google Spruce Goose office

December 5, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

American studio ZGF Architects has transformed the interior of a 1940s hangar in Los Angeles into a Google office, featuring open workspaces, elevated walkways and exposed timber beams. The office, called Google Spruce Goose, is located in Playa Vista – a neighbourhood near LAX airport. The project entailed the overhaul of a large timber-framed hangar

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ZGF converts historic LA airplane hangar into Google Spruce Goose office

December 5, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

American studio ZGF Architects has transformed the interior of a 1940s hangar in Los Angeles into a Google office, featuring open workspaces, elevated walkways and exposed timber beams. The office, called Google Spruce Goose, is located in Playa Vista – a neighbourhood near LAX airport. The project entailed the overhaul of a large timber-framed hangar

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John Ronan wraps IIT’s Kaplan Institute in ETFE and glass

December 4, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

American studio John Ronan Architects has completed an academic building at the Illinois Institute of Technology that is meant to have a “light, cloud-like appearance”. The building, officially known as the Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship, is situated in the heart of the IIT campus, which was master-planned by Mies van

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Snøhetta completes ultra-efficient HouseZero at Harvard University

December 3, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

Rooftop photovoltaics and windows that automatically open and close are among the sustainable features in a small Harvard building, which Snøhetta, Skanska and university researchers have retrofitted. The project involved an extensive overhaul of a pre-1940s home that serves as the headquarters for the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Situated on

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Deborah Berke Partners clads High Street Residence Hall in stone and zinc

November 28, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

American studio Deborah Berke Partners has completed a student dormitory for a small Pennsylvania college, with different cladding materials on the building’s opposing sides. The High Street Residence Hall is located in the town of Carlisle on the campus of Dickinson College — a liberal arts school that was established in 1783, shortly after the

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Bloco Arquitetos creates all-white House of Courtyards in Brasília

November 27, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

Brazilian studio Bloco Arquitetos has designed a spacious family home comprising irregularly stacked boxes, which form a series of courtyards and terraces. Totalling 950 square metres, the House of Courtyards is located in a residential part of Brasília, the federal capital of Brazil. For a flat site lacking vegetation, the team conceived a cluster of stark,

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Traditional fabric influences patterns across University of Hawaii building by Perkins+Will

November 26, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

A jagged roofline and textured facades define a dual-purpose university facility by Perkins+Will in Kapolei, a growing town on the mountainous island of Oahu. Housing both offices and educational spaces, the Administration and Allied Health Building is located on the University of Hawaii’s West Oahu campus, which was formerly the site of sugarcane fields. The building

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Gabriel Rivera designs Tacuri House for verdant site in Ecuador

November 21, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

Existing trees were protected during the design and construction of this family home on the outskirts of Quito, created by Ecuadorian studio Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos. The Tacuri House, or Casa Tacuri, is located in Nayón – a parish within the Quito metropolitan district. The town is known for its exceptional views of the Cumbayá Valley

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Mark Cavagnero creates concrete Chapel for Saint Mary’s in California

November 20, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

A sculptural volume that recalls a church steeple rises high above a concrete chapel in the San Francisco Bay Area, designed by American studio Mark Cavagnero Associates. The Chapel for Saint Mary’s is located on the grounds of a Catholic school in Albany, a town neighbouring Berkeley. The building serves the students of Saint Mary’s

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Former industrial site in Queens transformed into Hunter’s Point South Park

November 19, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

A salt marsh and a cantilevered viewing platform are among the features in an extensive new park that stretches along the East River in Long Island City, Queens. Encompassing 11 acres (4.4 hectares), the Hunter’s Point South Park was constructed on a post-industrial, waterfront site that looks toward Manhattan. The project was a collaboration between

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