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Villa 9 10 / EURK Buildesign

February 7, 2019 Rayen Sagredo 0

Villa 910 is located inside a housing complex in hotel zone of Cancun, Quintana Roo. Over the last couple of years this particular area has had a growing demand, due to its privileged location between two amazing views, the Caribbean Sea with its crystalline waters and to the Nichupte lagoon, with its unforgettable sunsets.

Architecture can combat fake news, says David Adjaye

February 7, 2019 India Block 0
David Adjaye, who has curated the Making Memory Exhibition at the Design Museum, says architecture can counteract fiction in history

David Adjaye says museums, monuments and memorials should be sites of resistance against those “propagating fictions” about climate change, civil rights or the holocaust. Speaking to Dezeen at the launch of his exhibition Making Memory at London’s Design Museum last week, the British-Ghanian architect said architects need to work to counter false narratives that could be

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Chilean Houses And Their Kitchens In Detail

February 7, 2019 Martita Vial 0

Traditionally, Chilean housing has used the kitchen as a central space in their designs, from which all other venues are deployed. Being a focal point within each project, it’s important to deepen its design and occupy every available square meter in favor of its effective use. Today, we review 7 kitchens designed specifically in Chilean homes; each one with particular details and distributions, and different combinations of materials, furniture, and equipment.

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Alejandro Aravena and David Chipperfield Among Speakers at Mextrópoli’s Architecture Festival 2019

February 7, 2019 Mónica Arellano 0

Mextrópoli is a ludic and reflexive event that heightens the voices of architects, city planners and authorities to generate knowledge about the city that occupants inhabit. At Mextrópoli, public spaces are filled with pavilions, panel discussions that involve prominent actors in issues such as urbanism and public policy, as well as a strong selection of speakers. This program seeks to include all citizens. Students, activists, urban planners and architects are welcome to experience the extraordinary city.

In its sixth edition, the Mextrópoli Architecture and City Festival will propose new ways of thinking about the city as an open territory that is continually redefining its limits.

SOM breaks ground on Alárò City in Nigeria

February 7, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Alárò City masterplan by SOM in Nigeria

Construction has begun on Alárò City, which is being masterplanned by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, as an extension to Lagos in southwest Nigeria. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) for the Lagos State Government and city builder Rendeavour, Alárò City will be in the Lekki Free Zone to the west of the city. It is designed to boost foreign investment and create “tens

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HEV•Flooring around / Fluo, Architecture and design studio

February 7, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

“Evripidis” hotel is located in the heart of Athens and housed in a 70’s building with references in the modernist era. The bonds between ancient and modern are there prominent by default – like in the rest of Athens. The direct view to the Sacred Rock of the Acropolis is a testimony of the past being present to our future. 

Stainless steel partition frames fashion boutique by Xian Xiang Design

February 7, 2019 Ali Morris 0
Stainless steel partition frames Wellsky fashion boutique by Xian Xiang Design

A stainless steel wall with rose-tinted windows sits at the centre of the Wellsky store in Hangzhou, China, designed by Xian Xiang Design. The Chinese studio’s interior for the Wellsky womenswear boutique blends futuristic elements, such as stainless steel and white terazzo tiles, with “soft and warm” touches, such as pink glass and velvet-upholstered furniture. The

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