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Foster + Partners shares architecture challenges for children in lockdown

April 28, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Foster + Partners creates series of architecture challenges for children in lockdown

British architecture studio Foster + Partners is publishing a series of architecture challenges, including building a paper skyscraper and creating a city, to keep children in coronavirus lockdown entertained. Called #architecturefromhome, the initiative was launched by Foster + Partners to help entertain and educate children who are currently stuck at home. “The recent lockdown has offered us

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UNStudio renovates Seoul office tower with solar panel-studded facade

April 28, 2020 India Block 0

The Hanwha headquarters office tower in Seoul has been remodelled by Dutch architecture firm UNStudio, retrofitting its facade to hold solar panels. UNStudio won the competition to retrofit the headquarters for the Hanwha Group – along with engineers Arup and landscape designer Loos van Vliet – in 2014. The Hanwha Group wanted a more sustainable

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Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 28 April

April 28, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Puey Quinones designs PPE cabin crew uniform for AirAsia

Daily coronavirus briefing: today’s architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes AirAsia’s PPE cabin crew uniforms, a “bubble shield” and the UN’s coronavirus posters. “This is not a hospital” says architect behind conversion of McCormick Place Convention centres that have been rapidly turned into facilities for coronavirus patients should not be called hospitals, says Doug King, the healthcare principal of Stantec, which

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How to Get Your Range Hood Right (20 photos)

April 28, 2020 Erin Carlyle 0

Choosing a range hood is an opportunity to create a dramatic focal point in your kitchen — or, if you go for a subtler style, a way to support the overall look of your kitchen. With the potential styles of range hoods nearly limitless — from oversize …

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“Film is the Next Best Thing for Architecture”: Interview with Spirit of Space

April 28, 2020 Dima Stouhi 0

While opting for still images seems to be the most utilized means of presenting a project, some architects choose to invite viewers into the architecture itself, allowing them to experience the building and its surroundings immersively. Since 2006, architecture filmography studio Spirit of Space has engaged viewers with over 200 short films of projects built by world-renowned architects such as Peter Zumthor, Steven Holl, Daniel Libeskind, and Jeanne Gang. The studio’s multidisciplinary team has combined visuals with customized soundtracks, elevating the journey and turning it into a multi-sensory experience.

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SPIELFELD Digital Hub / LXSY Architekten

April 28, 2020 Andreas Luco 0

The former post office building made of red brick in Berlin’s Skalitzer Strasse, a historic listed building, has become a new and lively site for innovation. When designing the Co-Working and Event-Space Digital Hub SPIELFELD, LXSY ARCHITEKTEN focused on revisiting the history of the building. Selected historical elements have been incorporated into the design, in cooperation with the heritage protection agency.