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The New Addition On This Home Includes A Pass-Through Window To The Kitchen Building firm Demardi, together with design firm Mesh Design & Projects, have recently completed the...
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Building firm Demardi, together with design firm Mesh Design & Projects, have recently completed the renovation and new rear extension of a home in Thornbury, Australia, for a young family. The original facade of the home was restored, weatherboards were replaced, and new...
Construction Physics
The dream of deregulation - the grid part III For most of the industry’s history, electric power in the US had largely been provided by vertically...
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For most of the industry’s history, electric power in the US had largely been provided by vertically integrated utility companies that handled every part of the electricity supply: generating it, transmitting it, distributing it to customers, and managing the overall system....
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Overhanging Plants Surround The Exterior Of This Home Niraj Doshi Design Consultancy has sent us photos of a home they completed in the neighborhood of...
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Niraj Doshi Design Consultancy has sent us photos of a home they completed in the neighborhood of Pune, India that has abundant greenery. To complement the surrounding neighborhood, they designed the house to have planters that line the exterior. The planters help the home merge...
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America's hidden urban laboratory: the South America hasn't built many walkable places in the last few decades, but there are a few exceptions....
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America hasn't built many walkable places in the last few decades, but there are a few exceptions. While collecting a list of these special places, I was shocked to discover that most are in the Southeast. My mental image of contemporary southern development did not include an...
Archinect - Features
'Instead of Living in Fear of AI, Designers Should Engage With It'; A Conversation with... Amanda Talbot did not come from a technological background. Her career path through architecture,...
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Amanda Talbot did not come from a technological background. Her career path through architecture, interiors, journalism, and fashion nonetheless instilled in her a commitment to heart-centric design, which she believes is crucial to conversations on the relationship between...
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The Large Arch Window In Front Of This Cafe Offers A Glimpse Of The Creative Interior Anatomy Architecture + Atelier has shared photos of a cafe they designed in Ayutthaya, Thailand,...
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Anatomy Architecture + Atelier has shared photos of a cafe they designed in Ayutthaya, Thailand, that incorporates a collection of windows to create a welcoming arch shape on its facade.
99% Invisible
The Siren of Scrap Metal [EPISODE] Amid the noisy bustle of Mexico City, there is one iconic sound echoing on repeat in the background....
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Amid the noisy bustle of Mexico City, there is one iconic sound echoing on repeat in the background. A recording that blares from trucks looking to buy old household items and appliances, either to fix and resell or to sell for scrap. The crews inside these trucks are essentially...
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A Black Kitchen Is A Bold Design Choice For This Home Photography by Aaron Pocock sense of space [SOS Architects] has sent us photos of a contemporary...
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Photography by Aaron Pocock sense of space [SOS Architects] has sent us photos of a contemporary home they recently completed, that includes an unexpected all-black kitchen. Photography by Mike Baker The striking black kitchen facilitates the owners’ love for cooking and...
Common Edge
Why Does America Provide More Space for Storing Cars Than Housing People? Paved Paradise recounts parking’s pivotal history, exposing its environmental, economic, and social...
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This Modern House Sits On Top Of Stilts In The Forest Architects Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, and Igor Macedo of Tetro have designed a new home in Nova...
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Architects Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, and Igor Macedo of Tetro have designed a new home in Nova Lima, Brazil, that’s immersed in lush Atlantic Rainforest nature that includes large leafy trees, foliage, shrubs, birds, and wild animals. The house, white in color and with a unique...
Common Edge
What Los Angeles Transit Could Learn From Charlotte On accidentally discovering the Queen City’s wonderful light rail system.
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Archinect - Features
When Form Follows Meanings: AI’s Semantic Turn in Architecture In the wake of artificial intelligence’s recently popularized presence in the architectural field...
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In the wake of artificial intelligence’s recently popularized presence in the architectural field and beyond, many are pondering what changes may be on the horizon in the discipline, if any. For Stanislas Chaillou, AI’s dissemination in architecture may refocus the profession’s...
