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Floating University Berlin / raumlabor berlin

September 9, 2018 Rayen Sagredo 0

From May to September 2018 raumlaborberlin invites into a visionary inner city offshore-laboratory for collective, experimental learning, knowledge transfer and the formation of trans-disciplinary networks to challenge routines and habits of urban practices – the Floating University Berlin.

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Villa Salame / Jonathan Canetti Architecture & Design

September 9, 2018 Pilar Caballero 0

Villa Salame is located in the southern area of Tel Aviv, in the midst of alleys crowded with garages and craft shops. Abandoned for many years, the house was originally built around the 1850’s as a residential estate for an orchard owner and his family, featuring an inner courtyard in a typical local arabic style.

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Brick Curtain Office / Firki Studio

September 8, 2018 Rayen Sagredo 0

‘Brick Curtain’ is a small office building in Karnal, a town in the state of Haryana, India. The office had to be relocated from a busy commercial street to a residential area with no great architectural character. The intervention had to be subtle yet bold in its identity. The office space had to be built as an annexe to the residence, for a family of Chartered Accountants. The space identified was a terrace of 75 m2 on the first floor and a small portion of the garden on the ground. The house being a corner plot allowed two independent entries, one for the residence and the other for the office. The new structure had to house three cabin spaces and workstation for eight to ten employees and one waiting lounge.

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Landmark East Office Development / Arquitectonica

September 8, 2018 Pilar Caballero 0

The Landmark East Offices is a 1,184,040 SF /110,000 SM twin-tower development located in the Kwun Tong area of Hong Kong.  The towers floor plates vary in size between the towers, providing maximum flexibility for leasing.  Tower 1 comprises 43 office levels. The average floor plate size is 13,455 SF / 1,250 SM providing a total floor area of 484,376 SF / 45,000 SM.  Tower 2 comprises 40 office levels.  There are two principal floor plate sizes, 24,757 SF / 2,300 SM in the low zone and 17,222 SF / 1,600 SM in the mid and high zones, providing a total floor area of 699,654 SF / 65,000 SM.

Vicente Muñoz’s infrared photos highlight the battle between city and nature

September 8, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Deep red clusters of trees bleed between pale buildings in this vibrant set of infrared images of Guayaquil, Ecuador, shot by photographer Vicente Muñoz to demonstrate urban encroachment on the forest. Muñoz created the Sublimis series to show the “inevitable struggle of man against nature” in the urban environment. The set comprises 38 images that predominantly

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Zaha Hadid’s Miami Beach apartment was furnished with her own designs

September 8, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Photos have surfaced of the apartment that late architect Zaha Hadid designed for herself in Miami Beach, after the property sold. Hadid’s design signature is evident throughout the three-bed, four-bath private residence in the W Hotel tower on Collins Avenue. Measuring 2,541 square feet (236 square metres), the southeast corner unit overlooks the Atlantic Ocean

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Zhu Pei Named Dean of School of Architecture at Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing

September 8, 2018 Collin Abdallah 0

The Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing, China, has tapped award-winning Chinese architect Zhu Pei as its next dean of the School of Architecture. Zhu Pei founded his firm Studio Pei-Zhu in 2005 known for its cutting-edge integration of cultural roots and contemporary innovation in design. Zhu Pei has taught at Harvard GSD and Columbia University GSAPP, two of the leading graduate programs in the world.