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• Warehouse of Time / FT Architects

  15-08-2017 22:00
  © Shigeo OgawaArchitects: FT ArchitectsLocation: Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, JapanArchitects In Charge: Katsuya Fukushima, Hiroko TominagaArea: 711.0 m2Project Year: 2017Photographs: Shigeo Ogawa© Shigeo Ogawa
  From the architect. Architecture as ArchaeologyThis architecture is a renovation of a brick warehouse built in 1896. It was designed and built 120 years ago by Shimizu-ten (currently one of the biggest construction companies in Japan) to storage cocoons, which were high-end prod
  
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• Mylines Hotel / LYCS Architecture

  15-08-2017 21:00
  © Xiong WeiArchitects: LYCS ArchitectureProject Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaDesign Team: RUAN Hao, ZHU Jun, HE Yulou, LI Chujun, ZHANG Qiuyan, XU WeizhuoArea: 2200.0 m2Project Year: 2017Photographer: XIONG Wei, WU Qingshan, XING Chao, HU Xianjuan© Xiong Wei
  From the architect. Mylines Hotel is an interior renovation project situated in the vicinity of West Lake in Hangzhou, China. The design aims to provide unique spatial experiences for a specific group of people, i.e. couples
  
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• El Polvorín Community Center and Sports Unit / Nadia Valenzuela Flores

  15-08-2017 19:00
  © Óscar J. ChávezArchitects: Nadia Valenzuela FloresLocation: Avenida Hidalgo 151, Zapopan, Jalisco, MexicoOffice: Dirección de la Autoridad del Espacio Público de Zapopan Director: Karen Gutiérrez LascuráinArea: 4200.0 m2Project Year: 2017Photography: Óscar J. Chávez, Cortesía de Mariano Durán Team: Ricardo Guerra, Héctor González External Team: Louis Céspedes, Luis PalosConstructor: Adobes Consorcio
  
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• HOTTEA Transforms North America's Largest Mall with 13,000 Strands of Yarn

  15-08-2017 18:10
  © Mike Madison
  2017 Perrier Artist of the Year Eric Rieger, also known as HOTTEA, has completed a massive installation of colorful string at the largest indoor mall in North America, the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.Consisting of 13,000 individual strands of yarn in 103 colors, the installation completely transforms the mall’s Atrium, enveloping visitors in a storm of buzzing color as soon as they pass through the north entrance. In total, a total of 721 pounds of yarn we
  
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• Buena Onda / CORE architecture + design

  15-08-2017 17:00
  © Michael MoranArchitects: CORE architecture + designLocation: 1901 Callowhill St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesLead Architects: Allison Cooke, Hilary MinersArea: 2400.0 ft2Project Year: 2015Photographs: Michael Moran General Contractor: CVM Next ConstructionFood Service Consultant: Feustel Foodservice Design, LLCMep Engineer: hpe GROUP, LLCMillwork: Meline Woodworking Inc & Atreus WorksBranding And Logo: WeholdenGraphic And Menu Design: Seth Design GroupExterior Signage: Ba
  
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• Four decades of design excellence

  15-08-2017 09:47
  Since the company was established in 1977, design, innovation, and comfort have been the foundation of King Living’s achievements. Four decades later and King Living is still a family owned and run Australian company, proud of its past and excited about its future. From the beginning, King Living always strived for the very best design […]
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• Alexandra Buchanan Architecture’s Hawthorn house

  15-08-2017 09:29
  Alexandra Buchanan talks to AR about the Hawthorn house, a weatherboard cottage that was once dark and tired, but is now filled with character, dappled in sunlight and serving the needs of the family residing within it.
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• Interface

  15-08-2017 07:04 via indesignlive.com
  Interface, by definition, is the world’s largest designer and maker of carpet tile.For Interface, design is a mindset and sustainability is the journey of a lifetime. So, what drives them? A positive vision of the future and the determination to make it come true. The moral courage to do what is right, despite all obstacles. An abiding commitment to show that sustainability is better for business. They believe that change starts with them, and is transforming brands from being plunderers o
  
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• The cladding myth

  15-08-2017 06:52
  Due to recent events, the cladding issue has provoked debate and the safety of building façades has become a pressing issue. Shapeshell and its parent company Shapeshift Design Technologies have been at the forefront of appropriate full-scale fire testing and have found, despite rising tensions surrounding cladding, new does not have to mean risky...
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• Fresh breeze: Sorrento House

  15-08-2017 02:15 via architectureau.com
  Retaining the relaxed, breezy feel of the original beach house, this extension and renovation by Figureground Architecture is a clever reorganization that makes the most of the views and space.
  
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• Toward post-speculative housing: 2017 Housing Futures

  15-08-2017 02:09 via architectureau.com
  How can architects design spaces that create community and reshape the way we engage with finance and procurement to improve housing quality and affordability?
  
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