American architects select 11 of the country's most influential buildings
Dezeen asked 10 American architects, including American Institute of Architects (AIA) president-elect Kimberly Dowdell and veteran New York architect Robert AM Stern, to name the US building project that is most important to them and the history of America's architecture.
Learn more about each project selected following the source link.
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Hub of Huts : The Village Upside Down noa* network of architecture
When noa* designed the cantilevered swimming pool for Hubertus in 2016, the studio envisioned it as a rock stranded between earth and sky. In 2019 a new assignment was granted to the architects, the design of a dedicated well-being extension. It was not an easy task for a building that had already found its symbol in the swimming pool, yet this served as inspiration for the new project.
The new structure is located on the southeast side of the façade, in a position symmetrical to the swimming pool. Like the pool, this is also detached from the main building: the platform hovers 15 metres above the ground and is supported by two pillars clad in larch logs, similar to those that punctuate the façade behind.
Visitors reach the wellbeing area via a suspended walkway, which at the same time opens up to the newly constructed relaxation area, offering space for up to 27 people. On the platform, individual microstructures with gabled roofs accommodate the functional programme on two levels. A surprising element is the lower level, where the horizon undergoes a 180° rotation, and the huts appear to be anchored upside down.
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Mosaic Canopy Made of 832 Colorful Glass Tiles Reflects a Spectrum of Sunlight
Nestled in the valley of a Sonoma winery, a colorful mosaic canopy provides a unique tasting space. Designed by Studio Other Spaces—founded in 2014 by artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann—the Vertical Panorama Pavilion brings an artistic touch to the grounds of The Donum Estate.
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Pedro Reyes and Carla Fernandez pair rough concrete with crazy paving for their Mexico City home
The Mexico City home and studio of Mexican sculptor Pedro Reyes and his fashion-designer wife Carla Fernandez features crazy paving floors, as well as a staircase and double-height library rendered in coarse concrete.
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Emil Eve Architects retains historic "quirks" in Shoreditch warehouse conversion
Emil Eve Architects has paired original details with contemporary finishes in this loft apartment, which it created inside a Victorian warehouse building in Shoreditch, east London.
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Good advice!
Remember: When it comes to your career, you have to be the biggest advocate for yourself. And ultimately, you need to be the one to ensure your boss, and other key leaders, are also invested in you and invested in your future.
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The village of Rocca Imperiale decorated for Christmas by Mario D'Angelo
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It would be a heartbreaking loss to the architectural world to lose the entire campus designed by Louis Kahn but the solutions presented by the author and the comparisons to other Indian architectural masterpieces feel disingenuous.
Maybe a portion of the campus, maybe even one building (like the library), can be saved as a record of what once stood there designed by one of the greatest architects of the 20th century. Maybe there is a chance for adaptive reuse that can extend the life of the structures. it would make a great design challenge.
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Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos creates doughnut-shaped clubhouse in Mexico
Cross-laminated timber and volcanic stone were used to form a round building along a lake that was designed by Mexican studio Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos. The Valle San Nicolás Clubhouse is located on the outskirts of Valle de Bravo, about two hours from Mexico City.
Set on a 385-hectare residential development, along a lake with an 800-metre waterski run, the building holds a range of spaces for relaxing and socialising. "The natural conditions of Valle San Nicolás were explored to better understand how the two most prominent natural elements – the mountains and the lake – could converge and relate to each other through a work of architecture," said the architecture studio.
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