Month: July 2023

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Studio Onu draws on vernacular architecture for home in Polish forest

July 12, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture practice Studio Onu has blended local craft and materials with an agricultural aesthetic to create this home on a working farm in Poland. Named Dom Las – meaning Forest House in Polish – Basel-based Studio Onu drew on the home’s location in Poland’s Kashubian region to create a simple dwelling that would feel “in

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Fame “forces you to constantly reflect on your impact and motivation” says Bjarke Ingels

July 12, 2023 Nat Barker 0

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels discusses what it’s like to be one of the world’s best-known architects and the current limitations of AI in this interview. Ingels sat down with Dezeen at the UIA World Congress of Architects in Copenhagen after delivering a keynote address to delegates. As the session ended, the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)

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CB House / Alventosa Morell Arquitectes

July 12, 2023 Benjamin Zapico 0

The project consists of the rehabilitation of an old house located in the center of Sabadell. It is a typical location in the city where we find narrow plots facing two streets. The neighborhood is characterized by small buildings between party walls on the ground floor or the ground floor and upper floor.

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“Suburban sprawl is a much worse problem than skyscrapers” says commenter

July 12, 2023 Rupert Bickersteth 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing an interview with 2023 AIA Gold Medal winner Carol Ross Barney, who argues skyscrapers are “just not that valuable”. Barney, who runs Chicago studio Ross Barney Architects, said that investing in undervalued infrastructure, rethinking density and continuing to open up the architecture field to women and minorities

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Jan Kattein Architects converts garages into studios for young entrepreneurs

July 12, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Jan Kattein Architects has created Angel Yard, a community of 35 affordable workspaces in outer north London, by adapting a group of derelict garages. Commissioned by Enfield Council, the project transforms a reported hotspot for anti-social behaviour and crime into a facility that supports young enterprise. It does this with a minimal amount of construction

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Klein Dytham Architecture gives Fender’s first flagship store a welcoming feel

July 12, 2023 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

Klein Dytham Architecture has aimed to counter rock music snobbery with its design for guitar brand Fender’s Tokyo flagship store, which is meant to feel welcoming to people who might feel judged in other guitar stores. The Fender store sits across the bottom four floors of the glass-walled Ice Cubes building, a 12,000-square-metre space in

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