Buildings by Type - Articles - Page 31

Building Technology

In Switzerland, Boltshauser Architekten Brings Upscale Housing Down to Earth

Zurich

March 11, 2025

The seven-unit building combines recycled century-old clinker bricks with raw earth blocks molded from excavated site soil.

Building Technology

Studiomolter Gives a Second Life to a 1960s Housing Block with Solar Panel–Cladding and Addition

Regensburg, Germany

Matthew Marani

March 9, 2025

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The ambitious renovation replaces fiber reinforced concrete panels with recyclable aluminum and PV cladding, slashing energy use while providing affordable housing.

Building Technology

Michan Architecture Transforms a Mid-Century Apartment Building in Mexico City

Mexico

Michael Snyder

March 7, 2025

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A sculptural facade in raw concrete gives new expression to a 1950s-era Functionalist building in trendy La Condesa.

Multifamily Housing 2025

Peris+Toral Stacks a Variety of Housing Types to Create a Dense Apartment Tower in Barcelona

Leopoldo Villardi

March 6, 2025

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The seasoned residential firm organizes senior, affordable, and refugee housing around a soaring atrium with elevated walkways and timber-framed ‘patios.’

Multifamily Housing 2025

Berlin’s Famed Artist Squat, Tacheles, Undergoes a Drastic Transformation by Herzog & de Meuron

Berlin

Nathan Eddy

March 5, 2025

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A 10-building mixed-use enclave with high-end housing, retail, and office space now ensconces the former countercultural symbol.

Multifamily Housing 2025

March 3, 2025

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From the Italian Alps to the heart of Brooklyn, these projects look to yesterday’s architectural traditions while embracing the latest technologies.

Multifamily Housing 2025

Cino Zucchi Brings an Assisted-Living Center to a Hospital Campus in Italy’s Idyllic Riva del Garda

Leopoldo Villardi

March 3, 2025

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With a lattice-framed exterior and starburst-shaped courtyard, the 'Welcoming Citadel' references both Italian and Austrian building traditions.

Multifamily Housing 2025

Brent Buck Architects Reinvents Brooklyn Living with Mass Timber

Matthew Marani

March 2, 2025

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The five-story apartment building in the Clinton Hill neighborhood wraps itself around a park-like courtyard.

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A Hybrid Mass-Timber Municipal Ice Arena Offers an Antidote to a Tired Typology

Matt Hickman

February 26, 2025

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With two rinks serving as the main attraction, the hcma-designed Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre in Burnaby, British Columbia, also accommodates those opting to stay off the ice.