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Airbnb uses current listings to theme interiors of expanded San Francisco headquarters

October 3, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Home rental website Airbnb has taken cues from its listings around the world when designing additional office spaces at its headquarters in San Francisco. The Airbnb Environments team collaborated with local architecture firm WRNS Studio to redesign the warehouse-like structure at 999 Brannan Street – an extension of the company’s main office at 888 Brannan down the

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New images show Renzo Piano’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in LA

September 29, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

New images have been released detailing Renzo Piano’s design for a moviemaking museum in Los Angeles, following news that project has just received a $50 million funding donation. Currently under construction, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will comprise a 300,000-square-foot (27,870-square-metre) campus, in the Californian city that is home to Hollywood’s movie studios. The building

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New images show Renzo Piano’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in LA

September 29, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

New images have been released detailing Renzo Piano’s design for a moviemaking museum in Los Angeles, following news that project has just received a $50 million funding donation. Currently under construction, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will comprise a 300,000-square-foot (27,870-square-metre) campus, in the Californian city that is home to Hollywood’s movie studios. The building

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Splayed shipping containers form Joshua Tree Residence conceived by James Whitaker

September 26, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

An office comprising a cluster of angled shipping containers, proposed for a site in Germany by James Whitaker but never realised, is now being built as a home in the California desert. Photo-realistic renderings of the proposed home by the London-based designer show a cluster of white cargo containers emerging like a starburst from a

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BIG, MVRDV, James Corner and more to tackle Bay Area climate change

September 19, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Ten teams of architects and engineers have been chosen to design solutions that will help San Francisco and the surrounding region combat the effects of climate change. Resilient by Design’s Bay Area Challenge asked entrants to come up with ideas to protect coastal areas from rising sea levels, flooding and earthquakes. As the global climate

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Apple Park’s Steve Jobs Theater opens to host 2017 keynote

September 12, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Apple CEO Tim Cook has officially opened the auditorium and events venue at the company’s Foster + Partners-designed campus, where today’s Apple Event took place. Named after Apple’s late founder, the Steve Jobs Theater held its first event today, during which the tech giant unveiled a variety of products including the rumoured iPhone X. A

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Apple Park’s Steve Jobs Theater opens to host 2017 keynote

September 12, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Apple CEO Tim Cook has officially opened the auditorium and events venue at the company’s Foster + Partners-designed campus, where today’s Apple Event took place. Named after Apple’s late founder, the Steve Jobs Theater held its first event today, during which the tech giant unveiled a variety of products including the rumoured iPhone X. A

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Richard Neutra’s Chuey House up for sale as a developable lot

September 5, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

A midcentury Hollywood Hills home designed by modernist architect Richard Neutra is potentially in jeopardy, as the property has hit the market as “a unique development opportunity”. The two adjacent lots that make up the Chuey House property have been posted on a real-estate site as one listing, described as “collectively ideal for a compound,

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Richard Neutra’s Chuey House up for sale as a developable lot

September 5, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

A midcentury Hollywood Hills home designed by modernist architect Richard Neutra is potentially in jeopardy, as the property has hit the market as “a unique development opportunity”. The two adjacent lots that make up the Chuey House property have been posted on a real-estate site as one listing, described as “collectively ideal for a compound,

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Jensen Architects adds contemporary rear facade and pared-down interiors to historic San Francisco house

August 26, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

US firm Jensen Architects has revamped a Victorian home in San Francisco with perforated aluminium panels across the back and minimalist interiors to match. The local firm was awarded 2017 AIA San Francisco Historic Preservation Commendation Award for Alamo Square Residence, which features a blend of original and contemporary elements. Victorian houses are a hallmark of San Francisco’s architecture, characterised by

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