Ten Top Images on Archinect’s «Bricks & Stones» Pinterest Board

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles.(Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date wi... Sigue leyendo →
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The Broad Reveals Its Honeycomb “Veil”

The final exterior scaffolding has been removed from Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s “The Broad” in downtown Los Angeles, revealing its distinctive honeycomb-like “veil.” Comprised of 2,500 fiberglass reinforced concrete panels and 650 tons of steel, the structural exoskeleton “drapes” over the… Sigue leyendo →
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Why Los Angeles is struggling to fix thousands of miles of sidewalks

The city estimates that some 4,500 of its total 10,750 sidewalk miles are in disrepair. According to a 2007 USC study, the city repaired a grand total of 64 miles of sidewalks, or 1.4 percent of damaged sidewalks, improving the city’s backlog to ... Sigue leyendo →
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Icon-rationing, equal entrances, dumb cities – The Guardian’s new year’s resolutions for architects in 2015

Build better towers, ditch the Lego, outlaw the ‘facadectomy’ – and how about more transparency in Boris’s London?Related topics on Archinect:'Smart cities'The new private 'public spaces''Poor doors'Controversy over Zaha Hadid's... Sigue leyendo →
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Malinalco House / Arquitectura Alternativa

Architects: Arquitectura Alternativa
Location: Malinalco, MEX, Mexico
Director: José Palomar Romo
Project Area: 137.0 m2
Project Year: 2013
Photographs: Luis Gordoa From the architect.… Today, direct contact with nature is more important due to the constant growth of urbanization, with Sigue leyendo →
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Rhode Island College Art Center / Schwartz-Silver

Architects: Schwartz-Silver
Location: Providence, RI, USA
Executive Architect: Design Partnership of Cambridge
Area: 54000.0 ft2
Year: 2014
Photographs: Courtesy of Schwartz-Silver Engineering: Pare Corporation, Thompson Consultants
Landscape Architecture: Diane C. Soule & Associates From the architect.… Rhode Island College Art Sigue leyendo →
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How to Create Your Own Japanese-Style Bathroom

Updating your home, whether it’s a little touch-up or full remodel, can be an exciting experience that makes your home more enjoyable to live in.  Not only does it provide you with the opportunity to step back and really think about how you want your home to express those things you love, but it’s also […]

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Audi Urban Future Award 2014: Team Berlin’s “Flywheel” Could Revolutionize Personal Mobility

One of three runners-up in the 2014 Audi Urban Future Award, the Berlin Team of Max Schwitalla, Paul Friedli and Arndt Pechstein proposed a futuristic and innovative concept for an entirely new type of personal transport. Drawing inspiration from sources as… Sigue leyendo →
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B928 Building / Claudio Walter Arquitectos Asociados

Architects: Claudio Walter Arquitectos Asociados
Location: Rafaela, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Project Team: Arq. Claudio Walter, Arq. Ana Piuzzi, M.M.O. Leandro Schmithalter, Paola Lambrecht
Project Area: 918.0 m2
Project Year: 2012
Photographs: Ramiro Sosa From the architect.… Rafaela is a Sigue leyendo →
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AD Classics: Expo’98 Portuguese National Pavilion / Álvaro Siza

At the Expo ’98 Portuguese National Pavilion, structure and architectural form work in graceful harmony. Situated at the mouth of the Tagus River in Lisbon, Portugal, the heart of the design is an enormous and impossibly thin concrete canopy, draped… Sigue leyendo →
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