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Spanish Colonial house in Los Angeles receives major update by Síol Studios

September 10, 2019 Jenna McKnight 0

California firm Síol Studios has maintained the historical character of a 1920s dwelling while adding contemporary elements, including an eclectic array of furnishings and artwork. Encompassing 1,848 square feet (172 square metres), the Genesee project was designed for Sonya Yu and Zack Lara, a San Francisco couple with two children. They desired a second home

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Spanish Colonial house in Los Angeles receives major update by Síol Studios

September 10, 2019 Jenna McKnight 0

California firm Síol Studios has maintained the historical character of a 1920s dwelling while adding contemporary elements, including an eclectic array of furnishings and artwork. Encompassing 1,848 square feet (172 square metres), the Genesee project was designed for Sonya Yu and Zack Lara, a San Francisco couple with two children. They desired a second home

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354 House / Pinasco/Pinasco Arquitectos

September 10, 2019 Clara Ott 0

The land chosen for housing is a lot with a wide front, which was decreasing towards the back wall, which allowed us to design a large main facade, with several rooms of the house overlooking the garden.

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steven holl’s expansion of the kennedy center for the performing arts opens

September 10, 2019 macnadusa 0

open to the public since september 2019, the reach, the kennedy center for the performing arts expansion by steven holl architects, blends within the existing landscape and river in washington, DC. the new extension is designed to preserve the silhouette of the current building, while it comprises rehearsal rooms and classrooms, a lecture hall, multipurpose […]

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Rethinking History: New Architecture in Burkina Faso

September 10, 2019 Eric Baldwin 0

The history and architecture of Burkina Faso is tied to its landscape. As a landlocked country in western Africa, it occupies an extensive plateau with grassy savannas and sparse forests. More than two-thirds of the people live in rural villages, and as such, the country’s modern architecture is the product of ingenuity born from reimagining traditional building materials and techniques.

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Africa Museum in Tervuren / Stéphane Beel Architects

September 10, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

In 2006, the Belgian Buildings Agency launched a competition for the redevelopment of the site of the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren. The multi-disciplinary team headed by Stéphane Beel Architects, laid out the new masterplan for the AfricaMuseum and its surrounding area.

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Tranquil Dawn named Colour of the Year for 2020

September 10, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Dulux Colour of the Year 2020: Tranquil Dawn

Paint brand Dulux has selected a cool-tone shade of green as it’s Colour of the Year for 2020, which is meant to offer an antidote to an “increasingly disconnected” modern society. Dulux says that Tranquil Dawn “embodies the nation’s mood on the approach of a new decade”. “It reflects a growing desire to understand what

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