Month: August 2021

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UAE wins Golden Lion for best pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale

August 30, 2021 Tom Ravenscroft 0
United Arab Emirates' Wetand pavilion curated by Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto wins Golden Lion

Breaking news: United Arab Emirates’ Wetand pavilion curated by Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto has won the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale. The UAE pavilion, which investigates using salt as an alternative to Portland cement, was named the winner of the Golden Lion today. Named Wetland, the pavilion won the award for its focus

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Hillside House for Healthy Living / Abramson Architects

August 30, 2021 Paula Pintos 0

An entrepreneurial family with a passion for healthy living requested a large home on their dramatically sloping 2-acre site. They wanted an informal layout woven into the topography. They also wished to enjoy as much of the site as possible, requiring the inclusion of steps and landscape pathways that lead to more distant parts of the steep site.

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Maximising Modernity In Transitional Neoclassical Interiors

August 30, 2021 HD Staff 0

Neoclassical decor first emerged in 18th-century Britain and France, drawing from classic Roman and Greek architecture and art. It originally highlighted ornamental columns and reliefs, gilted accessories, plush swags, and opulent furniture. As time moved on, the neoclassical interior style evolved to include chic modern pieces that gently meld with the classical influence. Now, the […]

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Canto Petirrojo Winery / Faber 1900

August 30, 2021 Agustina Coulleri 0

A landscape. Vineyards. A Sea of ​​vineyards surrounds the village. An area of ​​the winery district. In the lower part. Wineries are abused by time and by human beings. Drafts that are asking for help through their demolished buildings on the ground floor. Buildings of which only the trace remains over the years.

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UAE / Wetland Wins the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at the 2021 Venice Biennale

August 30, 2021 Christele Harrouk 0

The United Arab Emirates has won the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at the 2021 Venice Biennale, with its contribution entitled Wetland curated by Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto. Selected by a jury that consists of Kazuyo Sejima (president-Japan), Sandra Barclay (Peru), Lamia Joreige (Lebanon), Lesley Lokko (Ghana-Scotland), and Luca Molinari (Italy), the winning contribution at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale explores the local geography of the United Arab Emirates to find alternatives to cement, one of the key emitters of the world’s carbon dioxide.