Fumihiko Maki unveils Aga Khan Centre in London’s King’s Cross

June 29, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Pritzker Prize-winner Fumihiko Maki has completed an educational centre, with a series of roof spaces, terraces and courtyards that contain eight Islamic gardens, for the Aga Khan Foundation. The nine storey block, which stands next to a millennial-pink office designed by Duggan Morris, is the latest building to be completed as part of the development of King’s Cross, London. Containing

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Cornish House / Brett Farrow Architect

June 29, 2018 Daniel Tapia 0

Brett Farrow Architect has completed a new residential project located in the Southern California Coastal community of Encinitas.  The small two bedroom, reverse floor plan home makes full use of the site’s panoramic ocean views from its hilltop location on a small and irregularly shaped lot. The relatively small 2,727 square foot trapezoidal site originally had a small studio with an illegally converted garage space used as a bedroom. 

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‘The Hyperloop Suburb’: Louise Braverman on the Future of Suburban Living

June 29, 2018 Dima Stouhi 0

How do we want to live? Should we lean towards a turbulent metropolitan life with an all-inclusive advantage, or should we favor the composed suburban life with sufficient services? What if architects and urbanists were able to implement some of these all-inclusive services into disregarded areas of the suburbs? In the latest installment of PLANE—SITE’s short video series of the Time-Space-Existence exhibition, Louise Braverman Architect, a New York-based firm, explores the utopic and dynamic vision of the future of suburbs, and how Hyperloop technology could breathe a new life into these often overlooked places.

Norn launches co-living brand with residences in London, Barcelona, Berlin and San Francisco

June 29, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

A network of members-only co-living spaces branded Norm have launched in spots across Europe and the US, which are designed to train guests in the “art of conversation”. Norn has so far opened properties in London, Barcelona, Berlin and San Francisco, where members can stay for up to six months. Founded by Travis Hollingsworth, the

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