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KPMB tops horticultural centre with roof informed by Fibonacci spirals

September 21, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

A spiralling cable-net roof modelled in the image of a Fibonacci sequence tops a new public greenhouse designed by Canadian studio KPMB Architects in Winnipeg. Located in Assiniboine Park just outside downtown Winnipeg, the Leaf is a 35-acre (14-hectare) complex that includes a central greenhouse building and 30 acres (12-hectares) of public gardens and greenspace.

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PAU to expand IM Pei’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with monumental wedge

September 13, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

New York-based studio Practice for Architecture and Urbanism has released plans for a wedge-shaped expansion of IM Pei’s Rock and Rock Hall of Fame museum. The 50,000-square-foot (4,645-square-metre) extension will be integrated directly into the museum’s original glass pyramid and will contain a new entry lobby, exhibition spaces, offices, an education centre and a 6,000-square-foot

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Nelson Byrd Woltz covers six-lane highway with land bridge in Houston

September 12, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

US studio Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects has covered a six-lane highway with a sprawling land bridge and park in Houston that symbolises “the triumph of green over grey”. Called the Land Bridge and Prairie, the project is part of a ten-year master plan launched in 2015 by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects to overhaul

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Ludwig Godefroy prioritises garden for “timeless” family home in Mexico

September 11, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Mexico-based architect Ludwig Godefroy has completed the renovation of a”simple” house and studio in Mexico for himself and his family that is integrated with an adjacent garden. Godefroy and his partner renovated a former residence, focusing on the home’s orientation towards the site’s pre-existing greenspace. “Casa SanJe is a very simple project,” said Godefroy. “The

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Renzo Piano to design cultural centre for South Florida

September 6, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Italian architect Renzo Piano has been selected to design an expansive arts and culture centre for Boca Raton, Florida. To be located in downtown Boca Raton, The Center for Arts and Innovation (The Center) will serve as a community space and welcome centre and contain performance and event spaces, an innovation incubator lab for “entrepreneurial

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Chicago exhibition by Norman Kelley includes Frank Lloyd Wright building fragments

September 5, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Fragments of buildings by American architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan have been displayed at a new exhibition in Chicago by US design studio Norman Kelley A variety of fragments from iconic buildings are on display at the Art Institute of Chicago as part of a permanent exhibition called Architectural Fragments from Chicago.

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Roth Architecture creates office in Tulum with “insect wing” forms

September 1, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Local studio Roth Architecture has built an organically shaped creative lab in Tulum made of concrete and palm fibre with a form driven by “nature’s artistic wills”. Called the Fab Lab, the project is located in the Yucatán peninsula. The space serves the Roth Architecture studio as an office and maker space. “We create driven

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Snøhetta breaks ground on Charlotte library with “translucent prow”

August 29, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

International architecture studio Snøhetta has broken ground on a new public library for Charlotte, North Carolina, which will feature a warped rectangular facade and generous cantilever. The new 115,000 square foot (10,680 square metre) Charlotte Mecklenburg Library will serve as the city’s main library branch, a community space and as a future connection to surrounding

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SO-IL designs Brooklyn building wrapped in wavy metal skin

August 28, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Local architecture studio SO-IL has unveiled renderings for a residential high-rise under construction in downtown Brooklyn that will be wrapped in a perforated metal skin. The renderings depict a building made of slender, interconnected volumes paired with large picture windows and several outdoor patios, located just outside of the Dumbo neighbourhood. Called 9 Chapel, it

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Montalba Architects adds Japanese garden to California Nobu

August 25, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Local studio Montalba Architects has created a lush Japanese-inspired garden patio for diners at a Nobu hotel and restaurant in Silicon Valley. Located adjacent to the Nobu Hotel Palo Alto, which was opened in 2020, the second phase of the project includes the addition of the open-air dining concept. Tucked between the hotel and a

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