Month / January 2020
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Espelho D’ Água Space / DC.AD + Victor Vicente
Curated by Pedro Vada Text description provided by the architects. In 1940, Portugal commemorated the tercentenary of the restoration of its Independence and the 800th anniversary of its birth with a programme of events culminating in…
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Kamyaran Project Proposes New Concept of School-to-City Facility
Written by Dima Stouhi The Kurdish city of Kamyaran – which sits on the transit borders of Kurdistan and Iran – is a developing city that experienced a devastating earthquake a few years ago. The city is located in a…
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LocHal Library / CIVIC architects + Braaksma & Roos architectenbureau + Inside Outside + Mecanoo
Curated by María Francisca González Text description provided by the architects. The LocHal redefines the library typology. It has already been coined ‘the next big thing in public libraries’ by experts. While keeping…
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Heatherwick Studio Releases Renders of the Lobby Pavilion at Lantern House
Written by Christele Harrouk Heatherwick Studio offered a first look at the freestanding glass lobby pavilion at Lantern House, the firm’s first residential building in the United States. The project consists of 2 volumes,…
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What is the Future of Concrete in Architecture?
Written by Niall Patrick Walsh Concrete is the second-most used material on earth. It is also the second-largest emitter of CO2, with cement manufacturing accounting for 5 to 7 percent of annual…
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Which Materials are Easiest to Recycle?
Written by Eduardo Souza The construction industry is responsible for 75% of the consumption of earth’s natural resources. Stone, sand, iron, and many other finite resources are extracted in huge quantities to…
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A House / REM’A
© Ivo Tavares Studio Curated by Matheus Pereira Text description provided by the architects. The house is sited in a typical peripheral region lot, in Guimarães city, characterized by a surrounding high-density residential…
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OMA + Being Development to Renovate VDMA in Eindhoven
Written by Christele Harrouk In collaboration with Being development, OMA has won a competition to redevelop Van der Meulen-Ansemsterrein (VDMA) in central Eindhoven, in the Netherlands. The central site will be rehabilitated into “a vibrant urban hub with…
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WERK12 / MVRDV
Curated by Paula Pintos Text description provided by the architects. Forming the nucleus of the Werksviertel-Mitte district, an urban regeneration plan on a former industrial site, the 7,700m2 mixed-used development located…
