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following a competition to envision a residential complex for a plot in rennes, france, JDS architects has been awarded 1st prize with its ‘féval tower’ proposal. the chosen design, which will be built on the blériot-féval site within the greater eurorennes development, will provide 188 new apartments in addition to a number of commercial, fitness […]

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shanghai-based young architectural office archunits has recently completed the exterior and interior renovation of an office building near shanghai’s jing’an temple. the original building, built in the 1990 and packed with small, crowded office rooms, has been transformed into a new type of office community of openness, communication and sharing – more huashan. all images […]

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toronto-based architecture firm partisans has revealed ‘portal’, its proposed design for the canada pavilion at expo 2020 dubai. described as an ‘alluring architectural invitation to step inside the canadian identity’, the proposal uses advanced data collection and AI processes to present the country’s diverse population as an interactive cloud that shelters exhibition galleries and shaded […]

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designed for the thailand biennale, krabi, 2018, the no sunset, no sunshine pavilion by award-winning firm walllasia is a life-specific temporary mirrored structure installed in the seaside near ao nang beach. envisioned by kamin lertchaiprasert and suriya umpansiriratana, this installation combines the contextualization of the physicality of the space and the spiritual aspects of life. […]

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klab architecture has designed mole pharmacy with a large, triangular perforated structure on its top as a reference to its location: piraeus, the largest port of greece, which connects the mainland with the islands. situated on a site formerly occupied by an old warehouse-turn-night club, the project sees the existing building completely transformed, while existing […]

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architecture for london’s subtle details and comforting design made its way into a designer duo’s home in north london. the project, made for a boutique stationer and graphic designer, extends a maisonette that had previously been converted from an early victorian house and turns it into a light and open space, filled with natural materials […]

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spanish architecture practice ERA architects adorns its residential renovation with a vibrant facade inspired by the diversity of its context. the garage-style structure is situated in the eixample left district of barcelona — a neighborhood which has since the closing of the 20th century been nicknamed ‘gaixample’ after the arrival of many gay discos, shops, […]

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for the past few years, the spotlight has shone on peter zumthor following his various design iterations for the los angeles county museum of art’s new building. the project — which will join the renzo piano-designed resnick pavilion — is the swiss architect’s biggest to date, with an estimated construction cost of over $650 million […]

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COBE, the danish architecture firm led by dan stubbergaard, has won an international competition for a new science center in the swedish university city of lund. the project forms part of ‘science village scandinavia’, a new urban district that will also host the ESS (european spallation source) and MAX IV — advanced research facilities within […]

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edition office’s latest house in hawthorn, australia, is defined by two concrete arched shells that structurally support the house with its own skin, while providing the framework for how interior spaces relate to each other and to the external environment. each with its own proportion and personality, the two shells enclose communal living areas on […]

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