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Jaguatirica Cabin / Pitta Arquitetura

June 07

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Architects: Pitta Arquitetura
Area: 65 m²
Year: 2021
Manufacturers: Bio empreendimentos, Estruturas do vale, Marcenaria G.M, Mundo das Pedras, Pau Pau Pisos em Madeira

Vertical Extension on Avenue Wendt / Lecroix Chessex

June 07

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Architects: Lecroix Chessex
Area: 1150 m²
Year: 2023
Professionals: Moser Ingénierie, SRG Engineering SA, Batj SA, Alterego Concept SA

Pura Vida Shelter / Heron Estudio

June 07

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Architects: Heron Estudio
Area: 100 m²
Year: 2024
Manufacturers: Becam, Divino, Maguinor

Sustainable Heating: Explore 4 Projects Featuring Trombe Walls that Enhance Thermal Efficiency

June 07

A Trombe wall is a passive solar building feature that enhances thermal efficiency. Positioned on the sun-facing side of a structure, it consists of a wall made from materials like brick, stone, or concrete, and a glass panel or polycarbonate sheet placed a few centimeters in front of it. Solar radiation penetrates the glass during daylight hours and heats the masonry wall. This wall then slowly releases the stored heat into the building during the cooler nighttime hours, maintaining a more consistent indoor temperature without the need for active heating systems.

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Nandi House / Fino Lozano + Moro Taller de Arquitectura

June 07

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Architects: Fino Lozano, Moro Taller de Arquitectura
Area: 1345 ft²
Year: 2022
Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Adobe Systems Incorporated, American Standard, MOEN, Trimble Navigation

The Interplay of Water and Light Through a Sculptural Experience Shower

June 07 | Sponsored Content

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A Look at the Last 8 Editions of the Serpentine Pavilion

June 07

Since its launch in 2000, the Serpentine Pavilion has been providing renowned and emerging architects with a platform for design experimentation, becoming an important display of contemporary architecture. Each year, the commissioned architects and designers envision a temporary structure that speaks not only to their roots as creators, but also brings into focus what they consider to be important themes in the architectural world, from the need to redefine spaces for contemplation or conviviality, to explorations into the potential of natural materials or vernacular building techniques. On the day of the public opening of the 2024 Serpentine Pavilion, the "Archipelagic Void" designed by Korean architect Minsuk Cho and his firm Mass Studies, we look back at the last eight editions of the famous annual structure.

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Beck Barn / Benjamin Wilkes

June 07

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Architects: Benjamin Wilkes
Area: 28 m²
Year: 2024
Professionals: Sutcliffe Residential

Peter Zumthor’s Vision Takes Shape: Paul Clemence Releases LACMA Progress Photos

June 07

Paul Clemence has released a new series of images showcasing the ongoing construction works in The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Undergoing massive transformations, including a new building by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, the LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States. Approved in 2019, Zumthor’s design, known as the David Geffen Galleries, aims to modernize the museum’s campus.

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Light, Empathy, and Silence: The Architecture of Marina Tabassum

June 07

This article was originally published on Common Edge.

In her Dhaka, Bangladesh–based practice, Marina Tabassum seeks to create a language of architecture that’s simultaneously contemporary yet rooted to its place. One of the first buildings she undertook after establishing her own practice in 2005—the Bait Ur Rouf Mosque in her own city—won an Aga Khan Award for Architecture, which recognizes design that addresses the needs and aspirations of Muslim societies.

Bangladesh’s Museum of Independence, which she designed with her former partner, Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury of the practice URBANA, has become a national landmark. But Tabassum also works at the intimate scale of housing, pursuing innovative modular space-frame designs constructed of bamboo. She’s taught at architecture schools around the globe. Recently, she was recognized with an award from the Architecture, Culture, and Spirituality Forum and identified by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people for 2024 for her work in sustainable, socially responsible design.