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Play, Learn and Make - It was a project to refurbish three empty classrooms located side by side to use as a makerspace and equipment room for students. The flooring and the lighting in the classroom were deteriorated and needed to be replaced. Although the windows of the classro…
Locate in Maoshan Scenic Area, Zhenjiang, Chenzhuang is a small village that has about thirty families. It is surrounded by green mountains, and there is a beautiful pool at the entrance of the village. Following the “Beautiful Countryside Construction” in Jiangsu province, our s…
Subways Are Becoming Flood Zones Diana Ionescu Sun, 08/01/2021 - 11:00 Primary Image Subway systems around the world are struggling to adapt to an era of extreme weather brought on by climate change, write Hiroko Tabuchi and John Schwartz. Their designs, many based on the expecta…
The site for a start-up REMISE (a tenement-block outhouse, historically a workshop-cum-carriage house) at Immanuelkirchstraße is situated in the Prenzlauer Berg district. It in turn rests, geologically, entirely on the ground moraines of the Barnim Plateau. Eighty percent of the…
The California Dream is Becoming Less Achievable Diana Ionescu Sun, 08/01/2021 - 09:00 Primary Image Writing in The Atlantic, Conor Friedersdorf assesses the forces that are making the 'California dream' more and more difficult to achieve. The generations that reaped the benefits…
This project is a contemporary response in a heritage context that learns from the vernacular. It puts forward an atypical site response that provides an experience of freedom and openness that is not often experienced in tight inner-city sites. In a quiet heritage street in Fitz…
High Housing Costs Could Keep Inflation Rising Diana Ionescu Sun, 08/01/2021 - 07:00 Primary Image As reported by Coral Murphy Marcos, Jeanna Smialek and Jim Tankersley in the New York Times, [t]he rental market, which slumped during the pandemic, has snapped back more quickly th…
House in the Dunes is a four-bedroom, raised residence situated across a one-acre site nestled in the dunes with ocean views. The large rectilinear structure is clad in gray cedar siding and punctuated by voids cut into the building’s facade vis-à-vis doors and windows. Each roo…
Chicago's New Strategic Plan for Transportation Prioritizes Equity and Accountability Diana Ionescu Sun, 08/01/2021 - 05:00 Primary Image Chicago officials revealed the city's new Strategic Plan for Transportation, which they say will help promote social equity and public safety,…
The viewpoint is located 5 km from the village Usva along the river. It offers views of the Usvinskie Pillars, 120-meter cliffs that drop vertically to the water. The famous Devil's Finger is a freestanding rock towering 70 meters above the massif.
Black-pigmented concrete and black timber battens have been used to create this tactile home in the village of Federal, New South Wales by Australian studio Edition Office. The Melbourne-based firm designed Federal House to be both a peaceful sanctuary for its clients and a scul…
Jakub Szczęsny and Hadas Tuval redefine the rooftop as a public space, where city dwellers get a chance to form a community and weave new connections under a temporary canopy. Together, they created a shaded shelter on the Liebling Haus rooftop. This lightly covered space - a hyb…
When we think of migration, we think of movement. We think of the movement of people simply looking for greener pastures – a better life for themselves. But we also think of war, of conflict, of an unstable situation in a specific place forcing the hand of a location’s residents…
The townhouse is located in the north of Beijing at the foot of a hillside area. The house of 600 sqm is organized in 4 floors, from a B1 partially open to a private garden till the attic on the 3rd floor. The new functional program allows three generations of the family to enjoy…
Paris studio Lemoal Lemoal has used hempcrete blocks to build the Pierre Chevet sports centre in France, which the studio believes is the country's first public building built from the biomaterial. Named Pierre Chevet, the 380 square-metre sports hall is located in the town of C…
The Second Studio (formerly The Midnight Charette) is an explicit podcast about design, architecture, and the everyday. Hosted by Architects David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet, it features different creative professionals in unscripted conversations that allow for thoughtful takes…
Concrete Blonde is an architectural jewelry box. It is an updated Annandale cottage that unfolds from a modest heritage façade to a generously spaced home. Warmth is expressed through earth tones and natural materials, capturing light through its skylights and courtyard well.
