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Beira Mar House / Paulo Martins Arq&Design

June 2, 2020 Valeria Silva 0

Located in one of the most typical and established neighbourhoods of Aveiro (Beira Mar), this residence is the result of a passionate and challenging reform, a reform which intends to return to the city and to its users a lifestyle which is free and in contact with outdoor spaces, with the sound of seagulls and the smell of the sea breeze, the colour of the sky and the green of the vegetation.

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Architects and designers post black squares on Instagram in support of racial equality

June 2, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Architects and designers have joined over a million people around the world in posting a black square to Instagram in solidarity with those protesting for racial equality following the death of George Floyd in police custody. David Adjaye, Jessica Walsh, Tom Dixon, Camille Walala, Yinka Ilori, Morag Myerscough, Formafantasma, Studio Drift, Charles Holland and Bec

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Welsh + Major uses patterned window screens for residential extension in Sydney

June 2, 2020 India Block 0
Darling Lane by Welsh and Major

Perforated metal screens decorate this residential extension built by architecture studio Welsh + Major in a three-metre-wide gap next to a converted grain mill. Called Darling Lane, the white-painted extension was squeezed in next to a house built in an old warehouse in Sydney, Australia. Welsh + Major used the airspace over an existing garage

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Designing in Tight Spaces: Examples from Latin America

June 2, 2020 Belén Maiztegui 0

In densely-populated cities, where construction projects tend to require party walls, the close proximity of other buildings complicate even further the process of creating spaces that incorporate elements like natural light and cross-ventilation. But this of course is not the only challenge: the ever-changing and multiplying nature of cities has given rise to atypical lots–properties that have been created by subdividing large swathes of urban land. In general, the reduced dimensions force developers to look for ways to maximize the limited space available to them. 

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“No more excuses for male-only panels” says Rebel Architette

June 2, 2020 India Block 0
Women Architects World Map by Rebel Architette

Feminist collective Rebel Architette has created an interactive map of women-led architecture practices as a tool to “detox” architecture from its dependence on “boys’ clubs”. The Women Architects World Map is a website that can be used as a guide to women architects and their practices around the world. Rebel Architette undertook the project to

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Stefano Boeri Architetti designs coronavirus-resilient neighbourhood in Tirana

June 2, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Tirana Riverside, coronavirus-resilient neighbourhood in Tirana, Albania, by Stefano Boeri Architetti 

Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti and Albanian construction company SON-Group have revealed Tirana Riverside, a sustainable district in the capital of Albania designed to respond to post-coronavirus needs. The masterplan for 12,000 residents on a publicly owned area of land close to the Tirana River is designed to be sustainable and resilient to coronavirus. “This

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