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The Cabin House / ART Proyectos y Arquitectura

May 17, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

During the first visit to the place, the team already realized that this project would be special. Located in a fantastic enclave, the plot had the ideal characteristics for designing the perfect home for our customers. The resulting design complements the pre-existing volume without taking away its prominence.

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Juan Herreros on His Thriving Career in Architecture and Academia

May 17, 2019 Dima Stouhi 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.

Aluminium louvres and a membrane roof shade Wuyuanhe Stadium by GMP Architekten

May 17, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Wuyuanhe Stadium by GMP

A crescent-shaped membrane roof and aluminium louvres shelter the grandstand of the new 41,000-seat Wuyuanhe Stadium by GMP Architekten on the island of Hainan, China. Designed by German practice Gerkan, Marg and Partners (GMP Architekten), the stadium is the island’s first major sports venue. Wuyuanhe Stadium’s visor-like roof, which has an illuminated band running around

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7 Must-See Pavilions at the 2019 Venice Biennale

May 17, 2019 Victor Delaqua 0

The Venice Biennale of Arts is a great opportunity to think outside the box. From the collateral events that bring new uses for centenary buildings to the country pavilions in Giardini or Arsenale, an architect can learn a lot by visiting the world’s oldest biennial. Here are 7 must-see pavilions if you are visiting Venice before the Biennale ends on the 24th of November. 

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LJ House / Pietra Alborno

May 17, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

Earthy, simplicity… these are the first two words which the clients pronounced during our first meeting as fundaments of the inspirational concept leading the project of their Mediterranean house in Italy. And it was suddenly reciprocal love. Others words we used were: open space, integration, solidity, continuity, natural, easy, sustainable and environmentally friendly.

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ASICS EMEA Headquarters / Powerhouse Company

May 17, 2019 Paula Pintos 0

From the outside, the building is characterized by an elegant geometric clarity. The full-perimeter overhangs, whose main function is sheltering the workspace from direct sunlight, create the distinctive horizontality of the facade. The entrance of the building, consisting of an oversized, ASICS-branded custom-manufactured blue glass wall, is highlighted by a deep recess in the main facade. The presence of double-height transparency on one side and a recess with a green terrace on the other breaks the symmetrical composition of the simple horizontal overhangs and central position of the entrance. 

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Double Life House / Breathe Architecture

May 17, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

Double Life is a house for two introverts living in a world of extroverts. It is an attempt to keep them sane, to protect their true identities from the outside world. It’s their hideout, their fortress of solitude. A mild mannered exterior, but an interior made of steel and strength.