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Kelly Wearstler renovates swimming pool for suite in Downtown LA Proper Hotel

April 7, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

American designer Kelly Wearstler has refurbished a pool for a suite in the Downtown LA Proper Hotel, which opened earlier this year. As part of her studio’s extensive refurbishment of the building, Wearstler took the 35-foot (10.6-metre) pool from its previous use as a YMCA and turned it into a feature for the Pool Suite

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Tom Wiscombe and Marrikka Trotter apologise for “high-pressure office culture” after being suspended by SCI-Arc

April 7, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Southern California Institute of Architecture

Two SCI-Arc faculty members who were put on administrative leave for suggesting that architecture students should work long hours for low pay have apologised for their comments. “We know we have an intense, high-pressure office culture,” wrote Wiscombe, who heads Los Angeles studio Tom Wiscombe Architects, in a post on his Instagram account. Students “absolutely

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World’s skinniest skyscraper by SHoP Architects completes in Manhattan

April 4, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

The final exterior cladding elements have been added to SHoP Architects’ 111 West 57th Street in New York City, a supertall skyscraper that is both the world’s skinniest and the second tallest in the Western Hemisphere. The 1,428-foot-tall (435-metre) tower reached completion last week, with the developers announcing that it is ready for residents to

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OSO to suspend Boeing 747 aircraft between two buildings in Seattle

April 1, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Japan-based architecture firm OSO has released a plan to suspend a Boeing 747 aircraft between two towers in a downtown Seattle complex designed by Henriquez Partners Architects. The design for The Galleria at WB 1200 shows a 747, stripped of its wings, suspended over green space between the two towers. Over the airplane, the designs

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MAWD revamps lobby and atrium of Denver tower designed by IM Pei

March 31, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

MAWD redesign IM Pei tower atrium interior

Design studio MAWD has redone the interiors of an IM Pei tower in Denver, Colorado, including the lobby and an adjoining Philip Johnson-designed atrium. The London and New York-based interiors firm redesigned aspects of the interiors at the 23-storey commercial tower 1700 Broadway in downtown Denver for Beacon Capital. MAWD updated the 27,000-square-foot (250-square-metre) lobby

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SHoP Architects’ supertall Brooklyn Tower tops out in New York

March 31, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

The Brooklyn Tower with Manhattan in the background

The Brooklyn Tower supertall skyscraper by SHoP Architects, which became the borough’s tallest building last year, has reached its full height. Reaching 93 storeys and 1,066 feet (325 metres) tall, The Brooklyn Tower is the first in the borough to claim supertall status. The mixed-use tower, which was formerly called 9 DeKalb, will contain offices, with residences starting

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HKS releases design for “one of the largest” Black-owned real estate projects in Hollywood

March 30, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

HKS Architects has released plans for a plant-covered structure in the middle of Hollywood to be built for CMNTY Culture as an entertainment and tech hub. The 500,000-square-foot (46,500-square-metre) project will form a creative campus for LA-based CMNTY Culture, an organisation founded by musician Philip Lawrence in partnership with business manager Thomas St John, which

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Fosters + Partners to renovate Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco

March 30, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Foster + Partners is set to renovate and restore the iconic Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco. With its unique pyramidal shape, the 48-storey skyscraper will receive substantial renovation of its interiors, exteriors, and landscape, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. “This is an exceptional opportunity to restore the unique Transamerica Pyramid Tower and its historic

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AIA reveals America’s best homes for 2022

March 25, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the winners of its annual Housing Awards, including multiple residences by Olson Kundig Architects and Alterstudio. Fourteen projects were selected by the panel of judges in three categories: one- and two-family custom residences, specialised housing, and excellence in affordable housing. Two designs by Olson Kundig and three

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Mark Odom Studio elevates shipping containers on stilts for The Pitch entertainment complex

March 24, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Austin-based Mark Odom Studio has completed a half-acre entertainment complex that uses repurposed shipping containers to create multi-level spaces. The complex, called The Pitch, comprises 23 repurposed containers used for a variety of purposes and configurations throughout the site. Two different sizes of containers were used – eight by 20 feet (2.4 by 6.1 metres)

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