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How The Chimney Terrorised Tudor Towns | Absolute History
Dr Suzannah Lipscomb evaluates just how safe the chimney was during the Tudor period.
Cobe and Arup unveil elevated Metro station in Copenhagen docklands
Cobe and Arup have designed the elevated Orienktaj and underground Nordhavn Metro stations in a docklands area of Copenhagen. Architecture studio Cobe and engineering firm Arup have designed the elevated Orienktaj and underground Nordhavn Metro stations as part of … Continue reading
“In the future home, form will follow infection”
The interiors of future houses will be designed to mitigate coronavirus, says Michelle Ogundehin who has outlined 11 ways the pandemic will impact the home. Continue reading: “In the future home, form will follow infection”
Frank Lloyd Wright: Man Who Built America (2017)
SUBSCRIBED Frank Lloyd Wright is probably America’s greatest ever architect. But few people know about the Welsh roots that shaped his life and world-famous buildings. Now, leading Welsh architect Jonathan Adams sets off across America to explore Frank Lloyd Wright’s … Continue reading
Corrugated Steel Shelves Line a Church-Turned-Poetry-Shop in Shanghai
Peer inside Shanghai’s St. Nicholas, an Orthodox church from 1932, and you won’t see pews or traditional iconography. Thanks to architectural firm Wutopia Lab, the renovated building now serves as a shrine to verse. Titled “Church in Church,” the 388 square-meter … Continue reading
Gorgeous New Book Explores Complete Architecture of Gaudí
Take a comprehensive look at Gaudí’s architectural genius across 368 pages. There are many architects who have helped mold and shape cities around the world, but perhaps none more than Antoni Gaudí. Throughout the course of the early 20th century, … Continue reading
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Thick Greenery Swathes a Bamboo-and-Steel Complex in Indonesia
Images © Eric Dinardi and Ernest Theofilus Realrich Architecture Workshop, aka RAW Architecture, completed Guha Bambu just this year, but the cascading vines, luxuriant shrubs, and grass-covered facades on the new project make it appear as an old building overtaken by … Continue reading
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Hundreds of Rainbow Glass Panels Emit a Rotating Kaleidoscope in a Playful Kindergarten
In Tianshui, China, a clear dome casts sunlight onto 483 polychromatic glass panels lining a kindergarten’s windows, railings, and doorways. It gives the spacious building a kaleidoscopic effect, refracting varying hues onto the white walls and minimalist wood furnishings. “Color … Continue reading
A Massive Faux Staircase Punctuates A Glass-Sided Home Before Flowing into an Outdoor Garden
The design team at Nendo knew they’d need a way to connect the three generations—and eight cats—living inside a newly constructed home in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo, so they created an enormous staircase. Spanning from the outdoor garden to … Continue reading
A Natural-Stone Mosaic Facade Punctuated by Dramatic Opal Windows in a New Building by OMA
In the developing city of Gwanggyo located about 25 kilometers south of Seoul, a high-end Korean department store stands out amongst gray office buildings and other concrete structures. Designed by OMA/Chris van Duijn, the Galleria shopping center features a mosaic facade … Continue reading
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