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Robotically woven fibres wrap university building for textiles in Germany

December 11, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

A web of glass and carbon fibres envelops Texoversum, a university building for textiles that architecture studios Allmannwappner and Menges Scheffler Architekten have created in Germany. Located in the city of Reutlingen, Texoversum forms part of the Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences campus expansion and contains offices, workshops, a university store, collaboration areas and a

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De Durgerdam hotel takes over 17th-century sailor’s inn on dyke outside Amsterdam

December 11, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

Dutch hospitality company Aedes has pushed Amsterdam’s building restrictions to their limit to convert a heritage-listed tavern into an all-electric hotel. De Durgerdam hotel occupies one in a row of almost identical gabled buildings perched on a seawall on lake IJmeer, which together make up the small village of Durgerdam near Amsterdam. Constructed in 1664,

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Dezeen’s Pinterest roundup features nine daring skateparks

December 11, 2023 Saudatu Bah 0

Over the past year, Pinterest users have had a keen interest in skateparks. We’ve rounded up nine projects from our skateboarding board. This roundup features bold skateparks from around the world that aim to encourage physical activity, creativity and socialising. Artists and designers, including Yinka Ilori and Koo Jeong A, have incorporated colour into their

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Neuhäusl Hunal divides Sculptor’s Apartment in Prague using curved glass partitions

December 11, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Czech architecture studio Neuhäusl Hunal has renovated a prefabricated apartment in Prague, turning it into an open-plan home and workspace for sculptor and glassworker Vladimír Bachorík. Neuhäusl Hunal opted for curved translucent glass partitions in place of doors to divide the interior spaces and create a sense of openness and fluidity. In order to maximise

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Neuhäusl Hunal divides Sculptor’s Apartment in Prague using curved glass partitions

December 11, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Czech architecture studio Neuhäusl Hunal has renovated a prefabricated apartment in Prague, turning it into an open-plan home and workspace for sculptor and glassworker Vladimír Bachorík. Neuhäusl Hunal opted for curved translucent glass partitions in place of doors to divide the interior spaces and create a sense of openness and fluidity. In order to maximise

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The Reconstruction of Notre Dame’s Spire Nears Completion

December 11, 2023 Maria-Cristina Florian 0

In April 2019, a devastating fire engulfed the 860-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in Pars, severely damaging its wooden roof and leading to the collapse of the 19th-century spire, originally designed by Viollet-le-Duc. Immediately after, French President Emmanuel Macron promised that the iconic monument would be restored in just 5 years, an ambitious deadline. As the restoration of the roof structures nears completion, in February 2023, the scaffolding for the reconstruction of the spire has been assembled. The Spire is expected to be finished by the end of the month.

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Water Tower Restoration / José Amorós Martínez y Alberto Amorós Martínez

December 11, 2023 Andreas Luco 0

Defending water as a human priority, and understanding its condition as an inexhaustible source of life that sustains existence, is the foundation upon which the consolidation and restoration works of the Tower of Water in Aledo are developed. These works have made it possible to discover new aspects of this magnificent defensive building, from where part of the history of the place can be uncovered. The tower that has reached our days is known as the Tower of Water and dates back to the 15th century. Its volumetric recovery is carried out faithfully to its original footprint, following techniques and using materials found in the medieval building.