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surrounded by wild gardens and native bush, the three trees learning centre in rollueston, christchurch designed by CASA (collingridge and smith architects), uses sustainable design to provide children with an environment that fosters learning and growth through a natural discovery approach. a core aspect of the client’s pedagogy is that the building had to act […]

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shelley mcnamara and yvonne farrell of grafton architects have been announced as the 2020 laureates of the pritzker architecture prize — the award often referred to as architecture’s highest honor. ‘architecture could be described as one of the most complex and important cultural activities on the planet,’ remarks farrell. ‘to be an architect is an enormous privilege. to […]

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studio locomotive designed the hotel gahn, located in phang nga, thailand, as a testament to the inheritance of the status of the project owner’s mother. the pride in her status as ‘baba-nyonya’, or the descendants from the interethnic marriage of the chinese settlers and native inhabitants of malay peninsula and indonesian archipelago, inspired the designers […]

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brazilian architecture practice BR3 arquitetos has completed house TR1215 in porto alegre, southern brazil. the residence constitutes a single-family home situated in a 780 square meter plot featuring an extensive lake at the end of the terrain. the irregular plot design, as well as the need for a large protected social area, were the issues […]

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studio MK27 situates its ‘3V house’ among a gardened neighborhood in são paulo, an area commonly subjected to heavy flooding. in response to the site’s geographic condition, the design team elevates the topography beneath the house and its garden relative to the street level, protecting it from the flooding rains. the project, photographed by fernando […]

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frank gehry and his team are soon to complete the undulating LUMA tower, which now soars over the picturesque city of arles in southern france. the ancient roman city is characterized by its architecture of heritage buildings dating back centuries along with its amphitheater — founded in the year 90 AD — which recalls the […]

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the rapid growth of virtual and augmented reality technology has the potential to transform architectural visualization at multiple scales, from the production workflow for visual assets to the way VR integrates with the overall design process. immersive technologies are also opening up new roles in the AEC industry, creating opportunities for a rising generation of […]

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french studio graal architecture introduces its jaurès recreation center in the parisian suburb of athis-mons. the project offers an artfully designed facility for small children which makes use of progressive learning methods while reducing the pressures of the town’s growing population. the site is characterized by the infrastructural nature of it’s surrounding context, made up […]

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renzo piano building workshop has completed its breezy residential tower ‘eighty seven park’ overlooking the sands of miami beach. while vertical construction began in 2017, the newly completed building is defined by its sweeping, cantilevered volume which seems to float lightly above the ocean and park. the tower’s bright interiors designed by RDAI, a parisian […]

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in the outskirts of beijing, set amid a rolling landscape of mountain peaks and river bends, neri&hu has completed the junshan cultural center. the project involved the renovation of an existing two-story sales building, turning it into a new clubhouse and sales center. focusing on connecting to nature and maximizing the original courtyard space, the […]

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