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Heleo and Daniel Ruanova create “low-tech cathedral” for San Diego pavilion

September 20, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Local design studio Heleo and Tijuana artist Daniel Ruanova have created a pavilion in San Diego meant to symbolise a twisting together of the walls on the US-Mexico border to form a space for gathering. Called Exchange Pavilion, it was erected in Balboa Park as part of the World Design Capital activations, which celebrate art

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Foster + Partners showcases models of 14 skyscrapers that “challenge convention”

September 19, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

British studio Foster + Partners has showcased large-scale models of 14 built, or in-progress, skyscrapers at an exhibition in the lobby of the recently renovated Transamerica Pyramid. The exhibition has highly detailed models of architectural projects carried out by the studio arranged on podiums in a small glass annexe behind the lobby of the Transamerica

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Max Núñez Arquitectos creates concrete care home in Chile

September 18, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Local studio Max Núñez Arquitectos designed this concrete care home in Chile with open interiors to reduce maintenance, create a dialogue with a park and build a sense of community for the elderly inhabitants. Set in a suburb of northern Santiago, Max Núñez Arquitectos created four multi-storey concrete buildings oriented around a pavilion-like structure with

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Seven conversation pits that bring people and rooms together

September 15, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

For our latest lookbook, we’ve put together a roundup of contemporary takes on the classic conversation pit, installed into projects ranging from houses to retail spaces to create places for gathering. First rising to popularity in the middle of the 20th century, conversation pits are sunken areas lined with seating that often feature small tables

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Trahan Architects restores Superdome to be “microcosm” of New Orleans

September 13, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Local studio Trahan Architects has finished an interior renovation of the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, completing a series of renovations launched after Hurricane Katrina that it claims will extend the stadium’s life by 25 years. Trahan Architects’ work on the interior is the latest upgrade since the studio was engaged on the Superdome restoration

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Foster + Partners “restores the logic” of Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco

September 12, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

UK studio Foster + Partners has renovated the modernist Transamerica Pyramid skyscraper in San Francisco, USA, restoring elements from the original design and linking it to a redesigned adjacent park. Foster + Partners renovated the 853-foot-tall (260-metre) office skyscraper, which is the the second tallest building in San Francisco, for developer SHVO by opening up

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Ten architectural installations from Burning Man 2024

September 10, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

From a canyon-like podium for the man effigy to a solar-powered battery library for artists, here are 10 large-scale installations from this year’s Burning Man festival in Nevada captured by photographer Gurpreet Chawla. Teams of artists, designers and volunteers gathered with thousands of visitors for the yearly Burning Man event, constructing inhabitations, art and music

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SOM unveils renderings of Hudson Yards West skyscraper and casino development

September 6, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Developer Related Companies has released additional images of the SOM-master-planned Hudson Yards West development in New York, amidst an outcry from local advocates. First announced last year, the development is proposed for a disused rail yard to the west of Hudson Yards – a neighbourhood master-planned by KPF, with buildings including Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s

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Nine recently completed skyscrapers in Chicago

September 5, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

From Studio Gang’s triple-tower St Regis skyscraper to one of the last projects designed by iconic architect Helmut Jahn, we’ve rounded up nine skyscrapers completed in Chicago in the last decade. Below, we’ve outlined some of the most significant skyscrapers to be built in the lake-side city since 2015. The projects were created by a

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High Line “under threat” from proposed skyscrapers and casino say Friends of the Highline founders

September 4, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

The rezoning of land in New York City for skyscrapers and a casino puts the experience of the city’s High Line “under threat” according to the founders of Friends of the Highline. Friends of the Highline founders Joshua David and Robert Hammond made a series of criticisms about proposed developments in an opinion piece published

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