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From farm to artists’ residence
Güldenhof in Stechlin by Heim Balp Architekten
In the Brandenburg town of Stechlin, Heim Balp Architekten have refurbished an old four-sided farm complex as a communal living and working space for conceptual artist Danh Võ and his colleagues.
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A traditional craft is resurrected
Wooden Bridge in Southern China by Luo Studio
As part of a tourist resort in the Pearl River Delta, Luo Studio continue historical Chinese wood-building traditions in the form of this footbridge.
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Urban living and working
Renovated Residence by Jonathan Tuckey Design
With the Urban Barn in London, British studio Jonathan Tuckey Design has united an old carpentry workshop, a main house and three garages into a charming residence with an atelier.
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Stopover on the Way of St. James
Restoration of a Hermitage in Aragon by Sebastián Arquitectos
Refurbishment of the San Juan de Ruesta Hermitage is the latest project by Sebastián Arquitectos. The architects consolidated the building with care, in the process making it once again a resting place for pilgrims on the St. James Way.
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Renovation of a parkland library
Pingtung Public Library by Mayu Architects
For Mayu Architects, transparency and accessibility were particularly important in their renovation and expansion of the nearly 40-year-old Pingtung Public Library in Taiwan.
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Backyard house
Attic Enlargement Carried out by Piertzovanis Toews in Basel
The Piertzovanis Toews practice has enlarged the attic of a house in Basel. The architects went for a structurally unconventional solution in creating space for a studio and a guestroom.
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Energy-efficient living
Single-Family Home of Insulating Concrete by Pedevilla Architects
For a young family, Pedevilla Architects have realized a super-efficient house set on a slope. The tower-like monoliths of insulating concrete make perfect use of the building lot.
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Architectural icon repurposed by Marcel Breuer
Hotel Marcel in New Haven by Becker + Becker
In New Haven, Connecticut, the architects from Becker + Becker have transformed the former administrative headquarters of Armstrong Rubber into the USA’s first passive-energy hotel.
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Unusual transformation
Rocky Stage Backdrop in Eastern China
The interdisciplinary studio DnA_Design and Architecture has turned old stone quarries in the mountainous landscape of Jinyun into cultural spaces.
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Jubilee
Olympia 1972 in Munich
50 years of summer games in Munich: an overview of exhibitions, books and activities surrounding the Olympic jubilee.
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The Tree, My Roommate
Especially in big dense cities, roofs and facades are the only places left to make things greener. Figures show that governments and developers taking action. For example, nearly 8 km2 of green roofs – the equivalent of about 1,100 soccer fields – were installed in Germany in 2020. It seems the question is no longer whether greenery on buildings is the future, but how much and what form it should take. Our selection of projects related to green cities shows the diverse forms that green buildings can take. Enjoy the issue! Jakob Schoof
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Creative platform in the sea
Floating Music Hub in Cap Verde by NLÉ
How can coastal cities adapt to rising sea levels? Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi, who works in Lagos and Amsterdam, seeks answers to climate change.
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A wooden framework provides flexibility
Koning Willem I College in 's-Hertogenbosch
Modular, recyclable and flexible – the wooden skeleton framework by Nieuwe Architecten in the Dutch city of ’s-Hertogenbosch demonstrates many qualities that are vital to operating a modern postsecondary institution.
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On the sun terrace
RATP Habitat Headquarters in Paris
Mit großzügigen Dachterrassen liefert der Neubau von Atelier du Pont ein Gegenbeispiel zur sonst üblichen Flächenmaximierung im Bürobau.
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Interview
Kunlé Adeyemi On Rising Sea Levels
How can coastal cities adapt to rising sea levels? Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi, who works in Lagos and Amsterdam, seeks answers to climate change.
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Forested high-rise
Trudo Tower in Eindhoven by Inbo + Stefano Boeri
In Eindhoven, the Trudo building society along with Stefano Boeri and the local studio Inbo has devised the first vertical forest for social housing along with.
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Best of Digital Lab
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Produced using a 3D printer
Oregon Dragon Bench by Joris Laarman
The Dutch designer Joris Laarman has devised a 10 m sculptural bench for the Nike Campus in the U.S. state of Oregon. The object was produced in stainless steel with the help of a 3D printer.
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Vines of corten steel
The Vanished House in Wuhan by Field Conforming Studio
In the beginning was the sketch, at the end the laser cutter. For this delicate house sculpture of Corten steel, the architects from Field Conforming Studio used the entire palette of analog and digital design methods.
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Automated production
Robot-Assembled Wooden House by Auar
Engineered houses are currently experiencing a boom. Many are modular and produced with a great degree of prefabrication, but few are automated to this extent or made locally. At Auar (Automated Architecture Ltd – pronounced like “our” – industrial robots do the assembly work. A flexible, modular wood-building system such as this should keep construction and costs under control.