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Omar Vergara Taller and Renata de Miguel create brick house as "dignified environment for ageing"

Local studio Omar Vergara Taller and designer Renata de Miguel have designed a brick home for the residents to age in place outside of Mexico City. Located on a corner lot in Pachuca, Hidalgo, the 315-square-metre (3,390-square-feet) Casa Cantellano was designed to celebrate the clients' "personality while ensuring comfort and their mobility throughout...

Fri Jul 26, 2024 21:03
Bernheimer Architecture's union "unanimously ratifies" first collective bargaining agreement

The union at New York studio Bernheimer Architecture has ratified a collective bargaining agreement, making it the first at a private sector architecture firm in the US. Announced in an Instagram post by the Architectural Workers United (AWU), the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) "sets standards" for Bernheimer Architecture union members regarding...

Fri Jul 26, 2024 18:02
"Powerful force" Ellen van Loon steps down from OMA

Dutch studio OMA has announced that its long-standing partner Ellen van Loon is leaving after 26 years to "enter a new phase in her life". Van Loon joined OMA in 1998 and became a partner in 2002, working on projects including the iconic CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, De Rotterdam "vertical city" development and, more recently, Aviva Studios events...

Fri Jul 26, 2024 17:01
Kengo Kuma shrouds Seoul museum in cascading aluminium pipes

Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has unveiled the Audeum audio museum in Seoul, which is wrapped by layers of suspended aluminium pipes. Located in the Gangnam district of the South Korean capital, Audeum is designed to stimulate the five senses as visitors explore its collection of sound reproduction equipment. Layers of aluminium...

Fri Jul 26, 2024 14:00
"Dystopian ugly" says commenter

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a cluster of seven staggered housing blocks in Abu Dhabi by Dutch studio MVRDV. Called Pixels, the development features a communal plaza and stepped terraces, designed to encourage residents to spend time together outdoors. Commenters were unconvinced, calling it "dystopian" and comparing it to...

Fri Jul 26, 2024 14:00
First images revealed of world's largest football stadium planned for Morocco

The first images of the 115,000-seat Grand Stade Hassan II stadium, designed by architecture studios Oualalou + Choi and Populous for the 2030 World Cup, have been revealed online. Images of the building, which will become the world's largest football stadium, were revealed during a meeting held by the 2030 World Cup organising committee in Marrakesh...

Fri Jul 26, 2024 13:00

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