Final plans for the new LEED-certified museum expansion at Penn State have been unveiled this week after years of anticipation for a project with an ultimate price tag of $85 million. The project, announced by the school’s board of trustees in 2019, will significantly improve ph…
This project is a residential renovation project located in Tangerang Indonesia which has a tropical climate and is quite hot and humid. The existing building cannot meet the client's needs both in terms of space programs and in terms of design desires. Seeing this, we created a…
Background and original appearance: rural revitalization led by aesthetics and a three-no ordinary village. Xiuwu County is located in Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, and belongs to the north of Henan. In recent years, Xiuwu County has vigorously advocated the path of rural revital…
This post is brought to you in partnership with HP In some ways, the work world will never be the same. Here are the tools that make a flexible and efficient workflow possible. The pandemic has accelerated the process of digital transformation across all industries including the…
The 15 cent site had an existing house, a warehouse and numerous trees and was located within a kilometer radius from the Kollam beach in Kerala. The adjacency to the sea coupled with the humid climatic conditions of the region encouraged us to adhere to an open plan. The vision…
A leafy tree rises up through a circular opening in this Brazilian residence and yoga studio, which was designed by the architectural office of Stemmer Rodrigues. The 350-square-metre home is located near Guaíba Lake in Eldorado do Sul, a town in the southern state of Rio Grande…
Japanese culture (a collectivist society), gives absolute priority to the collective over the individual, and for this, it has a language of basic behaviour patterns that helps to understand social relations between groups or between groups and individuals, fundamentally based on…
Three disconnected, under-used and flood prone outbuildings were replaced with two new buildings that provided additional living accommodation for the existing house. Specific attention was given to the 5 children, all boys. The design therefore seeks to engage the family with th…
The rescue service has a long and glorious history of saving the lives of people, wherever they come fromA couple of weeks ago, I was at Lizard Point in Cornwall. The old lifeboat station below Britain’s most southerly cliffs has long since been replaced but the rusting structure…
Alessio Mamo has photographed the illegal, brutalist buildings and gaudy, now decaying, villas in the south of Italy that mafia bosses constructedWords by Roberto Saviano and Lorenzo TondoRead more on how the mafia made a killing from the destruction of Italy’s south Continue rea…
Sensitive preservation of a heritage architectural masterwork, the SFU Plaza Renewal fulfills the University’s vision for dynamic integration of innovative education, cutting-edge research, and far-reaching community engagement. The upgrades to the outdoor central spine, a proces…
The new Riverstone Transit Center brings the administrative staff and bus services for City Link and Paratransit to a central hub location to provide riders with a safe, clean, and convenient experience. The project includes an Administrative Building, outdoor public restrooms, a…
Screens made from metal mesh wrap around two sides of this house in Tokyo, Japan. Weather House was designed by Not Architects Studio for a corner site in Tokyo's Shinagawa district. The plot is situated between a large park in front and a smaller park to the side, which are con…
The global push to reduce atmospheric carbon is being compromised by confusing terminology and misleading claims, argues Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. Carbon washing is the new greenwashing. Growing alarm about climate change has triggered a rise in the number…
An eerie landscape of empty desks will occupy a 3,600-square-foot swath on the east side of Manhattan in Madison Square Park Conservancy’s latest exhibition set to open this January. The exhibition was announced Tuesday by the Conservancy, which selected Hugh Hayden as the 42nd a…
German architecture firm Henn, along with researchers at the Technical University of Dresden, has been working to create the first building in the world made of concrete reinforced by carbon fibers instead of steel. Labeled as the world’s first building made of carbon concrete,…
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MVRDV’s latest project is closing after just two days following a torrent of public backlash against the $3 million artificial earthen mound in Westminster, London. The Marble Arch Mound opened earlier this week after an abbreviated construction period which began in early May. C…
Today marks 99 days until the MVRDV-designed Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen opens its doors in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Upon opening on November 6th, the building will be the world’s first publicly accessible art depot, making its entire art collection of 151,000 works available…
