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| | | Top of Mind | How do we save our relationship with the earth?
Same Same but Different, a Belgian exhibition by BC Architects, may hold the answer. Three alternative modes of resource extraction — geo-, bio- and urban-sourcing — provided the materials for all of the projects shown, demonstrating how to work with the earth rather than against it. | | |
| | | | | | Totally Tubular | | Seven stainless steel cylinders run from top to bottom in Raúl Sánchez’s renovation of a 19th-century Barcelona house, cleverly integrating electrical and mechanical needs. But the home’s most dramatic geometric gesture is its spiral staircase, installed as another freestanding cylinder that never makes contact with any of the building’s brick walls. | | |
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| | | | | | | | | NYCxDesign’s Top Launches | | New York has officially regained its gravitational pull over the design world. This week, the city’s annual design festival kicks off its 2022 edition, with ICFF and WantedDesign Manhattan both taking place Sunday through Tuesday. Here are five new design launches that we’re looking forward to admiring in person. See you in New York! | | |
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| | | | | | Lounge Act | | Kelly Wearstler’s hotel-inspired Morro collection is ready to round out living spaces. | | |
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| | | | Workout Plan | | Fitness brand Bala’s NYC pop-up is an exercise in playful geometry. | | |
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| | | | | Retroactive Continuity | | Mies van der Rohe’s frat house was never built — but now, in a way, it was. | | |
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| | | | Jobs | | Ready to help foster deeper connections to the natural world? HOK’s Houston studio is seeking a Landscape Architect. Over in L.A., Gensler is seeking a Project Architect with a specific focus on commercial retail projects. | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Office Dynamics | | These days, we’re all striving for better work-life balance. We look at three offices that play a role in supporting that healthy equilibrium — and talk to young architects about the barriers they’re facing in their own jobs. |
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