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ArchitectureBuddhist principles inform PRO's design of Mandala Lab in New York
Brooklyn architecture studio PRO has designed an interactive gallery for a museum of Himalayan art that is meant to help people cope with “day-to-day challenges and emotional burdens”. The Mandala Lab occupies the third level of Manhattan’s Rubin Museum of Art, which is largely focused on art and culture from the Himalayas region. Designed by […]
admin · 10/28/2021
ArchitectureOverUnder renovates landmarked Boston building to create single-family residence
Boston architecture studio OverUnder has renovated a heritage-listed Victorian home, extending the property to the rear and updating the interiors with a contemporary and minimalist palette. The property is located in Boston’s South End, a neighbourhood characterised by its Victorian and Italianate architectural influences. The building’s exterior appearance falls under the protection of the South […]
admin · 10/27/2021
ArchitectureBourgeois Lechasseur completes pair of prefabricated glamping cabins in Quebec
Quebec architecture firm Bourgeois Lechasseur has included full-height mirrored walls in these secluded cabins to reflect the surrounding forest. The pair of rentable Forest Glamp cabins were completed as part of hospitality concept Réflexion, and are located in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François – a popular ski destination roughly an hour outside Quebec City. The project follows Bourgeois Lechasseur’s […]
admin · 10/26/2021
ArchitectureHW Studio's vaulted concrete home nestles into forest outside Morelia
HW Studio has created a sunken home in the forests of Morelia, in central Mexico, with a vaulted concrete living room that opens out to the site’s lush surroundings. The project, nicknamed “The Hill in Front of the Glen,” was completed as a family home outside of Morelia, where HW Studio is based. The low-slung […]
admin · 10/25/2021
ArchitectureRough-sawn cedar clads Whidbey Dogtrot house in Washington by SHED
Cedar siding and a central breezeway feature in this compact home in the Pacific Northwest designed by US firm SHED for a couple who will soon retire. The project, called Whidbey Dogtrot, is named after its location on Whidbey Island, which lies just north of Seattle. The single-storey dwelling is perched on a bluff overlooking […]
admin · 10/24/2021
ArchitectureRogers Stirk Harbour + Partners reveals design for Kentucky distillery
Architecture firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has unveiled its design for a distillery drinks brand Horse Soldier Bourbon in Kentucky. The distillery was designed for Horse Soldier Bourbon, an American bourbon brand founded by retired US Special Forces servicemen. It is named after US soldiers who fought on horseback in Afghanistan in the weeks following […]
admin · 10/23/2021
ArchitectureSloped walls form Canyon Drive housing complex by LOHA in Los Angeles
American firm LOHA has completed a row of sculptural, metal-clad homes in Los Angeles that is meant to explore possibilities for the “small lot subdivision typology”. The Canyon Drive project is located near Hollywood, just south of Beachwood Canyon. Totalling 10,000 square feet (929 square metres), the housing development consists of five, three-story units on […]
admin · 10/22/2021
ArchitectureStone-clad cubes form tequila distillery offices in Jalisco by 1540 Arquitectura
The offices of the Casa Leyros tequila distillery are located in stone buildings arranged around tranquil courtyards by Mexican firm 1540 Arquitectura. Situated in the town of Tequila in Mexico’s Jalisco province, the small office building was designed by Guadalajara-based studio 1540 Arquitectura for roughly 20 employees. The design draws influence from the courtyard houses […]
admin · 10/21/2021
ArchitectureBLUE creates BAN Villa hotel in the Chinese countryside
Beijing-based BLUE Architecture Studio has completed a nature-infused, riverside hotel that resembles a “small floating village from a distance”. The BAN Villa project is located in the Jijiadun Village in the city of Kunshan, which lies about 1.5 hours by car from Shanghai. The area sits within a geographic region known as Jiangnan. Designed by […]
admin · 10/20/2021
ArchitectureEpisode 15: Cambridge Lecturer, Darshil Shah Talks About Biomaterials in the Built Environment Sectors
Henry McDonald interviews Cambridge lecturer, Darshil Shah, about biomaterials in the built environment sectors Welcome to Constructive Voices published in the week leading up to a major event for the future of the planet. The United Nations cop 26 climate change conference will bring together world leaders with the recent IPCC report fresh in their […]
Darshil Shah · 10/20/2021
ArchitectureTwo angular wings form Quebec chalet by Atelier Pierre Thibault
A glass walkway connects both halves of this holiday home overlooking Quebec’s Brome Lake, which Atelier Pierre Thibault designed to offer a variety of outdoor spaces that connect the house to its natural surroundings. Lac-Brome Residence is located in the sought-after destination outside Montreal, popular for secondary residences given its proximity to ski resorts in […]
