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Studio Gang breaks ground on Populus building designed to be US’ “first carbon-positive” hotel

April 28, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

As construction begins on Populus, a Denver hotel designed by architecture firm Studio Gang, developer Urban Villages has announced that it aims to be the “first carbon-positive” hotel in the United States. Created by Chicago-based Studio Gang, Populus’ shape was informed by the aspen tree and the white hotel facade will be covered in windows

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Skylab Architecture clads Nike’s Serena Williams Building in armour-like plates

April 27, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Portland studio Skylab Architecture has revealed images of its Serena Williams Building, designed for sportswear brand Nike’s campus in Beaverton, Oregon. The building was completed in Beaverton, where Nike has its campus in the Oregon hills, and features a central tower from which five wings stretch out. The one-million-square-foot (92,903-square-metre) building was designed as a

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SRG raises canopy with glue-laminated timber beams above Hayward Field

April 26, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Seattle-based architecture firm SRG Partnership has reimagined the Hayward Field stadium in Eugene, Oregon, with glulam beams supporting an ETFE canopy. Hayward Field, home to the track and field facility for the University of Oregon, was recently renovated in order to include a new grandstand and canopy. The redesigned stadium has 12,650 seats with 84,085

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Foster + Partners designs “largest all-electric tower” for JPMorgan Chase in Manhattan

April 18, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Foster + Partners has released plans for the new global headquarters for JPMorgan Chase in Manhattan, which the architecture firm claims will be New York’s largest all-electric tower. The skyscraper for the finance company at 270 Park Avenue will be “New York City’s largest all-electric tower with net-zero operational emissions”, according to Foster + Partners.

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Brillhart elevates Miami home on stilts in response to rising sea levels

April 15, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Responding to floods and weather caused by climate change, Florida-based Brillhart Architecture has raised a residence in southern Miami on galvanized steel stilts. Brillhart Architecture designed the home for a man whose prior residence had sustained significant damage during the storm surges of Hurricane Irma in 2017. In order to respond to the intense weather

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Perkins & Will uses wind direction to shape LA low-income housing complex

April 14, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Architecture firm Perkins & Will has released designs for a three-building, low-income housing complex in Los Angeles that includes permanent supportive housing. Sited in the San Fernando Valley northwest of the city proper, Corazón del Valle will consist of three curved masses that the studio described as “fluid”. The shape, according to Perkins & Will,

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NBBJ designs net-zero school for neurodiverse children in California

April 13, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Seattle-based architecture studio NBBJ has released designs for a net-zero school in Encino, California, that will cater to neurodiverse students. The design of the Lower School campus of Westmark School uses acoustic technologies, as well as the integration of flora and natural materials, to create a comfortable environment for students with special needs. “Designers selected

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Seven super-skinny skyscrapers changing New York City’s skyline

April 13, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Following the world’s skinniest skyscraper opening in New York, we round up seven super-skinny skyscrapers that have changed the city’s skyline. Super-skinny skyscrapers, or pencil towers, have begun rising in New York City over the past decade with SHoP Architects’ 111 West 57th Street recently becoming the skinniest skyscraper in the world. Although there is no official ratio to determine

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Barozzi Veiga designs home for Miami artist residency Oolite Arts

April 12, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Spanish firm Barozzi Veiga has revealed plans for a new home for Oolite Arts in Miami, the studio’s first ground-up project in the United States. Located in a suburban neighbourhood north of the city, the Barozzi Veiga design features a low-lying building with a series of towers that serve multiple purposes to improve the working

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Snøhetta to expand Dartmouth’s Hopkins Center for the Arts

April 11, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Architecture firm Snøhetta has released plans for an expansion of the Hopkins Center for the Arts (the Hop) at Dartmouth in New Hampshire. The expansion will include a new plaza for the area in front of the centre, as well as a new building and renovations to the existing structure. Used as a performance space

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