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Dark Horse / Architecture Architecture

August 8, 2017 Daniel Tapia 0

In a row of workers’ cottages, there is one Dark Horse – a handsome creature. The stepped parapet, centered window, sidelined door and entrance awning are carried with the familiar, unassuming composure of its neighbors. Yet here the materials, stark in their composition, have a distinctly 21st-century character, hinting at the contemporary home within.

BIG unveils plans for Cactus Towers beside new Copenhagen IKEA

August 8, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Bjarke Ingel’s firm BIG has revealed renderings of a pair of high-rise residential towers with spiky facades, which will overlook a new IKEA and hotel in Copenhagen’s Vesterbro district. Named after the distinctive spiked outline created by their rotated floorplates, the Cactus Towers will stand at 60 and 80 metres tall. The corners of the slabs are shown overhanging planted

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16 Achievement Stickers To Motivate Freelance Architects

August 8, 2017 AD Editorial Team 0

Life as an architect can sometimes be trying. These stickers, designed by  for The New Yorker, are designed to pep you up in your work day with a motivational boost, or a celebratory pat-on-the-back. Did you behave well during a Skype call? There’s a sticker for that. Did you finish that presentation before 1am? There’s a sticker for that, too. There’s even a little badge of honor for which you can self-decorate once you’ve sent that final, final… final draft to your Project Manager for review.

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Houzz Call: Tell Us About Your Eclipse Party Plans! (6 photos)

August 8, 2017 Becky Harris 0
The last time the path of a total solar eclipse crossed the United States from coast to coast was 1918. It’s happening again Aug. 21, and if you’re lucky enough to live in its path this year, you’ll have a front-row seat at what may be the celestial event of the century.
We’re talking to you,…

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Houzz Call: Tell Us About Your Eclipse Party Plans! (6 photos)

August 8, 2017 Becky Harris 0
The last time the path of a total solar eclipse crossed the United States from coast to coast was 1918. It’s happening again Aug. 21, and if you’re lucky enough to live in its path this year, you’ll have a front-row seat at what may be the celestial event of the century.
We’re talking to you,…