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bahrain’s pearling path is a 3.5 kilometer (2.2 mile) trail that connects a series of destinations significant to the country’s pearling industry. located on muharraq island, the visitor pathway connects three oyster beds, a seashore site, and nine clusters of historic buildings that comprise a total of 17 architectural structures. although the region’s pearling economy […]

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currently, the tallest building in western europe is the shard — a renzo piano-designed skyscraper that stands at the heart of london. climbing to a total height of 309.7 meters (1,017 feet), the supertall structure is joined in the british capital by a host of other well-known high-rises, including ‘one canada square’ and the ‘leadenhall […]

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amsterdam-based architecture and design practice GG-loop has completed the ‘freebooter’ apartment complex, taking as its starting point netherlands‘ maritime past. situated in the center of amsterdam’s zeeburgereiland, the building consists of two 120-meter-square apartments with an eye line to the ij river. images courtesy of the architects     ‘like much of the netherlands, freebooter’s location of zeeburgereiland […]

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the shed — the telescopic, adaptable structure by DS+R in collaboration with rockwell group — opens to the public on april 5th with new works in the visual and performing arts. the project, best known for its ability to transform and adapt to changes in program, opens in new york city as part of hudson yards — the largest private […]

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VTN architects (vo trong nghia architects) has completed the design of a multi-generational brick residence in vietnam. located in an emerging residential area, a 15 minute drive from the center of ho chi minh city, ‘ha house’ forms part of a densely populated neighborhood. in addition to the usual requirements, the client asked that the […]

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elongated volumes rooted in the surrounding landscape form this minimal house by spanish firm fran silvestre arquitectos. located in the wooded area of a golf course in lisbon, portugal, the ‘coimbra-steinman house’ splits into two volumes that mirror the different purposes of the residence.      emerging from the sloping hills and overlooking green terrain, the single-family residence is built on […]

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following collaborations with phillip k smith III, studio swine, and sou fujimoto, international fashion brand COS will team up with arthur mamou-mani at this year’s milan design week. as part of the event, the london-based french architect will create a digitally fabricated pavilion that will guide visitors through the courtyard and into the adjacent gardens of palazzo […]

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according to berlin-based architecture firm j. mayer h., every home needs to balance two things: privacy and retreat versus connectivity to its environment and various degrees of openness. the practice’s latest project, titled ‘pipia.panorama’, does both to extremes by offering an intimate, secluded area around an inner courtyard, unfolding towards one of the most prominent […]

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austria-based studio innauer-matt architekten presents the ‘house with three eyes,’ a home situated on the edge of a forest outside the center of a nearby village. the new house replaces a derelict farmhouse, abandoned half a century ago, which had been deteriorated beyond repair by wind and weather. the resulting project, a house for four people, comprises […]

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