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Microscape uses stone-filled cages to update Italian cemetery

April 30, 2020 India Block 0

Cemetery Castel San Gimignano has been renovated by Italian architecture studio Microscape using local limestone stacked in metal baskets. The church of Castel di San Gimignano, a medieval town in the Tuscan countryside, was built before the 14th century. Microscape, a studio based in Lucca, designed the update to its cemetery with as light a

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Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 30 April

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Palace skatewear drops NHS collection via coronavirus daily briefing

Daily coronavirus briefing: today’s architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes fashionable fundraisers, a citywide open-air bar and a prediction for the end of the pandemic. Health workers treating coronavirus are “frontline athletes who need equipment” says Nike PPE lead Creating personal protective equipment for frontline medical workers fighting coronavirus is just like making sportswear for an athlete, says Nike’s Michael Donaghu, who

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Blizzard Entertainment’s Philip Klevestav on Designing Built Environments in Video Games

April 30, 2020 Dima Stouhi 0

Realistic images and walk-throughs have become an integral part of project presentations. Designers are using cutting-edge softwares and constructing precise 3D models to showcase their work as authentically as possible. As for the world of video games, it is not just about the quality of the graphics or how accurate these graphics are, but rather the immersive experience of visual designs and how the players are communicating with the virtually-built environment.

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Felix Meritis Interior Renovation / i29

April 30, 2020 Andreas Luco 0

This unique building on Keizersgracht was built in 1788 for a society of scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, and thinkers. It was a hotspot for creativity and cross-overs during the intellectual movement “The Enlightenment”. Five different departments were housed in one building; Music, Commerce, Literature, Physics, and Drawing. Award-winning studio i29 made the interior design of Felix Meritis Anno 2020 commissioned by investment group Amerborgh. A distinct and charismatic design, inspired by the rich history of the building. Every space within the building refers to a specific period in the building’s history.

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Workhome-Playhome is a colourful Rotterdam house by Lagado Architects

April 30, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Workhome-Playhome by Lagado Architects

The two founders of Lagado Architects have revamped their own townhouse in Rotterdam to feature bold live-work spaces and a sculptural blue staircase. The pale-brick townhouse – renamed Workhome-Playhome – is situated in Noordereiland, a largely residential neighbourhood surrounded by the Nieuwe Maas river. It’s shared by the founders of Lagado Architects, Victor Verhagen and

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