Architecture practice chain + siman has collaborated with modo manera to realize casa rancho avándaro, a weekend retreat in the environs of valle de bravo, in Mexico, deeply influenced by mexican haciendas, the building comprises three solid stone volumes combined...
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Architecture For All: 10 Thoughtfully Designed Buildings for People With Disabilities
The innovations in these projects go above and beyond the requisite wheelchair-accessible ramp. Today, it is estimated that nearly one in five Americans live with some form of disability. That’s roughly 50 million people—a number that only continues to grow. Several...
‘orb’ is a 50m radius illuminating sphere proposed to float over thessaloniki, greece
Aiming to rejuvenate the urban landscape of thessaloniki, greece, architecture student chris lazarou has introduced the ‘orb’, a 50m radius illuminating sphere proposed to float above the city port. the chrome sphere, filled with hot air or helium, will function as an...
Bloomberg CityLab: Behind the Accidentally Resilient Design of Athens Apartments
Feargus O'Sullivan writer for City Lab | Illustrator is Josh KramerAthens polikatoikias — concrete apartments with tiered balconies — were built quickly to create affordable housing, but their design has stood the test of time. On first glance, a typical...
Bloomberg Business Week by Kristen V. Brown: The 6-Feet Rule Will Guide Architects in a Post-Covid World
Bloomberg Business Week by Kristen V. Brown. ILLUSTRATION: ROSE WONG FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK Past pandemics also forced a rethinking of physical space. It’s painfully clear that our world has been constructed for a reality that no longer exists. Crowded subway...