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Climbing House / Leo Romano

September 18, 2017 Daniel Tapia 0

The ground, in slope, is located in a very beautiful place of Goiânia. Immersed in a private condominium, on a dead-end street facing the woods, the residence proposes a harmonious dialogue between architecture and nature, observing the physical and topographical conditions, as well as the solar orientation and the winds. The volume of the house was defined from the choice of concrete as the main building element.

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How Architects Dress vs How Normal People Dress

September 18, 2017 Amanda Pimenta 0

“Does this come in black?” is probably the most used phrase during any architect’s shopping trip, but nobody really knows why. Search the internet for the reason that architects wear black, you will find that numerous people have written about the subject,—there’s even a book about it! The fact is that other people don’t quite understand how many shades of black there actually are like you do. And it’s also a common misconception that wearing black is all in the name of convenience, since looking for a specific item in your wardrobes takes 5 times longer when everything looks the same. In short, architects will continue to wear black… at least until something darker comes out.

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13 Weird, Surprising Architecture Facts You’ve Probably Never Heard

September 18, 2017 AD Editorial Team 0

The history of humans building shelters goes back over 10,000 years. Over this time, the human need to build was distilled into the profession of architecture, and in the process it attracted all manner of eccentric, visionary, and stubborn individuals. In light of both architecture’s long history and its abundance of colorful characters, it’s no surprise that it’s full of surprising and unlikely stories. From Lincoln Logs and the Olympics to Ouija boards and 9/11, here are 13 architecture-related facts you may not have previously known.