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Falcon Headquarters 2 / Rojkind Arquitectos + Gabriela Etchegaray

Architects: Rojkind Arquitectos, Gabriela Etchegaray
Location: Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
Architects In Charge: Michel Rojkind, Gerardo Salinas, Gabriela Etchegaray
Design Team: Barbara Trujillo, Gerardo Villanueva, Gerardo Reyes, Carlos Campos, Andrea León
Area: 1650.0 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Courtesy of … Sigue leyendo →
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Material Minds: Digital Ceramic Printing in MVRDV’s Glass Farm

If you search the web for information on MVRDV’s Glass Farm, you’ll find plenty of people writing about the project’s 33-year history, and about its context in the small town of Schijndel. You’ll even find plenty of people theorizing on… Sigue leyendo →
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“Weight, Pride and Creativity” in Daniel Elis Karlsson and Pauline Algeröd’s “Bärande Möte”

In the the former shipbuilding city of Gothenburg on Sweden’s west coast stands Daniel Ellis Karlsson and Pauine Algeröd’s “Bärande Möte,” a glass and concrete wind shelter and pavilion. Concrete beams are suspended in midair by load-bearing glass walls, inverting the traditional structural hierarchy… Sigue leyendo →
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Villa R / C.F. Møller Architects

Architects: C.F. Møller Architects
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Area: 300.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Julian Weyer Landscape: Kragh & Berglund
Engineering: TriConsult From the architect.… Villa R is located in a forest edge in Aarhus and is positioned as close to Sigue leyendo →
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Walnut Residence / Modal Design

Architects: Modal Design
Location: Venice, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Architect In Charge: Daniel Monti
Area: 2727.0 ft2
Year: 2010
Photographs: Benny Chan for Fotoworks Contractor: BMH General Contractors- Bill McLean (bmhgeneralcontractors.com)
Landscape Architect: Bent Grass- Jeff Pervorse (bent-grass.com)…
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Walnut Residence / Modal Design

Architects: Modal Design
Location: Venice, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Architect In Charge: Daniel Monti
Area: 2727.0 ft2
Year: 2010
Photographs: Benny Chan for Fotoworks Contractor: BMH General Contractors- Bill McLean (bmhgeneralcontractors.com)
Landscape Architect: Bent Grass- Jeff Pervorse (bent-grass.com)…
Structural Engineer: Sigue leyendo →
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“Why Are There Not Skyscrapers with a 100-Foot Curtain Wall of Art Glass?”

Most contemporary architects probably don’t spend too long thinking about stained glass in their everyday practice – and for the “art glass” industry, that’s becoming a big problem. In a fascinating article for the Wall Street Journal, Timothy W Martin carefully examines an… Sigue leyendo →
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“Why Are There Not Skyscrapers with a 100-Foot Curtain Wall of Art Glass?”

Most contemporary architects probably don’t spend too long thinking about stained glass in their everyday practice – and for the “art glass” industry, that’s becoming a big problem. In a fascinating article for the Wall Street Journal, Timothy W Martin carefully examines an… Sigue leyendo →
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Through the Lens: The Social Implications of Green Roofs in Film

Film often makes a mockery of architectural features. Glass facades are obliterated by gunfire, grisly murders are set against a white modernist palette, deconstructed stairs are the cause of nasty accidents or ludicrous slapstick, and you just know a tensile fabric… Sigue leyendo →
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Through the Lens: The Social Implications of Green Roofs in Film

Film often makes a mockery of architectural features. Glass facades are obliterated by gunfire, grisly murders are set against a white modernist palette, deconstructed stairs are the cause of nasty accidents or ludicrous slapstick, and you just know a tensile fabric… Sigue leyendo →
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