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“We couldn’t stop Balfron Tower from being privatised, in fact we probably helped it along”

May 3, 2019 Owen Hatherley 0
Balfron Tower

We’re all to blame for the gentrification of Erno Goldfinger’s brutalist Balfron Tower, says Owen Hatherley, so stop getting angry at the architects. What is it about modernist architecture that people want to preserve? There have been increasing efforts in recent years by bored critics and historians to treat, say, brutalism as an architecture like any other,

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Ki design inserts a slide into the renovation of GG apartment in kiev

May 3, 2019 macnadusa 0

Ki design studio has renovated the ‘GG apartment‘ situated in the ukrainian capital of kiev. located at the top of a building dating back to 1917, the client desired the refurbishment of the two-storey residence to include ‘wow’ moments within the interior as opposed to creating simply a ‘dull or boring’ space. with this in mind, […]

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Niels Hemmingsens Gade Building Renovation / Årstiderne Arkitekter

May 3, 2019 Andreas Luco 0

The historic neoclassical property at Niels Hemmingsens Gade has been carefully renovated and revitalized with new functions to the benefit of the entire area in central Copenhagen. In 2010 Copenhagen Hospitality College moved out of the city, and since then the historic property in Niels Hemmingsens Gade has been empty. Now the building is revitalized with new functions and by that it contributes to the development of the entire area in central Copenhagen.

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Public Spaces Aren’t Really Available for Everyone

May 3, 2019 Nicolás Valencia 0

When we talk about public space, we often imagine a park with happy, relaxed people on a sunny day. In actuality, this is a very restricted approach. A young woman does not cross a deserted street at dawn in the same way as a white man wearing a suit or as an immigrant who may not be welcomed by local citizens. Have you ever felt discriminated while visiting a public space?

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House on the Hill / MoDusArchitects

May 3, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

The pentagonal form of the house fans outwards from the structural core of the stairwell to provide sweeping views across the landscape. With no front or back, the house reveals a rotating continuum of living spaces that are accompanied by the variegated conditions of the site. From the Isarco Valley, through to the nearby meadows, up to the woods, and across the close-knit settlement of the small, hillside town, the South Tyrolean landscape is ever-present. The floor to ceiling windows allows the changing colors and textures of the seasons to become part of the daily lives of the family.

Original and modern features “quietly co-exist” inside London apartment

May 3, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Mayfair apartment by HASA Architects

Pale marble and black steel fixtures sit among the otherwise classic living spaces of this west London apartment, which has been overhauled by HASA Architects. HASA Architects has made a host of subtle new interventions to the ground-floor apartment situated in the affluent neighbourhood of Mayfair. “We responded positively to the limitations of the listed building,

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The Story Behind Odile Decq’s Adventurous Architecture

May 3, 2019 Megan Schires 0

Past, Present, Future is an interview project by Itinerant Office, asking acclaimed architects to share their perspectives on the constantly evolving world of architecture. Each interview is split into three video segments: Past, Present, and Future, in which interviewees discuss their thoughts and experiences of architecture through each of those lenses. The first episode of the project featured 11 architects from Italy and the Netherlands and Episode II is comprised of interviews with 13 architects from Spain, Portugal, France, and Belgium.