Month: December 2023

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Zaha Hadid Architects references migratory birds for Zhuhai art centre

December 8, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

Four angular wings with steel canopies form Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre, which British studio Zaha Hadid Architects has completed on an artificial lake in China. Located within the ZhongXin Lake in Zhuhai, the centre is characterised by its sweeping roofscape, which Zaha Hadid Architects modelled on the chevron-shaped flight formations of migratory birds in

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Dezeen’s top 10 UK architecture projects of 2023

December 8, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

From a non-denominational temple to Europe’s tallest modular residential tower, we select 10 of this year’s most notable architecture projects in the UK as part of our 2023 review. This year’s roundup of the most popular and interesting projects UK architecture featured on Dezeen also features award-winning homes, including a remote house in Ayrshire named

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Dezeen’s top 10 UK architecture projects of 2023

December 8, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

From a non-denominational temple to Europe’s tallest modular residential tower, we select 10 of this year’s most notable architecture projects in the UK as part of our 2023 review. This year’s roundup of the most popular and interesting projects UK architecture featured on Dezeen also features award-winning homes, including a remote house in Ayrshire named

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House in Vilnius / Architectural Bureau G.Natkevicius & Partners

December 8, 2023 Pilar Caballero 0

The non-standard L-shaped plot, which is accessed by a cobbled street, is located in the center of the capital of Lithuania, the largest city in Lithuania, However, this place exudes the atmosphere of a small town. The transition from the city center to authentic wooden single-story houses with balconies and carved wooden finishes in just a few minutes by car is peculiar and fascinating. It feels like you are in the old town of a small town.

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Cake Architecture draws on Bauhaus principles for Hoxton bar

December 8, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

Cake Architecture has renovated A Bar with Shapes for a Name, an east London cocktail bar featuring “utilitarian” interiors. A Bar with Shapes for a Name owes its title to the yellow triangle, red square and blue circle that are emblazoned on its facade in a nod to the primary colours and understated geometry commonly

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Communities, Environment, and New Narratives: the Best Interviews of 2023

December 8, 2023 Romullo Baratto 0

In a moment in history when some seek alternatives on other planets and others find refuge in virtual worlds, paradoxically, the future seems to be Earth. This may be one of the significant lessons that 2023 has taught architecture. Understanding this also implies becoming aware that our planet is depleting before our eyes—and a generous portion of this responsibility belongs to the production chains involved in architecture and construction.

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Climat de France: Colonial Social Housing in Algeria by Fernand Pouillon

December 8, 2023 Paul Yakubu 0

The Climat de France is a French colonial social housing project in Algeria designed by Fernand Pouillon and currently renamed Oued Koriche. Located approximately 8km west of the country’s capital, Algiers, it was built from 1954 to 1957, right in the middle of the Algerian War of Independence. The project has several buildings with different scales. Its most prominent structure is a large rectangular building that houses 3000 dwellings, along with a spacious interior square similar to a Roman forum and exterior windows inspired by the mosaics found in Islamic architecture.