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Bunkhouse and Reurbano convert 1940s Mexico City apartments into boutique hotel

January 17, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

American hotel brand Bunkhouse and interior design studio Reurbano have used motifs derived from the history of a Mexico City structure when converting it into a boutique hotel. Hotel San Fernando is located in the Condesa neighbourhood of Mexico City, a largely residential zone that in recent years has seen an influx of national and

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AECOM and Luis Vidal place sleek red roof on Boston airport terminal

January 12, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Infrastructure consultants AECOM and Spanish architecture studio Luis Vidal + Architects have created a terminal for Boston’s Logan Airport capped by a long, bright-red roof. The project adds 390,000 square feet (36,232 square metres) of space to Logan International Airport. The largest airport in the city, it is located on a piece of land that

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Provencher Roy designs tower with dramatic cantilever for Montreal quay restoration

January 11, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Local architecture studio Provencher Roy has included the “lighthouse”-like Port of Montreal Tower with cantilevered platforms in the renovation of a disused industrial pier in Montreal. Provencher Roy placed the 65-metre-tall tower on the edge of a pier in Montreal’s Old City that once served as a grain exporting hub for the region. It now

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Renzo Piano stacks Toronto courthouse on top of massive atrium

January 9, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop has created a justice building for Toronto to display “the identity and values of a modern justice institution” while respecting nearby historical buildings. Working with local studio NORR Architects and Engineers, Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) designed the structure for downtown Toronto, where it will house many of the

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AO Architects proposes second-tallest skyscraper in US for Oklahoma City

January 8, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

California studio AO Architects has put forward plans for a supertall skyscraper as part of a development in Oklahoma City that, if completed, will be the second-tallest building in the United States. The skyscraper will be part of a development called the Boardwalk at Bricktown in downtown Oklahoma City. Plans consist of three 345-foot-tall (105

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Formation Association fills revamped Los Angeles retail space with pink plaster

December 19, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Local studio Formation Association has completed a renovation project in Los Angeles, placing asymmetrical volumes clad in plaster in the shell of a masonry building to create a dramatic “canyon-like” interior passage. Formation Association renovated the building, located in the city’s Atwater Village neighbourhood, on a street lined with shops and restaurants. Called Atwater Canyon,

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Hopson Rodstrom Design creates jagged-roof Los Angeles building with interior courtyard

December 18, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Local studio Hopson Rodstrom Design placed a sawtooth roof on top of this black-clad apartment building with an interior courtyard in southern California. Located in West Los Angeles on a busy thoroughfare, the project is called The Jagger – named after the massive sawtooth roof that tops it. Pasadena-based studio Hopson Rodstrom Design (H/RD), designed

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Hopson Rodstrom Design creates jagged-roof Los Angeles building with interior courtyard

December 18, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Local studio Hopson Rodstrom Design placed a sawtooth roof on top of this black-clad apartment building with an interior courtyard in southern California. Located in West Los Angeles on a busy thoroughfare, the project is called The Jagger – named after the massive sawtooth roof that tops it. Pasadena-based studio Hopson Rodstrom Design (H/RD), designed

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“Now’s the time to shelter all species” say 2024 AIA Gold Medal winners

December 15, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

AIA Gold Medal winners Ted Flato and David Lake share their views on how “architecture is being driven forward by a response to climate” in this exclusive interview. Flato and Lake of Lake Flato Architects argue that in order to address the social and environmental issues of our time, architects must focus on regionalism to make buildings

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David Lake and Ted Flato win 2024 AIA Gold Medal

December 14, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

David Lake and Ted Flato of Texas studio Lake Flato Architects have been awarded this year’s AIA Gold Medal for their engagement with “controversial environmental and socio-political issues”. Lake and Flato won the 2024 award, which is considered one of the most prestigious to be given to architects. The two architects, who cofounded their studio, Lake

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