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A Vaulted Ceiling Is A Dramatic Feature Inside This Modern Barn House BLA Design Group has sent us photos of a modern barn house they completed that features an atrium...
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BLA Design Group has sent us photos of a modern barn house they completed that features an atrium space that encourages activity and connectivity for a young family in British Columbia, Canada. The home sits on an irregular site located at the end of a cul-de-sac, and is designed...
Benny Kuriakose
Courtyard – The Beauty and Functionality Courtyards are an ancient building technique used throughout the ages in Indian houses of all eras....
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Courtyards are an ancient building technique used throughout the ages in Indian houses of all eras. With the rise in modernity, the use...
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A Contemporary Desert Home With Mid-Century Modern Design Elements Architecture firm The Ranch Mine has shared photos of a mid-century modern-inspired home they...
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Architecture firm The Ranch Mine has shared photos of a mid-century modern-inspired home they completed in Phoenix, Arizona. The entry of the house is highlighted by a singular date palm tree growing through a triangular aperture to the sky. The interior palette is restrained to...
Common Edge
Rice University Builds an Opera Theater It’s time to appreciate one of Allan Greenberg’s best works of architecture.
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99% Invisible
Courtroom Sketch [EPISODE] Earlier this year, the city of New York closed off several blocks around the Manhattan Criminal...
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Earlier this year, the city of New York closed off several blocks around the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse. Instead of early morning commuters, the sidewalks around the building were flooded with reporters, photographers, and camera people. They were there to capture the...
Archinect - Features
Archinect's Guide to the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale: Part I — The National... With the opening week of the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale now passed, there has been much...
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With the opening week of the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale now passed, there has been much discussion and media coverage of the anticipated international exhibition. It's safe to imply that the high-profile event aims to highlight, unveil, celebrate, and at times, provoke new...
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Curved Green Roofs Cover This Creekside Cabin MAP Architecture has shared photos of a contemporary cabin they completed in Suffolk, England,...
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MAP Architecture has shared photos of a contemporary cabin they completed in Suffolk, England, that’s located adjacent to the creek and reedbeds within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The ‘Creek Cabin’, with early...
Common Edge
Leslie Lokko’s 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale: New Stories to Tell Although the event is lacking in actual architecture, it does introduce urgent and important new...
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A Weekly Dose of...
Book Briefs #35 Revisited Last week I cobbled together eight books, some of which publishers had sent me more than a year ago,...
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Last week I cobbled together eight books, some of which publishers had sent me more than a year ago, in an effort to write a "Better Late Than Never" installment of "Book Briefs,"  something I had done back in April 2018 with Book Briefs #35. But, sensing I would not be able to...
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A Garage Transformed Into An Apartment With A Home Office YR Architecture + Design has shared photos of a modern 575 square foot (53 sqm) live/work studio in...
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YR Architecture + Design has shared photos of a modern 575 square foot (53 sqm) live/work studio in Columbus, OH, that was once a 2-car garage. The homeowners were determined for their two-car garage to be an asset, with the couple seeking to maximize their property, and at the...
Archinect - Features
'The Notion of AI as a Form of Augmentation or Enhancement Is Fascinating to Me'; A... Behnaz Farahi stands at an eclectic intersection between culture and technology. Trained as an...
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Behnaz Farahi stands at an eclectic intersection between culture and technology. Trained as an architect, with specializations in computational design, interactive technologies, additive manufacturing, and digital fabrication, Farahi asks how emerging technologies can allow us to...
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A Kitchen Wrapped In Textured Wood Defines The Boundary Of The Workspace Barker Associates Architecture Office has shared photos of their Sackett Street Townhouse, a project...
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Barker Associates Architecture Office has shared photos of their Sackett Street Townhouse, a project delivered for clients, recent empty-nesters with their own consulting company, who were looking to refresh their townhouse following the departure of their daughter for college....
