Jeff Svitak builds blackened Redwood House with private studio for himself in Southern California

May 25, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

American architect Jeff Svitak has designed a house for himself nestled into a hillside in San Diego, complete with various outdoor spaces and an office for his practice. Spanning three storeys and clad in blackened wood, Redwood House has a varied construction comprising cuboid volumes and outdoor walkways.   The house measures 2,000 square feet (186

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Humour, sarcasm and free pizza: our favourite GDPR emails from designers

May 25, 2018 Marcus Fairs 0

Designers have been getting creative with their emails about GDPR, the new European Union-wide regulations that came into force today. Here are some of our favourites. Many GDPR emails have been pious, dull or cliche-ridden, such as efforts featuring a “Time is running out” message placed next to a gif, of an egg timer and

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Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex / Flad Architects

May 25, 2018 Pilar Caballero 0

Representing the UW-Milwaukee campus’ first new academic building in more than a decade, the Kenwood IRC houses academic and research space for STEM disciplines, provides space for the chemistry department including the Shimadzu Laboratory for Advanced and Applied Analytical Chemistry, serves as the new home for the physics department and includes labs for the Zilber School of Public Health. But its presence is being felt throughout the campus because of how it is sited and the way it is being used by so many different students.

Huge balloons inflate and deflate based on atmospheric conditions inside Nordic Pavilion

May 25, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

The Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale has been filled with huge inflatable blobs that slowly expand and contract in response to changing environmental conditions. The exhibition, called Another Generosity, aims to explore the relationship between nature and the built environment. Curators Eero Lundén and Juulia Kauste wanted to show how humans can start to create

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