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“If I was misogynist would I hire a woman as my CEO?” says Bjarke Ingels

June 16, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Bjarke Ingels has hit back at accusations of sexism at his architecture firm, following the controversy over that Instagram post. Speaking to Dezeen, the Danish architect said: “Being a white male makes anything I say sort of misquoted and twisted. Anything that I say about this will be misinterpreted.” “I was shocked at the bullshit people were writing,”

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Theresa May orders public inquiry into Grenfell Tower fire as renovations blamed

June 15, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Labour MP Emma Dent Coad has speculated that recent renovation works may have contributed to the fatal fire at Grenfell Tower in west London, as prime minister Theresa May announces a public inquiry. The death toll from the fire has now risen to 17. Following a visit to the site earlier today, May announced from 10 Downing Street

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Drone footage captures brutalist Robin Hood Gardens ahead of imminent demolition

June 15, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

This drone footage shot by Dezeen surveys the ill-fated brutalist housing estate Robin Hood Gardens, designed by architects Alison and Peter Smithson, which is set to be demolished in the coming weeks. Designed by the Smithsons during the 1960s and completed in 1972, Robin Hood Gardens in Poplar, east London, is the only housing estate by the pair that came to fruition.

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Grenfell Tower fire deaths raise questions about safety of post-war renovations

June 14, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Architects and construction experts are trying to understand the cause of a devastating fire at a recently refurbished tower block in west London, which has killed twelve people. The fire broke out at the 24-storey Grenfell Tower near Notting Hill in the early hours of this morning. Twelve residents have been confirmed dead, with the toll expected to rise.

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CCPM Arquitectos slots skinny corrugated-metal home into dense Buenos Aires neighbourhood

June 13, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

This small and narrow townhouse by Argentinian practice CCPM Arquitectos is slotted into a gap in a tightly packed neighbourhood in Buenos Aires. The white, corrugated-metal roofs of the 89-square-metre residence slope in varying directions and at different gradients in accordance with the cramped plot. Constanza Chiozza and Pedro Magnasco of Buenos Aires studio CCPM Arquitectos added slivers of glazing and windows wherever

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CCPM Arquitectos slots skinny corrugated-metal home into dense Buenos Aires neighbourhood

June 13, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

This small and narrow townhouse by Argentinian practice CCPM Arquitectos is slotted into a gap in a tightly packed neighbourhood in Buenos Aires. The white, corrugated-metal roofs of the 89-square-metre residence slope in varying directions and at different gradients in accordance with the cramped plot. Constanza Chiozza and Pedro Magnasco of Buenos Aires studio CCPM Arquitectos added slivers of glazing and windows wherever

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Macdonald Wright models Kentish country house on traditional hop kilns

June 13, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Rooms topped with chimney-like roofs surround a secluded courtyard to from this house in Kent, England, which takes its angular form and russet colouring from the area’s hop-drying oast towers. British architect James Macdonald Wright of Macdonald Wright Architects worked with Niall Maxwell of Rural Office for Architecture on the design for Caring Wood house, which provides a residence for three generations of the same family.

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Macdonald Wright models Kentish country house on traditional hop kilns

June 13, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Rooms topped with chimney-like roofs surround a secluded courtyard to from this house in Kent, England, which takes its angular form and russet colouring from the area’s hop-drying oast towers. British architect James Macdonald Wright of Macdonald Wright Architects worked with Niall Maxwell of Rural Office for Architecture on the design for Caring Wood house, which provides a residence for three generations of the same family.

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Irregular cutouts mark recessed entrances to Aires Mateus’ community centre in Portugal

June 12, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Deep triangular and flat-topped arches are punched through the white walls of this community centre, which architects Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus designed for the Portuguese town of Grândola. The brothers, who run Lisbon-based studio Aires Mateus, were asked to design the 670-square-metre Meeting Centre building for the community in the Alentejo region, located around an hour’s drive from Lisbon. A

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Information technology pavilion in Moscow features circuit-board-patterned walls

June 11, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

The fibreglass-concrete facades of this technology centre in Moscow, designed by architecture practice Wall, are imprinted with a pattern based on the conductive tracks of circuit boards.  Moscow-based Wall, a studio led by architects Arakelyan Ruben and Navasardyan Ayk, designed the Pavilion of Moscow Information Technology Department for the city’s exhibition centre and amusement park VDNH. Also known as Pavilion

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