Terrata Homes Enters Austin Market at Spicewood Trails in Spicewood, Texas
Architecture office Estudio Galera has formed the Casa Jacaranda holiday home on the coast of Argentina by stacking and rotating concrete boxes that step out on every floor. Located in the beach town of Cariló, the monolithic concrete home was configured as several distinct volu…
Construction has officially kicked off on the 71,000-square-foot new home for Pennsylvania State University’s Palmer Museum of Art, a nearly 50-year-old State College institution that ranks as the largest art [...] Read More... The post Work begins on the Palmer Museum of Art’s n…
FHA Extends Single-Family Eviction Moratorium Through September
Innovation Studio by GE Profile Introduces the Trattoria Pizza Oven
Foster + Partners has unveiled details of their master plan for the Centennial Yards site in Downtown Atlanta. Designed in collaboration with Perkins+Will, the project forms part of a $5 billion transformation of former parking lots and railyards into a regenerated mixed-use deve…
OTP Arquitetura has completed a multigenerational house perched on a steep site in Brazil's Mantiqueira mountain range for a couple and their two sons. The TKN house was designed for an extended family to share certain living spaces, while still maintaining privacy between vario…
Archinect Sessions Next Up: Exhibit Columbus continues with sharing conversations with the recipients of The J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize. Today's episode is a conversation with Belinda Tato and Jose Luis Vallejo of Ecosistema Urbano. Ecosistema Urbano is a design and consu…
Does Highway Removal Make Cities Healthier? Diana Ionescu Fri, 07/30/2021 - 08:00 Primary Image The redesign of Oakland's Mandela Parkway has been heralded as an appropriate, if partial, amends for the devastation wrought on low-income neighborhoods by the freeway-building boom o…
In Extreme Heat Waves, Cities Need 'Social Resilience' to Help the Most Vulnerable Diana Ionescu Fri, 07/30/2021 - 07:00 Primary Image In an era of escalating climate change, asserts Sarah Kaplan, extreme heat is the United States’ most fatal form of weather disaster. Already thi…
Grant Shapps presents walking and cycling scheme, after Highways England slammed for pouring concrete into railway archVictorian railway bridges that were due to be filled in with concrete in an act previously decried as “cultural vandalism” will be repurposed as part of a scheme…
A vibrant survey of the Olympic capital in art and a 10-screen video devoted to anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass – all in your weekly dispatchTokyo: Art and PhotographyExciting and eye-opening survey of one of the world’s great art cities, from 17th-century paintings of…
David Adjaye’s proposed UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Westminster, London is going forward after gaining approval from the Minister of State for Housing Christopher Pincher this week. The memorial has drawn a considerable amount of backlash in the Commonwealth sinc…
Why deal with electric wires for a doorbell when you can switch to wireless ones? You may have been thinking about it for a while, but finding the right device to replace your old ‘ding-dong’ may not be as easy as it seems. Most people opting for wireless bells want a hassle-fre…
The ambitious, and at times contentious, revamp of San Antonio’s Alamo Plaza cleared a major hurdle earlier this week when the Texas Historical Commission gave its blessing to the 24,000-square-foot [...] Read More... The post Texas Historical Commission green lights new Exhibiti…
Why use multiple devices when you can get a Kodi box for all your entertainment needs? Now, that’s hardly an original idea, but one that needs to be thoroughly explored. While there are quite a few options for Kodi boxes on the market, finding the most suitable one requires some…
Stefano Boeri Architetti has inserted an entrance kiosk and a pedestrian walkway that provides access to subterranean rooms within Rome's historic Domus Aurea palace. The new entrance is situated within Oppian Hill Park and connects with the walkway that leads to the spectacular…
Tired of using the bulky, old iron? It’s time to upgrade to a new-age steamer for the sheer convenience and ease of use it offers. You may have had this thought before, but finding the right option is no walk in the park. Since there are more than a few considerations to make, w…
Researchers at the Technical University of Dresden have been working with German architecture firm Henn to create the first concrete building to be reinforced with carbon fibres instead of steel. Currently under construction at the TU Dresden university campus in Germany, The Cu…
Google continues to emit greenhouse gases despite claiming to be carbon neutral, Dezeen has learned. The tech giant, which says it has been carbon neutral since 2007 and claims to have eliminated its entire carbon legacy, has emitted around 20 million tonnes of carbon in that pe…
Remember Chandler and Joey’s apartment in “FRIENDS” and how they had a foosball table? Well, today’s product is a little different, but it promises similar levels of fun and excitement. We’ll be discussing air hockey tables, perfect for enjoying quality time with your family and…
