Month: February 2019

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Snøhetta and Heatherwick Design a Timber City for Sidewalk Labs

February 19, 2019 Eric Baldwin 0

Sidewalk Labs has released new renderings from Snøhetta and Heatherwick Studio of the Quayside neighborhood development in Toronto. After announcing plans to create a model smart city, Sidewalk Labs has been working to pioneer a new approach to future urban developments. Plans for Quayside were first revealed last summer, designed to be interconnected smart neighborhood for the city. The latest renderings were released with further documents outlining how the company plans to pay for the ground-up development.

3XN designs ice hockey and basketball arena in Munich’s Olympic park

February 19, 2019 India Block 0
3XN designs arena for Munich Red Bulls and FC Bayern Munich in city's Olympic park

3XN has unveiled its design for a multipurpose sports arena with a green roof that will merge into the landscape of Munich’s Olympic park. Danish architecture office 3XN is working with German landscape and urban planning firm Latz + Partner to design the 11,500-seater arena, which will become home to the city’s basketball and ice hockey teams. A

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MÓ BISTRÓ / MD27

February 19, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

The importance of the simplicity of ingredients, as well as the context where they come from, are the sources of inspiration for Mó-Bistró. This ideology reminds us constantly about the origin of the ingredients that are combined in each dish. It also strives to coexist with an architecture that becomes an extension of that gastronomic experience. This, in turn, helps us recall the importance of living in the “Peruvian Desert and Coast”. The architecture seeks to invoke qualities found in an ecosystem like the Desert, which is made up mainly of Extremes.

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10 Times to Hire a Builder (10 photos)

February 19, 2019 Laura Gaskill 0

Wondering if it’s time to hire a homebuilder? Some builders work on custom homes with individual clients in collaboration with the homeowner’s architect, while others are also developers, purchasing land and creating communities of customizable homes….

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A Selection of the Best Architecture Sketches: Alberto Campo Baeza

February 19, 2019 Danae Santibañez 0

A while ago I was researching material on the internet for a project about representation in architecture, so I started reviewing the websites of different architecture offices. Several passed quickly, without much notice, however, I found some that kept me completely immersed. I explored and appreciated the sensibilities of their authors, whose penchant for drawings and freehand sketches I hadn’t previously known. Within those libraries of mental excursions, I discovered Alberto Campo Baeza’s drawing library; I loved it so much that I decided to share it with you.

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Casa Praia Vermelha / Nitsche Arquitetos

February 19, 2019 Rayen Sagredo 0

The challenge was to build at a hill of unspoilt native forest on one of the most beautiful beaches of the São Paulo’ coast. The house is a suspended structure, made of prefabricated laminated timber (glulam), supported by six pillars and anchored in the ground by the concrete platform of the pool.