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Oxford and Cambridge need good design to become “UK’s Silicon Valley” say architects

November 30, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Architects welcome the UK government’s plans to build one million new houses between Oxford and Cambridge, but are demanding a comprehensive design strategy to deliver it. The government announced in its Industrial Strategy this week that it wants the region surrounding the country’s most prestigious universities to become “the UK’s Silicon Valley” – a world-leading centre of

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Armadale Residence / B.E Architecture

November 30, 2017 Cristobal Rojas 0

The overall feeling of the three-storey residence in Melbourne, Australia is lightness – almost an ethereal floating quality created by the sun refracting over the granite façade. This is a contradiction to the reality of the 260 tons of granite which make up the building’s skin. 

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Vila Rio Branco Office / Estúdio Folha

November 30, 2017 Rayen Sagredo 0

The project consists on the renovation of a private residence, adjusting its space to the extension of an accounting firm, which demanded connections to the building next door where it was the former headquarters.

Pilotis support black house on Canadian hillside by Atelier General

November 30, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Montreal architecture firm Atelier General has created a two-storey black residence on a hillside in Quebec, with a main living room supported by slender columns to form a car port underneath. Titled The Rock, the structure measures 2,300 square feet (701 square metres), and is clad in black-painted timber. The house is built on a slope, with a

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