Articles by Luciana Pejić

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Grosvenor East Manchester Metropolitan University / Allies and Morrison

April 28, 2022 Luciana Pejić 0

The 12,100 sqm new building for the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Manchester Metropolitan University brings together a dynamic mix of the performing arts, journalism, and languages alongside the newly established Manchester Poetry Library, a cafe, and public foyers, exhibition space, and a 180-seat studio theatre. Situated on Manchester’s Oxford Road corridor, Grosvenor East provides the university with spaces for teaching and learning, and a highly visible new cultural hub connected to the city.

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Foley Road / Alexander Martin Architects

April 28, 2022 Luciana Pejić 0

Alexander Martin Architects has completed a new house for a young family in Claygate, Surrey which reinterprets the surrounding Arts & Crafts aesthetic with a contemporary form. The client sought an innovative response to the site and so the house was rapidly built using modern methods of construction, with simple, robust materials used to create an elegant interior and exterior, redefining the aspirations for suburban architecture.

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Clifford’s Tower / Hugh Broughton Architects

April 27, 2022 Luciana Pejić 0

Hugh Broughton Architects and English Heritage’s project to safeguard the future of Clifford’s Tower in York has completed and will open to the public on 2 April 2022. The project, which was designed by Hugh Broughton Architects working with conservation specialists Martin Ashley Architects, includes vital conservation works as well as architectural improvements which enhance the visitor experience.

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TIDE Academy / LPA Design Studios

April 26, 2022 Luciana Pejić 0

LPA designs for a three-story public high school in Menlo Park, California, a block from Meta’s (Facebook) headquarters, focus on supporting new ways of teaching STEAM (science, engineering, art, and mathematics). Located on a two-acre site in a rapidly changing industrial area, the campus promotes student choice, critical thinking, and inquiry-based learning, as well as the interdisciplinary instruction necessary to support STEAM curriculums

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S-West Complex / Orange Architects

April 26, 2022 Luciana Pejić 0

Orange Architects officially announces the completion of S-West. The project is located in the heart of Strijp-S, just to the north of the center of Eindhoven. The plan consists of an ensemble of 4 buildings on a half-sunken car park with a roof garden. All buildings have a character of their own, and together they subtly acknowledge the area’s industrial past. The reference is in the structure of the plan, but also in the smallest details, like the tower ‘Frits’ that is named after the iconic Frits Philips.

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Timraron 1118 Cabin / NUDE Studio

April 24, 2022 Luciana Pejić 0

The architect’s own “getaway” is hidden on the heights of Timraro island in Stockholms Archipelago, with an amazing view of the sea from the front and an endless untouched forest as the backyard.

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Hubert Housing / Quinzhee Architecture

April 23, 2022 Luciana Pejić 0

Built on a former taxi dispatch site in the Maizeret district, Hubert has 24 accessible or minimally adaptable rental units close to the Hôpital de l’Enfant-Jésus and the Chemin de la Canardière. The building is located close to the streets to help better frame the urban fabric, allowing to hide the access to the underground parking at the back.

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Campus Infobip / 3LHD

April 22, 2022 Luciana Pejić 0

Due to its rapid growth, the unicorn IT company Infobip commissioned a new hybrid building in Zagreb. The company chose a location on the southern edge of Zagreb that is well connected in terms of infrastructure. The plot is located in an entropic and poorly regulated area with low-rise medium-density multi-dwelling buildings lacking both articulated public space and natural surroundings.