Month: April 2022

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Mežaparks Open-Air Stage / Mailitis Architects + J. Pogas Birojs

April 29, 2022 Luciana Pejić 0

Latvian Nationwide Song and Dance Celebration are one of the largest choral events in the world which are deeply rooted in local Baltic culture and are responsible for the development of national identity. Latvian Song and Dance Celebration have been included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for its unique acapella singing which brings together a choir of up to 20 000 singers from all over Latvia.

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Deadline Extended: The ArchDaily Architectural Visualization Awards

April 29, 2022 Diego Hernández 0

Until this Tuesday, May 3rd at 23:59 EST you can submit your work for the second edition of the ArchDaily Architectural Visualization Awards. For us, visualizations have become a powerful tool that has helped us to think without limits about the design of our future cities, buildings, and structures. This is one of the reasons why we decided to launch this competition: to find the best talent from around the world and discover who is setting trends with their work and aesthetics, helping us to visualize the future of architecture.

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Yinka Ilori and Sam Jacob “rethink what an artist’s studio is”

April 29, 2022 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Yinka Ilori studio

Designer Yinka Ilori has collaborated with British architect Sam Jacob to give his London studio and office a colourful revamp. Ilori worked with Jacob to transform the standard industrial-style unit into a bright and lively flexible workspace. “The brief for the studio focussed around two core ideas,” Ilori told Dezeen. “The first was to rethink what an artists’ studio is

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Ten houses that showcase Mexico’s contemporary architecture

April 29, 2022 Nat Barker 0
Casa Mérida by Ludwig Godefroy

From humble brick homes in the city to sprawling hillside villas, our latest roundup features 10 Mexican houses from the Dezeen archive. Mexico, which connects North and South America, boasts an unusually varied geography and a rich cultural history. That diversity is reflected in the country’s thriving contemporary architecture scene, which draws on a number of

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Refurbished Home in Eindhoven / De Bever Architecten

April 29, 2022 Pilar Caballero 0

The essence of the assignment was to create a contemporary living environment that is comfortable and in complete harmony with the original main house dating from 1949. The distinct features of the design are high-quality materialization and improved detailing that allows the transitions from existing to new and building to the environment to take place silently. The house is located on a corner plot on an avenue in the characteristic 1930s garden district called Den Elzent, located close to the center of Eindhoven. Additionally, the plot borders the natural landscape of the nearby city walking park (Stadswandelpark).

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Ukrainian studios “need support from international clients now” to survive war

April 29, 2022 Nat Barker 0
YOD Group staff

Architecture and design studios in Ukraine have told Dezeen that they desperately need work on projects abroad in order to keep running during the ongoing Russian invasion. “We need support from international clients now,” said Alexey Gulesha, co-owner of interior design studio Sivak+Partners. “I try to spread the message that we are open to any kind

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Footage reveals demolition of Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo

April 29, 2022 James Parkes 0
The tower is being demolished

This exclusive video footage by Dezeen shows the demolition and dismantling of Kisho Kurokawa’s metabolism Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo. The dismantling of the iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower, which was designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, comes after the building fell into disrepair. Built in 1972 in the Ginza neighbourhood of Tokyo, the Nakagin Capsule Tower is

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Outward Leaning Windows Emphasize The Views On This House

April 29, 2022 Erin 0

RKD Architects have shared with us a house they’ve designed in Park City, Utah, that’s made up of three pods, each with a curved, outward-leaning window wall. The home, surrounded by the Wasatch Mountain Range, includes a variety of natural materials such as cut limestone walls and wood beams. Stepping inside the home, the outward-leaning […]

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This New Bridge Shows Off Its Complex Wood Structure

April 29, 2022 Erin 0

Design firm LUO studio has recently completed a new pedestrian bridge in Jiangmen City, China, that’s been built using pine wood, concrete, aluminum plate, and glass. The bridge, which spans across a small tidal waterway and is located within an eco-cultural tourism resort, has an arched design that accommodates the passage of boats underneath and […]