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Rostov on Don Business Terminal / Nefa Architects

October 2, 2020 Andreas Luco 0

The new airport was based on the site with a rich history and huge amount of archaeological finds. At the construction site, a mound with Sarmatian burials was discovered and, in the mound, there lay treasure with gold ornaments. Also at the beginning of the 2 century there were greek colonies.

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Permitted development homes in England must meet space standards

October 2, 2020 India Block 0
Building plans to illustrate news of minimum space standards for permitted development homes in England

New planning rules announced by the UK government will require new homes built under permitted development rights to be over 37 square metres. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has praised the ministry of housing for closing a “dangerous loophole”. “Minority of developers abusing the system” New houses built under permitted development (PD), which

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Tom Postma Design suspends 1,400 porcelain plates in gold-gilded room at Fondazione Prada

October 2, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0
The Golden Porcelain Room in the Porcelain Room exhibition designed by Tom Postma Design for the Fondazione Prada

A Fondazione Prada exhibition about Chinese export porcelain, designed by Dutch firm Tom Postma Design, is housed within three prefabricated timber volumes clad in velvet and real gold leaf. Until 10 January 2021, The Porcelain Room installation is being staged in one large exhibition space in the OMA-designed Torre annexe. The Porcelain Room has been

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Architecture Not to Scale: Viewing the Familiar With an Unfamiliar Eye

October 2, 2020 Kaley Overstreet 0

Scale is a term that has dominated the architectural profession for as long as built structures have existed. In the literal sense, scale defines the measurable standards that we have come to know and accept —the widths of door frames, a car turn radius, and of course, a means of producing measurable drawings. In a more abstract and figurative representation, scale describes a feeling of individual experiences when comparing themselves or a familiar object to something unfamiliar.

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Nendo completes Marsotto showroom in Milan with dimpled marble facade

October 2, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Nendo designs Marsotto showroom in Milan with marble facade

Passersby can perch in the facade of Italian marble brand Marsotto’s new showroom in Milan, which has been designed by multidisciplinary studio Nendo. From afar, the front of Marsotto’s showroom in Milan’s Brera district looks as if it’s sealed up by blocks of veiny white marble. To achieve this, Nendo lined the entire facade –

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Dominique Perrault Wins Competition to Design the New Roof on Suzanne Lenglen Tennis Court

October 2, 2020 Christele Harrouk 0

Dominique Perrault Architecture has won the competition to design the new retractable roofing of the Suzanne Lenglen Tennis Court. Bringing additional value to the “French Open” site, the “architectural intervention not only creates a roof but also proposes a large-scale architectural ensemble whose silhouette dialogues both with the surrounding landscape and the architecture of the existing building”.

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VOM House / Sanuki Daisuke architects

October 2, 2020 Hana Abdel 0

The project is a small private residence for a family with one child in Binh Thanh District, close to the center of Hochiminh city. It was a townhouse type located in a high-density residential area. As seen in typical Vietnamese townhouses, this site was so tight that there was almost no garden available, but the clients wanted an open house with a bright, spacious outdoor space. Additionally, the front road is a narrow alley, and houses in the neighborhood are built close to one another. Therefore, the design theme became how to create a unique and attractive outdoor space where people can feel closer to nature by taking light and wind in the house in such a tight area.