In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Heatherwick Studio’s design for its first building in South America, which was informed by indigenous weaving practices. Renderings of the seven-storey building planned for Bogotá in Colombia show a facade made of a series of colourful, undulating columns. Several readers were shocked by the cultural reference points
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waataa.pt’s design draws from the region’s rich heritage, achieving unique spatial and structural qualities.
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When this small cottage adjacent to their bungalow in Boulder, Colorado, came on the market, the homeowners jumped at the opportunity to expand their property. With two athletic young sons and a dog, the property gave them a chance to expand their yar…
Bureau Fraai designs a psychological practice with a ‘labyrinth’ pattern floor in a monumental chapel in the city centre of Amsterdam.
Kuwait-based Babnimnim Design Studio has created a geometric mosque in Kuwait City that combines classical Islamic motifs with contemporary forms. Situated in Kuwait City’s residential Al-Masayel district, the Mamluki Lancet Mosque is contained within five rotated and stacked square forms that are topped by a half dome. “The Mamluki Lancet Mosque, Adlah Mohammed Abdulrahman AlBahar,
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refúgio do sol by azulpitanga offers an eco-friendly living space amidst natural beauty.
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When a brief to design a new office space asks for something fresh, energetic, and modern – a space where employees enjoy being and, crucially, enjoy working in, which helps them to focus on individual tasks but also to relax, collaborate, and create – there are few better places to begin than a color wheel. As the world of work and the varied environments it takes place in become less formal and restricted in their design, architects, designers, and, more importantly, their clients are handing the boring, monotone office its redundancy papers and looking outside the establishment at more expressive colorful options.
The new footbridge with an elevator, which replaces the original overpass from 1981, provides barrier-free pedestrian access from the Municipal Office to the city center and enhances the route across the busy I/35 highway.
Business as usual cannot continue if we are to strive towards a more sustainable building industry. Our methods and strategies must transform and adapt to an entirely new way of thinking.
Renowned sculptor Richard Serra, known for his monumental steel structures that reshaped the landscape of contemporary art, passed away at the age of 85 at his residence in Orient, N.Y. His groundbreaking works, characterized by massive tilting corridors and spirals of steel, offered viewers a unique experience, inviting them to navigate through and around the imposing forms to fully comprehend their essence. Because of this invitation to explore space, materiality, and site, the artist has been long-recognized in the architectural community, earning him the Architectural League of New York President’s Medal in 2014, becoming the first artist to receive the honor.
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