Alexandra Daddario Sells Treehouse-Inspired Midcentury Modern Gem for $2.9 Million

Alexandra Daddario Sells Treehouse-Inspired Midcentury Modern Gem for $2.9 Million

Zahi HaddadNov 8, 20242 min read

A year and a half after buying their midcentury modern LA home, new parents Alexandra Daddario and Andrew Form have parted ways with the pad. As reported by Mansion Global, the White Lotus star and her film producer husband, who…

Dos Hijas Gallery / CLACLÁ Taller de Arquitectura: Claudia Turrent y Axel De La Torre

Dos Hijas Gallery / CLACLÁ Taller de Arquitectura: Claudia Turrent y Axel De La Torre

Zahi HaddadNov 7, 20245 min read

Architects: CLACLÁ Taller de Arquitectura: Claudia Turrent y Axel De La TorreArea: 254 m²Year: 2021Photographs: Yoshihiro KoitaniManufacturers: AutoDeskLead Architects: Claudia Turrent, Axel De La TorreConstruction: IMVA (Arq. Ibeli Mendoza Valdovinos)Technical Assistance: Jess ShockleyCity: EnsenadaCountry: Mexico Dos Hijas Gallery, designed by…

el departamento installs massive wooden bookshelf for nude project’s new store in barcelona

el departamento installs massive wooden bookshelf for nude project’s new store in barcelona

Zahi HaddadNov 6, 20243 min read

Nude Library: Nude Project’s streetwear store in La Roca Village   At the heart of Nude Project’s new flagship store, Nude Library, a six-meter-high wooden bookshelf makes a striking statement. Designed by El Departamento studio, this architectural centerpiece merges display…

Maiden House / FORRM Architects

Maiden House / FORRM Architects

Zahi HaddadNov 6, 20242 min read

© Casey Dunn Area of this architecture project Area:  2200 ft² Completion year of this architecture project Year: 2023 Brands with products used in this Manufacturers:  Fleetwood © Casey Dunn Text description provided by the architects. Within its historic urban…

Giant 'Woven' Fabric Graces The Window Of This Flagship Store

Giant ‘Woven’ Fabric Graces The Window Of This Flagship Store

Zahi HaddadNov 5, 20242 min read

November 4, 2024 Architecture firm LAAB has shared photos the Cozey flagship retail store they designed in Toronto, Canada, that includes an eye-catching window showcase. The design of the window showcase displays a giant fabric weave to draw pedestrians inside…

Sotheby’s Taps Herzog & de Meuron to Lead Renovation of Former Met Breuer Building

Sotheby’s Taps Herzog & de Meuron to Lead Renovation of Former Met Breuer Building

Zahi HaddadNov 5, 20244 min read

  International auction house Sotheby’s has announced that it has completed the $100 million purchase of 945 Madison Avenue as its future global headquarters and enlisted Herzog & de Meuron to lead what it calls a “sensitive adaptation and renovation.”…

The Nubian Vault: Applying Old Construction Techniques to Modern Building Problems

The Nubian Vault: Applying Old Construction Techniques to Modern Building Problems

Zahi HaddadNov 5, 20246 min read

Have you completed a project that captures the essence of its locale while addressing global concerns? If so, Architizer’s A+Awards is your platform. Enter now for a chance to have your work featured in print and online. As far as…

Thuma’s New SoHo Flagship Proves Good Design Is Good Hospitality

Thuma’s New SoHo Flagship Proves Good Design Is Good Hospitality

Zahi HaddadNov 4, 20243 min read

Presented by Thuma The corner of Spring and Wooster in SoHo has seen a flurry of activity recently, as shoppers flock to a new generation of stylish showrooms (including the first-ever brick-and-mortar space for It brand Jacquemus). But last month,…

Ville Radieuse / Le Corbusier | Classics on Architecture Lab

Ville Radieuse / Le Corbusier | Classics on Architecture Lab

Zahi HaddadNov 4, 20246 min read

Architects: Le CorbusierPhotographs: land8.com, FLC/Adagp, Paris, 2007, iamyouasheisme.wordpress.com, labourbanisticaventura.voila.net, guerrillasemiotics.com, Nicholas Iyadurai, The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, Marcel Gauthero, Vincent Desjardins Ville Radieuse (The Radiant City), envisioned by Le Corbusier in 1924 and published in 1933, proposed a future city that prioritized…

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concrete and glass interplay upon kn global seoul headquarters’ facade by zaira

Zahi HaddadNov 4, 20243 min read

ZAIRA designs KN GLOBAL Headquarters in Seoul   The KN GLOBAL Headquarters by ZAIRA Architects & Engineers is situated on a trapezoidal plot at the southern end of Gwangjin Bridge in Seoul, overlooking the Han River and Achasan Mountain. Located…