Construction Physics
The grid part II - the golden age of the power industry Welcome to Part II of our history of the electric power industry. For Part I, see here. By 1930, the...
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Welcome to Part II of our history of the electric power industry. For Part I, see here. By 1930, the US was using 114 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, generated by more than 4000 power plants. Most electricity was generated by coal (56%) and hydroelectric (34%)...
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LED Lighting Is Hidden Throughout This Home To Create A Soft Warm Glow Interior design studio, Pure AW’s Designers Ltd, has shared a modern apartment they completed in...
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Interior design studio, Pure AW’s Designers Ltd, has shared a modern apartment they completed in Kowloon, Hong Kong, that combines warm woods and soft lighting. Designed for a couple with two children, the apartment’s interior is influenced by traditional Nordic aesthetics and...
Common Edge
Is AI Really the Next Big Thing in Architecture? There are good reasons to be skeptical about its ultimate utility.
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Benny Kuriakose
Planning and Designing of Service Blocks in a School Service rooms are an absolute necessity in any building. When designing and planning such rooms, it...
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Service rooms are an absolute necessity in any building. When designing and planning such rooms, it is important to understand the type...
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Creative Patterned Designs Cover The Facade Of This Brick House Manoj Patel Design Studio has shared photos of a home they’ve completed in Vadodara, India, that...
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Manoj Patel Design Studio has shared photos of a home they’ve completed in Vadodara, India, that includes unique brick designs on its facade. Located in the middle of an urban area, the eye-catching facade showcases a brick accent section that has a variety of artistic patterns....
Common Edge
What Would a Code of Ethics Look Like for Architecture Schools? Some simple guidelines would help clarify issues.
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99% Invisible
Goodnight Nobody [EPISODE] To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the New York Public Library, a list was published of the ten...
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To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the New York Public Library, a list was published of the ten books that had been checked out the most in the history of the library — and most of these were children’s books, like The Cat in the Hat and Where the Wild Things Are. Curiously...
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My Biennale Haul Two weeks ago I was in Venice for the Biennale, covering the 18th International Architecture...
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Two weeks ago I was in Venice for the Biennale, covering the 18th International Architecture Exhibition curated by Lesley Lokko for World-Architects. It was my first trip back to Venice since the 2018 Biennale, which was the 16th edition and was curated by Yvonne Farrell and...
Common Edge
Ugly Buildings Are Not Simply a Matter of Aesthetics Bad architecture must come from some underlying ethos.
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Metal Cladding Wraps Around The Large Gable Roof Of This House BLA Design Group has shared photos of their latest project, a unique modern home that marries the...
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BLA Design Group has shared photos of their latest project, a unique modern home that marries the West and the East, linking a Chinese-Canadian family’s present lifestyle to their past memories. Located in Vancouver, Canada, the home has a prominent gable form that floats atop...
Archinect - Features
New Dog, New Tricks: Reflections on Construction, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence What is the current relationship between humans, robotics, and construction? What is its future? To...
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What is the current relationship between humans, robotics, and construction? What is its future? To explore these questions in depth, Archinect speaks with both Boston Dynamics and the Applied Research + Development group at Foster + Partners for their experiences and...
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How to be a better architect Ask yourself, “Is this needed?” Remove everything that isn’t. Study the function of the building...
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Ask yourself, “Is this needed?” Remove everything that isn’t. Study the function of the building well, but don’t let it drive the design. Connect the spaces with nature. Master the use of natural light. Create a balance between public and private spaces. Organize the Floorplan....
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The Black Exterior Of This Home In The Forest Covers A White Minimalist Interior Matière Première Architecture has completed a new home in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada, that has a...
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Matière Première Architecture has completed a new home in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada, that has a striking black exterior surrounded by the forest. The house’s design emphasizes its connection with a nearby stream by incorporating strategic window placements and a layout that...
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A Curved Corner Softens The Space Inside This Home Extension Australian architecture firm Bryant Alsop has shared photos of a home remodel they completed for a...
