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Steiner Architecture finishes sculptural Clinic in Anif with wood-textured red concrete

February 28, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Vienna-based studio Steiner Architecture has completed a private clinic in Salzburg, Austria, made from wood-textured red concrete and topped with a serrated roof. Named Clinic in Anif, the two-storey project by Steiner Architecture houses a ground-floor respiratory clinic along with two individual apartment units on the upper floor. Fronted by a sculptural facade, the 750-metre-square

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Oman announces plans for mixed-use district in Jabal al Akhdar mountains

February 28, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Three villages will make up Omani Mountain Destination, a mixed-use district for 8,000 people being developed for Oman by the country’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning. Set to be built at an altitude of 2,400 metres in the Jabal al Akhdar mountain range, the development is being led by Oman’s Ministry of Housing and

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Eight tranquil interiors where oversized windows frame lush views

February 25, 2024 Starr Charles 0

This week’s lookbook explores eight peaceful residential interiors that feature expansive glazing and floor-to-ceiling windows framing verdant views. These eight projects all use oversized or unusually shaped windows in clever ways, creating interiors that embrace nature and forge welcome connections to the outdoors. Among this list of projects is an urban home renovation in Sydney

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This week the Mies van der Rohe Award finalists were revealed

February 24, 2024 Starr Charles 0

This week on Dezeen, the seven finalists for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2024 were announced, which included a copper-clad convent in Corsica and an art gallery in the Czech Republic. The nominated projects comprised five architecture finalists and two emerging finalists from six different countries. Two educational projects were nominated within the architecture

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Tariq Khayyat Design Partners wraps Dubai housing complex around public plaza

February 20, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Vertical louvres adorn the facades of The H Residence, a mixed-use housing complex completed by architecture studio Tariq Khayyat Design Partners in Dubai. Located in the Jumeirah district, the curved, 18,000-square-metre complex comprises 37 residential units alongside ground-floor restaurants and bars and a centralised public plaza. According to Tariq Khayyat Design Partners, The H Residence is

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Ten contemporary buildings that showcase the versatility of structural stone

February 16, 2024 Starr Charles 0

To conclude our Stone Age 2.0 series, we’ve collected 10 recently completed and upcoming buildings that show the potential of structural stone as a modern construction material. This week, Stone Age 2.0 has explored the viability of stone as a modern, low-carbon building material that could help the construction industry minimise its vast carbon footprint. Among

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Atelier Xi creates angular library within Chinese tea plantation

February 14, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Five interconnected, angular volumes form this library and tea-tasting room designed by Chinese architecture studio Atelier Xi on an ice-chrysanthemum plantation in Xiuwu, China. Designed to resemble a “miniature village”, the library by Atelier Xi draws on the silhouette of the local village houses, as well as the composition of petals on a chrysanthemum flower.

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KPF tops Abu Dhabi airport with undulating roof informed by sand dunes

February 14, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio Kohn Pedersen Fox has completed a terminal at Zayed International Airport in the UAE with an undulating roof informed by sand dunes and geometric patterns. Formerly known as Abu Dhabi International, the airport’s new terminal by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) was designed as a “civic landmark” for the region and to double capacity to

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Line+ Studio sits curvaceous viewpoint overlooking Shenzhen

February 13, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Large steps and open-air terraces wind around the curvaceous Yunhai Forest Service Station in Shenzhen, which was designed by Chinese architecture firm Line+ Studio. Situated on Maluan Mountain, the centre by Line+ Studio was wrapped by glass openings – “maximizing transparency” to offer expansive views of the landscape, nearby seaport and Shenzhen city. “The unique site

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Iwona Buczkowska wins Jane Drew Prize for women in architecture 2024

February 8, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Polish-French architect Iwona Buczkowska has won the Jane Drew Prize for 2024, recognised for elevating the profile of women in architecture through her design work. Buczkowska is the director of Atelier Iwona Buczkowska, which she founded in 1980. As part of her studio, she has completed several public buildings and social housing projects in France,

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