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japanese practice, daisuke motogi design and architecture (DDAA), designs the ‘avex artist academy aoyama studio’ in minato-ku, tokyo. the architects were challenged with the brief to develop a new dance studio and training rooms for the client avex. the resulting scheme focuses on high quality details and combines function and sculptural features to create a new method of […]

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zaha hadid architects‘ work is on display for the first time in latin america in design as second nature, an exhibition that explores the studio’s methodology and creative process while showcasing its 40 years of experimentation into new design and construction techniques. part of the exhibition is also the work of zaha hadid virtual reality […]

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milan-based studio wok completes its transformation of a derelict barn in rural chievo, outside the northern city of verona. the house introduces a ‘spatial and material dialogue between history and modernity,’ and was conceived with minimal impact on the surrounding environment. this aspect of sustainability was ensured with the use of efficient technical devices and […]

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the highly anticipated ‘google mountain view campus’ has undergone a further update by architects bjarke ingels group and heatherwick studio. the project, located in north bayshore, california, was first announced in march 2015 before being updated in both 2016 and 2017. this most recent revision to google’s proposed headquarters includes provisions for affordable housing and a design that maximizes the […]

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in 2019, the high line will welcome a new landmark destination for public art. designed as the focal point of the spur — the newest section of new york’s famous elevated park — the plinth will be the first space on the high line, and one of the only sites in new york city, dedicated […]

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when it comes to creating experiences that blur the line between art and design, music festivals around the world have excelled. maybe it’s because they want to create spaces for people to relax or because they’re doing it for instagram, but each year eye-catching structures are being erected to surprise the wondering eye. such is […]

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spanish photographer andrés gallardo captures the sweeping gestures of MAD architects’ famed opera house. the sinuous theater is sited in harbin, the capital of china’s northernmost province. harbin is historically nicknamed ‘ice city’ in reference to its status as the coldest city in china, with temperatures as low as -38 degrees celsius in winter. more […]

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fran silvestre arquitectos completes the hofmann house, a residential project in valencia, spain. the house, photographed by fernando guerra, is sited on a large and elongated plot among a landscape surrounded by gardens, with a distant view of the sea. an extruded vertical cover in the longitudinal direction of the T-shaped site offers a geometry […]

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with its design for the amelia tulum residential and commercial project, sordo madaleno arquitectos (SMA) was the only mexican office with a winning project at WAF 2018. the proposal will become a part of one of the fastest growing urban areas among the coastal jungles of the yucatán peninsula. as the site is lush with […]

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