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Lark House / SHED Architecture & Design

May 1, 2024 Pilar Caballero 0

Originally designed by prominent Seattle architect Al Bumgardner, this 1958 mid-century house was reimagined to reflect the storied lives of its new inhabitants while holding reverence to its architectural significance. Located in West Seattle, the house sits atop a cliff with sweeping views of Vashon Island, the Olympic Mountains, and Puget Sound.

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“Powerful demonstration of architecture at its best” says commenter

May 1, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a selection of brutalist and modernist churches captured by photographer Jamie McGregor Smith in his book Sacred Modernity. With 139 photographs of 100 churches, McGregor Smith created the book to showcase the sculptural and unique forms of some of the churches built across Europe in the post-war

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“London’s lowest whole-life carbon high-rise” by Foster + Partners receives planning approval

May 1, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has been granted planning approval for office and residential development 18 Blackfriars Road, which the studio claims will be net-zero carbon. Located on a two-acre brownfield site in London’s Bankside, 18 Blackfriars Road will contain two residential blocks and a 45-storey office skyscraper. Foster + Partners claimed the project

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Pixelated furniture appears throughout Lunet eyewear store in Bucharest

May 1, 2024 Natasha Levy 0

Romanian practice Bogdan Ciocodeica Studio played with the idea of “blurry vision” in this eyewear store in Bucharest, where pixelated furnishings sit against translucent latex curtains. This is the third space that Bogdan Ciocodeica Studio has designed for Lunet, having worked on the eyewear brand’s inaugural Bucharest store and another branch in the city of

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Dezeen Events Guide launches digital guide to NYCxDesign 2024

May 1, 2024 Sophie Chapman 0

Dezeen Events Guide has launched its guide to NYCxDesign 2024, highlighting the key events in New York City from 16 to 23 May. The festival celebrates its 12th anniversary with a programme of exhibitions, open showrooms, tours, talks, design fairs and product launches. Located across neighbourhoods in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, around 200 events are

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Block Wall House / nendo

May 1, 2024 Hana Abdel 0

A private residence in Karuizawa, Nagano. Situated along the road lies the distinctive triangular property extending 110m in length. A creative solution was essential in securing privacy from passing traffic and pedestrians while acting as a foil for basking in the natural surroundings.

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2024 Wood Design & Building Awards: Call for Submissions

May 1, 2024 Rene Submissions 0

The 2024 Wood Design and Building Awards program is now open for submissions, inviting entries from talented architects and designers across North America and around the globe who are setting new standards of excellence in wood architecture. The Wood Design & Building Awards program recognizes design teams that are passionate about celebrating wood as a sustainable, versatile, and sophisticated building material. The program offers the chance to showcase innovative work and be part of a prestigious celebration of wood design.