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Noiz Architekti completes minimal park-side home in Slovakia

February 14, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Slovakian practice Noiz Architekti has completed Na Rade, a family house in Bratislava with a minimal, stacked form clad in thin wooden planks. Located in the city’s Old Town close to Horsky Park, the site was previously occupied by a single-storey family house alongside a garden with a brick shed, structural elements of which have

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Turkish authorities arrest contractors connected to buildings flattened by earthquake

February 14, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

Authorities in Turkey have issued arrest warrants to more than 100 people with ties to buildings destroyed by the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake last week. Turkey’s vice-president Fuat Oktay said 131 contractors, architects and engineers linked to collapsed buildings have been identified following the tragic quakes, which struck parts of Turkey and Syria on 6 February.

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7 Common Decorating Mistakes to Avoid (7 photos)

February 14, 2023 Georgia Madden 0

An appealing living-room arrangement requires more than a beautiful color scheme and nice furniture. There are other factors to consider, such as balance, proportion and placement. Not sure what that means for you and your living room? We asked three …

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Everything you need to know about Saudi mega-project Neom

February 14, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Neom is arguably the world’s largest and most controversial architecture project. Here, we explain the key details of the development in Saudi Arabia, which includes The Line megacity. What is Neom? An initiative of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman – Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler – Neom is a large area of the country that

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BIG reveals pair of “simple prismatic” skyscrapers in Shenzhen

February 14, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled the Qianhai Prisma Towers in Shenzhen, China,  both comprised of leaning volumes tapering towards the sky. Set to be built on either side of the Shenzhen Hong Kong Plaza, a cultural development designed by Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto known as the “green belt”, the skyscrapers will be 300-metres  and

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OLVIA Building / URLO Studio

February 14, 2023 Andreas Luco 0

OLVIA is located on a plot of special relevance for the neighborhood of Bellavista in Quito since it’s on the main access street and has a prominent slope that helps to enhance the position of the building in its surroundings. The morphological complexity of the terrain and its pronounced topography made the boundary between the building and the public space one of the determining elements in designing the project. To provide a correct solution and avoid the creation of walls as enclosures, the volume that was proposed opens up to the public space as it descends along the perimeter of the property.