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Arquitectonica and Yabu Pushelberg design “fun” residential skyscraper for Miami

October 31, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Architecture studio Arquitectonica and interior design studio Yabu Pushelberg have designed a “fun” residential skyscraper in Miami’s Design District for French chef Jean-Georges. The Jean-Georges Miami Tropic Residences will be 48 storeys tall and contain 329 luxury condominiums, as well as amenities such as a podcast-recording studio, bar and lounge, juice bar, spa and outdoor

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“Beaux-arts” supertall skyscraper by KPF tops out in Manhattan

October 29, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

An 88-storey supertall skyscraper by architecture studio Kohn Pedersen Fox that pays homage to New York City’s beaux-arts architecture has topped out in Midtown Manhattan. Located at 520 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, the skyscraper will rise 1,002 feet (305 metres) and contain 100 luxury apartments, residential amenities, office space and a member’s club. The

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Electric Bowery and Land infuse Laguna Beach hotel with “Mallorcan vibes”

October 28, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

California architecture studio Electric Bowery and graphic design firm Land have completed the renovation of a 1980s hotel in Laguna Beach informed by European seaside inns. Perched on a cliff overlooking the Pacific, Casa Loma was originally built in the 1980s and is made up of tiered volumes surrounding a central pool deck. The hotel

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Florence Knoll Bassett “led an office revolution”

October 24, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

As part of our mid-century modern series, we portray Florence Knoll Bassett, who transformed how we think of office design with her streamlined furniture and leadership of design brand Knoll. Under Knoll, Florence Knoll, as she was then called, brought modern lines and a human-centric design ethos to the American office environment. As well as

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Moody Nolan co-founder Curtis Jerome Moody dies aged 73

October 18, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Architect Curtis Jerome Moody, co-founder of the largest African-American-owned architecture firm in the US, has passed away aged 73. Curtis Jerome Moody passed away last week on 13 October, Columbus-based architecture firm Moody Nolan announced on its website. The architect was best known as the co-founder of Moody Nolan, which he established with the late engineer

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Studio Gang wraps hotel in perforated facade informed by Aspen trees

October 17, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Architecture practice Studio Gang has completed the Populus hotel in Denver, which the studio claims is the “first carbon-positive hotel” in the US. Located in downtown Denver, the 13-storey hotel has a distinct facade with elliptical windows of varying sizes, designed to reflect the “Aspen eyes” of Colorado’s native Aspen tree, also known as Populus

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Gustaf Westman hosts Brooklyn pop-up modeled on “museum experience”

October 15, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Swedish designer Gustaf Westman displayed existing and new objects including a colourful “puzzle” shelf during a three-day pop-up event in New York City. Named Gustaf Westman in New York, the show was located in an industrial storefront in Williamsburg and displayed the designer’s colourful objects and furniture on a meandering pink and orange pathway. Small

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LMN Architects and Field Operations open aquarium extension and park in Seattle

October 15, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Architecture studio LMN Architects and landscape studio Field Operations have opened a wood-clad aquarium extension topped with a public park that acts as a bridge between the city and Seattle’s waterfront. Part of a larger initiative to rehabilitate the Seattle waterfront that began with a restoration to the city’s seawall in 2017, this recently completed

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Space architects are preparing for humanity’s return to the moon

October 15, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

This week, leading figures in space architecture will descend on Milan to formally establish the discipline for the first time. Ellen Eberhardt explores what’s at stake. Space-related architecture has seen an explosion in activity over the past few years, with the development of off-earth construction methods, zero-gravity interior design and even a dedicated masters’ programme.

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Snøhetta wraps Queens library in orange ombre glass covered with script

October 14, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed the Far Rockaway Library in New York, which is wrapped in fritted, orange ombre glass covered with thin, white script by Brooklyn artist José Parlá. Located in the Far Rockaway neighbourhood of Queens, the building replaces a former library on site and doubles its size. At 18,000 square feet (1,672

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