Month: November 2024

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Lyngby Town Hall / ERIK arkitekter

November 5, 2024 Hadir Al Koshta 0

The modernist building has been fully renovated and retains many of its original qualities. ERIK arkitekter has restored the town hall based on its key architectural ideas while futureproofing it with contemporary workspaces. Lyngby Town Hall, designed by the now passed-away architects Hans Erling Langkilde and Ib Martin Jensen, joins the ranks of Scandinavian functionalist town halls from the mid-20th century — think, for instance, of Aarhus City Hall by Arne Jacobsen and Erik Møller or Gunnar Asplund’s Gothenburg Town Hall. The building was originally inaugurated in 1941.

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Kengo Kuma completes Saint-Denis Pleyel Station in northern Paris

November 5, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has unveiled the Saint-Denis Pleyel Station in northern Paris, which is wrapped by vertical wooden louvres. Built by Kengo Kuma and Associates as part of the Grand Paris Express – a new transport system made up of rapid transit lines – the station serves as an interchange between four metro

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Thomas Phifer uses white concrete to create boxy Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw

November 5, 2024 Soheb Panja 0

US architect Thomas Phifer has unveiled the Museum of Modern Art in central Warsaw, which resembles two giant boxes stacked on top of each other. Finished in Phifer’s signature minimalist style, the completed building marks the end of a two-decade wait for the cultural institution to have a permanent home. Inside, an angular double staircase rises

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London’s Cafe François is “reassuringly recognisable and intriguingly different”

November 5, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Wooden banquettes informed by New York City subway benches were paired with classic bentwood brasserie chairs at this French restaurant in London. Set within a brick-clad railway arch next to London’s Borough Market, Cafe François is the sister restaurant of Westminster’s Maison François. Designed by restaurateur François O’Neill and his team, the eatery serves a

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Rahul Pudale Design wraps Indian home in perforated adobe facade

November 5, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Porous Adobe is a compact family home named after its perforated earth facade, completed by architecture studio Rahul Pudale Design on a narrow plot in India. Its constrained site, which measures just six metres in width and 15 metres in depth, is opened up by a series of courtyards that help maximise access to natural

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Your Checklist for Entertaining Season (9 photos)

November 5, 2024 Laura Gaskill 0

Fall and winter offer ample opportunities to entertain, not only on holidays (of which there are plenty) but also with more casual gatherings. And whether you entertain a lot or a little, having a well-stocked home can take a lot of the stress out of …