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Light as a Design Statement: Creative Ways to Use Artificial Lighting

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 11:30 PM PST

© Assen Emilov © Assen Emilov

Light serves an essential purpose in architecture: to help us see. Whether it be through natural or artificial methods, rooms must be illuminated accordingly so occupants can safely inhabit them and fulfill their daily functions. When the right system is selected, light can also contribute to energy efficiency and sustainability within the building as a whole. However, apart from its evident functional and environmental value, lighting design can vastly impact the visual comfort and aesthetic tone of interiors by drawing attention to textures, enhancing colors and defining volumes. Therefore, of the many pieces involved in interior design, lighting is certainly one that can enhance or destroy a space and even affect users' well-being, which is why it should be considered a crucial design element by itself.

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Valle San Nicolás Club House / Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 11:00 PM PST

© Rafael Gamo © Rafael Gamo
  • architects: Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos
  • Location: Valle de Bravo, State of Mexico, Mexico
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Rafael Gamo
  • Area: 1800.0 m2

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Heatherwick Studio Unveils Plant-Shaped Pier Proposal for Seoul's Waterfront

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 10:30 PM PST

The Leaf Proposal. Image © Devisual The Leaf Proposal. Image © Devisual

Following the Seoul Metropolitan Government's announcement of reviving and expanding the city's Olympic Jamsil Sports–MICE Complex, Heatherwick Studio has proposed a dynamic multi-leveled pier that promotes notions of "community spirit, activity, equality, play, and togetherness". Titled The Leaf, the project will feature plant-covered platforms built on the Han River, and will offer visitors recreational and cultural spaces across a floating platform.

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Love pt. II Sports Facilities / Label Architecture

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 10:00 PM PST

© Stijn Bollaert © Stijn Bollaert
  • architects: Label Architecture
  • Location: Charleroi, Belgium
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Stijn Bollaert

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21 African Nations Fight Desertification with 8,0000 Kilometer Long Great Green Wall

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 09:30 PM PST

Courtesy of Great Green Wall Courtesy of Great Green Wall

African nations are fighting climate change with an 8,0000 kilometer long Great Green Wall meant to combat the desertification of the Sahel region, home to over 100 million people. Spanning the entire width of the African continent, the movement aims to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land, sequester 250 million tonnes of carbon and create 10 million jobs in rural Africa by 2030. Stretching from Senegal in the West to Djibouti in the East, the project is the joint effort of 21 African nations that strive to restore the once lush region and protect the livelihoods of local communities.

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Carmen Portinho and the Vanguard of Modernism in Brazil

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 09:00 PM PST

Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho). Foto © Pedro Mascaro Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho). Foto © Pedro Mascaro

In the early 1920s, a time when women could not even work without their husband's authorization, Carmen Portinho started an engineering course at the Polytechnic School of the University of Brazil. At the vanguard of the profession, as one of the first three women to graduate as engineers in Brazil, she was opening up a field in a space dominated entirely by men.

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From Ovens to Coffee Machines: Contemporary Appliances for a Minimalist Kitchen

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 08:30 PM PST

Steamer Combi-Steam by V-ZUG. Image © V-ZUG Steamer Combi-Steam by V-ZUG. Image © V-ZUG

At its heart, extreme-minimalism is a rebellion against consumerism, it's a cathartic process of learning to live without. But it's also a decorative style in its own right – a clean world for a clean mind.

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When 5% of the United States is Covered By Parking Lots, How Do We Redesign our Cities?

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 08:00 PM PST

Aerial View of a Parking Lot. Image via Parking Industry Aerial View of a Parking Lot. Image via Parking Industry

Cities face much criticism with how they handle their car population, but have you ever thought about how much land use is dedicated to surface parking lots? In fact, it may be one of the most prominent features of the postwar city in the United States. Housing, community facilities, highway infrastructure, often garner much attention, but the amount of land dedicated just to park cars is astounding.

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Mid-Ridge Villa / EZ Studio

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 07:00 PM PST

© Ali Gorjian © Ali Gorjian
  • architects: EZ Studio
  • Location: Ghahderijan, Isfahan Province, Iran
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Ali Gorjian
  • Area: 150.0 m2

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Virgin Izakaya Bar Odesa / Yodezeen

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 06:00 PM PST

© Andrii Shurpenkov © Andrii Shurpenkov
  • architects: Yodezeen
  • Location: Odesa, Ukraine
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Andrii Shurpenkov
  • Area: 560.0 m2

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Tea Shop Parvati / Keisuke Hatakenaka Architects Studio

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 05:00 PM PST

© Nao Takahashi © Nao Takahashi

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Guosen Securities Tower / Studio Fuksas

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 04:00 PM PST

© Tianpei Zeng © Tianpei Zeng
  • architects: Studio Fuksas
  • Location: Futian District, Shenzhen, China
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Tianpei Zeng
  • Area: 60000.0 m2

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Hebei Hua‘Ao Hospital / WSP ARCHITECTS

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 02:00 PM PST

Building. Image © Feng Gao Building. Image © Feng Gao
  • architects: WSP ARCHITECTS
  • Location: Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Feng Gao
  • Photographs: Courtesy of WSP ARCHITECTS
  • Area: 133000.0 m2

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IT’s House / 2BOOKS design

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 12:00 PM PST

© Millspace&Workpaperpress © Millspace&Workpaperpress
  • architects: 2BOOKS design
  • Location: Jingfu St., Wenshan Dist., Taipei City 116055, Taiwan (ROC)
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Millspace&Workpaperpress
  • Photographs: Courtesy of 2BOOKS space design
  • Area: 37.0 m2

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The Out School / Studio Infinity

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 10:00 AM PST

© Photoraphix © Photoraphix

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House to Wander / Indico

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 08:00 AM PST

© Horacio Virrissimo © Horacio Virrissimo
  • architects: Indico
  • Location: Ajijic, Jal., Mexico
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Horacio Virrissimo
  • Area: 450.0 m2

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Nicolai Paris Apartment / noa* network of architecture

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 06:00 AM PST

© Antoine Huot © Antoine Huot
  • architects: noa* network of architecture
  • Location: 4th arrondissement, 75004 Paris, France
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Antoine Huot
  • Area: 168.0 m2

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Jangadas House / GAM Arquitetos

Posted: 31 Jan 2022 04:00 AM PST

© Gabriela Daltro © Gabriela Daltro

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