Month: September 2023

In the context of WWI and to address the massive housing shortage resulting from the conflict, the Dom-Ino modular structure, one of the most significant contributions of functionalism and designed by the Swiss designers Le Corbusier and Max Dubois, established concrete premises for a new vision of a lightweight structural model that optimizes the construction process. Thanks to the use of a reinforced concrete slab and column system, the Dom-Ino structure allowed for the flexible arrangement of elements in the floor plan and freed the facade from the limitations imposed by load-bearing walls.

With the non-stop advancement of modern cities, narrow, crowded blocks of houses and busy streets have sprung up like wildfire across the globe. And it is precisely when faced with these unstoppable modern trends that people begin to appreciate and remember their childhood homes. Therefore, the project aims to bring back the nostalgic and peaceful life of the early days to the owners with the help of modern architecture.

ishiodori takeshi architects follows an open-concept design with boundless indoor-outdoor spaces.
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‘our presence, movements, and environmental changes constantly contribute toward the entire glow, visual effects, and ambiance of the space,’ explains the MIT lab team.
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A spiralling cable-net roof modelled in the image of a Fibonacci sequence tops a new public greenhouse designed by Canadian studio KPMB Architects in Winnipeg. Located in Assiniboine Park just outside downtown Winnipeg, the Leaf is a 35-acre (14-hectare) complex that includes a central greenhouse building and 30 acres (12-hectares) of public gardens and greenspace.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center site in New York. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Architecture studio Rex has completed the Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center site in New York, which was designed as a cubic structure covered

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This project is a house for a couple and their two children built on a long, narrow triangular site in a residential area on a sloping hillside. It is a common design practice on small sites to install walls as close to the site boundary as possible.