Month: October 2019

Architecture and design influence not merely the aesthetics of buildings and other physical surroundings, but also the way individuals perceive and go about performing everyday activities. Contemporary architecture considers and shapes the behavior of people, whether at home, at work or during leisure activities. In this regard, contemporary architecture increasingly incorporates diverse materials with different and unique qualities in order to create surroundings that facilitate the intended and naturally occurring behavior of visitors and everyday users. Architects thus create spaces that enable people to perform daily tasks and a range of everyday social activities. However, architects also play a vital role in securing the future maintenance of newly designed buildings in order to ensure the continued existence of these physical spaces.

its cuboid exterior is clad in self-weathering steel sheets.
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People aren’t the only ones who enjoy fall temperatures — plants do too. In fact, fall can be one of the best times of year to add new plants to the landscape. The moderate temperatures of fall are relatively gentle to new plants, giving them time t…

Everything in Villarobledo seems to be related to the earth. When we visited for the first time, after crossing infinite vineyards and olive groves, we were struck by the pride with which the locals displayed their traditional clay jars, in which they have been raising the wine for centuries. They are huge, about 3 meters and it is hard to believe that something so big can be made with only mud and the hands of a craftsman, but they are, and you can even see the small grooves left by the craftsman’s fingers. 

occupying a large corner site in the south of paris, the rhythmic façade is designed to form a dialogue with the surrounding buildings.
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construction images of the floating public park reveal its concrete pots and piles are nearing completion.
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Having to completely empty my bathroom cabinets during a renovation was a revelation for me. How were there ripped hotel shower caps, old lotions that had transformed into new forms of matter, crusty eye shadows and six of the same self-tanners in the…

the aptly titled ‘house in the forest’ focuses on minimal consumption and embracing the clients’ love of nature.
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