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Sergey Skuratov of Sergey Skuratov Architects: “I Imagine the Building as a Living Thing”

August 1, 2018 Vladimir Belogolovsky 0

Sergey Skuratov, founder of Sergey Skuratov Architects, an award-winning Russian practice (2008 Architect of the Year), is known for his sleek and well-composed portfolio. Projects such as Copper House, Art House, and House on Mosfilmovskaya Street demonstrate his sensitivity to materiality and ability to retain his vision from concept to reality. Over the last two decades Skuratov has succeeded in producing a whole strata of world-class architecture in Moscow, far more than any other local practitioner. His projects, predominantly residential and office complexes, have remained attractive and versatile without ever veering into conservatism.

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Ingenhoven Architects and Architectus Win Competition to Design Sydney’s Tallest Residential Skyscraper

August 1, 2018 Tom Dobbins 0

A beautifully delicate design by ingenhoven architects, in cooperation with architectus, has bested series of internationally acclaimed architects to design Sydney’s tallest residential tower at 505-523 George Street. The 79-storey skyscraper will reach 270m, and include several uses, ranging from high-quality living and retail to hotel and leisure. The designers hope the tower will be “a profoundly visible landmark standing for an economical, environmental and socially sustainable, future-oriented development”.

Row of ridged bays contains bottling facilities at Santa Margherita vineyard

August 1, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Italian studio Westway Architects has completed the modernisation of a winery near Venice, which combines wine-coloured zinc-titanium cladding with windows to view the production process. The renovation of the Santa Margherita vineyard complex has been ongoing since 2008 and has involved multiple phases, with the final stage involving the construction of new bottling facilities. The

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Uber EMEA Headquarters / Assembly Design Studio + Cannon Design

August 1, 2018 Rayen Sagredo 0

With services offered in more than 65 countries and over 450 cities worldwide, Uber is one of the tech industry’s fastest global expansions. The key to Uber’s rapid globalization was to “think local to expand global”. In 2017, Uber moved and expanded their EMEA headquarters in Amsterdam to establish a global presence, connect people and cultures, and understand the ever-evolving markets around them.

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Call For Entries: Baghdad Design Centre

August 1, 2018 Rene Submissions 0

Tamayouz Excellence Award launched “Baghdad Design Centre,” an international architectural competition to transform the current unused site of the Old Governorate Building into the Baghdad Design Centre in the city’s Cultural District; Al-Rusafa. This year’s competition has been under the spotlight as stakeholders and the architectural community in the country urged the local authorities to halt implementation of their own scheme for the site and wait for the results and recommendations of the competition.