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Remi restaurant in Berlin is defined by cherry-red joinery

August 7, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Remi restaurant in Berlin designed by Ester Bruzkus Architekten

Red-stained cabinets crafted from MDF surround the open kitchen of restaurant Remi in Berlin designed by local studio Ester Bruzkus Architekten. Remi is situated near Berlin’s Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz square and is led up by Dutch chefs Lode van Zuylen and Stijn Remi. This is the second restaurant that the pair have in the German capital, joining Lode

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University of Colorado students share architecture projects in the Rocky Mountains

August 7, 2020 Dezeen staff 0
University of Colorado students share architecture projects in the Rockies

A high-altitude lavatory with gabion walls and a reimagined motel feature in this VDF school show of work from University of Colorado’s College of Architecture and Planning. The projects range from built to conceptual and were created by students as part of their graduate and undergraduate degrees in architecture. While some designed interventions to improve

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The Architecture of Social Interaction

August 7, 2020 Andreea Cutieru 0

Denise Scott Brown once said: “Architecture can’t force people to connect; it can only plan the crossing points, remove barriers, and make the meeting places useful and attractive.” Although it cannot control the outcome, architecture holds the potential to set the stage for chance encounters and social interactions, thus nurturing community building and influencing the fabric of our social culture. The following explores how architecture can improve the social capital of its surroundings through design strategies and thoughtful programming, creating the fertile ground for social interaction among different groups of people.

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Carlos García Vázquez: “The Modern Urbanism Has Rediscovered Traditional Cities”

August 7, 2020 Nicolás Valencia 0

Three years ago, in the wake of the release of his book Theories and History of the Modern City (“Teorías e Historia de la Ciudad Contemporánea”, 2016, Editorial Gustavo Gili), we sat down with the author, Carlos García Vázquez, to discuss this complex and “uncertain creature’ that is the modern city, focusing on the three categories that define cities today: Metropolis, Megalopolis, and Metapolis.

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Tres Amores House / Studio Saxe

August 7, 2020 Paula Pintos 0

Charred Timber House frames views of the Pacific Ocean in Costa Rica Studio Saxe was commissioned to design a family home perched on the hilltops of the town of Nosara Costa Rica, that would blend and hide within its natural surroundings whilst opening to the dramatic ocean and mountain views.

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New York City on Pause: Why This is the Opportunity to Create an Equitable Future Through the Built Environment

August 7, 2020 Kaley Overstreet 0

It’s hard to imagine New York City without the packed subway cars, long lines, and overwhelming tourist crowds that felt essential to daily life. Once the fear of the COVID-19 pandemic has waned, the city, like others around the world, will become clouded and fundamentally altered even after economic prosperity has been restored. In what feels like a revolving door discussion, except now perhaps asked with a sense of urgency, what do we want cities to be like in the years to come?

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Segrate Villa / O A S I Architects

August 7, 2020 Andreas Luco 0

Can legislation define architecture or can architecture define urban planning norm? This is the singular case of this renovation of a single-family villa in Villaggio Ambrosiano of Segrate, a charming Garden City in the Milanese suburbs.