Barkly House / Ha Architecture
Conceived during the pandemic through a series of discreet meetings, Barkly House is a brick home designed for the son of a bricklayer.
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Lesley Lokko Receives African Cultural Icon Award for Her Contributions to Architectural Education and Discourse
Lesley Lokko OBE has been recognized with the African Cultural Icon Award, honoring “leaders in the creative arts who promote African culture and heritage on a global stage.” The accolade is one of nine awards presented annually to publicly nominated and industry-recommended figures by a panel of judges from across Africa. Nominees are evaluated based on “impact, innovation, sustainability, and contribution to Africa’s growth.” Lokko is the Founder and Chair of the African Futures Institute (AFI), headquartered in Accra, Ghana, and Director of the Nomadic African Studio, an annual month-long itinerant teaching program working across the African continent. She has been acknowledged for her transformative contributions to architecture, education, and cultural discourse within and beyond Africa, consistently challenging conventional narratives around African identity, space, and creativity.
architecture utopias: superstudio
looking at superstudio’s radical projects, designboom traces how utopian speculation became a tool for questioning architecture.
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Bottega Bruzziches Headquarters / deltastudio
More space! More light! Open, flexible environments. It’s time to grow! Benedetta, as in the best stories of craftsmanship and innovation, leaves her garage. The domestic space, which sheltered and inspired her for years, is no longer enough.. Demand is growing. Ideas are multiplying, and with them, collaborators. A new space is needed. A hub of services, logistics, laboratories for both creativity and production, administrative offices, common areas… in short, a headquarters.
Gooder Store / studio pheasant
Located in Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue, Gooder reimagines the traditional skatepark as a multifunctional cultural hub where skateboarding, retail, food, and workspaces coexist under one roof. The client sought a space that could bring skaters and non-skaters together, fostering community interaction while contributing to the city’s creative culture, with the challenge of transforming a specialized sports facility into a flexible social environment.
Poetry Anthology of Light / P.M.A.Studio
This project involved the reconstruction of a dilapidated building located in Guangzhou’s old town along Tongfu Xi Road, a historic street established in 1926. Once vibrant, this area has suffered from significant neglect over the years, with many buildings falling into disrepair, creating safety hazards that forced both residents and businesses to leave. As the street’s vitality faded, so did its cultural and commercial appeal.
Twin Pavilions / Atelier LuxNox + Found Projects
A pair of steel-structured pavilions located in a valley overlooking the ocean in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. The brief called for the revitalization and expansion of an underutilized viewing deck. Responding to both programmatic needs and the existing typology, the design deconstructs the original gable-roof form into two distinct single-pitch volumes.
SUBARU Innovation Hub / Nikken Sekkei
Toward activities centered on “things” – This is a new research and development facility of automaker SUBARU’s main plant. SUBARU is a pioneer of technologies and systems known to everyone today, and its unique manufacturing approach and obsessive attention to detail have cultivated a loyal fan base. However, recent increases in workloads have led to organizational and operational “silos,” creating challenges with respect to sharing tacit knowledge and fostering a more collaborative mindset. Additionally, designers had limited opportunities to interact with actual “things” or users, making it difficult to get external information and inspiration.
SUBARU Innovation Hub / Nikken Sekkei
Toward activities centered on “things” – This is a new research and development facility of automaker SUBARU’s main plant. SUBARU is a pioneer of technologies and systems known to everyone today, and its unique manufacturing approach and obsessive attention to detail have cultivated a loyal fan base. However, recent increases in workloads have led to organizational and operational “silos,” creating challenges with respect to sharing tacit knowledge and fostering a more collaborative mindset. Additionally, designers had limited opportunities to interact with actual “things” or users, making it difficult to get external information and inspiration.
grass-covered seaside family home repurposes abandoned soviet military bunkers in latvia
the existing structures are reused as the base for the new residential complex.
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