While the process of cooking is fun, a lot of smoke and odor can be irritating and cause discomfort in the kitchen. That is why you need a good ventilation system to deal with the excess odor. A good range hood will make the cooking process more comfortable and elevate the entir…
Buying the best exhaust fan is a lot easier now with this review of the 13 best bathroom exhaust fans available online. Get the complete care and attention that you need for every corner of your house. We understand that keeping your home fresh, healthy, and alive is essential fo…
No doubt metal is a durable material, but it is not exempt from damage. But what if we tell you that we have the perfect solution to protect it and give it a beautiful makeover at the same time? Yes, it is cold galvanizing paints that can enhance the life of metal structures and…
Clean and great-tasting water has slowly started to become a luxury. Elaborate filtration systems may not be a viable option for a lot of people. This is where a water filter pitcher comes in. These pitchers are the affordable alternative to high-end filtration systems and provid…
Want to enter our Redesign the World competition but not familiar with using architectural visualisation tool Twinmotion? Register for our free online workshop on 5 August. Belinda Ercan and Sam Anderson from Epic Games will provide an overview of Twinmotion in the workshop, as…
Dutch studio MVRDV has responded to the criticism of its fake hill in central London and accepts that it opened before it was ready. The £2 million Marble Arch Mound has been widely criticised with Westminster City Council forced to suspend booking and issue visitors refunds. MV…
Are you bored of your dull and lackluster outdoor living area? Well, we’ve got just the thing for you! String lights are a brilliant, easy, and fun way to jazz up your home. They’re available in a variety of different models, styles, and configurations, providing you an array of…
During summers, going in and out of your yard is pretty common. But this might amp up the problem of insects swarming in your house. An insect can land on your face or food and will make your mood sour. So, to make the most of the cool summer evenings, it is best to get […] The p…
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Toyo Ito has unveiled a public bathroom in the shape of three mushrooms as part of the Tokyo Toilet project. Ito’s contribution is the 11th toilet to open out of the 17 spread and planned across Tokyo’s Shibuya district. The unique bathroom is lo…
The $1 trillion package is far smaller than the $2.3 trillion plan that President Biden had originally proposed and would provide about $550 billion in new federal money for public transit, roads, bridges, water and other physical projects over the next five years, according to a…
Barcelona has been named the 2026 World Capital of Architecture by the International Union of Architects (UIA), joining Rio de Janeiro and Copenhagen on a list of cities to receive the UNESCO-backed distinction. The Catalan capital beat out Beijing for the next edition of the hon…
Adding to his ongoing effort to transform neglected areas of Chicago’s South Side into sustainable community spaces, artist, educator, and urban planner Theaster Gates is embarking on a $4.5 million revitalization of a garden. The 1.3-acre Kenwood Gardens is located in Chicago’s…
As the month of July comes to a close, architecture firms continue to seek design professionals to join their teams. Here at Archinect, we follow employment and professional practice trends to provide our audience with the latest news and resources. As a trusted source in the arc…
Grandchildren Add to the Appeal of the South
ToughBuilt Introduces New Five-Blade Utility Knife
Nonresidential construction in the United States is expected to healthily increase in 2022, but only after a continued decline throughout 2021, according to the AIA. In their mid-year Consensus Construction Forecast for July 2021, the organization projects that nonresidential con…
Pending Home Sales Drop 1.9% Month to Month in June
A diverse group of middle and high school age students is getting a sneak preview of the blockbuster changes coming to Los Angeles’ Exposition Park this summer thanks to the Southern California chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), a group dedicated…
Just two months after its reopening following a series of operational changes instituted to prevent visitors from harming themselves, another young person has jumped to their death from the Vessel, [...] Read More... The post A fourth person has jumped from Vessel at Hudson Yards…
This year's edition of the Philippe Rotthier European Prize for Architecture saw 107 applicants from 26 different countries responding to this year's theme of Genius Loci (or Spirit of the place). Of the applicants, two laureates were selected alongside a special Jury prize winne…
UC Berkeley Study Finds California Upzoning Bill May Have Little Impact on Supply
Wu Tsang’s latest installation, a restored Art Deco hotel — and more.