admin · 10/19/2021
ArchitectureEducation First office in Denver takes cues from city's "outdoorsy culture"
A natural material and colour palette helped the in-house design team at Education First to approximate the feeling of being outdoors inside the company’s office in Colorado. Education First (EF) specialises in language-learning tours across the world, and its Denver outpost occupies the fourth and fifth floor of the city’s first commercial cross-laminated timber (CLT) building, […]
admin · 10/18/2021
ArchitectureLucabe Coffee Company opens in mid-century Indiana bank building
The Irwin Union Bank building in Columbus, Indiana, originally designed by notable American architect Harry Weese, has reopened as a coffee shop. After being left vacant for a year, the glazed brick structure is now home to the second location of local coffee chain Lucabe Coffee Company. Dating back to 1961, the bank building is […]
admin · 10/17/2021
ArchitectureSuperette cannabis dispensary in Toronto resembles a retro grocery store
Bold graphics and a checkerboard floor feature in a Superette marijuana shop in Toronto, which was created by the brand’s in-house team in collaboration with Canadian designer Emily Robinson. Based in Toronto, Superette was founded in 2019 by entrepreneurs Mimi Lam and Drummond Munro. The company now operates six brick-and-mortar shops in Canada and plans […]
admin · 10/16/2021
ArchitectureSOM designs UAE diplomacy building with Middle Eastern motifs in Manhattan
Architecture firm SOM has designed a limestone-clad building patterned with symbolic palm leaves for the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations in Manhattan. The building represents the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) diplomacy to the United Nations (UN) and is located in Manhattan’s Turtle Bay neighbourhood, close to the UN headquarters. […]
admin · 10/15/2021
ArchitectureSmarTwin and XYZ Reality Partnership Brings HoloSite AR to the USA
<p>XYZ Reality, a pioneering UK-based construction industry augmented reality (AR) company, and SmarTwin™, a New York-based digital twin technology advisory, have announced their USA alliance. After a successful early access program, deploying their technology across projects in the UK and Europe, XYZ Reality is entering the US market and bringing their Augmented Reality solution, HoloSite, across the […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://aec-business.com/smartwin-and-xyz-reality-partnership-brings-holosite-ar-to-the-usa/">SmarTwin and XYZ Reality Partnership Brings HoloSite AR to the USA</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://aec-business.com">AEC Business</a>.</p>
admin · 10/15/2021
ArchitectureGrafton's Stirling Prize-winning Town House is "the future of education" says Norman Foster
British architect Norman Foster has praised Grafton Architects’ Stirling Prize-winning Kingston University London – Town House as a “progressive new model for higher education”. Foster, who was head of the 2021 RIBA Stirling Prize jury, stated that the building sets the benchmark for future university buildings in the UK. “In this highly original work of architecture, quiet […]
admin · 10/14/2021
ArchitectureSocial and affordable housing fast tracked in Melbourne
Two multiresidential developments incorporating social and affordable housing units will be built in Melbourne’s south east, after the proposed sites were rezoned through the Victorian government’s fast track approval scheme. In Clayton, a 680-apartment building designed by Jackson Clements Burrows with landscape architecture by Rush Wright will be built at the former PMP Printing site, 209-211 […]
admin · 10/14/2021
ArchitectureFHV Architectes and Blancasmoran overhaul Swiss Ambassador's Residence in Mexico City
Black granite, terrazzo, and concrete all contrast the lush vegetation at this compound on Mexico City’s elite Paseo de la Reforma, which houses the official residence of the Swiss Ambassador to Mexico. The residence of the Swiss Ambassador in Mexico City was comprehensively renovated by Swiss studio Fruehauf, Henry & Viladoms (FHV) in collaboration with […]
admin · 10/13/2021
ArchitectureCall for Submissions: ArchDaily's 2021 New Practices
<p>From social, racial, economical inequity to virtual, immersive environments, the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping trends and pushing societies to discuss how we will live together in the future. </p>
admin · 10/13/2021
ArchitectureConcrete and travertine form minimalist chapel in northern Mexico by WRKSHP
This minimalist chapel outside of Monterrey in northern Mexico by WRKSHP was designed with a limited palette of materials that allow natural light to define the spacious interiors. Fuego Nuevo chapel was completed earlier this year, after the firm was commissioned directly by the congregation of El Uro, on the outskirts of Monterrey. The area […]
admin · 10/12/2021