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Australian architecture firm Bryant Alsop has shared photos of a home remodel they completed for a run-down home in Victoria, that includes a new contemporary addition with a curved wall.
Construction Physics
The Birth of the Grid The day must come when electricity will be for everyone, as the waters of the rivers and the wind of...
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The day must come when electricity will be for everyone, as the waters of the rivers and the wind of heaven. It should not merely be supplied, but lavished, that men may use it at their will, as the air they breathe. - Emile Zola, “Travail”, 1901
Common Edge
Zoning, Preservation, Climate Change: Connecting the Dots What can the law teach architecture, and vice-versa? Sara Bronin, head of the U.S. Advisory Council...
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What can the law teach architecture, and vice-versa? Sara Bronin, head of the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, knows.
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A Modern Two-Storey Rear Addition For An Old Australian Cottage Bijl Architecture has shared photos of the Stealth House, a renovation project they completed that...
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Bijl Architecture has shared photos of the Stealth House, a renovation project they completed that included a modern addition to an inter-war cottage located in Hunters Hill, Australia. From the street, the original facade and front garden of the home hide the barely visible rear...
99% Invisible
Train Set: Track Three [EPISODE] Happy National Train Day, everyone – for those of you who missed it: that was May 13th this year. A...
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Happy National Train Day, everyone – for those of you who missed it: that was May 13th this year. A year ago, we started down this path with Train Set: Track One, which gave way to Track Two …and now, here we are for the final part of our train-fecta. First Stop: Shining Time...
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A Calming Interior Was Designed For This Home In Spain Susanna Cots Interior Design has shared a project they recently completed in Spain, that includes a...
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Susanna Cots Interior Design has shared a project they recently completed in Spain, that includes a calm material palette. Large windows were integrated into the homes’ design so that the surrounding nature and the gardens could be seen from within the home. In the garden,...
Archinect - Features
ChatGPT Interviews Matias del Campo: Architecture, Hallucinations, and other Exotic... What is artificial intelligence? How can we maximize the benefits of AI while minimizing the risks?...
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What is artificial intelligence? How can we maximize the benefits of AI while minimizing the risks? Is the role of the architect safe from AI? In any conversation about the impact of artificial intelligence on the architectural profession, such questions are at the forefront of...
Common Edge
Why Mass Transit in America Disappeared A talk with the author of The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric...
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A talk with the author of The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight.
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A Pier Foundation Allowed This Home To Be Built On A Steeply Sloped Property LTD Architectural Design Studio has shared photos of a modern home they designed in Auckland, New...
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LTD Architectural Design Studio has shared photos of a modern home they designed in Auckland, New Zealand, that’s located on a steep site. This very steep site provided a challenge for the architects in terms of creating a suitable living platform. They wanted to minimize piling...
Benny Kuriakose
General Points on Photographing Historic Buildings - Part IV The photographic recording should be done for posterity. Photographing a historic building must aim...
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The photographic recording should be done for posterity. Photographing a historic building must aim to convey information about it. It...
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A New Extension And A Garden Studio For This Heritage-Listed Home Paul Archer Design has sent us photos of a rear addition they completed for a Grade II Listed Town...
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Paul Archer Design has sent us photos of a rear addition they completed for a Grade II Listed Town House in Greater London, England. Not only did they design the addition, but they also created a small garden studio that provides a workspace for the musician owner. A large...
Common Edge
To Address Climate Change, Architects Must Tackle Decarbonization Focusing only on energy performance is insufficient to the mounting crisis.
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Overhanging Plants Wrap Around The Second Floor Of This Home Strang Design has shared photos of a modern home they completed in Miami, Florida, that’s designed...
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Strang Design has shared photos of a modern home they completed in Miami, Florida, that’s designed to wrap around a swimming pool. The home has been organized into an “H-shape,” allowing the interiors to be flooded with natural light and to showcase views of the natural...