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Usaquén Urban Wetland / CESB / Obraestudio

March 4, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

Obraestudio was awarded first prize in the open national design competition for the exterior platform of the Santa Barbara business center.  The competition was sponsored by The Colombian Architects Society. The 8,500 sq. meter landscape transformation aims to revitalize the common access space to the Torres Unidas Building, Scotia Bank, Samsung, AR and W Hotel towers, an emblematic public space corner of northeastern Bogotá.

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architect kevin roche dies aged 96

March 4, 2019 lynne myers I designboom 0

with a career spanning over six decades, irish-born roche became renowned for his post-war works in late 20th century america.
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Casinha / Jardim Arquitetura

March 4, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

The project was based on an existing edicule located near one of the lateral boundaries of the site. The initial program contained only one bedroom, a bathroom and a warehouse that totaled 24sqm, this was expanded adding kitchen, service area and living room and turned into a 60sqm house.

Sisal covers almost every surface in Pauline’s stand-up coffee bar

March 4, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Pauline's Cape Town coffee bar sisal interiors

Tactile sisal surfaces helped Master Studio foster an inviting atmosphere inside this pared-back coffee bar in Cape Town, South Africa. Located in Cape Town’s buzzing Sea Point neighbourhood, Pauline’s has been designed by Master Studio to feature a “minimalist interior that retains its warmth”. “I think that it can be difficult to strike the balance

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“Form-Generating is Similar to Music – You Try to Compose Music and Suddenly the Melody Comes”: In Conversation with Kevin Roche

March 4, 2019 Vladimir Belogolovsky 0

American architect Kevin Roche passed away this past Friday, March 1 at the age of 96. He was born in 1922 in Dublin, Ireland, educated at the University College Dublin (1945) and Illinois Institute of Technology (1948). In 1966, he formed Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates (KRJDA). He has designed more than 200 buildings, including renovation to the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2012), National Conference Centre in Dublin (2010), Lafayett Tower in Washington DC (2009), J.P. Morgan Headquarters in Manhattan (1992), Central Park Zoo in Manhattan (1988), The Knights of Columbus Building Headquarters in New Haven (1969), The Ford Foundation in Manhattan (1968), and Oakland Museum of California (1966). In 1982 he became the fourth Pritzker Prize winner and in 1993 was awarded the AIA Gold Medal. The following excerpt is from our 2011 interview at the architect’s office in Hamden, Connecticut.

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Asif Khan to Bring a Future Focus to the German Design Council’s 2019 ICONIC AWARDS: Innovative Architecture

March 4, 2019 Rene Submissions 0

With his delicate designs for spatial structures and innovative concepts, Asif Khan is considered one of the world’s most exciting architects. He constructed the VantablackPavilion for the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea – thanks to nano-technology, the new paint absorbs 99 per cent of visible light, which creates an impression similar to the vastness of space.

The German Design Council honored the exceptional London-based architect by awarding him the prestigious Architects of the Year special prize at the ICONIC AWARDS 2018: Innovative Architecture competition awards ceremony. As a first-time member of the jury, Khan will be responsible this year

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this mumbai cafe by NUDES is made almost entirely from cardboard

March 4, 2019 macnadusa 0

situated in mumbai’s central business district, ‘cardboard bombay’ by NUDES literally explores ‘thinking outside the cardboard box.’ the project by the architect uses the 100% recyclable and biodegradable material to form the interior of the cafe. the material has been selected as it is extremely versatile and also has excellent sound absorption properties. images © mrigank […]

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