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Foster + Partners Creates Proposal for New Notre Dame Spire

April 23, 2019 Eric Baldwin 0

Foster + Partners have joined a series of design offices that will enter the international competition to design a replacement spire for Notre Dame Cathedral. As reported by The Times, Foster has proposed a glass and steel replacement that will be “light and airy” for the cathedral’s ruined roof. After the fire partially destroyed the iconic cathedral, France now aims to move forward with plans to renovate the iconic structure.

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H.D. House / Biourban Arquitectos

April 23, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

H.D. House has two floors. The beams, pillars and slabs of the lower floor are of reinforced concrete, and the walls are made with masonry of aerated concrete blocks, which are very effective considering thermal improvement. The second level is built with a Metalcon system of galvanized steel profiles and covered with walls ventilated with wood to improve their thermal resistance. The roof is also made of Metalcon, with a cover of pv4 sheets with polyurethane that resists the high radiation that affects on the roof.

BIG completes vortex-shaped Glasir education centre in Faroe Islands’ capital

April 23, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Glasir by BIG in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Danish studio BIG has completed a sculptural, glass-walled building containing three schools beside a fjord in the Faroe Islands’ capital Tórshavn. Described by BIG as a “vortex”, Glasir comprises five levels that wrap around a central courtyard, before projecting as cantilevers that overlook surrounding landscape. The building, which measure 19,200 square metres, contains three different schools

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Lake House / Solo Arquitetos

April 23, 2019 Andreas Luco 0

This house, located in Alvorada do Sul, in a site right next to the Paranapanema River was an amazing opportunity to explore the relation between built and natural environment. The design seeks to adapt to the geography, the lengthy shape of the site and to appreciate the beautiful view over the wetlands of the river, quite wooded in the section.