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SOM completes supertall skyscraper with “monolithic simplicity” in New York City

January 30, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

International architecture studio Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has completed the final supertall skyscraper of a development in Midtown Manhattan, marking the project’s finalization. Master planned by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and developed by Brookfield Properties, the seven-million-square-foot (650,321 square metre) Manhattan West development has been 20 years in the making, with the recent completion

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KPF releases images of 520 Fifth Avenue supertall skyscraper in Manhattan

January 29, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

American architecture studio Kohn Pedersen Fox has released images of an in-progress supertall skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan wrapped in arched windows. The building will rise 1,000 feet (304 metres) in height and will be located at 520 Fifth Avenue, a site near New York City landmarks such as the Chrysler Building and the New York Public

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Brutalism is “very simple and honest architecture” says Ludwig Godefroy

January 29, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

French architect Ludwig Godefroy discusses how working in Mexico has helped him to develop his concrete-heavy style in this exclusive interview. Hailing from Normandy in northern France, Godefroy opened his eponymous studio in Mexico City in 2011 and has since become known for his distinctive Brutalist-style buildings that are often punctuated by geometric openings and

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Ten New York City loft interiors that make innovative use of open space

January 28, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

For our latest lookbook, we explore ten loft conversions and renovations in New York City where designers have inserted partitions, storage and other elements to cleverly organise open space. Characterised by spacious open floor plans, high ceilings and large windows, loft apartments are as synonymous with New York City as coffee and bagels – at

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Daniel Canda adds “suspended glass box” to 1980s residence in Argentina

January 26, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Local architecture studio Daniel Canda & Asociados has renovated a 1980s country club residence in Argentina, opening up the interior and wrapping the second floor in ribbon windows. Located in the Los Cardales suburbs outside of Buenos Aires, Cabin 192 was originally built by architect Horacio Iovine in the early 1980s. Faced between updating an

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“Experimental” safety barriers trialled on New York subway platform

January 24, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has installed yellow safety barriers in a subway station to mitigate “intrusions” onto the train tracks. The bright yellow barriers are part of a safety pilot program monitored by New York City Transit (NYCT), which the organisation will study and scale up if successful. “It’s still in an experimental phase,”

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“Experimental” safety barriers trialled on New York subway platform

January 24, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has installed yellow safety barriers in a subway station to mitigate “intrusions” onto the train tracks. The bright yellow barriers are part of a safety pilot program monitored by New York City Transit (NYCT), which the organisation will study and scale up if successful. “It’s still in an experimental phase,”

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San Francisco exhibition features “off-center” Bay Area furniture design

January 23, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Stools from local designer Caleb Ferris and design firm Prowl Studio were among the works displayed at a San Francisco exhibition centred around contemporary Bay Area design. The Works in Progress show displayed stools, chairs and other furniture from local designers to highlight the diversity in methods and backgrounds of an evolving Bay Area design

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Changes proposed to make Oklahoma City skyscraper tallest in US

January 23, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

California architecture studio AO and developer Matteson Capital have announced plans to change the height of a proposed Oklahoma City supertall skyscraper, which would make it the tallest building in the US if approved. AO and Matteson Capital announced in a joint statement that they plan to request a variance from Oklahoma City to increase

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Foster + Partners tops South Carolina county building with “crisp edges”

January 19, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed an administration building in South Carolina with a winged roof that covers a skybridge.  Located in Greenville, the Greenville County Administration Building contains offices and is part of a wider redevelopment of the county’s central square by RocaPoint Partners. The building consists of two separate glass volumes

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