Articles by Jenna McKnight

Cannon Design and NEUF Architectes complete massive urban hospital for Montreal

September 20, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

US-based Cannon Design and Canadian studio NEUF Architectes have completed the first phase of high-rise medical facility in Montreal, described as one of the largest healthcare projects in North America. The Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, or University of Montreal Health Centre – referred to as CHUM – covers two full city blocks in

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Off-grid boathouse by Andersson-Wise sits on Lake Austin

September 19, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

American studio Andersson-Wise has completed a two-storey boathouse in Austin, with openings on the upper level that enable occupants to dive directly into the water. The Lake House pushes out from a steeply sloped bank and extends over Lake Austin in Texas. The lower portion of the rectangular building contains a sculling dock and boat storage,

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Archimania creates tall family home overlooking train tracks in Memphis

September 18, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

This four-storey dwelling in Tennessee by US studio Archimania consists of rectilinear forms clad in an array of materials, including weathering steel and charred wood. The Woodard Residence is located on an urban site in Memphis, near the South Main Historic Arts District and a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. The compact, triangular site sits

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Archimania creates tall family home overlooking train tracks in Memphis

September 18, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

This four-storey dwelling in Tennessee by US studio Archimania consists of rectilinear forms clad in an array of materials, including weathering steel and charred wood. The Woodard Residence is located on an urban site in Memphis, near the South Main Historic Arts District and a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. The compact, triangular site sits

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Archimania transforms part of historic Memphis warehouse into teacher training centre

September 13, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

Tennessee studio Archimania paired modern wooden elements with “gritty concrete and textured brick” at this higher-education facility, which is housed within a former industrial building that sat abandoned for years. The Memphis Teacher Residency is located within a massive, 10-storey warehouse in Memphis, Tennessee, which was recently converted into a mixed-use development called Crosstown Concourse.

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Archimania transforms part of historic Memphis warehouse into teacher training centre

September 13, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

Tennessee studio Archimania paired modern wooden elements with “gritty concrete and textured brick” at this higher-education facility, which is housed within a former industrial building that sat abandoned for years. The Memphis Teacher Residency is located within a massive, 10-storey warehouse in Memphis, Tennessee, which was recently converted into a mixed-use development called Crosstown Concourse.

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SkB Architects imbues Washington residence with art gallery aesthetic

September 12, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

White walls and naturally lit rooms define this family house in the Seattle area, which was revamped by American studio SkB Architects. The project, called Modern Oasis, involved the overhaul of a contemporary house located in Medina, a waterfront town that sits across Lake Washington from Seattle. The clients, who were searching for a great place to

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Flansburgh Architects takes cues from wooden barns for dance studio in the Berkshires

September 11, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

American firm Flansburgh Architects has created a studio building for a performing arts campus in rural Massachusetts that is wrapped in warm-coloured wood and bands of glass. The Perles Family Studio is part of the Jacob’s Pillow dance campus in the small, bucolic town of Becket – situated in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts. Each summer,

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Bands of glass wrap FBI technology building in West Virginia by SOM

September 6, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has created a biometric technology facility for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation that features open, light-filled workspaces and views of the hilly terrain. The FBI Biometric Technology Center was constructed within an existing FBI campus in Clarksburg, West Virginia, that houses the division of Criminal Justice Information Services

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Bands of glass wrap FBI technology building in West Virginia by SOM

September 6, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has created a biometric technology facility for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation that features open, light-filled workspaces and views of the hilly terrain. The FBI Biometric Technology Center was constructed within an existing FBI campus in Clarksburg, West Virginia, that houses the division of Criminal Justice Information Services

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