Centre des financespubliques in Corbeil-Essonnes / Lemoal Lemoal Architectes

Centre des financespubliques in Corbeil-Essonnes / Lemoal Lemoal Architectes

Zahi HaddadNov 3, 20244 min read

© Nicolas Trouillard + 24 © Nicolas Trouillard Text description provided by the architects. Located in the heart of a sparsely populated urban area in the town of Corbeil-Essonnes, the building, constructed in 1971, is positioned in the center of…

Sculptural Walls Inspired By The Intricate Detailing Of Indian Temple Architecture

Sculptural Walls Inspired By The Intricate Detailing Of Indian Temple Architecture

Zahi HaddadNov 3, 20242 min read

Abin Design Studio has shared photos of an interior they designed for a gallery and store that displays Italian furniture in Kolkata, India. The striking interior seamlessly blends the finesse and elegance of Italian craftsmanship with the vibrancy of Indian…

Studio Gang Merges Art and Tech at CCA’s Expanded Campus

Studio Gang Merges Art and Tech at CCA’s Expanded Campus

Zahi HaddadNov 2, 20247 min read

For 24 years, the California College of the Arts’ 33 academic programs were spread across two campuses: the verdant, Victorian-era former James Treadwell estate in Oakland and a converted Greyhound-bus maintenance shed in San Francisco’s emergent Design District. Two art-learning…

Virginia Hanusik’s new photo book diverts our attention to the everyday impacts of climate crisis

Virginia Hanusik’s new photo book diverts our attention to the everyday impacts of climate crisis

Zahi HaddadNov 2, 20246 min read

Into the Quiet and the Light: Water, Life, and Land Loss in South Louisiana by Virginia Hanusik | Columbia Books on Architecture and the City | $28 I had lived in New Orleans for five weeks when Hurricane Ida hit. I…

The Architecture of Cozy: Designing the Ultimate Cold Weather Interiors

The Architecture of Cozy: Designing the Ultimate Cold Weather Interiors

Zahi HaddadNov 1, 202410 min read

Ema is a trained architect, writer and photographer who works as a Junior Architect at REX in NYC. Inspired by her global experiences, she shares captivating insights into the world’s most extraordinary cities and buildings and provides travel tips on her blog, The…

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ARGOS / Zaha Hadid Architects

Zahi HaddadOct 31, 20247 min read

Architects: Zaha Hadid ArchitectsResidential, Business & Office Space Area: 1,786 m²General & Secondary Areas: 531 m²Offices on the 1st Floor: 300 m²21 Serviced Apartments Area: Approx. 30–80 m²Completion Year: 2018Inauguration Year: 2020Photography: György Palkó, Hufton+Crow, Courtesy Argos GrazLead Architect: Zaha…

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Rome – Las Vegas: Bread and Circuses catalogs the geographic divide between the Nevada desert and the Italian capital

Zahi HaddadOct 31, 20246 min read

Rome – Las Vegas: Bread and Circuses | Photographs by Iwan Baan with contributions by Lindsay Harris, Izzy Kornblatt, and Ryan Scavnicky  | Lars Müller Publishers  | $53  I have yet to make a pilgrimage to The Sphere, but I…

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Designing for Death: The Bizarre Appeal of Aestheticizing the Afterlife

Zahi HaddadOct 30, 20244 min read

Design is inextricably tied to life—after all, it is the primary means for shaping the worlds we inhabit and making our spaces our own—but it is also just as pertinent to the void left in its absence, though less widely…

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e studio sculpts stainless steel installations in higold’s interstellar headquarters

Zahi HaddadOct 30, 20244 min read

Higold’s Interstellar Headquarters adopt museum-like Interiors   E Studio takes over the interior design of Higold’s Interstellar Headquarters, a high-end brand in home hardware solutions. Occupying a 30,000-square-meter site in China, the headquarters includes a range of commercial spaces, from…

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Arborescence Apartments / WY-TO architects

Zahi HaddadOct 29, 20246 min read

© Juan Cardona + 43 Area Area of this architecture project Area:  8200 m² Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2024 Photographs Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers:  AutoDesk, Schüco, Woodenha Industries Lead Architects:…

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An Undulating Wood Ceiling Inspired By Ocean Waves And Nearby Mountains

Zahi HaddadOct 29, 20242 min read

ARRCC has shared photos of a remodel they recently completed for a home in Cape Town, South Africa, that retained the original footprint, and received a contemporary update with a new undulating cast in-place concrete roof lined with wood on…