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Architects: Lund Hagem
- Area: 150 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: APS Aluminium Profil Systemer AS, Alvdal Skurlag, PSLab, isola, nordvestvinduet
Cabin Geilo / Lund Hagem
Transformation Potato Barn / Houben & Van Mierlo
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Architects: Houben & Van Mierlo
- Area: 1650 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Delta Light, Farrow and Ball, Muller van Severen, Patricia Urquiola, Scholten & Baijings, +1
The Inverted Truss / B+P Architects
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Interior Designers: B+P Architects
- Area: 735 m²
- Year: 2016
Zhao Hua Xi Shi Living Museum / IAPA Design Consultants
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Architects: IAPA Design Consultants
- Area: 2500 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: 312GREEN, HOUSE SPACE CHINA, Landscape Architecture Corp of China
MullenLowe / TPG Architecture
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Architects: TPG Architecture
- Area: 37500 ft²
- Year: 2016
How the Crystal Cathedral Is Adapting for a New Life Out of the Spotlight
When the Crystal Cathedral was constructed near Los Angeles in 1980, its design was pure Hollywood: designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee for televangelist star Robert Schuller, the design combined traditional elements of church design with features that made it suitable for television broadcasts. However, when Crystal Cathedral Ministries filed for bankruptcy in 2010, the building was passed to a very different tenant, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, who then commissioned Los Angeles-based firm Johnson Fain to adapt the building to be a better fit for the Catholic Church.
A recent article by Mimi Zeiger for Architect Magazine investigates how Johnson Fain are converting the 1980 classic into something more suitable for its new life out of the spotlight—including modulating the light within the vast all-glass structure and rearranging the seating.
House in Piedra Roja / 332 Arquitectos
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Architects: 332 Arquitectos
- Area: 364 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Bastro
New York Times Names Alejandro Aravena Among 28 "Creative Geniuses" of 2016
Chilean architect Alejandro has been selected as one of "28 creative geniuses who defined culture in 2016" by the New York Times, in a list that includes personalities such as First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, singer Lady Gaga, photographer William Eggleston and designer Junya Watanabe.
Aravena achieved spectacular success this year, being awarded the Pritzker Prize in January and acting as director of the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale which opened in May. Through his work, he directed a discussion about the role of architects and their impact on society.
Agora / Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés
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Architects: Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés
- Area: 11000 m²
- Year: 2016
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Professionals: VS-A, Agence Hilaire, Lumesens, Sigma Acoustique
The Totora Cube Investigates the Techniques of Incan-Era Craftsmanship
Developed by the architects of the "think-act tank" Archquid, in connection with the indigenous community and other institutions of the parish of San Rafael de la Laguna (Otavalo, Ecuador), this project revolves around the material research of the totora plant, a subspecies of the giant bulrush sedge. The Totora Cube project deepens the understanding of the art and craft with which these fibers have been used since pre-Inca times.
University College North / ADEPT and FRIIS & MOLTKE Architects
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Architects: ADEPT, FRIIS & MOLTKE Architects
- Area: 26000 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Randers Tegl
Architecture on Instagram: The Best Shots of 2016
Instagram and architecture go together like milk and cookies—an irresistible combination in which one brings out the best of the other. As Instagram continues to add features to its globally appealing platform, we take a look back on the year's most-liked photos posted to our ArchDaily account.
We posted 235 'grams that racked up over 2 million likes. Thank you for following. :)
Neue Direktion Köln / kadawittfeldarchitektur
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Architects: kadawittfeldarchitektur
- Area: 30000 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Arper, BLÅ STATION, HASKAMP, MARELLI, Muuto, +1
5 Monuments to Progress
Buildings, perhaps unlike any other art form or edifice, have a capacity to influence or become part of a place's cultural identity and history. Defining an architectural monument is, however, an ambiguous exercise – most of their ilk only reach this status years after completion. AD Classics are ArchDaily's continually updated collection of longer-form building studies of the world's most significant architectural projects. Here we've assembled five structures and buildings which, often aside from original intentions, embody that most ephemeral feeling: a sense of progress.
House with Winery / ATX Architekti
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Architects: ATX Architekti
- Area: 300 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: MIRAGE, Plaka
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Professionals: ATX Architekti, ATX Realizace Staveb
European Council and Council of the European Union / Samyn and Partners
- Area: 53815 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Jansen, Metos, POTTEAU LABO, thyssenkrupp
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Professionals: Buro Happold, Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS, SECO