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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…
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BIG Unveils New Gateway for Milan’s CityLife District
Written by Eric Baldwin Bjarke Ingels Group have unveiled their design for The Portico, a 53,500-square-meter development on the last two remaining plots of the CityLife masterplan in Milan, Italy. CityLife presented the proposal with…
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Concrete Blocks in Architecture: How to Build With This Modular and Low-Cost Material
by José Tomás Franco Concrete blocks are a prefabricated material mainly used to build walls. Like bricks, the blocks are stacked together and joined with a mortar, usually consisting of cement, sand,…
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Wohnregal Apartments and Ateliers / FAR frohn&rojas
Curated by Paula Pintos Text description provided by the architects. The “Wohnregal” is a 6-story building housing life/work ateliers. It was built using pre-cast concrete elements common in industrial warehouse construction. Underlying the…
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Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge / GEC Architecture
Curated by Paula Pintos Text description provided by the architects. Nestled in the rolling foothills of northwest Calgary, Canada, the Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge (Shane Homes YMCA) is one of the…
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Oodi Helsinki Central Library / ALA Architects
Curated by María Francisca González Text description provided by the architects. Oodi occupies a hugely significant site in central Helsinki: facing the steps of the Finnish parliament building, the Eduskuntatalo across the Kansalaistori…
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How Does Photovoltaic Energy Work?
By Eduardo Souza Once restricted to space stations and satellites, photovoltaics are now gaining popularity and becoming an increasingly viable option. Every day, the sun releases an enormous amount of energy, far…
