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Desert Courtyard House
Mass, Hollowed Mass, Faceted Mass, Fissured Mass, Mass that cracks open and hinges apart informed how we proceeded to give this home its defining qualities from the courtyard plan, to the...
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Reaching a Higher State: Five New Developments in LEDs
A decade ago, when white LEDs began entering the architecture marketplace in force, early adoption came with misgivings. The new light source would drastically cut electricity consumption over many...
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Childcare Center in Paris
The project is located in the south of Paris on a small curved street surrounded by historical and typical French buildings of the industrial period. The low density of the neighborhood, the street...
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Crumbling Classic: A Louis Kahn to Call Your Own, for Less Than $300,000
The prospect of owning a home designed by an iconic architect remains a fanciful dream for most of us — but in New Jersey, that dream could be about to come true for one lucky buyer. Those Louis...
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AirBn'Backseat: This Tesla Is the Racecar Bed of Your Childhood Dreams
There are wacky Airbnbs and then there are wacky Airbnbs. This guy in Phoenix wants you to rent and stay in his TESLA Model S, which seems like a legit camping adventure. The car, according to the ad,...
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Zhonghe Sports Center
Design Analysis Traditionally, most of the district-based sports centers in Taiwan were built like office buildings nested within crowded urban fabrics. As a result, these buildings often do not reach...
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P&G SGIC Innovation Center
Orbit worked with Proctor and Gamble on the P&G Singapore Innovation Center, a project that is a major relocation of their Asia Headquarters from Japan to Singapore. The key to the success of this...
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Secrets to Success: 6 Facts You Didn't Know About These A+ Winners
In anticipation of the upcoming deadline for the 2015 A+ Awards, we're featuring facts you didn't know about some of last year's winners. These innovative designs don't just happen overnight. Well,...
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Shadow of a Doubt: Forthcoming High-Rises Loom Large Over New York and London
Would you be happy living in the shadow of a skyscraper? That is the question being asked by many local residents on both sides of the Atlantic at present: As a row of glittering new towers begins to...
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Urbane Revival
The transformation of this tired and dated 1980s home to a modern, expansive, and bespoke home is simply breathtaking. A complete addition to the front of this home has created an appealing and warm...
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A War's Unlikely Architectural Icon: Donetsk International Airport
Stark photos of an embattled region's airport (built less than three years ago) highlight the harsh realities of war.
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Yong He Yuan
Located on the edge of New Taipei City in Taiwan, Yong He Yuan is a residential complex composed of two buildings, one of 27 floors and one of 17 floors, for a total of 88,580 square feet of...
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Roller Family
While the Rollerboys look like a core of solid stone, they are actually rather light for their size and they roll around on recessed wheels, giving the illusion of floating. The Rollerboy is...
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RIBA Presents Five Shortlisted Contenders for Bristol Arena
The top five designs for the highly anticipated £90-million entertainment venue in Bristol, England, will be on display and open to public commentary for the next two weeks. The 12,000-seat Bristol...
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Finally, a Practical Application of 3D-Printed Model Skyscrapers
Thanks to innovations in material and process, the age-old light bulb ain’t so bulbous anymore. These days it twists, it oozes, it pops, it surveils. Netherlands-based designer David Graas, who...
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House AB
In a housing recovery, we evaluate the spaces, shapes, functional relations, and all the pathologies that the resident himself has identified during his experience. It’s all there! You have to fix...
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Ach Ja! 6 Picks from IMM Cologne 2015
When you think about Cologne, you probably think of the stuff that smells good when you spray it on, right? Think again, pal. Cologne is the place to be in Europe right now for design as the imm...
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Beech Street Apartments / LifeWorks NW
LifeWorks NW/Beech Street Apartments is a mixed-use development in Northeast Portland that provides permanent family housing along with supportive services by Home Forward. The project expands Project...
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A+Award Winner Q+A: Nick Ceulemans On Ensuring a Healthy Future for the Planet
C.T. ARCHITECTS was the 2014 Popular Choice winner and the Jury Award winner in the Architecture+Aging category with Loft MM. This storage-space-turned-micro-loft was created with custom-made...
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Three Glens
Three Glens is situated on a working farm near the village of Moniaive, southwest Scotland. It is a new house that already feels deeply connected to the landscape that surrounds it, as many of the...
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