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Adjaye Associates designs Brooklyn community centre to “disrupt the racial wealth gap”

February 17, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

UK studio Adjaye Associates has released designs for a Brooklyn campus for the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation that include a cultural centre and theatre. The campus will include three structures at the institution’s site on Fulton Street in central Brooklyn. It includes two mid-rise buildings at 16 and 13 storeys and an expressive cultural building

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MVRDV’s colourful Manhattan high-rise opens as the studio’s first US project

October 4, 2022 James Brillon 0

The Radio Tower and Hotel, Dutch architecture studio MVRDV’s first completed US design, has opened in Manhattan, featuring colourful, irregularly stacked volumes. It was designed collaboratively by Dutch firm MVRDV and local firm Stonehill Taylor, which acted as the architect of record. The 23-storey tower was completed this year and opened in September, four years

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Gehry House extension seems to “emerge from the inside of the house”

May 30, 2022 Cajsa Carlson 0
Steel-clad Gehry House in California

Continuing our series exploring deconstructivist architecture we look at Gehry House, architect Frank Gehry’s radical extension to his home in Santa Monica, California. Gehry House was built around and encompasses an existing Dutch-style suburban building, which Gehry expanded by adding a number of interlocking structures that disrupt the shape of the original building. “The force

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LOHA utilizes “material layering” for Nike Icon Studios building in Los Angeles

May 29, 2022 Jenna McKnight 0
Nike Icon Studios

Architecture firm LOHA used “material layering” to create a light-filled workspace in California for photographers, videographers and other creatives involved in brand imaging for sportswear brand Nike. The project – formally called The Nike Icon Studios LA – is the flagship studio space for the company’s operations for global brand imaging. Located near LA’s border

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Ten gravity-defying homes that are raised up on stilts

May 27, 2022 Jennifer Hahn 0
Stepping Stone House, UK, by Hamish & Lyons

From an artist’s cabin perched above a tidal salt marsh to an entire elevated apartment block in Italy, here is a roundup of 10 homes on stilts from the Dezeen archives. Hoisting buildings up on pillars allows them to occupy otherwise uninhabitable sites such as lakes, steep slopes and craggy coastal outcrops, bringing inhabitants closer to

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Omar Gandhi designs a “light-filled wood cathedral” for Toronto restaurant

May 26, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architect has created a vaulted-wood interior inside a non-descript brick building for chef Matty Matheson’s restaurant in Toronto. Prime Seafood Palace is located in West Queen West and was a collaborative effort between Omar Gandhi Architect (OGA) and the restaurant’s chef, Matheson, who has developed an internet following. The space was

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BIG completes “world’s most environmentally friendly furniture factory” in Norway

May 25, 2022 Jennifer Hahn 0
Birde-eye view of The Plus furniture factory by BIG for Vestre in a forest

Architecture firm BIG has constructed a mass-timber Passivhaus factory in a Norwegian forest for outdoor furniture maker Vestre, which features a green roof and solar panels as well as an exterior slide. Instead of being hidden away on an industrial estate, The Plus factory development is nestled in 300 acres of woodland near the village

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3me Arquitectura designs Irrigation Module based on pyramidal grain silos

May 24, 2022 Ben Dreith 0
Association of Agricultural Producers headquarters by 3me Arquitectura

3me Arquitectura has taken cues from the pyramidal grain silos found locally to create the entryway for the headquarters of the Association of Agricultural Producers in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. The building, which surrounds a central courtyard, was designed as a headquarters for a local association of people that manages centralized irrigation of the region. “The Irrigation

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Zaha Hadid’s Vitra Fire Station is “ready to explode into action at any moment”

May 24, 2022 Jon Astbury 0
Exterior of Vitra Fire Station by Zaha Hadid Architects

We continue our series on deconstructivism by looking at Zaha Hadid’s first major built work, the Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects in 1993, the building was a key work in establishing the style of deconstructivism and now serves as an exhibitions and events space. The station’s dynamic form

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Ten 21st-century underground railway stations from around the world

May 24, 2022 Jane Englefield 0
Chengdu metro station

London’s much-anticipated Elizabeth Line finally opens today. As it is unveiled, here is a roundup of 10 metro stations from across the globe that have been updated in recent years. The Elizabeth Line, or Crossrail, is a gargantuan infrastructure project that will see large new trains running 118 kilometres through London and well beyond, slashing journey

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