Architecture

Oasis of Automotive Luxury: Mercedes-Benz Brand Center Dubai

In a city where gilded goods and luxurious experiences are as common as sunshine in the desert, even the epitome of luxury automotive brands Mercedes-Benz acknowledges Dubai requires an entirely elevated approach to attract one of the world’s wealthiest car-loving…

Architecture

Leibal — Forest of Pillars

Forest of Pillars is a minimal residence located in Saitama, Japan, designed by IGArchitects. The client’s request was for a single-story dwelling that balances generous living spaces with privacy, both from the neighboring homes and within the residence itself. To…

Architecture | Property Blog

Innovative Floating Pool To Provide New Yorkers With Clean Urban Swimming

Rendering of the floating pool by the Brooklyn Bridge. (Photo: Family New York) The New York City-based organization + POOL has designed a floating pool that could soon provide New Yorkers with clean, free public swimming opportunities. The pool is…

Architecture

Taller Héctor Barroso envisions weekend homes as “silent architecture”

Mexican studio Taller Héctor Barroso has used concrete, wood and brick to create a series of holiday homes that merge with the wooded landscape and “allow nature to act in the intimacy of the home”. The small residential complex – called…

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The Home is For Making Forever Memories

Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad’s home is full of memories that will last a lifetime! Want even more AD? Subscribe to the magazine and get a free tote ►► https://bit.ly/3Oh8McU Still haven’t subscribed to Architectural Digest on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/2zl7s34…

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Alain Biltereyst: Traces of Abstraction in the Urban Environment

Contemporary Belgian artist Alain Biltereyst works on abstract paintings characterized by bold patterns and colors. Most of the time, the shapes he depicts are not purely the result of chosen arrangements but act as a sort of “found art”: they…

Architecture

Leibal — Extension Colonel Fabien

Extension Colonel Fabien is a minimal residence located in Montreuil, France, designed by ūti. Situated in a densely populated suburban area, the design of the extension is intentionally subtle. The use of a galvanized steel gate and a light-colored coating…

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Vurpas Architectes transforms French market with “childlike quality” into primary school

French studio Vurpas Architectes has converted a 1960s market building to create Eugénie Brazier, a primary school and nursery in Lyon. Eugénie Brazier is built around the long structure of the old wholesale market and features perforated brickwork and a…

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Enormous Lakeside Arts Center in China Mimics the Shapes of Waves in Its Design

Inspired by the shape of a cresting wave, the design for the Nanhai Art Center has been revealed by MAD Architects. The enormous complex includes a spacious theater, museum, and sports complex to give the citizens of Guangzhou and Foshan…

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CCA orients wooden Casa Wabi pavilion around orchid cultivation

Mexican architecture studio Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has created a pavilion made from wood at Casa Wabi outside of Puerto Escondido, Mexico. Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica (CCA) created The Orchid Pavilion for arts institute Casa Wabi, which commissions an architectural…

Architecture | Technology

Gensler designs circular housing block with electric-vehicle garages

US architecture studio Gensler has designed an apartment complex with circular buildings and integrated electric-vehicle parking towers in Ontario. Located outside of Toronto, the Electric Vehicle Enclave (EVE) Park development aims to integrate green technologies into a community-focused residential development. Gensler…

Architecture

Daveed Diggs’s Rug is Dog Approved

‘Hamilton’ stars, Daveed Diggs and Emmy Raver-Lampman’s dog is a big fan of their fuzzy rug. Want even more AD? Subscribe to the magazine and get a free tote ►► https://bit.ly/3Oh8McU Still haven’t subscribed to Architectural Digest on YouTube? ►►…

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Leibal — House in Tvaladi

House in Tvaladi is a minimal residence located in Tvaladi, Georgia, designed by NS Studio. This house, a study in architectural harmony, pairs a classic stone façade with modern structural forms. Constructed as a single-story edifice, the house employs a…

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Leibal — Casa Ulìa

Casa Ulìa is a minimalist home located in Salento, Italy, designed by Margine. The founders, united by their commitment to landscape preservation in their projects, have developed an architectural narrative that harmoniously addresses the evolving needs of humanity and the…

Architecture

Dezeen Debate features Manhattan skyscraper that heralds “the end of messianic Miesianism”

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features visuals of the 520 Fifth Avenue supertall skyscraper in Manhattan. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. American architecture studio Kohn Pedersen Fox has unveiled images of a supertall skyscraper that is currently…