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Vivienda E.ME by INDARQ
INDARQ builds a compact two-storey house in Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay, almost entirely from the common three-hole brick, set back from a row of preserved trees.
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Cinema 4D in Architectural Visualization: Why Render Farms Are a Game-Changer
Cinema 4D render farms enhance architectural visualization by utilizing multiple computers to significantly speed up the rendering process.
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Ammodo Awards 2025: Social & Ecological Excellence
The Ammodo Architecture Awards 2025 celebrate 26 groundbreaking projects that prioritize social responsibility, ecological care, and community impact. Selected from over 60 countries,...
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From Blueprints to Beautiful Spaces: Creating a Photobook of Your Architecture Journey
A photobook of your architecture journey should chronologically or thematically showcase projects, balancing technical details with artistic visuals to tell a cohesive story.
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Architecture Career Salaries: What to Expect at Every Stage
Architecture career salaries vary from $55,000 at the entry level to over $200,000 for principals. This guide covers 2025 salary data for general...
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Kent Monkman’s First Public Sculpture Is a Bronze Condominium for Beavers on Toronto’s Waterfront
Cree artist Kent Monkman's The Colony, a permanent bronze and steel work on Toronto's new Lassonde Art Trail, fills a condominium-like frame with giant beavers.
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Camel Step Shop
Camel Step Roastery in Hail, Saudi Arabia, showcases a design that harmoniously integrates local heritage with modern architecture.
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Vivienda E.ME by INDARQ
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Two-Face House by SO? Architecture and Ideas
Two-Face House by SO? Architecture and Ideas is a 150 m² home...
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Johnston Marklee Lifts the Bass Museum Expansion Above a Shaded Courtyard in Miami Beach
Johnston Marklee has released designs for The Bass in Miami Beach: two...
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Office SURI by archicraft
Not every office needs a dramatic statement to make an impression. This...
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KieranTimberlake Completes Stuart Weitzman Hall for Penn’s School of Design
Stuart Weitzman Hall joins an 1892 brick building to a four-storey steel-framed...
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Cibeles House by Taller Síntesis
Cibeles House by Taller Síntesis and 23 Constructora is a 205 m²...
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Lake House Völs by NOA
On the Völser Weiher in South Tyrol, NOA replaces an old kiosk...
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Higold’s Interstellar Headquarters
Higold's Interstellar Headquarters, designed by Pininfarina, is a 30,000 square meter architectural...
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Long Island Luxury by Lori Morris
Lori Morris Design has completed a Long Island residence organized as a...
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Flux HAus
Flux Haus is a transformative housing system designed for Sham Shui Po...
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The Jurumirim House by Nitsche Arquitetos
Due to the large dimensions of the plot, the project was conceived...
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AnAhitA Factory Office Building by ShahrA Shahr
ShahrA Shahr Architecture Office’s AnAhitA Factory Office in Iran merges industrial typology...
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The House in Between
The bungalow in Ayodhya integrates contemporary design with locally sourced materials, emphasizing...
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Rethingking School Buildings
School building restoration addresses aging infrastructure and enhances health, safety, and learning...
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Casa Terra Catarina by Nola Arquitetura
Set on a mountaintop, this 600-square-metre residence occupies a site surrounded by...
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Scorpio Garden House
Scorpio Garden House is an underground atomic shelter designed by BXB studio...
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21-24 Nikkakjøkken Restaurant by OFFICE INAINN
21-24 Nikkakjøkken Restaurant by OFFICE INAINN redefines adaptive reuse through a lightweight...
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Lamarilla Reforestation House by Quena Margarita Gonzalez Escobar & Juan David Hoyos Taborda
Lamarilla Reforestation House embodies sustainable architecture, blending living and ecological restoration. Elevated...
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Best Architectural Software for Students
In 2025, digital tools aren’t just convenient, they’re essential to learning, drafting, modeling, and showcasing your designs. With so many programs out there, it can be hard to choose the...
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Notion Alternatives for Architects: 7 Tools That Fit Studio Work
Notion works until a studio needs fee tracking, phase budgets and timesheets. This breakdown covers seven alternatives, from free local-first note tools to architecture specific practice software, with current pricing...
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Visualizing the Invisible: How 3D Rendering Revolutionizes Basement Waterproofing Design
3D rendering in basement waterproofing design enhances understanding of complex drainage systems and moisture management by visually representing protective infrastructure.
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Foster + Partners to Test Robot Swarms Building Timber from the Top Down
Foster + Partners wins €4m EU grant to build robot and drone swarms that assemble timber structures top-down.
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Famous Sustainable Buildings: 6 Green Skyscrapers Leading the Future
From Milan's Bosco Verticale to Sydney's record hybrid timber tower, six green skyscrapers show what sustainable high-rise design has achieved since 2010, including...
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Stacking Diagram: How to Allocate Uses Floor by Floor
A stacking diagram assigns each use in a brief to a level, and gives total area and building height. How to build one,...
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Vivienda E.ME by INDARQ
INDARQ builds a compact two-storey house in Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay, almost entirely from the common three-hole brick, set back from a...
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French Culture Ministry Says Lutetia Wall May Mark Paris’s Birthplace
A charred wall found beneath Paris's Île de la Cité may confirm the city's origins as Gallic Lutetia, France's culture ministry says.
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Two-Face House by SO? Architecture and Ideas
Two-Face House by SO? Architecture and Ideas is a 150 m² home in a hillside village in Muğla, Türkiye, with a reclaimed stone...
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Charlotte Perriand’s Built-In Interiors Survive in Édouard Albert’s 1960 Paris Tower
A high-floor apartment in Édouard Albert's listed 1960 tower in Paris's 13th arrondissement keeps Charlotte Perriand's built-in storage, kitchen and furniture.
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Johnston Marklee Lifts the Bass Museum Expansion Above a Shaded Courtyard in Miami Beach
Johnston Marklee has released designs for The Bass in Miami Beach: two white gallery pavilions raised on a concrete plane, with a lit...
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Office SURI by archicraft
Not every office needs a dramatic statement to make an impression. This one proves that thoughtful planning, a sophisticated material palette, and carefully...
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Streamline Moderne vs Futurism: Speed, Curves, and the Machine Age Compared
Streamline Moderne and Futurism both drew power from the machine age, but...
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Reviving Heritage: The Transformation of the Hertford British Hospital Château
The Château of the Hertford British Hospital in Levallois-Perret has been reimagined...
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Create Modern Working Spaces with Functional and Stylish Interior Ideas
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The Design Reset: Why Moving Is Your Best Opportunity to Rethink Window Treatments
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What Is Architectural Photography? A Comprehensive Guide to Capturing Stunning Structures
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Le Pont Residential Development by Shma Company Limited
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How Weather and Seasons Affect Your Roof and What You Can Do About It
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Great Pyramid of Giza: The Last Ancient Wonder Standing
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Blueprints to Budgets – Navigating Architectural Project Financing
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Step-by-Step Process for Crafting Dynamic Facade Designs
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Kingdom Centre Tower: Riyadh’s Inverted Parabolic Arch and Sky Bridge Explained
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Kingdom Centre Tower: Riyadh’s Inverted Parabolic Arch and Sky Bridge Explained
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