Month: October 2018

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gavin rea proposes housing system of ‘weightless’ prefabricated modules

October 11, 2018 macnadusa 0

aiming to introduce style into the culture of prefabricated houses, california-based designer gavin rea proposes ‘tenka’, a minimal, modular solution providing flexible structures to suit different needs. based on a single model, the configurations vary in floor space and balcony layout, allowing — depending on the size — for an extra bedroom or office.     […]

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MIT Team Working with Neri Oxman Design “Fiberbots” to Respond Quickly to Natural Disaster

October 11, 2018 Eric Baldwin 0

The MIT-based Mediated Matter Group have created Fiberbots, an autonomous digital fabrication platform designed to quickly build architecture during disaster. By utilizing cooperative robotic manufacturing, Fiberbots can create highly sophisticated material structures. The small robots work as a group to wind fiberglass filament and create high-strength tubular structures. MIT researchers envision the bots building in extreme environments and natural disaster zones.

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PH Freire / Ignacio Szulman arquitecto

October 11, 2018 Daniel Tapia 0

The proposal for the reform is born with the investment of the program, the social part is taken to the upper floor in contact with the terrace and the private area of ​​bedrooms to the ground floor with its two small patios.

PES Architects reveals petal-shaped Strait Culture and Art Centre in Fuzhou

October 11, 2018 India Block 0

PES Architects used custom-developed ceramic tiles and louvres to create the curving lines of the Strait Culture and Art Centre in Fuzhou, China. The Helsinki- and Shanghai-based studio arranged the five swooping buildings that make up the centre to unfurl like the overlapping petals of a jasmine flower – the symbol of Fuzhou. Opened on

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Watch walk-through footage of Foster + Partners’ Stirling Prize winning Bloomberg HQ

October 11, 2018 India Block 0

See inside the Foster + Partners Bloomberg HQ, which won the 2018 Stirling Prize, in this movie created by RIBA. In the third win for the practice, Foster + Partners’ Bloomberg HQ saw off competition from the five other shortlisted projects to win the award for the UK’s best new building. The judging panel praised the vast office

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Hangzhou bookstore blends postmodern and classical elements

October 11, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Giant geometric display stands intersect with imposing steel archways in this newly-opened book shop in Hangzhou, China designed by Alberto Caiola. Called Harbook, the 600-square-metre shop alongside the West Lake was designed by Alberto Caiola to appeal to the young urban consumer. Alongside books, Harbook incorporates other lifestyle elements such as a cafe, and a

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Hangzhou bookstore blends postmodern and classical elements

October 11, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Giant geometric display stands intersect with imposing steel archways in this newly-opened book shop in Hangzhou, China designed by Alberto Caiola. Called Harbook, the 600-square-metre shop alongside the West Lake was designed by Alberto Caiola to appeal to the young urban consumer. Alongside books, Harbook incorporates other lifestyle elements such as a cafe, and a

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