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Tainaron Blue Retreat / Kostas Zouvelos & Kassiani Theodorakakou

The towers, these imposing tall and narrow prisms, are the most stubborn and absolute expression of Mani building The post Tainaron Blue Retreat / Kostas Zouvelos & Kassiani Theodorakakou appeared...

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Announcing the 2017 AZ Awards Jurors

Launched in 2011, the annual AZ Awards is internationally recognized as one of the most influential and significant design and architecture awards programs. The post Announcing the 2017 AZ Awards...

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Free Architecture School? It’s Not As Crazy As It Sounds

Some schools are changing architectural education by eliminating tuition. Could it help make the profession more relevant and diverse? The post Free Architecture School? It’s Not As Crazy As It Sounds...

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Writer’s House / Branch Studio Architects

Caulfield south is a suburb house to a diverse range of architectural styles from Edwardian weather-board to Californian bungalow to red & orange clinker brick The post Writer’s House / Branch...

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‘One never builds something finished’: the brutal brilliance of architect...

He’s been blacklisted and seen his work torn down. But the great Brazilian creator of vast gravity-defying buildings has just entered architecture’s elite The post ‘One never builds something...

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5 Tips for Making the Most of a Small Garden

Many of us now live with small outdoor spaces. Because of this, we tend not to use them. However, there is no reason a small outdoor space can’t be used ... The post 5 Tips for Making the Most of a...

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Forest of Numbers at The National Art Center, Tokyo by emmanuelle moureaux

The installation "Forest of Numbers" visualized the decade of the future from 2017 to 2026, created a sense of stillness across the large exhibition space The post Forest of Numbers at The National Art...

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Why Falling Home Prices Could Be a Good Thing

Suppose there were a way to pump up the economy, reduce inequality and put an end to destructive housing bubbles like the one that contributed to the Great Recession The post Why Falling Home Prices...

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Architects around the world are creating homes that move and rotate

These rotating homes can unfurl in the summer to let in light, and living areas can be programmed to follow the sun throughout the day Imagine living in a house that follows the direction of the sun...

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Death by Tactile Paving: China’s Precarious Paths for the Visually Impaired

Designed to help the blind and visually impaired navigate cities, tactile paving units are like braille for pavements. The post Death by Tactile Paving: China’s Precarious Paths for the Visually...

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Burglary is on the rise

Did you know that property crime in 2015 amounted to over $14.3 billion losses in the US? The post Burglary is on the rise appeared first on Architecture Lab.

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Spanish firefighters are trying to build ‘fake graveyards’ to stop urban sprawl

Firefighters in Spain are trying to build entirely empty cemeteries in woodland in order to stop the growing threat of urban sprawl. The post Spanish firefighters are trying to build ‘fake graveyards’...

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Amplified Urbanism by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

LOHA collaborated with filmmakers Spirit of Space to highlight Amplified Urbanism as a creative process that begins in the studio ... The post Amplified Urbanism by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects appeared...

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Batay-Csorba Architects Reimagines the Precast Concrete Building in Toronto

[Misfit]fit is a new six-storey, 32,000 square foot boutique office building situated on a small vacant site in Toronto's Liberty Village The post Batay-Csorba Architects Reimagines the Precast...

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Save Dunelm House from the wrecking ball

Durham’s student union building, once graced by Thelonius Monk, is a brutalist gem in need of renovation, not demolition The post Save Dunelm House from the wrecking ball appeared first on Architecture...

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West Dune House by Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects

This secondary house is located in the Magdalen Islands, facing West Dune and the sea. The post West Dune House by Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects appeared first on Architecture Lab.

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Netflix bets on a new design series — and architect Bjarke Ingels

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels, 42, is featured in the new Netflix documentary series "Abstract: The Art of Design." The post Netflix bets on a new design series — and architect Bjarke Ingels appeared...

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Canterbury Road Residence / B.E Architecture

Like a naturally occurring trilithon found in rock formations, the Canterbury Road Residence is made up of three simple structures, clad in rough lavastone The post Canterbury Road Residence / B.E...

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The Secret to a Happy, Healthy City? Places for People to Protest

hat makes a city great? Museums and culture, sure. Maybe a good opera company or a constellation of dance crews. Maybe your first answer here isn’t “a park!” The post The Secret to a Happy, Healthy...

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The many health benefits of wooden built properties and furniture

Wooden properties and furniture are becoming increasingly popular and it appears that it’s not just for cosmetic reasons The post The many health benefits of wooden built properties and furniture...

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