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KANEKA Wellness Center / Kengo Kuma & Associates + TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers

November 1, 2023 Hana Abdel 0

KANEKA Wellness Center is Kaneka Corporation’s welfare facility, which also functions as a medical facility. With its corporate policy including “wellness first,” Kaneka places importance on the reform of employees’ workstyles and their healthcare. In this facility, medical care and regular medical check-ups are provided to Kaneka’s employees, and various activities will be held to improve employees’ health awareness. In its construction plan, TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers provided the design, which used various environmental technologies developed by Kaneka under the supervision of Kengo Kuma & Associates.

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Architecture Philanthropy re:arc institute Announces the 2023–24 Grants, Practice Lab Collaborators, and Initiatives

November 1, 2023 Maria-Cristina Florian 0

Copenhagen-based philanthropic association re:arc institute has announced the cohort of nonprofit organizations, people, and practices they will support throughout 2024. The organization founded in 2022 works at the intersection of climate action and architectural philanthropy, aiming to support the development of solutions that address the root causes and consequences of climate change.

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D415 reimagines mundane materials for Bratislava boutique Som Store

November 1, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Design studio D415 has used standard construction materials such as plasterboard and steel profiles in unexpected ways to create a concept store in Bratislava, spotlighting young fashion designers from Slovakia and neighbouring Czechia. Set inside the Nivy shopping centre, Som Store gives each featured fashion brand an equally-sized space in which to showcase its work with

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Jägerbau Headquarters / Innauer-Matt Architekten

November 1, 2023 Andreas Luco 0

The new company headquarters of the Jäger Group integrates all neighboring areas and defines a coherent component within the local urban context. The building’s volumetric design shapes appropriate urban spaces that respond to the complex context and support future development along Herrengasse and Zürcherstrasse. The headquarters’ architectural presence refers to its public significance in the townscape of Bludenz. An inviting building with open, flexible structures that unmistakably communicates the identity of the Jäger Group as a firm and technophile corporation.

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WORKac Breaks Ground on “The People’s Theatro” in Inwood, New York

November 1, 2023 Nour Fakharany 0

WORKac has just initiated the construction of a new cultural center in Inwood, New York. Led by immigrants and women of color, “The People’s Theater: Centro Cultural Inmigrante” is dedicated to supporting immigrant New Yorkers through various artistic programs. Spanning multiple languages and generations, their unique form of theater serves as a dynamic platform for immigrants and members of the Latin, Black, and Queer communities.

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WORKac Breaks Ground on “The People’s Theatro” in Inwood, New York

November 1, 2023 Nour Fakharany 0

WORKac has just initiated the construction of a new cultural center in Inwood, New York. Led by immigrants and women of color, “The People’s Theater: Centro Cultural Inmigrante” is dedicated to supporting immigrant New Yorkers through various artistic programs. Spanning multiple languages and generations, their unique form of theater serves as a dynamic platform for immigrants and members of the Latin, Black, and Queer communities.

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Modernity in Mendoza: Pavilion 24 at the Feria de América International Exhibition

November 1, 2023 Pablo F. Bianchi 0

The city of Mendoza, Argentina, hosted the international event known as the “Feria de América,” an industrial and continental exhibition that took place from January to April 1954. To provide a suitable setting for the exhibition, 30 hectares of land were allocated around the perimeter of Lake Parque General San Martín. Here, 93 pavilions and nearly 20 facilities were set up, including the Allegorical Tower, an open-air theater, and bars. The American countries represented with their own pavilions were Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Paraguay. There was also a large pavilion that housed various Latin American countries such as Colombia, Cuba, Bolivia, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico, along with stands for Chilean and local Mendoza-based companies and provincial pavilions for Mendoza, San Juan, Misiones, La Rioja, Eva Perón (now La Pampa), Juan Domingo Perón (now Chaco), Córdoba, Corrientes, Santa Fe, Tucumán, and Buenos Aires. Additionally, there were stands and premises for various trade chambers (Quiroga, 2012). The fair embodied the government’s aspiration to showcase a thriving, prosperous Argentina that was connected to regional countries and at the forefront of industrial development.

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Modernity in Mendoza: Pavilion 24 at the Feria de América International Exhibition

November 1, 2023 Pablo F. Bianchi 0

The city of Mendoza, Argentina, hosted the international event known as the “Feria de América,” an industrial and continental exhibition that took place from January to April 1954. To provide a suitable setting for the exhibition, 30 hectares of land were allocated around the perimeter of Lake Parque General San Martín. Here, 93 pavilions and nearly 20 facilities were set up, including the Allegorical Tower, an open-air theater, and bars. The American countries represented with their own pavilions were Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Paraguay. There was also a large pavilion that housed various Latin American countries such as Colombia, Cuba, Bolivia, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico, along with stands for Chilean and local Mendoza-based companies and provincial pavilions for Mendoza, San Juan, Misiones, La Rioja, Eva Perón (now La Pampa), Juan Domingo Perón (now Chaco), Córdoba, Corrientes, Santa Fe, Tucumán, and Buenos Aires. Additionally, there were stands and premises for various trade chambers (Quiroga, 2012). The fair embodied the government’s aspiration to showcase a thriving, prosperous Argentina that was connected to regional countries and at the forefront of industrial development.

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Utopian Practice, Political Power, and Community in Architecture: An Interview with Olalekan Jeyifous

November 1, 2023 Claire Brodka 0

After being awarded the prestigious Silver Lion for his contribution to this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, Brooklyn-based artist Olalekan Jeyifous shows no signs of slowing down. Currently in the midst of preparing his entry to the next Sharjah Architecture Triennial, he also recently celebrated the opening of Climate Futurism, a group exhibition that highlights the power and efficacy of artists’ methods and processes to imagine a more equitable future – and is working on a public monument to former United States Representative Shirley Chisholm as part of New York City’s She Built NYC initiative, among other projects.