Articles by macnadusa

bid! bid! bid! in the charity auction of drawings and models by world renowned japanese architects to support toyo ito’s HOME-FOR-ALL project. toyo ito and kazuyo sejima presented at the HOME-FOR-ALL conference     the auction includes original works donated by fumihiko maki, toyo ito, riken yamamoto, kazuyo sejima, ryue nishizawa, fujie kazuko, naoya hatakeyama, reiko sudo, […]

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architecture firm tengbom and panel manufacturer butong have developed two unique concrete ‘bubbles’ for sweden‘s latest research facility, karolinska institutet – NEO. located at the university’s large atrium, the two structures are clad in perforated, translucent concrete, the result of incorporating bubble wrap into the formwork. all photos by birnee (per lundström)     in […]

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studio velocity presents a multipurpose facility in okazaki-city, japan. the ‘aichi sangyo university educational center language and IT’ contains a language study lab, IT center, presentation space, lounge, and bus shelter. studio velocity preserves the pastoral integrity of the expansive, sloping site as the programmatic requirements of the client called for minimal conditioned space. initially, […]

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transforming an old bread factory in helsinki, studio joanna laajisto has created a new home for finnish advertising agency bob the robot. the project began with the client wishing for an office space that broke away from traditions, and challenged this aim with a modest budget. the result, called ‘house of bobs’, references a private […]

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london-based steven chilton architects’ design for the wuxi taihu show theatre is designed to represent an abstract representation of the largest bamboo forest in china. located close to lake taihu in wuxi, jiangsu province, china, the theater is made of slender white columns that reach up towards a golden canopy. images courtesy of steven chilton architects […]

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prato, a city in tuscany, italy, has adopted a new set of urban planning regulations that place a greater emphasis than ever before on the environment. to draw up the new guidelines, the municipality appointed a team of specialists who reconsidered the concept of urban development through the reuse and recovery of the region’s existing […]

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