American firms NAC Architecture and Bernards have used shipping containers to form private apartments in a Los Angeles facility for people experiencing homelessness. The Hilda L Solis Care First Village – formerly known as the Vignes Street Interim Housing Project – is located o…
Following a 15-year construction period marred with setbacks, the approximately 650-foot, M-shaped Intempo skyscraper has been completed in the Spanish resort city of Benidorm. The 47-story apartment building, consisting of 256 units, is now the tallest residential skyscraper in…
Central East Austin, the Texas capital city’s historically Black neighborhood, has managed to preserve its wealth of cultural and historical assets in the face of a sustained wave of gentrification [...] Read More... The post Austin’s Carver Museum expansion blooms outward while…
Dezeen Showroom: designed for people who want to be able to focus while working from home, the WorkPod by Autonomous is a prefabricated office pod that can be assembled in one day. Autonomous describes the WorkPod as designed to be plopped in a spacious backyard, with its 17 pre…
Controversial £100m education centre to be built next to parliament, but opponents may launch appealA controversial Holocaust memorial and education centre is to be built in the heart of Westminster at a cost of more than £100m after the government gave it the go-ahead following…
Dutch studio MVRDV's £2 million fake hill in central London has been ridiculed by critics and forced to temporarily close, with refunds issued to disgruntled visitors. The 25-metre-high Marble Arch Mound officially opened to the public on Monday on a traffic island between Hyde…
The Hilda L. Solis Care First Village (HSCFV), a large-scale interim housing project providing a wide range of amenities for both the unhoused and those in transition, recently opened in [...] Read More... The post A supportive housing complex in Downtown Los Angeles rises in rep…
British architecture studio Gort Scott has installed a house on a rocky outcrop in the Canadian mountain resort of Whistler, offering impressive views over Alta Lake. The Rock is a family home designed to reflect the drama of its setting. Predominantly built from concrete, it in…
The shift to remote working from suburbs and the countryside due to the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to a huge rise in carbon emissions, according to Taylor Francis of decarbonisation platform Watershed. The trend could increase migration from cities and lead to less sustainable…
Architecture firm Barrault Pressacco used biomaterials including wood and hempcrete to construct this mixed-use building that references traditional Parisian apartment blocks. Located on the Rue Marx Dormoy in Paris's 18th arrondissement, the building contains 15 units for socia…
A new academic center will transform the skyline of the UAE’s third-largest city thanks to a partnership between a renowned architect and an ascendent academic institution dedicated to the study of Africa in the Arab world. © Adjaye AssociatesAdjaye Associates has released its de…
Construction is now fully complete on Skyline Tower, the tallest skyscraper in Long Island City and all of Queens. Addressed as 23-15 44th Drive, the 68-story, 778-foot-tall edifice is designed by Hill West Architects and developed by United Construction & Development Group, FSA…
Oakwood Homes Acquires 907-Acre Kings Point in Aurora, Colorado
China is emerging as a global leader in cultural construction amidst a hectic year that saw a marked decline in new museum building according to AEA Consulting’s just released 2020 Cultural Infrastructure Index. Overall construction is down 30% in the sector compared to last year…
Brooklyn architecture firm Studio PHH has split this waterfront property in Princeton, New Jersey, into two halves connected by a dramatic atrium that offers woodland views through full-height glass walls. Sited on the shores of Lake Carnegie, the home is named La Clairière, whi…
Greetings and welcome back to another warm Wednesday, the last of July. Despite the summer slowdown, there’s plenty going on that’s worth staying on top of this week. Here’s what [...] Read More... The post Daily digest: Copenhagen named the 2023 World Capital of Architecture, Th…
ICC Launches Campaign to Urge Adoption of Updated Energy Codes
Architect Marc Thorpe has revealed designs for a cabin hotel in Romania, featuring off-grid wooden lodges informed by rural vernacular architecture. Called Canton House, the project is designed to extend the Tara Luanei hotel in Romania's Carpathian Mountains, with construction…
As the industry-leading job board for the architecture industry, Archinect Jobs publishes approximately 150 new opportunities every week, covering a wide variety of locations, roles, descriptions, and experience requirements. The broad mixture of opportunities available on Archin…
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Dezeen promotion: German bathroom company Bette has released the BetteAir range of shower tiles that complete the evolution of the shower tray into a part of the bathroom floor. Designed by Potsdam-based Tesseraux and Partner to seamlessly integrate into a tiled bathroom floor,…