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Robert Blaser Continues Graves’ Legacy With Experiential Design

Robert Blaser, AIA, Principal, and Design Practice Leader at Michael Graves Architecture (MG), finds himself in the unique position of having been mentored by the firm’s namesake. (Fun fact – Blaser was an aerospace engineer prior to becoming an architect!)…
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CAZA employs passive cooling for concrete FR House in the Philippines

New York studio CAZA has completed a cast-concrete house in the Philippines, aiming to optimise passive cooling and natural ventilation. FR House comprises a series of “concrete cubes” that facilitate cross-ventilation and regulate the building’s temperature at the warmest times…
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H. Wieners and P. Treutleins’ Catalogue of Mathematical Models…

After last week’s post on Man Ray’s photographs of equation models from the Institut Poincaré in Paris, here are four illustrations (plus the cover) from the book “Verzeichnis von H. Wieners und P. Treutleins Sammlungen mathematischer Modelle für Hochschulen, höhere…
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Incredible Car-Free Eco Village Will Overlook Lake Geneva

Switzerland’s Lake Geneva district will be home to an incredible green architecture project when The Greenhouses takes shape. Designed by Vincent Callebaut Architectures, this car-free eco-village will include 480 low-consumption homes set within a large urban park. It’s a beautiful…
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Atelier KOMA creates concrete chapel to offer “separation from the secular world”

An elevated box formed of exposed concrete forms the Meditation Chapel in Incheon, South Korea, designed by local studio Atelier Koma and architect Lee Eunsok. Located near the coast of Gangwha County, the chapel sits at the top of a…
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Leibal — Ibaga

Ibaga is a minimal architecture project located in Michoacán, México, designed by nomn. This project, conceptualized in 2023 and located on Av. Francisco I. Madero Pte, Morelia, Michoacán, México, spans 712 m². It’s the brainchild of the architecture firm nomn,…
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Innovative “Solar Trees Marketplace” Seeks to Bring Community and Greenery Back to Shanghai

Photo: Eiichi Kano Australia-based firm Koichi Takada Architects believes that better empathy with nature will improve quality of life in urban settings. With this in mind, the firm has “planted” an architectural forest outside Shanghai to replace the numerous trees…
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Kaan Architecten adds “monumental” visitor centre to second world war cemetery

Dutch studio Kaan Architecten has added a visitor centre to the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, with a concrete form that references American memorial architecture. The only American cemetery on Dutch soil, the Netherlands American Cemetery (NEAC) was dedicated in…
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A Tip For If You’re Ever Lost in Central Park

If you ever get lost in Central Park, you can use the lamp post to guide you home! 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…
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Leibal — Hécourt

Hécourt is a minimal home located in Hécourt, France, designed by Studio Guma. The design centers on creating a space where modernity and rural charm coexist, ensuring an atmosphere of tranquility and privacy. The property comprises a lengthy farmhouse and…
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Moroccan riads inform London extension by Merrett Houmøller Architects and All & Nxthing

Clay-plaster walls, exposed brickwork and tile floors aim to evoke a feeling of a traditional Moroccan home at this London house, overhauled by local studios Merrett Houmøller Architects and All & Nxthing. Merrett Houmøller Architects and interior designer All &…
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Leibal — Haus mit drei Gärten

Haus mit drei Gärten is a minimal residence located in Salez, Switzerland, designed by ALLEN + CRIPPA. In the wake of a devastating basement fire that severely damaged a substantial portion of a residential building, the architectural response was both…
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Black-stained timber canopy encloses garden pavilion by Tikari Works

British studio Tikari Works has completed an outbuilding for a south London residence that is framed by a latticed timber roof structure and configured to weave around a Lebanese cedar tree. Tikari Works crafted the project, named A Room Around…
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“Obsessed, Beautiful, Gorgeous!” Tan France Designs His Dream Primary Bedroom | Architectural Digest

Join Tan France and Architectural Digest for a new series, ‘Home at Last’. After buying a plot of land in Salt Lake City, the ‘Queer Eye’ star documented the process of designing a dream home for himself and his family–so…
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson Has the Cutest Modern Family Art

Jesse Tyler Ferguson gave the Modern Family cast the cutest diorama as a leaving gift! 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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Vallet de Martinis Architectes designs assisted housing complex as “extension” of forest

French studio Vallet de Martinis Architectes has created an assisted living complex for the Joffre-Dupuytren Hospital beside a forest in the suburbs of Paris. Located at the edge of the hospital’s campus, the site sits between the Rue de l’Erminage,…
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Leibal — Los Helechos

Los Helechos is a minimal residence located in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, designed by Taller Hector Barroso. Los Helechos, a residential project comprising four houses, is a testament to design that embraces and respects nature. Each house is carefully integrated…
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Inside One of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Final-Ever Designs | Unique Spaces | Architectural Digest

Today AD travels to Connecticut to tour Tirranna, one of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s final designs. Considered one of the greatest architects of all time, Frank Lloyd Wright produced over 1000 designs in a career spanning 70 years, revolutionizing…