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Design should “transform people’s realities” says Resolve Collective

March 23, 2023 Francesca Tesler 0

Interdisciplinary design studio Resolve Collective talks to Dezeen about its community-focussed designs ahead of the opening of its exhibition at the Barbican Centre later this month, in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. The design collective transformed the Barbican’s Curve gallery, building a wave-like installation on site using materials that have been recycled and foraged

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perforated white facade envelops elefsina’s state building in greece

March 23, 2023 GBARCHITECTS 0

georges batzios architects’ elevated structure forms around a planted atrium fusing with the urban fabric.
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Kitchen of the Week: Walnut, Navy Blue and an Eat-In Turret Too (14 photos)

March 23, 2023 Suzanne Ennis 0

Builder and general contractor Stefan Rumancik and his wife, Heather, had long played with the idea of expanding and adding a turret to their 1934 house in Louisville, Kentucky. First of all, they wanted more living space, including a new kitchen and …

University of Graz Library / Atelier Thomas Pucher

March 23, 2023 Andreas Luco 0

The heart of the university campus. The redesign has given the library a completely new look, characterised predominantly by the two-storey glass-fronted platform that juts out from the top of the historic reading room, originally built in 1895. Demolishing the 1970s-built extension uncovered the historic, listed façade on the north side of the library, which now has a large covered area in front of it. The effect of this – in regard to the urban development of the centre of the en-tire campus – was a major factor in the jury’s decision.

Studio Giancarlo Valle transforms historic Stockholm cinema into tactile rug showroom

March 23, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Interior design firm Studio Giancarlo Valle has turned an early 20th-century cinema in Stockholm into a showroom for rug company Nordic Knots, restoring its original stone details and adding warm wood and brushed steel. Mottled green marble covers the walls of the 150-square-metre showroom, which is located in the central Östermalm area of Stockholm. As

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The Safety of Light: A Short History of Light in Public Spaces

March 23, 2023 Maria-Cristina Florian 0

The simple activity of taking a walk in the evening can easily turn from a relaxing leisurely activity to a dangerous endeavor by removing just one element from the streetscape: public lighting. While not often recognized as defining aspect of urban environments, artificial illumination has played an essential role in defining the character of modern cities. Crime control, the appeal of nightlife, the rise of the shop window, revolutionary movements, utopias, and ideals of social equity are all concepts whose development is tightly linked to the history of public lighting. Technological advancements over the past centuries have continuously shaped the appearance and symbolism of streetlamps. Still, the this element has remains a constant throughout its history.

Curved Walls House / Schwember García-Huidobro Arquitectos

March 23, 2023 Benjamin Zapico 0

The Curved Walls House is located on the outskirts of Santiago, in the Chicureo sector. One of the client’s main requirements was that the house be as cool as possible, considering the high temperatures that are reached during the Mediterranean summer.

“Ball Theater -The Party’s Not Over:” The French Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale is Curated by Muoto & Georgi Stanishev

March 23, 2023 Maria-Cristina Florian 0

The project “Ball Theater—The party’s not over” has been chosen to represent the French Pavilion at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. As a response to the world of thought and experiment proposed by Lesley Lokko’s theme of “The Laboratory of the Future”, the French team aims to create a place of celebration and collective experiment by transforming the pavilion into a performance space. The curatorial team is composed of Muoto, an architectural practice founded in Paris by Gilles Delalex and Yves Moreau, in partnership with Georgi Stanishev and Clémence La Sagna for the scenography, associate curator Jos Auzende, and Anna Tardivel for the programming. The pavilion will be open from May 20^th until November 26, 2023.

Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor adds colour to 1980s Stockholm apartment

March 23, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

An all-lilac kitchen and bright geometric storage solutions feature in this colourful Stockholm apartment renovation by local studio Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor. The two-bedroom apartment, which is housed within a 1980s prefabricated concrete building in southern Stockholm, was transformed by the architecture studio for a family with four-year-old twins. As part of the renovation, Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor

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Night Sky House / Peter Stutchbury Architecture

March 23, 2023 Hana Abdel 0

The most recent recipient of the highest residential award for architecture in Australia – The Robin Boyd Award 2021. (the Australian Institute of Architects did not award the Robin Boyd Award in 2022).