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PGM Arquitectura adds garden suites to César Pelli skyscraper in Mexico City

June 2, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Local studio PGM Arquitectura has completed a series of garden suites on top of the podium of the St Regis hotel skyscraper in Mexico City, originally designed by Argentine-American architect César Pelli. Hotel chain St Regis brought on PGM Arquitectura to refresh the interiors of the skyscraper in Reforma, one of the city’s central business

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Chicago airport expansion set to have “tree-like structural system”

May 31, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

American studios SOM, Ross Barney Architects, Juan Gabriel Moreno Architects and Arup have unveiled designs for a “satellite concourse” at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Named Satellite One, the terminal will provide additional gates for airlines that operate out of Chicago and space for layover passengers. It will service international and national flights. Led by SOM,

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Thomas Juul-Hansen unveils “postmodern and classic” Manhattan skyscraper

May 29, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

New York architect Thomas Juul-Hansen has completed the Sutton Tower skyscraper in New York, which has limestone facades and a champagne-coloured stainless steel crown. Called Sutton Tower, the residential skyscraper rises 850 feet (259 metres) on Manhattan’s East Side, near the Queensboro Bridge on 58th Street. It is the tallest structure completed by Denmark-born architect Juul-Hansen,

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OMA converts derelict Detroit bakery into Lantern arts space

May 21, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Dutch studio OMA has converted an early-1900s bakery and warehouse into an arts centre punctuated by 1,000 windows as part of the Little Village development. Called the Lantern, the building contains 22,300 square feet (2,072 square metres) of space for two arts non-profits with retail and studio spaces as well as an expansive courtyard. The

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Forge Craft uses “hammock” approach to create outdoor space for transitional apartments

May 16, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Local studio Forge Craft Architecture + Design has created affordable apartments for people transitioning out of homelessness in Austin that feature a breezeway to encourage rest and preserve heritage trees on the site. Called Zilker Studios, the structure includes 110 affordable apartments operated by local housing organisation Foundation Communities. The mid-rise housing complex consists of

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Forge Craft uses “hammock” approach to create outdoor space for transitional apartments

May 16, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Local studio Forge Craft Architecture + Design has created affordable apartments for people transitioning out of homelessness in Austin that feature a breezeway to encourage rest and preserve heritage trees on the site. Called Zilker Studios, the structure includes 110 affordable apartments operated by local housing organisation Foundation Communities. The mid-rise housing complex consists of

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Eight interiors with pyramidal ceilings that create dramatic depth

May 11, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

For our latest lookbook, we’ve brought together eight houses from Mexico to Norway featuring pyramidal ceilings that reveal their structure and create a sense of depth. Similar to domed and vaulted ceilings, pyramidal ceilings have four panes that angle upwards towards a central point. Because of their depth, they often conform to architectural elements visible

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SO-IL to convert Detroit warehouses into multi-purpose art space

May 3, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

New York architecture studio SO-IL has announced plans for the adaptive reuse of a series of warehouse buildings at a marina on the Detroit River as part of the Little Village revitalisation programme in the city. Named Stanton Yards, after the marina it is to be built on, the project includes the conversion of four

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Cars and hurricanes inform “sail-shape” of Aston Martin’s first residential skyscraper

May 2, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

British automotive manufacturer Aston Martin and Argentinian architecture studio Bodas Mian Anger have completed a skyscraper in Miami with a curved, flat form and a cantilevered pool deck near its top. Located in Downtown Miami, the 66-storey skyscraper was designed through a collaboration between the British car manufacturer and Bodus Mian Anger (BMA) and developed

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Architecture criticism in 2024 defined by “shouting and not a lot of clarity” says Paul Goldberger

May 1, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

The transition from print to online journalism has led to “chaos” within architecture criticism that has upsides as well as downsides, author Paul Goldberger tells Dezeen in this exclusive interview. Pulitzer Prize-winner Goldberger served as the in-house architecture critic for The New York Times in the 1970s and ’80s during the zenith of postmodernism. He

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